CHRISTOPHER CANNON
MA, CAS, SEPc
Somatic Psychotherapist & Certified Addiction Specialist
My journey into the world of mental health services has come through my own struggles with developmental trauma, addiction, and long-term depression. Such conditions have made me an avid researcher of the human mind and heart, and a passionate experimenter of the means by which we transform both.
This research and experimentation has (thankfully) fine-tuned my relationship skills and made me fluent in many languages of internal exploration.The most impactful of all of these have been the practices of meditation and somatic psychotherapy. I have spent nearly twenty years exploring them in depth.
It makes sense that I would follow my bachelor’s degree in psychology with a master’s in mindfulness-based transpersonal counseling from Naropa University. At Naropa and in Somatic Experiencing education, I was trained to gently use my long-term interest in meditation and Buddhism to spark a fire in my practice of somatic counseling.
I moved to Boulder, CO in 2014, where I have been working in mental health since. I have worked in community mental health, done mental health caretaking, and now work as a psychotherapist in private practice for both individuals and couples.
When I am not working, you may find me in the record store, on a hiking trail, or dancing in my living room. I love to see people being kind to one another. I revel in sarcastic humor and wit. I loathe littering and fluorescent lights. I enjoy cooking, reading about Ayurveda, and all things Harry Potter. I love movies with existential themes that make me cry. I am a huge Little Women fan. Many things bring me joy, but nothing calms my mind more than an agenda-less evening at home with my wife, Emma.
SPECIALTIES
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Trauma + PTSD / Developmental Trauma + C-PTSD
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Somatic Couples Counseling
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Addiction: Drugs & Alcohol
PAST WORK
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PSYCHOTHERAPIST + ADDICTION COUNSELOR, Mindfulness-Based Support LLC
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MENTOR, Expand Mentoring
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CARE SPECIALIST, Mental Health Partners
TRAINING
MASTER OF MINDFULNESS-BASED CLINICAL COUNSELING, Naropa University
BACHELOR OF PSYCHOLOGY, University of Cincinnati
CERTIFIED ADDICTION SPECIALIST, State of Colorado
SOMATIC EXPERIENCING INTERNATIONAL
3-Year Trauma Treatment CertificationPACT (PSYCHOBIOLOGICAL APPROACH to COUPLES THERAPY) SECONDARY TRAINING, Boulder Emotional Wellness
PRE AND PERINATAL PSYCHOLOGY, Integral Somatic Psychology, Raja Selvam
ANTI-OPPRESSION TRAINING, Colorado Coalition Against Sexual Violence
ATTACHMENT THEORY & EXPERIENTIAL THERAPY, Austin Houghtaling, PhD, LMFT
CLIENT DEESCALATION, Mental Health Partners
MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING, Mental Health Partners
ARTICLES
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Elephant Journal
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Shoutout Colorado
TEACHING
TESTIMONIALS
CHRIS'S BLOGS
2 Procedural memory, an integral component of our cognitive architecture, plays a crucial role in shaping our behaviors and responses. In the context of trauma treatment, understanding the mechanisms and implications of procedural memory is essential for fostering healing and resilience. The intricacies of procedural memory have profound implications for trauma recovery within the framework […]
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