christina gerteis

Online Therapy

Licensed Professional Counselor and Licensed Addiction Counselor

Colorado, Louisiana, Texas

License LPC TX 70062, CO .0012302, LA 5869; LAC CO .0000729

About christina

You have been through so much and come so far! What keeps holding you back from experiencing all of the joy and calm you are seeking? There are protective parts of self that surface to move us through times of trauma and loss, social discord and injustice, economic and environmental crisis, and separation and isolation in our relationships...and these extremely valid coping responses might be contributing to more pain and keeping you from a full, authentic connection to all of your world. Awareness is a big step, yet also needs momentum and action to actualize and heal. Take your journey further. The time is now.

Costs and Insurance

$75 - 150 per session

Sliding Scale

Out of Pocket

Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS)

Cigna

Why did you become a therapist, and what motivates you to continue?

As a helper, I am humbled and grateful to have been on this healing journey with others over many years and would love to share with you ideas for increasing happiness and creativity, as well re-discovering direction and peace.

For people that are hesitant to try therapy, what do you wish you could tell them?

Don't stay stuck! We all deserve so much, and you don't have to be sick to get better. Taking the steps to connect with help can be intimidating and uncomfortable, yet the risk is well worth the opportunities and growth you can experience.

What's your experience with clients with trauma or abuse?

I am a trauma expert and highly trained in many evidence-based therapies including EMDR, TF-CBT, Mindfulness. You are not your trauma. And you have everything you need to heal.

How do you work with clients with addiction?

Compassion, knowledge, and hope is the foundation for personal healing with addiction. The stigma is great and shame from societal messages about addiction damaging. Transforming your understanding of health and self, as well as building insight into ways to live in momentum with who you are and what you value is apart of the journey. The empowerment of re-connection to who and what you love can come through addressing trauma and some of the underlying experiences that also can heal as you take steps to manage your dependency and habits differently.

How can you provide care remotely?

Telehealth helps us connect where you are in your world and allow flexibility to truly meet you where you are! I utilize a confidential platform for meeting to ensure the utmost protection for your health information and privacy.

What's your experience with children or adolescents?

I have been working with children and families since 2004 in outpatient, hospital, and home-based settings.

Interested in talking?

(970) 829-0982

Costs and Insurance

$75 - 150 per session

Sliding Scale

Out of Pocket

Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS)

Cigna

Specialties

Addiction

Anxiety

Depression

Trauma and PTSD

Approaches

Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)

Dialectical Behavior (DBT)

EMDR

Trauma Focused