Client Testimonials
“Within a few minutes of being in Chris’ presence, one begins to to feel his grounded, gentle, and compassionate nature. He has the capacity to hold space for all of his client’s feelings and shows them how to integrate their newly discovered realizations into their everyday reality. Chris has the gift of helping people see their purpose and how it is intrinsic to the benefit of everyone.” -Christina, Bristol, RI
From Couples Clients:
“Chris and his co-therapist helped us through what seemed to be the darkest period of our relationship. It seemed that we could not hear each other and communicate properly, causing a big misalignment and misunderstanding. At that time there were also additional stresses from job and money issues. They helped us open the door to more empathy and understanding. Seeing how both of us were contributing to worsening the situation rather than bettering it helped us to take a step back and work on ourselves before blaming each other. We understood that when you work on yourself it will automatically reflect on the betterment of the relationship because you are not projecting your fears and trauma onto another person. We cannot be more grateful for their help.” -M & P, Vienna
“We have worked with Chris about a year now and there are not enough words to describe how much he has helped us. Through his practice, he has helped us navigate through our complex issues of step parenting, life transitions, and interracial relationship issues. He provided us with tools to work as a team and learn to communicate better. Chris has gone above and beyond – showing us how much he cares for his clients. We are so thankful for everything we learned. We have been blessed to work with a therapist like him!”
-Shannon and Durrell
“Chris is truly an authentic experience. He presents the tools needed to make the space for personal and couples’ transformation. If you are willing to do the practice, his session will provide the gateway to success.”
-Bruce, Ontario
From Individual Clients:
“My work with Chris was a dance. He continually pushed me to explore the edges of my resistance, yet he was dependably kind, warm, and available when I needed him to back off. The mutuality of our relationship gave me the trust and safety I needed to do this deep work. And we worked entirely online through video conferencing. I feel stronger, clearer, and better able to set boundaries as a result. I still have the same patterns, but I’m wearing them more lightly. I’m resting a little more easily in myself.”
-Bettina, Maine
“Chris is an open, warm, creative and humble soul. He listens intently, asks meaty questions and finds those common and reoccurring themes to delve into. The work I have done with Chris has helped to open my eyes to the ongoing destructive stories of my past, so that I can write and live a more fulfilling narrative in the present and in the future. I have seen him in action in a retreat, with an online group, and individually. He is extremely good at what he does and is helping me immensely.”
-Allison, Toronto
“To summarize my experience with Chris would be virtually impossible. For over a year Chris has been leading me through a powerful journey of self-discovery. Utilizing many forms of his training we were able to look at core aspects of who I’ve become and what I felt I had lost throughout my life journey. My life journey had led me to an empty, cold detached world, one that was lifeless and without breath or light. Through my work with Chris, my inner energy began to awaken, and the light that had left me 40 plus years ago began to ignite. Deep core healing is hard painful work and to have been lead through this journey by Chris was an extraordinary experience.”
-Jackie
From Group Engagements:
“Chris’s day-long retreat in June was a perfect and much-welcomed opportunity to reconnect with the deep work I experienced at the grief/deep emotions retreat. In the short span of a “work day,” Chris managed to lead us to a deeper self: with skill and compassion, he helped us give shape and form to our feelings, to believe that they were approachable. He guided us to what we needed to say to these newly formed entities and taught us new ways to continue to “be” with them. Incredibly powerful work.”
-Pauline, Ohio
“Rarely have I had the experience to reap the benefits of a more fully present person than Chris. After decades (yikes) of participating in a variety of workshops, Chris stands out as one of the most generous and loving souls; he remains a source of energy and light enabling others to access and process their deepest and darkest selves. Chris leads, not with his ego, but with his heart and sensitivity to others. He puts himself aside to be a loving witness to others’ journeys. He doesn’t lead with theory, concepts or ego. He leads with empathy and heart. Thank you, Chris, for helping facilitate the purging of my long-held story of grief.”
-Debora, Florida
“Speaking regularly on the Zoom conference call was a needed and wonderful follow up to our retreat. In the few days we were together there, we all became amazingly close to each other and it was wrenching to leave. Chris’ guidance through the follow up sessions gave all of us a chance to continue the intimate discussions we’d had at the retreat and so provided an easing back into our lives knowing there were others who cared about our progress.”
-Debi, Ontario
From Workplace Settings:
“Chris has been a trusted partner for years. He has stepped in to engage our staff in team building, and to intervene in challenging group and one-one staff situations. His presence quickly defuses tensions and builds trust. Our staff have had universal appreciation for Chris’ consistent and tempered approach to coaching, skill teaching and practice. They expressed that he respected everyone’s voice, while steadily moving people forward to make individual changes that enabled shifting to a more interpersonal team culture. Staff felt invested in when Chris worked with them and they valued the tangible, practical skills in conflict management and navigating change in the workplace.”
–Karen Schoenberger, Senior Assistant Dean, School of Social and Behavioral Sciences – University of Massachusetts/Amherst
“I’ve worked with Chris Spicer some twenty years now. Chris is an amazing teacher, with finely honed skills. He is there with you every step of the way. Having taught in classrooms around the world, Chris brings wisdom and thoughtfulness and wide-ranging experience into classroom conversation. He builds upon people’s strengths. I can’t tell you how many learners have praised Chris Spicer.”
-Joseph Connolly, EdD, Program Coordinator, Labor/Management Workplace Education-University of Massachusetts/Amherst
“Working with Chris over the past few years has made a dramatic impact on my life, both personally and professionally. The practices I learned from him gave me the tools and perspective I needed to increase my self-awareness, improve my communication skills, and more effectively “manage” myself. I am thankful to have had the opportunity to work with Chris. It was a positive experience that I would recommend to anyone, a real “game-changing” event!”
-Tracy B., Monson, MA
“Working with Chris really upped my game in supervising my staff. I have re-dedicated myself to being more positive in communicating with my co-workers. I often say, “You are only as good as the people who work for you,” and so I am committed to working and solving problems together as a team.”
-Bonnie, Pittsfield, MA
“I highly recommend Chris as a guide and teacher to those seeking a new approach and awareness of their work place environment and how to make it balance with their personal life. His teaching approach is not a PowerPoint or seminar but more of an awareness-learning on how to achieve our needs and goals by being mindful of ourselves and others. Over the course of 4 years, he worked with our entire staff – in individual mentoring, select groups, and the entire staff – by learning communication, listening, and acceptance of each other’s strengths and weakness. He helped us develop leadership meetings based on mindful listening, and when and how to access and react to a crisis. I can’t tell you the number of times we stopped before we reacted and said “What lesson would Chris refer us to” or afterwards, thinking he would have liked how we handled a situation. Many of us use his teachings every day at work and apply them to our personal life too!”
–Melody Gustafson, Director of Food Services – Monson Public Schools
