Chris Fischer, LPC

Chris Fischer is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Texas with 20 years working in mental health. He focuses on practical strategies to reduce anxiety, manage mood shifts, and address addictive behaviors. Chris aims to make therapy straightforward and helpful for people facing stress, grief, relationship challenges, or issues with self-esteem.

He uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, among other approaches, to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and change patterns that keep problems going. Chris also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Emotionally-Focused Therapy when emotion regulation or relationship repair are priorities. He has experience supporting people through trauma, loss, long-term illness, and caregiver strain.

In sessions Chris centers each person’s goals and pace. He builds a plan tailored to what a person wants to change and teaches skills to try between meetings. Sessions can include practical homework, skill practice, and step-by-step planning to handle difficult moments.

Over two decades he has worked with people facing depression, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and the effects of abuse or crises. He also helps with parenting strain, intimacy concerns, body image, and communication problems. Those experiences inform a calm, goal-oriented style that aims for steady progress.

Chris offers therapy by video, phone, live chat, and text messaging. He invites people to begin by completing a short questionnaire so he can match their needs to a plan and schedule sessions that fit.

How Chris applies evidence-based approaches online

Chris commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify patterns of thinking and behavior that contribute to anxiety, depression, or stress and then practice new, more helpful responses. He also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy for learning emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal skills when emotions feel overwhelming. When attachment or relationship repair is the focus, he may use Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people name and shift interaction cycles that create distance.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Chris will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped before, then suggest methods to try. He treats this as a collaborative process and adjusts techniques based on progress and feedback.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video works well for skill teaching and face-to-face conversation. Phone sessions can fit into a work break or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief check-ins, coping plan updates, and maintaining momentum between sessions. These options give flexibility so therapy can fit into busy lives and different needs.