Chris Engler Counseling, LLC

In this life, I was born a feeler.

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You name it: emotions, energy, thoughts, food, art, animals, or nature, I feel and empathize with almost anything that crosses my path or senses.

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Many refer to deep feelers like myself, as Highly Sensitive People (HSP) or empaths. As young as I can remember, I cried to classical music as a small child; had a profound appreciation for the arts; had zero tolerance for bullying; demanded lots of alone time from social and environmental overstimulation; and possessed big, intense emotion, which would often short-circuit my energy, leaving me depleted, overwhelmed, and more emotional.

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As an HSP, I never knew how to manage or cultivate my gifts of sensitivity and empathy until I attended Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado for the subjects of psychology and counseling. There, I attained two degrees, where I harnessed the personal, clinical, and professional skills required to heal and transform myself, in order to provide the most compassionate, skillful, and empathic services for my community and clients.

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Since 2010, I've devoted myself to a path of personal development and emotional & spiritual transformation. Within the many avenues of self-reflection, contemplation, meditative practices, therapy, and self-inquiry, my clinical preparation has gifted me with a spacious presence and open heart to connect with other's unique and compelling stories, deep feelings and sensations, grief & loss, and trauma. In addition, as a proud gay, cis-gender male, I offer a comforting, inclusive therapeutic environment for multicultural folx of all backgrounds. LGBTQ+, BIPOC, Neurodiverse, and Inter-Religious populations are welcome here with open arms, heart, and mind. We all have a unique story, yet the multicultural story must be seen with an informed level of competency,  understanding, empathy, and skill, in order to provide a true comforting, inclusive environment for cultural, racial, and sexual healing.

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All in all, I've learned the rhythm of life is non-linear in nature and that there is no equation to completely escape this reality.

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However, we have a choice to meet it with therapeutic skill, which can enhance self-regulation, awareness, and connection to self. As a result, we have the potential to live a life of personal responsibility, embodied relationship, self-compassion, joy, abundance, health, self-authorship, and empathic connection to all walks of life, once we learn to trust ourselves in the process of change, growth, and transformation. I will meet you where ever you are, whether it be resistance, uncertainty, or doubt, and if you're reading these words, you're already on your way.  

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Outside of my dream career as a therapist, my interests include soaking up love and connection from friends and family; shamelessly dancing my heart out; hiking new trails; jumping in enchanted, crystalline lakes with close friends (Lake Tahoe); meditating in sacred canyons of south western deserts; and waffles.

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