Chad Corbley, PhD

About Chad

Originally from Illinois, I moved to Columbus, Ohio to attend The Ohio State university, where I completed my M.A. and Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology, graduating in 2008 (including a pre-doctoral internship In the Counseling Center at UNC-Charlotte). After my Post-Doctoral Fellowship in the Ohio University Counseling center, I returned to Columbus and began working in private practice, obtaining Ohio licensure as a psychologist in 2010. I work with individuals, groups, and couples, specializing in trauma and LGBTQ concerns. In addition to therapeutic practice, I have taught courses in psychology at OSU and Columbus State Community College, and I deliver quarterly trainings on working with male survivors of sexual abuse and assault to new SARNCO volunteers. Since 2014, I have volunteered as a facilitator for Men Healing and Taking Back Ourselves, organizations dedicated to working with survivors of sexual victimization through healing weekends and other events.

My work is grounded in humanistic and interpersonal theories, which emphasize non-judgmental exploration of the client’s experiences, reactions, emotions, and relationships in a historical context. In my view, it is essential to take a holistic approach to therapy, focusing on the interconnectedness of one’s mind, body, behavior, environment, and spirit. I am thus an eclectic clinician, weaving together cognitive, behavioral, and existential approaches with my humanistic/interpersonal base. Somatic work is central to my practice, starting with basic grounding and body-awareness and moving into mindfulness-based practices to help clients bravely identify, encounter, and process difficult, overwhelming emotions. I have also found “parts”-oriented conceptualizations extremely helpful in understanding the deep and often confusing complexities, ambiguities, and ambivalences inherent in human behavior.

As the owner of City Counseling, my goal is to foster a space that feels safe enough for people to take risks and grow. To me, this is what it means to have “brave space,” and it’s why “A Home for Growth” is in our name. This includes me and the other therapists; all of us must also do our work to grow if we hope to continue being of service to clients of all backgrounds.