Private Practice of Chris Bradshaw, PhD, LPC
Psychotherapist, Writer, Coach/Consultant
Live More Fully.
Lead More Authentically.
Psychotherapy, coaching, or consultation for those seeking depth, purpose, and meaningful change.
As a psychotherapist, I help people navigate life transitions, anxiety, shame, trauma, addiction, depression, and other challenges / opportunities. As a coach/consultant, I support leaders, teams, and professionals build clarity of their strengths and goals, cultivate resilience, and authentically grow into their optimal careers.
I’m a licensed psychotherapist, writer, professional coach, and consultant with 16+ years of experience in demanding clinical and leadership roles. My approach is strengths-based, compassionate, and attuned to your goals —creating a trusted space for healing, clarity, and meaningful growth.
Resources
Access a curated selection of articles and videos designed to support your mental health and inspire new insights.
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Resources
Access a curated selection of articles and videos designed to support your mental health and inspire new insights.
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Writings
Explore Dr. Bradshaw’s writing on mental health, therapy, and personal growth, offering insights to inspire your search.
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Writings
Explore Dr. Bradshaw’s writing on mental health, therapy, and personal growth, offering insights to inspire your search.
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Media
Discover interviews and media appearances where Dr. Bradshaw shares experience and perspectives on mental health, philosophy, spirituality, human connection, and more.
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Media
Discover interviews and media appearances where Dr. Bradshaw shares experience and perspectives on mental health, philosophy, spirituality, human connection, and more.
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Podcasts
Listen to thoughtful conversations with Dr. Bradshaw and guests exploring depth, meaning, and conscious living.
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Podcasts
Listen to thoughtful conversations with Dr. Bradshaw and guests exploring depth, meaning, and conscious living.
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Clear Pathways
Therapy & Coaching — Different Paths, Different Purposes
Therapy helps address emotional and mental health concerns, often exploring your personal history, patterns, and wounds. Coaching is future-focused and goal-driven, designed to enhance performance, leadership, and life satisfaction. Please see the psychotherapy and coaching sections for more details. Psychotherapy can at times include some coaching elements. For example, career counseling. Coaching, however, cannot include psychotherapy.
Therapy
Psychotherapy
Individual therapy (in-person and telehealth options) rooted in Existential-Integrative principles, coordinating research and theory/philosophy supported therapy methods to address anxiety, trauma, other mental health concerns, and personal growth.
SUPERVISION
Clinical Supervision
Board-approved supervision for Arizona counselors seeking to deepen their clinical skills and professional presence. Great emphasis on the common factors in psychotherapy: therapeutic relationship, empathy, repairing ruptures, instilling meaning & hope, setting expectations.
COACHING
Professional Coaching
Professional coaching for leaders, creatives, and entrepreneurs to better understand work personality, clarify goals, strengthen skills, and achieve measurable growth.
If we work together in one capacity, we cannot switch to the other.
This protects your privacy, ensures ethical compliance, and keeps the focus clear.
THERAPY
Psychotherapy
Individual depth-oriented therapy rooted in existential-integrative principles, coordinating valid methods to address anxiety, trauma, other mental health concerns, and personal growth
“A person can be fully human only if they are fulfilling their deepest inner nature.”
Abraham Maslow, PhD
My Approach to Therapy
Existential-Integrative Therapy: A Whole-Person Approach
How am I presently living my life, in this very moment? And, how am I willing to live my life, right now, in this moment? What is my relationship to death, love, isolation/connection, freedom/responsibility, meaning/mystery?
There are levels of consciousness and levels of freedom.
Though I primarily practice Existential-Humanistic (EH) therapy, and Somatic Experiencing (SE), my work is rooted in an Existential-Integrative (EI) way of understanding the process of therapy, which thoughtfully and ethically coordinates a range of therapy methods within an existential framework. Therapy isn’t only about managing symptoms—it’s about helping you live with more meaning, freedom, and creativity while facing life’s central themes like love and loss, connection and isolation, or freedom and responsibility.
In our work together, I may integrate:
Existential-Humanistic Therapy
Rediscovering meaning and “awe” (humility and wonder for the adventure of living); exploring freedom, authenticity, and presence.
EMDR
Reprocessing distressing memories as a means to heal from PTSD and other trauma-stressor challenges (in compliance with EMDRIA standards). EMDR, like SE, has a powerful ability to reduce shame and restore a balanced confidence for living.
Personality Psychology
Using reputable tools to deepen self-understanding and guide growth.
Dream Work / Depth Psychology
Engaging the unconscious and symbolic dimensions of experience.
CBT
Shifting unhelpful thought and behavior patterns.
Somatic Experiencing (SE)
Helping the body release and regulate stress and trauma; expanding our capacity for at the nervous system and “felt” level for experiencing a wider range of human experience; increasing our ability to regulate our emotions.
Motivational Interviewing (MI)
Strengthening motivation and commitment to change.
"Dr. Chris Bradshaw is one of those rare human beings who is as passionate and present toward his work with clients as he is toward psychological inquiry and scholarship. He is a superb writer, thinker and presenter. Dr. Bradshaw is among the best I have known in the clinical field and I am delighted to see him launch his professional career."
~ Kirk Schneider, PhD
"Chris has great compassion, presence, and intellectual ability and he brings these into his way of being in the world, as well as his work as a psychologist and therapist. We need more of this in the field and in society. Especially the compassion and the presence. I've enjoyed getting to know him as a student and now as a colleague. He is a great spokesperson for Existential-Humanistic psychotherapy. His research on the client experience of therapeutic presence is an important contribution on an important subject."
~ Scott Barry Kaufman, PhD
"I know Chris as an expert counselor, writer and teacher who is sensitive, warm, thoughtful and an empathetic listener. His gifts inspire others to become aware and connect with what is most alive inside to seek discovery and fulfillment. Highly Recommend."
~ Bonnie Rose, MA, MFT
"Chris has a way about him that immediately creates a feeling of safety and trust. He is extremely knowledgeable and uses expertise in a way that makes sense to people. I am always confident that his clients are in great hands. Kind, warm and thoughtful."
~ Jody Little, MS, LPC, EMDR-C
"Dr. Bradshaw is a deeply compassionate & kind human being, & an amazing clinician. He possesses a wealth of clinical wisdom & experience, and truly loves his craft. He is evolving into an incredible leader in our field, and for that we are very fortunate!"
~ Dr. Chris Deussing, DSW, LCSW
"Chris is an excellent clinician and human being. I've had the honor of working with him directly and learned so much from him. He is kind, compassionate, and open. His skills are priceless and he brings healing to those that work with him."
~ David Cato, MSW, LCSW, SEP, DARe
"Chris is a phenomenal psychotherapist with a broad understanding of many modalities and a special passion for existential and humanistic work that sets him apart. Chris does excellent work as a therapist and I receive constant (!) rave reviews from patients about his individual and group interventions. He is a unique talent and a pleasure and honor to have on the team. Chris has exceptional compassion and kindness and strives to be mindful and present in his interactions. He also has an enviable drive and passion for learning. He inspires others with his heart and his desire for professional growth. I’ve considered it a great privilege to work closely with Chris, and he inspires me and so many others around him to strive to be compassionate, curious, present, and hungry for the next growth opportunity."
~ Ryan Drzewiecki, PsyD
SUPERVISION
Clinical Supervision
Board-approved supervision for Arizona counselors seeking to deepen their clinical skills and professional presence. Great emphasis on the common factors in psychotherapy: therapeutic relationship, empathy, repairing ruptures, instilling meaning & hope, setting expectations.
“A person can be fully human only if they are fulfilling their deepest inner nature.”
Abraham Maslow, PhD
My Approach to Supervision
Clinical Supervision: A Collaborative, Growth-Focused Approach
As an Arizona Board-approved supervisor, I provide clinical supervision for Licensed Associate Counselors (LACs) working in my private practice or within agencies that offer on-site oversight. With 16 years in the mental health field—spanning clinical, leadership, and training roles—I bring depth and a strengths-based approach to the supervision process.
Supervision is more than fulfilling licensure hours; it’s a chance to sharpen your clinical thinking, strengthen your therapeutic presence, and approach complex cases with greater clarity and confidence.
In our work, we’ll reflect on your cases, discuss decision-making, and practice skills that help you stay grounded and resilient. I draw from evidence-based approaches within an existential, humanistic, and meaning-centered perspective, ensuring supervision feels both practical and deeply connected to your development as a professional.
I believe in the common factors in psychotherapy; the necessity of “practicing” therapy via methods like short role-play sessions where, for example, you might portray one of your clients and I may serve as the therapist, or vice-versa. I also believe in developing strong case conceptualization skills in modalities that resonate with you personally as a clinician and human. Further, I place a strong emphasis on ethics and we will review ethical standards closely.
In our work together, I may integrate:
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COACHING
Professional Coaching
Professional coaching for leaders, creatives, and entrepreneurs to better understand work personality, clarify goals, strengthen skills, and achieve measurable growth.
“A person can be fully human only if they are fulfilling their deepest inner nature.”
Abraham Maslow, PhD
My Approach to Therapy
Existential-Integrative Therapy: A Whole-Person Approach
My work is rooted in Existential-Integrative (EI) Psychotherapy, which blends different methods within a humanistic and experiential framework. This means therapy isn’t just about managing symptoms—it’s about helping you live with more meaning, freedom, and creativity while facing life’s central themes like love and loss, connection and isolation, or freedom and responsibility.
Together, we may explore thought patterns, behaviors, past experiences, and how your life aligns with your values. I draw on approaches like CBT, mindfulness, and EMDR when they’re helpful, but always return to the deeper work of understanding who you are and what truly matters to you.
In our work together, I may integrate:
Executive/Professional Coaching
Rediscovering meaning and “awe” (humility and wonder for the adventure of living); exploring freedom, authenticity, and presence.
Professional Consulting
Engaging the unconscious and symbolic dimensions of experience.
Group Workshops
Psychology Meets Improv
Lectures & Talks
Research
Take the Next Step Toward a More Authentic Life.
Whether you’re seeking therapy, coaching, or professional consultation, the first step is a conversation. Let’s explore whether we’re a good fit for your needs and goals.
Services
Psychotherapy (Counseling)
Clinical Supervision
Coaching & Consulting
Dr. Bradshaw
Writings
Media
Podcasts
Resources
Contact
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The information provided on this website is for educational and informational purposes only and should not be considered as professional psychological or medical advice. While therapy can be a helpful process for many individuals, and Dr. Bradshaw certainly has helped many individuals over the years reach their goals and enhance their lives (and has been helped considerably by his own work with therapists), there is no guarantee of specific outcomes, and results will vary from person to person.
The therapeutic process is deeply personal and depends on many factors, including the nature of the issues being addressed, the client's engagement in the process, and other external factors. As such, therapists cannot (and Dr. Bradshaw and Fully Human Psychology does not) promise or predict the speed at which progress or specific goals will be achieved. Each client's journey is unique, and therapy may take more or less time than anticipated.
Some individuals may notice decreases in negative symptoms quickly and yet find that other goals take longer than they anticipated and yet may find themselves enjoying working toward these longer-term goals. Others may notice that symptoms temporarily increase, and yet they feel more capable of working with them at the same time and safer working with them. The possibilities are many. This website represents some of the general aims, philosophy, research, theory, and potentialities of psychotherapy and of these approaches to therapy--but does not guarantee specific outcomes within specific timeframes. Dr. Bradshaw includes them here because part of success in therapy is generating and accessing our meaning and hope, and because he has seen many of these potentialities become a reality for himself and others through therapy and other means--especially when we can trust the process, work hard, practice self-compassion and patience, and challenge ourselves in a supportive environment.
Please consult directly with your therapist or a licensed mental health professional for advice tailored to your individual situation.
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