Chris Panepinto is a Licensed Associate Counselor (LAC) who works with adults 18 and older, couples, and those preparing for marriage. She helps clients navigate trauma, anxiety, OCD, grief, betrayal, relationship challenges, and patterns that can be difficult to change on their own.
Chris holds a Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Liberty University and a Bachelor of Social Work from Arizona State University. She has completed EMDR basic training and is pursuing EMDR certification. Her additional training includes Internal Family Systems (IFS), Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) for OCD, attachment-based approaches, and couples counseling.
Chris approaches counseling with warmth, curiosity, and respect for each person’s history and goals. Her Christian faith informs how she understands people, relationships, healing, and hope. Her work is grounded in professional, evidence-based care, with space to incorporate faith into counseling when it is meaningful to the client.
Outside the counseling office, Chris has been married for many years and is a mom to two young adults. She spent 11 years homeschooling her children and has enjoyed serving in women’s and prayer ministries. She loves reading and, when Arizona temperatures cooperate, spending time outdoors.
Chris practices under the clinical supervision of Perry Emerick, LPC.
She sees clients at the South Scottsdale office on Tuesdays and the Mesa/Greenfield office on Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays. Online counseling is also available throughout Arizona.
To ask questions or discuss scheduling, contact Chris at chrisp@christiancounselingservicesaz.com or call or text 480-710-0377.
I am able to meet with clients either online via telehealth or in person at my office.
