Christopher Hooker, LPC

Christopher Hooker is a Licensed Professional Counselor who has practiced for 15 years in Texas. He focuses on helping people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar symptoms, grief, and the strain of parenting or work. He also supports those coping with addiction, relationship and intimacy concerns, anger, trauma and abuse, and compassion fatigue. First responder issues are a specific area of attention.

He uses straightforward, practical conversations to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. Sessions aim to be a place where feelings and ideas can be shared without judgment. Christopher works with clients to set small, manageable goals and track progress over time.

His approach draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which connects thoughts, feelings, and actions to create change. He blends this with coaching-style guidance for people who want concrete strategies for daily life and work. The focus is on useful tools rather than long explanations.

Clients can expect an encouraging tone and a focus on immediate concerns. Christopher helps people develop coping skills for intense moments and plans for longer-term challenges. He emphasizes practical steps that fit into real life.

With experience across clinical and community settings, he brings a calm, problem-solving orientation to sessions. People who value clear communication and actionable suggestions often find this style helpful.

CBT and Practical Care Delivered Online

Christopher uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help people spot unhelpful thinking and try new behaviors. CBT sessions focus on simple exercises, behavior experiments, and goal-setting that address anxiety, depression, stress, addiction patterns, and relationship difficulties.

The therapist pairs CBT with coaching-style work when clients want hands-on tools for daily life. That approach looks at routines, coping steps, and short assignments to test what works. Together the client and therapist choose approaches that match the client’s needs and goals in a step-by-step way.

Online sessions are available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy fit into busy schedules. Video allows face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat works for quick check-ins, and messaging supports brief reflections between sessions. These options help people access therapy from different places and routines while keeping the focus on practical progress.