Grief is one of the most universal human experiences — and one of the loneliest. I'm here to walk alongside you, at your pace, with compassion rooted in both professional training and over 20 years of lived experience.
I hold an earned doctorate in Counseling from Louisiana Baptist University and am a board-certified Master Mental Health Coach with the International Board of Christian Care. But honestly, my credentials are only part of the story.
For over 20 years, I've been a caregiver — walking alongside loved ones through dementia, Parkinson's Disease, traumatic brain injury, neurodivergence, and stroke. I know what it means to watch someone you love change. I know the particular grief of losing someone who is still here. That experience lives in everything I do.
I'm also a disabled veteran — I served in the U.S. Air Force as a Security Policeman during Desert Shield and Desert Storm. Service taught me steadiness. Caregiving taught me patience. And grief has taught me that no one should have to carry it alone.
Grief doesn't follow a timeline or a checklist. My approach is warm, unhurried, and built around your unique experience of loss — not a formula.
We start by acknowledging what you've lost — including the secondary losses that often go unnamed. The identity, the routines, the version of yourself you were becoming.
You don't have to figure this out alone. We work through grief at a pace that's right for you, with compassion that comes from both training and lived experience.
Grief doesn't end — but it can transform. Together we explore how to carry your loss in a way that makes room for hope, connection, and a continued life.
Whether recent or long ago, death leaves a mark that doesn't simply fade with time. I work with people at every stage of bereavement.
Grieving someone with dementia, Parkinson's, or another progressive condition — while they're still here — is one of the most complex and isolating forms of loss.
Divorce, job loss, retirement, an empty nest. Not every loss involves death, but every loss deserves care and attention.
As a disabled veteran, Dr. Chris understands the unique grief that comes with service — loss of identity, of comrades, of the life you expected.
If something here resonated with you, I'd be glad to connect. Reach out by phone, email, or the form — and we'll take it from there at whatever pace feels right for you.