Christopher Schamber is a licensed clinical social worker. He specializes in helping you overcome traumatic experiences and get back to living your best life. He blends a warm, supportive style with evidence-based approaches like EMDR and CBT. He also specializes in creative individuals struggling with performance issues. In addition to these issues, he has a wealth of experience helping people with issues related to depression, grief, social anxiety, and phobias.
Chris sees psychotherapy as a true collaboration. Research shows that one of the most important factors in a successful treatment is a strong therapeutic relationship. Toward that end, he provides a warm, encouraging environment to safely tackle your problems. He understands different people need different types of support, too. Chris centers you, your goals, and your values over the course of treatment. Sometimes this means implementing skills and techniques to cope with overwhelming feelings or set healthier boundaries. Other times, this may mean processing difficult memories and seismic life events. This is your journey, and Chris is here to support you in realizing the life you’ve always wanted.
Experience with Trauma
Chris has been passionate working with trauma since the beginning of his career. Throughout his career working in settings like alternative high schools, drug court, community mental health, and private practice, he has heard and helped people dealing with all sorts of traumatic experiences. He specializes in EMDR, a preferred trauma treatment according to the World Health Organization and American Psychological Association. This approach helps a person process past memories and lessen current day triggers. He is also certified in cognitive behavioral therapy, an evidence-based treatment that can help people change their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.
Experience with Creative Issues and Blocks
Chris grew up in and around the arts. He is well-versed in the unique challenges creative and ambitious people face in realizing their visions. When your mission is to create, getting stuck in the process can be discouraging at best, and devastating at worst. Yet take comfort that all blocks come from somewhere. Together, Chris will help identify your stuck areas and work toward a solution. This may include improving confidence, increasing tolerance of the unknown, quieting the inner critic, or processing past rejection.
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