Christopher Scanlan is a Licensed Associate Counselor who works with adults, couples, and families in New Jersey, with a particular focus on men who are worn down – by work, by the weight of providing, by a marriage that has gone quiet, or by the habit of handling everything alone. Burnout, irritability, drinking or other habits that have crept up, and the flat feeling that nothing is wrong but nothing is right are the reasons men most often come to him.

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Men are underrepresented in therapy and overrepresented in the outcomes that follow untreated stress, and most of them arrive skeptical. Chris's approach is built for that: practical, direct, and collaborative, with no expectation that a client already knows how to talk about feelings. Within the Institute's Message-Centered framework, burnout and anger are treated as signals about what has to change at work or at home, not as failures of character – which is usually the first thing a man needs to hear. He complements the methods of Message-Centered Psychology with Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Emotionally Focused Therapy.

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His experience spans community mental health, family services, school-based counseling, substance-use prevention and recovery, disability services, and career counseling. That range shows in his comfort with clients who have never been to therapy and with problems that sit between work, family, and health.

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He holds master's degrees in Professional Counseling and in Education, and an Education Specialist (EdS) degree, all from Seton Hall University. As a Licensed Associate Counselor, he practices under the clinical supervision of the Institute's Clinical Director.

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He sees older adolescents, adults, couples, and families, by video throughout New Jersey.

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