Christopher (Chris) Chur , LMHC

Christopher (Chris) Chur is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing in Hawaii who brings a combined background in counseling psychology and pastoral care to his clinical work. He earned a Master of Counseling Psychology from Chaminade University and a Master of Divinity in Pastoral Care and Counseling from Talbot School of Christian Theology, and holds the LMHC credential, which stands for Licensed Mental Health Counselor, indicating specialized graduate training and state licensure.

With three years of experience, he has supported people facing depression, stress and anxiety, relationship and family conflicts, loneliness, breakups, motivation and confidence challenges, self-esteem concerns, spiritual questions, addictive behaviors, grief, and issues related to taking responsibility. He also focuses on attachment-related concerns, caregiver stress, codependency, commitment and communication problems, dependent personality patterns, divorce and separation, family of origin issues, feelings of emptiness, hoarding, isolation, and finding life purpose.

His practice incorporates a range of therapeutic approaches to meet each person where they are, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), mindfulness-based work, attachment-focused methods, client-centered and psychodynamic perspectives, existential and solution-focused techniques, motivational interviewing, the Gottman Method for relationship work, and integrative or eclectic strategies. He advocates for holistic health, promotes empathy and unconditional positive regard, and encourages development of an internal locus of control to support lasting change.

He aims to offer short-term and longer-term support in an open, nonjudgmental environment while reserving the right to decline work on certain issues. Christopher is not currently accepting new clients.

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