About Chris
Chris Fischer is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Texas with 20 years in the mental health field. He works with people facing anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, addictions, trauma, grief, and stress. He also supports concerns like parenting strain, relationship and intimacy issues, self-esteem struggles, and compassion fatigue.
Chris combines practical talk therapy with hands-on tools clients can use between sessions. He draws from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to help change unhelpful thinking and manage strong emotions.
Background and approach
He also uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy and the Gottman Method for relational work and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing for trauma-related symptoms. Sessions focus on clear goals and simple steps. Clients can expect to identify patterns, learn coping skills, and practice new ways of responding.
Chris frames therapy as a collaborative process where the person’s values and priorities shape the plan. His background includes two decades of counseling experience across multiple states, with long work history in Texas. That practical experience informs straightforward strategies for mood disorders, addiction concerns, and trauma recovery.
He aims to help people get back to daily life with improved functioning and relationships. Chris is fluent in English and offers several online session formats. He approaches each case with respect and without judgment, tailoring techniques to the person’s situation and goals.
The initial match begins with a short questionnaire and scheduling to fit client needs.
Working with evidence-based approaches online
Chris commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and build new coping skills for anxiety, depression, and mood concerns. CBT focuses on practical exercises and short-term strategies that translate well to online formats.He also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) techniques to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness. DBT skills are taught in straightforward steps and can be practiced between sessions using phone or messaging check-ins.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the person to choose methods that match goals, symptoms, and preferences. That plan can change over time as needs shift and progress is tracked together.
Online sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversations and skill practice. Phone sessions can fit a break at work or require less bandwidth. Live chat and text messaging support quick check-ins, homework review, and ongoing skill coaching between meetings. These options offer flexibility to make therapy fit into daily life.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Bipolar disorder
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- Texas
- Languages
- English