Licensed Professional Counselor

Chris Biddix


Trauma-Informed Therapy for Men and Couples in Fredericksburg and Across Virginia

Meet Chris.

Hi, I’m Chris. I work with adults, couples, and men who feel stuck in painful relationship patterns, disconnected in their marriage, or overwhelmed by anxiety, depression, or stress. Many of the people I see are high-functioning on the outside but internally exhausted, reactive, or unsure how to move forward. I understand that place well — not just clinically but personally. Therapy can be a space to slow down, understand your patterns, and build stronger, more secure relationships.

I am trained in Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) and use an attachment-based lens in all of my work. With couples, EFT helps partners move out of negative cycles of conflict, withdrawal, or defensiveness and toward emotional safety and responsiveness. With individuals, it helps uncover the deeper emotions driving behavior and relational stress.

In my individual work, I also incorporate EMDR and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). EMDR supports processing past experiences that continue to impact present reactions, while CBT helps identify and shift unhelpful thought patterns contributing to anxiety, depression, or anger. My approach is steady, practical, and emotionally grounded — helping you gain both insight and concrete tools for change.

Individual Therapy – Thrive Counseling (Insurance-Based)

Through Thrive Counseling for Healing & Connection, I provide insurance-based individual therapy for adults. I work with anxiety, depression, stress, trauma, and relationship concerns — particularly with men who want to feel more confident, less reactive, and more effective in their relationships.

Our work focuses on understanding emotional triggers, building regulation skills, and creating meaningful, sustainable change.

Couples Therapy – We Thrive Together (Private Pay / OON)

I provide couples therapy exclusively through We Thrive Together, our private-pay and out-of-network relational practice. Using Emotionally Focused Therapy, I help couples identify their negative cycle, reduce escalation, and rebuild connection.

I have particular experience working with military couples and first responders — partners navigating the relational impact of service, deployment, reintegration, and the emotional patterns that develop when survival mode becomes the default. You don't have to explain this world to me.

Men’s Group – We Thrive Together

I also facilitate the He Thrives men's group through We Thrive Together — a structured 10-week group for men doing the interior work of emotional growth and relational leadership, in a room full of other men doing the same thing. This is not a support circle. It moves, it asks something of the men in it, and it is one of the most meaningful things I do.

Men's Retreats

In addition to the weekly group, I co-facilitate men's retreats through We Thrive Together — concentrated experiences designed for men who want to go deeper than a weekly group allows.

Retreats create something that regular sessions cannot. Time away from the noise. A different kind of honesty. Brotherhood with other men who are doing the same work. What happens on a retreat tends to come home with you in ways that are hard to predict and impossible to miss.

Connect with Chris

Not sure which service is right for you? Reach out and tell us what you are navigating. Our team responds within one business day and will help you find the right fit — whether that is individual therapy through Thrive Counseling, couples therapy, the men's group at We Thrive Together, or upcoming Men’s Retreats.