Christopher Ferraro M.S., L.P.C.

Are you struggling with a life change, feel stuck, or lost? Have your feelings of stress, anxiety, and/or depression become unmanageable? Has your health, career, and/or relationships declined? Maybe it is something else... life can be filled with unforeseen challenges and changes. I am here to listen with empathy and provide you a space to return to wholeness, return to the true you, and to experience more personal freedom. I am a caring and trustworthy professional providing high quality counseling services. I have an experienced approach that utilizes an integration of scientifically grounded psychological interventions that can be tailored for you. I find this is the key to having a great counseling experience because while we each share so much of the human experience collectively; we are indeed unique and need to express that uniqueness in a creative way that works for us. When we are able to do this our health and overall functioning are enhanced naturally. My style of therapy involves deep listening and compassion at its root. I am a firm believer in the utilization of mindfulness and relaxation skills to help us slow down/self-regulate and gather insight/personal wisdom into our lives. At times it can be helpful and necessary to investigate our past, but this is not always the case, and many of us can enhance our quality of life significantly by learning to master self-regulation and experience presence. It is through experiencing this “leaning into the present” with a sense of curiosity and compassion that our true healing can unfold just as it needs to. I would be honored to walk beside you on your journey of healing. Information about my credentials and experience: I have completed a Master of Science (M.S.) degree, in Clinical and Counseling Psychology, from Chestnut Hill College. In addition, I also completed a Post Master’s Certificate of Advanced Studies in Professional Counseling and Licensure Preparation from Chestnut Hill College. Currently, I hold a license as a professional counselor (LPC) in the state of Pennsylvania since 2018. I maintain membership with the American Counseling Association since 2016. I have been working in the mental health field since graduating from Pennsylvania State University with a B.A. in Psychology in 2012. I began my career supporting individuals in a psychiatric facility diagnosed with Axis I and Axis II conditions. During my graduate studies I worked in a community program supporting families with children presenting with behavioral diagnoses such as Autism, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, ADHD, and trauma related diagnoses. After completing my graduate work at Chestnut Hill I transitioned to the outpatient setting as a counselor. I have facilitated Mindfulness group therapy for adults as a treatment for managing depression/anxiety/pain management. I have worked extensively with the adolescent and juvenile population providing counseling services in the school, detention centers, and local shelters. I also had the privilege to counsel youth in the foster care system in a Community Residential and Rehabilitation program. Since 2021 I have focused on providing outpatient services to adults in private practice.