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Dr. Christopher M. O’Connor, USMC (Ret), PhD, LCSW, CTP, CNP, is a licensed clinical social worker and Industrial-Organizational psychologist with more than two decades of experience in social services, behavioral health, career development, and nonprofit leadership. His career reflects a lifelong commitment to service, advocacy, and supporting individuals and communities through periods of transition, trauma, and personal growth.

Dr. O’Connor began his service in the United States Marine Corps, where he served as a machine gunner with 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines. While deployed in support of combat operations near Fallujah, Iraq, he sustained severe injuries that resulted in his medical retirement from the Marine Corps. Although his military career was cut short, his commitment to serving others remained steadfast.

Following his transition from military service, Dr. O’Connor dedicated his professional life to supporting veterans, service members, families, and individuals facing behavioral health, employment, housing, and life-transition challenges. He has worked across federal, nonprofit, and community-based settings, bringing a unique combination of clinical expertise, leadership experience, and firsthand understanding of the challenges many veterans and families face.

His professional background includes clinical and leadership roles with the Clermont Vet Center, Wounded Warrior Project, The Mission Continues, Devereux Mobile Response Team, Spencer’s Recovery Center, Transition House, and Rega Mental Health Center. Through these roles, he has supported initiatives focused on mental health care, crisis response, recovery, workforce development, veteran services, and homelessness prevention.

Dr. O’Connor’s work is grounded in compassion, resilience, and a belief in the power of community connection. He is committed to helping people identify their strengths, access meaningful resources, and build pathways toward stability, wellness, and purpose. His broad professional experience enables him to approach complex challenges through both a clinical and organizational lens, helping individuals and programs develop practical, sustainable solutions.

As a veteran, clinician, and community leader, Dr. O’Connor continues to advocate for those who have served, individuals experiencing mental health challenges, and communities in need of accessible, person-centered support.