About Chris
Christopher C. Harris is a man of faith and a man of science. Finding the balance between extremes has been a continuous theme of his life.
Born as a gifted intellectual in an underserved environment, his gifts were quickly recognized when he was promoted from the second grade to the third grade in the middle of the school year.
Harnessing this gift as an adult, Christopher has created a comprehensive public health initiative called, The CCH Approach. This intensive holistic health service integrates evidenced-based practices with Christopher’s own original theories, assessments, and interventions.
The CCH Approach focuses on helping people increase the effectiveness of their activities daily living, reduce the risk of self-defeating and danger-inducing decision-making, while supporting their ability to identify and rectify unresolved or unacknowledged trauma.
The primary purpose of The CCH Approach centers on supporting every individual (Foundational Self) to achieve Optimum Wellness.
Optimum Wellness in The CCH Approach is achieving the highest levels of health for an individuals’ physical, mental, emotional, social, and spiritual bodies. The integration of these bodies, and each individual’s autonomous responsibility to function for themselves, is called The Foundational Self in The CCH Approach.
"The CCH Approach to Health & Human Services: Supporting the human infrastructure of social systems within families, communities, & organizations."
Christopher C. Harris has a unique perspective to share in his commitment to public and community health. He is a Licensed Professional Counselor who is a survivor of life threatening mental and emotional illness. Chris confidently states that his counseling services integrates evidence-based practices with his own life experiences enduring and thriving after his life threatening diagnosis. Christopher’s work as a public health professional supports individuals, families, and organizations with the following services:
• Mental Health Presentations
• Community Health Classes
• Continuing Education/Professional Development Trainings
• Group Support Circles
• Clinical/Cultural Consultations
• Clinical Supervision (LPC)
Christopher C. Harris has developed a visionary approach to public safety and community health called The CCH Approach. Chris is an educator, researcher, and practitioner in social science and social service. The CCH Approach is his contribution to support the whole health of individuals and improve relational health dynamics in society during these difficult times.
Chris integrates evidenced-based practices that build on the fundamentals of mental health care, with the latest developments in psychological science and social work practice. Chris also offers an exciting addition to service delivery through the development of his own assessments and interventions which helped him overcome a history of life-threatening challenges that originated in his experiences with symptoms of complex post-traumatic stress and co-occurring medical diagnosis. The CCH Approach is an innovative series of educating and empowering services designed to deliver positive outcomes specific to the uniqueness of each person, family, and organization served. The CCH Approach will help people to organize and implement their own person-centered plans to live their highest quality of life personally and professionally.
Services
Quiet Talks In The Community
• Integrating inspirational speaking and psychoeducation to introduce the origin and purpose of The CCH Approach.
• Supports the development of therapeutic alliances with participants, to create learning environments of psychological and emotional safety.
• Reduces stigma while modeling effective communication and decision-making regarding difficult or dangerous realities.
CCH Community Health Classes
• Providing educational courses to increase awareness and understanding of key topics impacting human lifespan development and our social systems.
• Topics focusing on physical wellness, mental and emotional health, suicide awareness, sex education, relational health, interpersonal violence, race and culture, spirituality and religion.
CCH Continuing Education & Training
• Provides catalog of content for continuing education clock hours and professional development days.
• Development and facilitation of person-centered and organization-specific workshops for brief solution-focused goals or lifespan development plans
• Provides clinical and cultural consultation to support administrative and executive decision-making.
CCH Support Circles
• Integrating principles and practices of group therapy, support groups, and restorative practices to empower individuals and improve relational health dynamics in social systems.
• Providing peer support for the maintenance and continued growth of life skills and guided pathways developed using The CCH Approach.
Initiatives
Save Our Athletes, LLC
Personal and professional development for competitive athletes. Person-centered assessments and interventions for at-risk competitive athletes.
Sports-Based Therapy & Wellness
Integrating Professional Counseling Services with Fitness & Athletics supporting Optimum Wellness
My Own Ministry
Spiritual education and counseling to support an individual’s personal relationship with their Divine Higher Power.
