Therapists in Fort Collins, CO

Living with grief, trauma and stress can feel lonely and isolating. It can also show up as chronic pain, fatigue, sleeping, depression and anxiety. If you are looking to be proactive in your mental health healing, want to incorporate empowering coping skills and also have the desire to change patterns that no longer serve you, these therapy sessions can help you to integrate your stress and trauma in a way that allows you to feel embodied and whole again. I specialize in somatic therapy and using a mind-body connection to heal and integrate.

I specialize in working with LGBTQIA2S+, neuroqueer, and neurodiverse clients. Much of my work has involved supporting clients while they navigate life transitions and work towards redefining their relationship with experiences such as depression, anxiety, and trauma. Clients can expect a holistic approach to their care that includes elements of mindfulness, somatic awareness, and creative process. If you are interested in discovering or deepening your sense of embodiment, I can help facilitate that journey. I focus on uncovering my client's innate brilliance so that they can recognize the wisdom and compassion within themselves.

Are anxiety, depression, and trauma creating roadblocks in your life? Does it feel like there is a disconnect between you and the world around you? It is normal for the trauma stored in your body to create barriers to connection. Unfortunately, these barriers can be incredibly painful and difficult to cope with. You may be experiencing cycles of painful thoughts, days of numbness, or outbursts of anger.

The human experience is rich, messy and complex. With the right support, you can navigate periods of change, transitions, shakiness, and uncertainty. I can help expand your ability to relate with these experiences. You can learn to use your body, senses, impulses, and unconscious as invaluable tools. As a somatically oriented, Buddhist psychology-based therapist, my hope is to provide a safe, supportive context so that your innate wisdom, clarity, and self-compassion can emerge and blossom. I strongly believe in the healing power of humor, both in and out of the therapy room. You have more freedom than you think!

Psychology is derived from the Greek words psyche; meaning soul, and logos; meaning knowledge. Considering this, I see therapy as the brave journey of knowing yourself and your life more deeply. As a therapist, I offer a genuine optimism and non-judgmental space for you to feel seen, heard, and met with kindness. You are provided guidance and skills that equip you to guide your nervous system and mind back to health. We won't go anywhere in therapy that you are not prepared to go. Sessions feel restorative, empowering, and practical. You can feel better at your own pace. And it is a real privilege to support you along the way.

I value a holistic approach to mental wellness: working to strengthen the relationship with self that encompasses mind, body and spirit. I have a dedication to self-care and a compassionate approach to oneself, with focus on connecting to and building trust with one’s own inner guidance. Our journey together will aspire toward integration of experiences, alignment with your truths, and recovering wholeness of mind/body.

Within distress lies untapped wisdom. Whether understanding the roots of conflict or unlocking latent insights, allow yourself to journey the terrain where conflict becomes a guide to profound personal growth. There is no need to navigate this alone. Let my expertise bring relief.

We'll figure this out together! Get back to baseline and begin to build the life you want to live. I'll help you learn to use your body as a resource for your mind. Beginning with simple breathing techniques & physical movements to aid in emotional management & reduction of stress, anxiety, & depression. For those who are ready, we will do the deeper work of releasing unprocessed emotions & old storylines that may be silently running your life in the background. Thus transforming hardships into wisdom & personal power to propel your life forward in whatever direction you choose.

I love working with individuals who recognize the need for healing and growth. I appreciate the moments when we are wanting to gain self-awareness, improve our relationships, and feel motivated to become more engaged in life. If you are not quite ready to heal, I enjoy helping you create a safe space in which to start. I enjoy getting to learn about what makes up the incredible Being that you already are, and most of all I love getting to work with you as you move towards your greatest potential.

Here at Mind-Ops we focus on one overarching life concept - O.ptimal ... P.erformance... S.olutions. We offer a wide range of services, most of which are delivered at our Ft. Collins office, through teletherapy, or at sites that are most conducive to the individualized change process of each client. Whether you are an individual, a team, or a business, we at Mind-Ops can help you attain your greatest potential. We can all be better and that's where our staff come in. Here at Mind-Ops, we also offer self-paced online educational courses through our Mind-Ops Online University

New Client waitlist earliest appts June 2024. Vickie Gerber is an LPC and is a mental health therapist with Rise Above Wellness/Performance Counseling. She earned her Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Adams State University in 2015. Vickie specializes in working with adults and older adolescents (16+) dealing with chronic pain, athletic performance and acute injury prevention and recovery. She is passionate about helping others discover deep healing especially from trauma, find enduring wellness, and become empowered to take control of what is within their reach to make lasting positive changes in their lives.

One of the greatest predictors of therapeutic success is a good match between therapist and client. My therapeutic approach is to be gently direct and focuses on you living the truth of who you are. I have no agenda about what your truth is or judgment of how it's become clouded. I am, however, interested in supporting you to live fully. I facilitate awareness through various means: body awareness, blockages to choice, personality, relationships, and teaching mindfulness practices. Clients who hold responsibility have the fuel to catalyze change, and I am ready to work with you.

We all have the need to feel supported and understood and are not meant to navigate life's difficult paths alone. I believe we each have the innate capacity to heal, and I value and encourage the integration of mind, body, and spirit. I have experience treating depression, anxiety, addiction, chronic pain, childhood abuse, trauma, grief, and PTSD. I work best with those who have the courage to want to get to know themselves at a deeper level. I support people in being curious about aspects of themselves that may have split off from the whole through rejection, trauma, overwhelming experiences, or lack of acceptance.

I love supporting men to evolve as lovers through exploring their family environment and healing past trauma, guilt, shame or anything else that is holding them back from the authenticity and intimacy they seek in all their relationships. I love supporting relationships and all the forms of loving from monogamy(ish), nonmonogamy, kinky, BDSM and LGBTQIA folks. Clients love seeking me out for my direct & supportive interventions and resources to support them to evolve in and between our sessions. I support clients to move into greater self-love, & boundaries, & to explore hard conversations while staying protected and connected.

EMDR Therapy is extremely helpful in QUICKLY reducing symptoms of PTSD, ANXIETY, Depression, and major life stressors. I specialize in treating PTSD, anxiety, women's issues, religious trauma, LGBTQ challenges, depression, emotion management, & all forms of trauma. Together, we'll process your traumatic memories so they are no longer holding you back in life. My focus is helping you live your best life despite setbacks and hardships.

Do you often feel anxious, disconnected, depressed, or burned out? Maybe you're struggling to function in daily life, and responding to triggers with helpful coping skills. I help highly sensitive, creative, and compassionate people like you get “unstuck” by harnessing their inner resources, processing trauma, and reconnecting to the empowerment of personal values, authenticity, and compassion.

Life’s struggles can leave us feeling lost or confused. Difficulties in relationships can make us feel trapped, hurt, or scared. However, even when things feel hopeless, we all have the potential to grow and find a new direction— individually and in our relationships. I work with individuals and couples seeking to overcome stress, anxiety, and depression in order to get something more out of life. I’ll help you tap into your natural ability to move through challenges to a more balanced and fulfilling way of living.

As humans we experience suffering (painful emotional states). This is normal...but what happens when you feel stuck here; reliving old patterns from unhealed wounds? It's likely that your nervous system is overwhelmed and under-resourced in an increasingly stressful time. As you attempt to cope the best way you know how, you may turn towards substances, work excessively, fill your time with mindless distractions, obsessively worry, or find yourself isolating. You know theres a better way to live, and its okay to seek support. You were not born to suffer.

Only T/W/TH morning appointments available currently until 10/2024. 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.