Fully Human Counseling & Consulting
Serving your search for presence, meaning, freedom.
Chris Bradshaw, PhD, LPC
Counselor, Consultant
“We can discover more in ourselves, in others, in life — more presence, aliveness, meaning. And yet, something blocks us. Anxiety. Depression. Old wounds, or a loss that changed everything. Self-protective patterns, like "perfectionism," and "people-pleasing." People I work with are introspective and capable — carrying real strengths alongside real pain. Some wonder if trauma defines them. Others sense something missing but can't name it.
Healing is possible. So is deeper presence and more meaningful engagement with life. If you're ready to explore, I'd be glad to talk and decide if I am a good fit to walk alongside you.
Counseling, and depth therapy, can help you find or rediscover strengths, values, and inner resources. We explore what holds you back — and why those patterns developed in the first place. Understanding the function of your struggles changes your relationship to them. Real movement becomes possible: relief, agency, a life with more meaning.
Reaching out takes courage. I deeply respect your willingness to face what's difficult. We don't have to remain in our suffering alone. Life can become more meaningful and expansive than we sometimes imagine.
Guilt can become hope; anxiety may turn into freedom/excitement/creativity; loneliness loves to turn into love; boredom longs to transform into meaningfulness. With sustained effort, sometimes over a long time, “the more of life,” as Dr. Kirk Schneider, one of my teachers, calls it, is possible.”
Fully Human Counseling & Consulting is the private practice of Chris Bradshaw, PhD, LPC.
Chris offers compassionate and confidential individual therapy — both in-person in Tucson and virtually (through secure, HIPAA-Compliant video/audio) throughout Arizona. He is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and holds a PhD in psychology. Through the Counseling Compact, he is also licensed to provide therapy virtually in Georgia, Louisiana, Minnesota, and Ohio.
Chris has extensive experience walking alongside individuals as they work to overcome barriers and build a more satisfying life. He takes what he calls an “integrative depth" approach” to therapy. Depending on your needs and goals, he may thoughtfully and ethically draw on Existential-Humanistic (EH) therapy, Somatic Experiencing (SE), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy, and dream work — his primary modalities, each supported by significant training. He may also draw on training in other approaches as needed, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Motivational Interviewing (MI). This website will be updated in late 2026 to include more information about each of these approaches and how Chris typically utilizes them in therapy.
Later in 2026, Chris will offer professional consulting services, including personality type consulting using the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), for individuals, organizations, and fellow therapists. These consulting services are distinct from therapy — this website will be updated with more detail as these offerings become available.
Potential Areas to Explore in Therapy with Chris
Substance Use, Addiction
Behavioral Addictions (E.g., Gambling, sex, technology, gaming)
Anxiety
Depression
Trauma
PTSD
Relationships
Confidence, Assertiveness
Stress-Management
Mindfulness
Identity exploration
Gender & Sexuality Orientation and Exploration
Boundaries
Life-Transitions (Launching into adulthood. Retirement. Divorce. Separation. Job loss. New job.)
Anger Management
Grief and Loss
Self-Exploration
Self-Awareness
Personality Work
Career Counseling
ADHD
Neurodivergence
Creative self-actualization
“A person can be fully human only if they are fulfilling their deepest inner nature.”
Abraham Maslow, PhD
"Psychotherapy is an attempt to help a person become what they are, to make actual the potentialities that are theirs."
Rollo May, PhD
Personalized Therapy Paths
Therapies with potential for cultivating resilience, peace, creativity, self-exploration, personal transformation
Existential-Humanistic Approach
Existential-Humanistic therapy is central to Chris’s practice, focusing on life's meaning, self-awareness, and existential concerns like freedom and authenticity.
Somatic Experiencing
Approach
Somatic Experiencing is key to Chris’s practice, helping clients heal trauma by focusing on bodily sensations to release tension and support emotional healing.
Writings
Explore Dr. Bradshaw's articles on mental health, therapy, and personal growth.
Blog for Psychology Today
The Existential Station: Fuel for Presence, Meaning, Awe, Transcendence. Topics covered include the impact of caffeine on mental and physical health, as well as the significance of 'presence' in both life and therapy.
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American Psychological Association
Co-written book chapter (2nd author) on “therapeutic presence” for the forthcoming book titled The Evidenced-Based Foundations of Existential-Humanistic Psychotherapy being published by the American Psychological Association (APA) in spring 2025
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University Professors Press
Co-edited book to be published in 2025 by University Professors Press on the development of existential therapy around the world titled Existential Therapy in Cross-Cultural Contexts
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Dr. Bradshaw has additional writing projects in the works. This site will be updated as pieces publish.
Media
Discover interviews and media appearances.
July, 2024
Integrative Mental Health: The Importance of Existential Therapies. Conversation on the Saybrook University Podcast.
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June, 2024
The Potential Value of Boredom, Loneliness, & Guilt. Conversation on the Sierra Tucson podcast “My Miracle Radio.”
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June, 2024
Healthy Relationships with Technology. Conversation on the Sierra Tucson podcast “My Miracle Radio.”
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April, 2024
Men’s Mental Health Panel.
Panel discussion with fellow mental health professional colleagues/friends.
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Podcast
Dive into psychology and mental health topics.
Join Dr. Bradshaw and Dr. Sophie Archibald, PhD, LCSW, a therapist and professor in Utah, on the Fully Human Psychology Podcast as they interview leading experts in the psychology, mental health, and healing spaces to discuss, among many other topics, what it means to be fully human, what tends to get in our way, and how do we meet the current challenges we face with creativity, joy, love, and a spirit of service to the world?
Ready to Take the Next Step?
A new path on your journey for safety, growth, healing, creativity, purpose begins here. Dr. Bradshaw is here to support you. Making an appointment is easy and convenient.