Dr. Chris Schmidt, LPC, LMFT
Helping people face life changes and relationship strain
About Chris
Dr. Chris Schmidt helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, and parenting challenges.
Background and approach
He also supports people dealing with addictions, career concerns, self-esteem issues, and life transitions. He works with people experiencing blended family tensions, communication problems, divorce and separation, and midlife challenges.
Dr. Schmidt is a licensed professional counselor and a licensed marriage and family therapist in Pennsylvania.
Over two decades of work in behavioral health shape his practical style. He aims for clear, direct conversations and realistic goals.
Sessions focus on skills you can use between meetings, such as communication practices and coping strategies for difficult moods. Dr.
Schmidt adapts the plan to each person. He listens for patterns in relationships, thinking, and behavior.
From there he helps set small steps that feel doable and measurable. People often come for help with addiction-related concerns like drug and alcohol dependence or process behaviors such as gambling and pornography.
He also addresses fatherhood issues, codependency, and finding purpose during midlife shifts. The first contact starts with a short matching questionnaire and scheduling.
Dr. Schmidt uses a mix of conversation, behavioral tasks, and problem-solving to help clients move toward clearer choices and steadier days.
Approaches and how they work online
Dr. Schmidt uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change and clearer relationships. One common approach emphasizes skill-building for coping and emotional regulation - learning concrete tools to manage anxiety, mood shifts, and cravings. Another approach looks at patterns in how people communicate and relate, aiming to change interactions that fuel conflict or codependency. Finding the right method is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose or adapt approaches based on goals, needs, and personal preferences. That means trying techniques, checking how they fit, and adjusting the plan together. Online formats make ongoing work more flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when deeper discussion or modeling is helpful. Phone sessions are useful for shorter check-ins or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging can support prompt problem-solving, homework check-ins, and steady contact between meetings. These options help fit therapy into busy schedules and different life rhythms.Frequently asked questions
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Parenting issues
Also works with
- Addictions
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- Pennsylvania
- Languages
- English