About

​Chris Burner, DSW, LCSW, MDIV, SEP,™ NARM MasterTherapist
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​646-408-6233
pronouns: he/him/his

​Chris holds a doctorate in Social Work (DSW), is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW, North Carolina# C013216 and California# 128414), Somatic Experiencing Practitioner® (SEP), and NARM® Master Therapist. Chris holds two Masters degrees: a Masters of Social Work (MSW) from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Masters of Divinity (MDIV) from Duke University and a doctorate in social work (DSW) from the University of Pennsylvania (Penn). Chris specializes in Somatic Experiencing®; the Neuroaffective Relational Model (NARM®); Transforming Touch®; and Somatic & Attachment-Focused (S.A.F.E.) EMDR, providing assistance and support to individuals who have experienced various types of trauma. He also provides Dr. Stephen W. Porges' Safe and Sound Protocol. 

Individuals who could potentially benefit from his style of work are those who long to have a more affirming and validating relationship to their selves; persons who desire to process trauma on a somatic, or body-oriented level; and individuals who struggle with disconnection to themselves and others.

Chris looks forward to connecting with you!

Nominated for Best Therapist in the Triangle, NC 2020; picture courtesy of the IndyWeek paper

​guiding principle

“The coping strategies that initially helped us survive as children over the years become rigid beliefs about who we are and what the world is like. Our beliefs about ourselves and the world, together with the physiological patterns associated with these beliefs, crystallize into a familiar sense of who we are. This is what we come to view as our identity.”
― Laurence Heller, PhD & Aline LaPierre, PsyD, Healing Developmental Trauma: How Early Trauma Affects Self-Regulation, Self-Image, and the Capacity for Relationship

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