About Christopher
Christopher Perkins is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) practicing in Illinois. He brings 18 years of experience to sessions and focuses on common problems that can make life feel overwhelming. Christopher aims to create practical, steady support for people who want to feel more in control and connected.
He works with stress, anxiety, depression, and addictions. He also helps people facing relationship and intimacy-related issues, trauma and abuse, and low self-esteem.
How Christopher works
Christopher addresses life transitions and the emotional fallout that often follows big changes. His work often looks at deeper patterns such as abandonment, attachment issues, and family of origin struggles. He also supports people dealing with guilt and shame, emptiness, impulsivity, and problems with control.
Drug and alcohol addiction, social anxiety and phobia, and questions about life purpose are also areas of focus. Christopher uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide conversations and practices that fit each person. Sessions aim to be straightforward and focused on helpful change rather than jargon.
He pays attention to what is getting in the way of daily functioning and relationships. People meet him for short-term goals and for longer work when habits and patterns need time to shift. He offers several online session formats to make scheduling easier.
To begin, a simple matching process helps pair a person with a therapist and schedule sessions as needed.
What Christopher works with
The areas below are the ones Christopher selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Life purpose
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
Training and background
| Register | LCPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 18 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Illinois |
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Online support options
Approaches that guide online work and what they mean
Evidence-based therapeutic techniques are used to address symptoms and patterns rather than relying on untested methods. One common approach focuses on building coping skills and problem-solving strategies to reduce anxiety and manage cravings for those dealing with addictions. This involves practicing concrete techniques and trying them between sessions to see what helps.Another approach examines attachment and relationship patterns to improve intimacy and reduce repeated hurt. This work looks at past relationships and family of origin influences to identify how they affect current behavior and emotional responses. It can help with abandonment fears, trust issues, and social anxiety by teaching alternative ways to relate.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose techniques that match their needs, goals, and preferences. That means adapting methods over time and checking in about what is and isn't helping.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video works well for richer conversations and nonverbal cues, phone calls help when bandwidth is limited, and messaging allows shorter check-ins or ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to maintain continuity of care when schedules change.
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