Professional Counseling: About Chris

I received my Bachelor's degree in Psychology with Minors in Sociology and Child, Youth, & Family Studies from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in the Spring of 2011. I quickly followed that by pursuing a Master's degree in Community Counseling at the University of Nebraska-Omaha, which I received in December 2013. During my college years, I completed four internships and two practicums, gaining valuable experience in mental health support. The lessons learned from these varied experiences laid a foundation for my clinical career as a professional counselor, which continues to influence my approach as a therapist today.

Following my graduation in 2013, I spent the next seven years working for nonprofit organizations in Nebraska and Colorado, where I received my License as a Professional Counselor in Colorado in June of 2016. I greatly value the experience I gained and the variety of client needs I was able to support during my time as a therapist with these nonprofit organizations. In late 2018, I started Pelletier Counseling as a small side project to explore the possibility of creating a community counseling practice focused on providing mental health support to clients in the Northern Colorado area. The driving force behind this practice was to emphasize the overall quality of support given, rather than merely the quantity of clients served, an issue I encountered often at larger organizations. I have been extremely lucky to find my Northern Colorado community supportive of this concept, as Pelletier Counseling has grown into the practice you see represented on this website today.