About Chris
Chris Farrell is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 35 years of experience helping people face relationship struggles, grief, intimacy concerns, low self-esteem, and major life changes. He focuses on practical support and steady guidance while people talk through painful emotions and confusing choices. He helps people name what feels stuck and find next steps that fit their values.
Sessions emphasize clear communication, managing strong feelings, and rebuilding trust in oneself after loss or betrayal.
How Chris works
He also addresses specific stresses like caregiving, addiction concerns, medical challenges such as cancer, and family of origin issues. Chris creates a calm space where clients can speak openly without judgment. He listens for patterns that fuel problems such as codependency, control issues, or recurrent abandonment fears.
Together with each person, he works toward small, concrete changes that build momentum over time. Over three decades of practice have shaped a straightforward style. He prefers plain language and practical exercises rather than jargon.
This helps people use what they learn in sessions during real-life moments of stress or decision-making. People who reach out will complete a simple matching questionnaire and then schedule a session. Therapy sessions are offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
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What Chris works with
The areas below are the ones Chris selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 35 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Pennsylvania |
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Online support options
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Chris uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques tailored to pressing emotional and relationship problems. One common focus is communication skills training, which teaches practical ways to express needs, set boundaries, and reduce conflict. This helps people facing commitment issues, communication problems, or family of origin patterns. Another frequent emphasis is grief and loss work, which helps people process painful events, talk about what was lost, and find ways to remember while moving forward. That approach supports people coping with bereavement, medical challenges, or major life changes.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. He will listen to your goals, try methods that fit your situation, and adjust as progress is made. Together you decide which techniques feel most helpful and which should be changed or expanded.
Online therapy offers practical benefits for people with busy or complicated schedules. Video calls allow for face-to-face conversation when that matters, while phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a quieter setup is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging make it possible to check in between sessions or have shorter, focused exchanges during a break. These options increase flexibility and make regular contact easier to maintain.
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