Chris is a Marriage & Family Therapist specializing in trauma treatment as well as individual, couples, and family therapy. He has over 24 years' experience as a pastoral counselor, military chaplain, and marriage & family therapist. His areas of expertise are treating post-traumatic stress, acute stress, sexual abuse, and physical abuse. As an interactive EMDR trainer, his approach is to provide energetic and enthusiastic training designed to help you integrate EMDR into your clinical setting and modality. Chris has trained over 1,000 clinicians in the use of EMDR since 2015. He has been married since 1986 and has 5 adult children and 8 grandchildren. He is the founder & owner of Thrive Counseling & Consultation, PLLC and Thrive Training & Publications, LLC.

Aimee Finegan graduated with her Master’s in 2017 from Messiah College and completed her EMDR basic training shortly after. She specializes in working with those who have experienced various forms of abuse – sexual, physical, spiritual and emotional. In 2023 she started her own private practice, Finegan Counseling, to find a good balance between clients and home life. She currently lives in Knoxville, TN with her husband, 2 kids and 2 dogs

Chris is a Marriage & Family Therapist specializing in trauma treatment as well as individual, couples, and family therapy. He has over 24 years' experience as a pastoral counselor, military chaplain, and marriage & family therapist. His areas of expertise are treating post-traumatic stress, acute stress, sexual abuse, and physical abuse. As an interactive EMDR trainer, his approach is to provide energetic and enthusiastic training designed to help you integrate EMDR into your clinical setting and modality. Chris has trained over 1,000 clinicians in the use of EMDR since 2015. He has been married since 1986 and has 5 adult children and 8 grandchildren. He is the founder & owner of Thrive Counseling & Consultation, PLLC and Thrive Training & Publications, LLC.

Aimee Finegan graduated with her Master’s in 2017 from Messiah College and completed her EMDR basic training shortly after. She specializes in working with those who have experienced various forms of abuse – sexual, physical, spiritual and emotional. In 2023 she started her own private practice, Finegan Counseling, to find a good balance between clients and home life. She currently lives in Knoxville, TN with her husband, 2 kids and 2 dogs