If you want to tune up, improve, or repair your marriage, Chet may fit well. He also supports individuals facing relational wounds. In addition, he helps with anxiety and mood dysregulation. He also supports spiritual dryness and disconnection. Chet brings a calm and compassionate presence. At the same time, he offers a direct and down-to-earth approach. He blends decades of experience with practical strategies. These skills can support you outside the therapy room. His work uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Family Systems. He also draws from other structured models. Therefore, clients understand what is not working. Then, they can pursue measurable change over time. In session, Chet stays warm and fully present. He takes the work seriously and keeps humility. He also keeps his sense of humor.
Chet’s clinical presence is warm, gentle, and steady. He brings quiet confidence shaped by experience. As a result, he offers thoughtful insight and reflective questions. He also provides a non-anxious presence that fosters safety. Chet helps clients resolve painful relational dynamics. He also addresses unhealthy communication patterns and mental health symptoms. Chet supports individuals working through emotional blocks. He also helps couples reconnect and rebuild trust. His therapy feels soulful and focused. It also stays grounded in grace. Chet’s motto is simple. Warm and human first. Professional always.
Some clients want Christian-based counseling. If so, Chet integrates faith with humility and care. He offers space to notice God’s presence amid pain. His work draws on biblical truth and contemplative practices. He supports clients exploring spiritual wounds and doubt. He also supports clients seeking deeper intimacy with Christ. You may feel spiritually dry right now. Alternatively, you may feel in discovery or reconstruction. Either way, Chet honors your process and pace. He invites healing that touches mind, heart, and soul.
If you’re looking to tune-up, improve, or repair your marriage—or you’re an individual navigating relational wounding, anxiety, mood dysregulation, or spiritual dryness—Chet might be the right therapist for you. He brings a calm, compassionate presence paired with a direct, down-to-earth approach. Chet blends decades of experience with a strong focus on practical strategies and skills that clients can apply outside the therapy room. His work is grounded in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Family Systems, and other structured models that help clients understand what’s not working—and begin to make real, measurable change. He’s warm, thoughtful and fully present in his sessions—someone who takes the work seriously but never loses his sense of humor or humility along the way.
Chet’s clinical presence is warm, gentle, and steady. He brings a quiet confidence born of experience—offering thoughtful insight, reflective questions, and a non-anxious presence that helps people feel safe and seen. Chet supports clients in the resolution of painful relational dynamics, unhealthy communication patterns, and perplexing or pervasive mental health symptoms. Whether he’s guiding an individual through emotional blocks or helping a couple reconnect, Chet offers therapy that is soulful, focused, and grounded in grace. Chet’s motto is: “warm and human first; professional always.”
For clients interested in Christian-based counseling—Chet integrates faith into therapy with humility and care. Chet offers a space where clients can encounter a deeper sense of God’s presence in the midst of their pain. His work is steeped in both biblical truth and contemplative Christian practices, and he walks alongside clients as they explore spiritual wounding, wrestle with doubt, or seek deeper intimacy with Christ. Whether you’re in a season of spiritual dryness, discovery, or reconstruction, Chet’s approach honors your process and invites you into healing that touches mind, heart and soul
Couples
Individuals 18+
Ministry Professionals
Law Enforcement
Military
Relationships
Anxiety & Depression
Trauma
Panic
Obsessive Tendencies
Anger
Stress
Grief & Loss
Mood Dysregulation
Life Transitions
Spiritual Growth
CBT Cognitive Behavior Therapy
TMT Trauma Model Therapy
TA Transactional Analysis
Family Systems
Mindfulness
Attachment Theory
Somatic Psychology
Biblical Christian Counseling
$155/hr
7522 N La Cholla Blvd Tucson, AZ 85741
Thursday 10am-5pm
Friday 10am-5pm
Saturday 1:30pm-5pm
LPC-1574 AZ Licensed Professional Counselor
TMT-C Trauma Model Therapy-Certified
IBCC Board Certified Professional Christian Counselor
EdD Doctor of Counseling Psychology
MEd Master of Education in Counseling & Guidance
AZBBHE-Approved Clinical Supervisor
Published Author of "God is in the Crazy"
Chet works with couples and individuals seeking lasting change. They want stronger relationships and deeper self-understanding. His style feels structured, thoughtful, and practical. Therefore, he offers a clear path forward for stuck clients. He also supports those feeling discouraged or emotionally worn down. You may want to rebuild marriage connection. You may also want help with anxiety or depression. In addition, you may want emotional and spiritual maturity. In each case, Chet brings hope and experience. He also brings decades of clinical work. For clients who desire it, he integrates Christian faith. He also uses biblical wisdom with care. This approach honors your spiritual and emotional story.
Many couples Chet works with feel long-term emotional disconnection. Often, this shows up as numbness and distance. Sometimes, couples feel like they go through the motions. In other cases, couples feel irritability or withdrawal. You may also feel you lost touch with yourself. You may also feel you lost touch with your partner. Chet brings a grounded and compassionate approach. He helps clients name what they buried. He also explores why they buried it. Then, he guides the work of reconnection and healing.
In couples work, Chet helps partners identify recurring loops. These patterns often leave both people feeling unheard. They can also create misunderstanding and emotional stuckness. Because loops repeat, couples often need support to break them. Chet helps couples recognize the loop and name it. Then, he teaches practical loop busters. These tools interrupt the pattern in real time. The loop may involve shutdown or criticism. It may also involve caretaking or emotional distance. In addition, he uses a family systems approach. He often includes genogram work with couples. This helps partners explore family-of-origin influence. It also clarifies roles, expectations, and emotional reactions. With awareness and skills, couples build empathy and accountability. As a result, they also build deeper connection. Over time, the same argument stops repeating.
Not every relationship issue requires couples counseling to begin healing. Chet works with many individuals carrying relational stress alone. This may involve marriage, family dynamics, dating, or friendship. Sometimes, a partner is not ready for therapy. Other times, clients need space to explore their own pain. They also want to understand their role and reactions. Chet blends Attachment Theory, Family Systems, and CBT. Therefore, he helps clients gain clarity and identify patterns. He also supports emotionally wise relationship decisions. Over time, clients become more grounded and self-aware. They also grow more emotionally regulated.
Chet also supports individuals struggling with anxiety and obsessive-compulsive tendencies. Anxiety may show up as chronic worry or racing thoughts. It may also show up as overwhelm or difficulty relaxing. His approach combines CBT and Trauma Model Therapy. He also integrates mindfulness and somatic strategies. As a result, clients calm their nervous systems and challenge anxious patterns. He also uses Transactional Analysis to explore inner dialogue. By naming internal voices, clients gain understanding. Then, clients respond from a grounded adult perspective. Over time, clients feel more empowered and less reactive. They also feel better equipped for daily stressors.
Chet also has a heart for missionaries and ministry workers. He supports those preparing to enter the field. Chet also supports those returning home after years of service. He understands missions work can carry emotional strain. It can also bring relational tension and spiritual burnout. In addition, it can create identity confusion. You may wrestle with culture shock or grief. You may also feel spiritual weariness or reintegration challenges. In each case, Chet offers a safe and confidential space. He helps you process your story with care. His approach supports clarity and wholeness over time. It also helps you reconnect with renewed purpose.
Outside of the therapy room, Chet is a lifelong musician and the author of God Is in the Crazy: With Astounding Secrets and Miracles—a heartfelt exploration of faith, mental health, and the unexpected ways God shows up in the midst of life’s messiness. Whether he’s writing, playing music, or spending time with his family and church community, Chet values authenticity, grace, and spiritual depth. He brings that same heart into his counseling work—offering clients not just clinical skill, but a deeply human presence. Known for his warmth, humility, and a touch of quirky humor, Chet walks with others as someone who believes that healing is real and that God often meets us in the most surprising places.
Outside of the therapy room, Chet is a lifelong musician and the author of God Is in the Crazy: With Astounding Secrets and Miracles—a heartfelt exploration of faith, mental health, and the unexpected ways God shows up in the midst of life’s messiness. Whether he’s writing, playing music, or spending time with his family and church community, Chet values authenticity, grace, and spiritual depth. He brings that same heart into his counseling work—offering clients not just clinical skill, but a deeply human presence. Known for his warmth, humility, and a touch of quirky humor, Chet walks with others as someone who believes that healing is real and that God often meets us in the most surprising places.