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 Chris Cotton is the founder and CEO of Inner Connections and a certified Spiritual Life Coach. Chris earned a Bachelor of Science from
Unity
College in
Maine in Outdoor Leadership in 1994 but his career began when he was only 18. Chris worked in an intensive residential treatment program for youth at risk as a staff member during college. He facilitated wilderness programs for troubled teens and worked for the state of ME as a Recreational Therapist. Chris’s next position was the Director of Experiential Therapy and Recreation at a treatment program in NH where he worked with adolescents and adults with substance abuse problems. Chris also worked as a drug and alcohol counselor in a middle school and high school. It was at this point, out of Chris’s passion for working with young adults and with the support of Chris’s mentor and coach, James Morton, that Inner Connections was born.
Chris became certified as a Spiritual Life Coach through the Coaching from Spirit program with Sharon Wilson which enhanced his coaching and mentoring skills. Chris brings a wealth of inner personal knowledge which he uses to help his students and families to build a foundation for success. He helps families achieve positive communication and helps young adults to begin finding their own way. Chris continues to study the teachings of other coaches and mentors and he believes that it is a privilege and an honor to assist others in finding their own unique talents.
Jennifer Whitehead is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. Jennifer earned her Bachelors degree in Psychology from Keene State College and her Masters degree in Social Work from the University of New Hampshire in 2002. She has spent most of her career working with adolescents and young adults in residential and outpatient settings. During college, Jen worked for a community mental health agency and for an organization providing disability services. After graduate school, Jennifer launched her career as a social worker by taking a position as a residential clinician at a group home for adolescent girls in NH. From there, she relocated to Keene, NH and worked as Associate Director for the same developmental disability agency she had worked for in college. Presently, Jennifer works with youth as an outpatient substance abuse clinician in Keene, NH.
Jennifer brings to Inner Connections experience and a strong interest in various areas of substance use and mental health issues; interventions such as cognitive behavioral therapy, motivational interviewing, and sandplay therapy techniques.
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