Chris Ward

He specializes in supporting individuals with anxiety, grief, depression, and constructively navigating difficult life transitions. Chris has experience working with a diverse range of clients, spanning from teenagers to older adults. His background includes supporting high achievers such as executives, business owners, college students, and educators. Chris uses approaches such as Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, and solution-focused therapy to identify strengths and challenges and set goals. He believes in warmly welcoming his clients and forming a strong helping relationship is the foundation of care. Regardless of the situation and the challenges faced, Chris respects, hears, and engages with care and belief in his clients' lives and future. He is fiercely affirming of all identities and backgrounds, as well as committed to understanding the systems impacting lives and how people choose to thrive within them. Chris earned a B.A. in English from Kansas State University (2001) and a M.S. in Mental Health Counseling from Pittsburg State University (2008), as well as completing three years of doctoral studies in Counseling and Educational Development at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (2008-2011).