Anxiety
Support in understanding anxious thoughts, emotions, and patterns, while developing practical ways to respond.
Compassionate counselling • Evidence-informed practice
A welcoming space for understanding, growth, and meaningful change.
Counselling for adolescents and adults navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, and other life challenges.
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You do not have to navigate difficult experiences alone.
Counselling can offer a respectful, collaborative place to pause, reflect, and take the next step.
About Chris
Compassionate counselling grounded in evidence.In-person counselling in Brandon, Manitoba.
I believe everyone deserves to be heard, understood, and treated with compassion.
As a counsellor and professor, I bring both practical experience and a strong academic foundation to my work. I am committed to using evidence-based approaches to help adolescents and adults better understand themselves, navigate difficult experiences, and work toward meaningful change.
I am particularly comfortable working with individuals experiencing depression, anxiety, and trauma. My goal is to create a safe, respectful, and collaborative space where clients can explore their concerns and develop strategies that support their well-being.
Counselling is not about telling people how to live their lives. It is about working alongside them, helping them develop greater understanding, and supporting them as they move toward the life they want.
Counselling services
Support for adolescents and adults
Depression
A compassionate space to explore low mood, disconnection, motivation, and steps toward a more meaningful life.
Trauma
Respectful, trauma-informed support that honours your experiences, pace, strengths, and sense of safety.
Life challenges
Collaborative counselling for periods of transition, stress, uncertainty, and personal growth.
My Counselling Approach
Evidence-based, compassionate, and collaborative
I use current, evidence-based cognitive behavioural approaches, tailoring counselling to each client’s needs, goals, strengths, and circumstances.
I place particular emphasis on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), which supports psychological flexibility, values-based living, self-understanding, and meaningful action. I also draw from a range of complementary evidence-informed approaches, depending on the concerns and goals of each client.
I am currently developing an integrative counselling approach that brings together several complementary theoretical foundations and emphasizes compassionate, collaborative, trauma-informed, and practical support. This developing model is intended to help clients better understand themselves, navigate challenges, and move toward lives that are meaningful to them.
Therapeutic Approaches
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT)
- Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)
- Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (TF-CBT) for Children and Adolescents
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Behavioural Activation
- Interpersonal Therapy (IPT)
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) for Adults
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) for Adolescents
Contact
Take the next step
If you are considering counselling, I welcome you to get in touch to learn more about my services and whether we might be a good fit.
Email: drchrisbrowncounselling@gmail.com
Location: Brandon, Manitoba
Counselling is offered in person by appointment.