Receive a 1.0 hour CE for attending or watching the Christian Therapists of North Texas Virtual Presentation:
“The Feelings We Try To Outrun: How Unresolved Emotions and Early Attachment Wounds Fuel Addiction” by Chris McMullen LPC
Upon payment for this CE, you will gain access to a PDF with a link to complete your evaluation form and information about where to watch the replay of this presentation.
Note: Video replay will be uploaded within 3-5 business days following the presentation.
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About this Presentation
Addiction and Emotions:This presentation explores how addiction and emotions are deeply intertwined. It explains that addiction often begins as a way to cope with overwhelming or unmet emotional needs—stress, shame, loneliness, fear, or unresolved trauma.
The Cycle of Addiction:
Over time, the very thing meant to numb those feelings ends up intensifying them, creating a cycle that feels impossible to break. It also highlights how early experiences of emotional neglect or lack of attunement shape a person’s relationship with their feelings.
Early Experiences:
When caregivers consistently miss, dismiss, or misread a child’s emotional cues, that child grows up without a strong internal roadmap for understanding or soothing their own emotions. This kind of emotional disconnection can make feelings feel unpredictable or unsafe, and addiction can become a temporary, makeshift way to create comfort, control, or numbness.
Healing is Possible:
Most importantly, the presentation emphasizes that healing is possible. When individuals learn to understand and name their feelings, they gain new pathways to cope without turning to addiction. Reconnection—to themselves, to supportive relationships, and to a sense of safety—opens the door to real change.
Approach:
Through compassionate support, trauma-informed practices, and evidence-based tools, people can rebuild emotional resilience and move toward recovery with hope and dignity.___________________________________________________________
About the Presenter
Chris’s Approach:
Chris is a skilled and compassionate therapist who wants to destigmatize getting mental health support. He aims to provide practical tools to help individuals and couples heal from the past so they can move towards healthy change.
Focus Areas:
Chris loves helping individuals find freedom from their addictions and helping their partners heal from the betrayal that their partner’s sex and porn addiction can cause. He has helped countless individuals and couples move past their addictions so they can live fulfilling lives, and he can help you do the same.
Education:
Chris graduated from Texas Tech University with Bachelor’s in Psychology and from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary with a Masters in Marriage and Family Counseling.
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Presenter Contact Information
Chris McMullen, LPCAnew Counseling (Forth Worth, TX)
chris@anewcounselingdfw.com
817-435-1381
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Any questions about this CE can be directed to Carrie Breedlove at carrie@breedlovecounseling.com
