Meet Chris Chickering
Chris Chickering is a #1 bestselling author, psychotherapist, speaker, trainer, and award-winning recording artist. His passion for personal growth, and career as a mental health professional, inspired him to write songs that speak to the core of the human condition.
Chris is an EmPower Music and Arts award-winner. His songs have been featured in the major motion picture Miles Between Us (“A Little More Heaven…”), endorsed by New York Times bestselling author Bob Proctor, and used by The Tony Robbins Foundation, as well as by prominent alternative medicine author, Deepak Chopra.
Chris grew up in San Francisco and has been influenced by artists such as Cat Stevens, Jason Isbell, Brandi Carlile, Van Morrison, and Ray LaMontagne to create his unique message-driven sound.
DISCOGRAPHY
Chris’ albums include Shine (2012), Living in the Now (2013), The Resurrection of Me (2014), The Better Side (2015), Regeneration (2015), and The Hero’s Journey (2017). His songs can be heard on streaming platforms such as Spotify, Pandora, Apple Music, and Amazon, and are available for licensing and purchase through all major distributors and on Chris’ official store.
Shine was produced, engineered, and co-written by 2x Emmy-winning composer Ron Alan Cohen (Saturday Night Live, The Sopranos). His next five albums were produced by and co-written with 3x Emmy-winning and Grammy-nominated composer Greg Barnhill (Tim McGraw, Chicago) with engineering overseen by Greg Bieck (Hall & Oates, Train) and Mills Logan (Toby Keith, Taylor Swift).
MUSICIANS
For each of his albums, Chris Chickering is honored to have collaborated with many highly-acclaimed musicians including Dan Dugmore (The Eagles), Tony Lucido (Keith Urban), Vail Johnson (Kenny G), Mike Durham (Dave Matthews), Dennis Matkosky (“Maniac”), Ilya Tochinskiy (Carrie Underwood), Tim Lauer (Cheap Trick), Jimmy Wallace (The Wallflowers), Shawn Fichter (Tim McGraw), Tim Galloway (Gary Allen), Mike Purcell (Lynyrd Skynyrd), Paul Scholten (Montgomery Gentry), John Kurzweg (Jewel), Alison Prestwood (Faith Hill), Ben Phillips (Blake Shelton), Austin Hoke (Chris Stapleton), Mike Payne (Red Hot Chili Peppers), JoAnna Janet (Dreamworks), Dane Bryant (Clint Black), Pat McGrath (Luke Bryan), Elton Charles (The Steel Woods), Richard Hardy (Kenny Loggins), and Jim Hoke (Bob Seger).
SOLUTION-FOCUSED THERAPY
Known for his collaborative, respectful approach, irreverent humor, storytelling, entertaining presentation style, and infectious enthusiasm for whatever he is doing, Chris teaches seminars, leads trainings, writes songs, and provides solution-focused coaching and therapy for individuals, couples, families, and groups
Chris Chickering is passionate about helping people build upon their inner strengths, break through barriers, and fulfill their untapped potential. As a speaker and trainer, he often uses humor and sleight of hand magic to educate, entertain, and engage.
BESTSELLING AUTHOR
Chris’ #1 bestselling books, Next Level Your Life and Persistence, Pivots and Game Changers are available free here (PDF downloads) and on Amazon. (Next Level…) (Persistence, Pivots…)
These personal development books bring you story after story of transformation and growth from Phil Collen of Def Leppard, Actor Glenn Morshower, Amberly Lago, Chris Chickering, Founder of Jim Rohn International, Marketer, and Speaker Kyle Wilson, Speaker, Author, and CEO of Ziglar.com Tom Ziglar, Spiritual Writer and Author of Vibrate Higher Daily Lalah Delia, Former Navy SEAL and Leadership Trainer TC Cummings, Top Global Speaker and 10x Author Simon T. Bailey, Producer, and CEO of The LA Tribune Moe Rock — and many more!
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Chris Chickering holds an MA in Counseling from Southwestern College and has additionally completed certifications and training in solution-focused brief therapy, EMDR, NLP, hypnosis, accelerated learning, cognitive-behavioral therapy, dialectical behavioral therapy, mindfulness-based stress reduction, motivational interviewing, addiction recovery, and advanced leadership training with Tony Robbins.
BACKGROUND
Prior to becoming a mental health professional, Chris served as an EMT/Firefighter, television marketing executive, and director of business development for a premiere provider of self-improvement, education, and health programs.
In 2007, Chris founded Guru Authority, an online marketing agency that helped A-List personal and professional growth experts increase their profits and reach through lucrative joint venture partnerships. A few of Chris’ clients include Jack Canfield, Bob Proctor, Russell Brunson, and Brian Tracy.
In this role, Chris served as an agent and trusted advisor, curating over 300 relevant, high-quality, self-improvement programs for his clients to share with their lists, while connecting thousands of everyday people with extraordinary resources to help them live the lives they deserve.
Chris Chickering is a lifelong fitness enthusiast. He enjoys high-intensity interval training, hiking in the mountains of his hometown, Santa Fe, New Mexico, and migrating to warm-weather locations in winter. To inquire about working with Chris, click here.
Personal Statement
“I’ve picked myself up off the ground more times than I can remember. I stay on track by focusing on things I can control like putting in the work, getting off the bench, and on to the arena of life — as opposed to focusing on things I can’t control like what others think or how things will ultimately turn out. I keep the train moving forward by breaking challenges into the smallest possible steps and always strive to remember: the joy is in the journey.”
