Christopher Lopez, LAC BC-TMH

I was born in raised in Arizona and have lived throughout the valley. I have been passionate about counseling since my senior year in high school. I went to ASU for my bachelors degree and then I received my masters at GCU with an emphasis in marriage and family therapy and currently have my LAC along with my BC-TMH. I have connected with person centered therapy modality to build rapport with my patients. I was trained in Emotionally Focused Therapy which is primarily a couples form of therapy, however I use EFT as a basis for all my sessions not just in couples counseling. Creating a space where the patient can understand their emotions and healthily express them is important to creating and maintaining connections with not only others, but with themselves. Besides working with couples I also work with individuals who have PTSD or suffer from some form of trauma. I have been trained in EMDR which is a trauma reprocessing therapy. I have also shown interest in shame work and internal family systems which I use with male clients who struggle with the thought of failure or lack emotional connection or emotional communication.