Christina Gerteis, IFS EMDR IFIO Somatic offerings (She/Her)
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, LAC, NCC, MAC
Online in Switzerland, United Kingdom, Colorado, Louisiana, Texas
(Online Only)
As a helper, I am humbled and grateful to have been on this healing journey with others since 2004 and would love to share with you ideas for increasing happiness and creativity, as well re-discovering direction and peace. I am certified and highly experienced with utilizing many research-supported interventions that truly can aid you in your next steps…
Client Focus
Session Format: Couple, Group, Individual sessions.
Age Specialty: Adult, Young Adult
Demographic Expertise: Buddhist, Christian, LGBTQ+, Military / Veterans, Women clients.
Languages: English
Treatment Approach
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Combines CBT with mindfulness to help regulate emotions, tolerate stress, and build stronger relationships. Originally designed for borderline personality disorder, it’s now used more broadly.
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) A structured therapy that uses guided eye movements to help process traumatic memories. It is widely recognized for treating PTSD and trauma-related conditions.
- Internal Family Systems (IFS) Helps clients heal by working with different ‘parts’ of themselves, like inner critics or wounded children. It fosters harmony within the self.
Approach Description: We are getting to know your parts of self and working towards a path of change from the first session! Many years of practice has helped me provide support that can meet your processes of growth where they are. For some a gentle, yet powerful approach can be helpful, where others might be moving in a clear and directed way connecting towards harmony. We will discover together what your system needs.
Education & Credentials
Christina Gerteis, IFS EMDR IFIO Somatic offerings LPC, LAC, NCC, MAC
- Female
- License # CO LPC .0012302, CO LAC .0000729, LA LPC 5869, TX LPC 70062
- Licensed in LA
- Practicing Since 2009
Education: MA Counseling Psychology and Organizational Consulting Pacific University Oregon, BA Psychology Louisiana Tech University. Certification in both EMDR and TF-CBT, as well as Level 2 IFS, IFIO trained. PA regularly and offer consultation to those on a path of IFS learning and practice.
Finances
Fees
- Average Session Fee 150
- Affordable sliding scale therapy: apply if you may be eligible.
- Pro bono and sliding scale offered
- Out of Network
- I am not able to accept new clients with insurance in 2026. Out-of-network benefit options planned for 2027.
Christina Gerteis, IFS EMDR IFIO Somatic offerings Practice Details
Therapy Sessions
- Available Online for residents of Switzerland, United Kingdom, Colorado, Louisiana, Texas
- Online Therapy Details: Healthcare secure platforms including Zoom and RemotEMDR
You have been on this journey for some time and come so far! What keeps holding you back from experiencing the joy, wholeness, and calm you are seeking? There are parts of self that serve to support us through times of stuck-ness and low points, trauma and loss, complex health experiences and pain, community and environmental crisis, disconnection and isolation in our relationships...and these internal conflicts might be keeping you from a full, authentic connection to yourself and all of your world. Awareness is a big step, yet also needs compassion and integration to energize and grow. Expand your journey. The time is now.
While I can support those experiencing many clinical needs given my extensive training and background with teens and families, my areas of specialty include: Child and adult trauma, Loss and transition, Phobias and fear, Addiction treatment, Living with chronic illness and pain, intimacy challenges and relationship repair experiences. I primarily offer IFS, IFIO, EMDR, and somatic and mindfulness support.