About Chris
Chris (Christopher) McKillop helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, anger, and addiction. He supports concerns around trauma, grief, self-esteem, parenting, career shifts, bipolar mood challenges, and ADHD. Chris lists LCPC and LCMHC after his name and brings 11 years of clinical experience to his work.
Chris creates a calm, nonjudgmental space where people can talk through what feels overwhelming. He focuses on practical skills for coping and on understanding the patterns that keep problems going.
Background and approach
Sessions are collaborative and paced to the person's needs. His style blends person-centered listening with structured methods. That means he listens first, then offers tools that fit the situation.
Clients often learn ways to reduce intense emotions and handle stress more smoothly. Chris uses approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and mindfulness practices. He also draws on motivational interviewing to support change and sticking with new habits.
These methods aim to give concrete steps, not just talk. Working with him involves setting goals together and checking progress along the way. He helps people try new ways of coping, learn emotion regulation skills, and make changes that matter day to day.
The goal is improved functioning and more control over daily life. Chris is based in California and offers sessions in English. He brings steady, practical support and a respectful attitude to each meeting.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Chris often uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help people clarify what matters to them and commit to small, workable steps toward those values. ACT helps when avoidance and worry get in the way of living the life someone wants.He also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to identify unhelpful thoughts and test them with concrete behavioral experiments. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, and problems that respond to step-by-step skills practice.
Finding the right approach is part of therapy and will be decided together. The therapist works collaboratively to match methods to each person's goals, needs, and preferences. Adjustments are made over time based on what helps most.
Online work is offered through multiple formats: video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions let people use face-to-face interaction, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat can fit a quick check-in or when typing feels easier, and messaging supports ongoing thought processing between visits. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into daily life while keeping care consistent.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Anger management
- Depression
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- LGBT
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 11 years
- Licensed
- North Carolina, Maine, California
- Languages
- English