About Geri
Geri Burgess is a licensed professional counselor with 20 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship concerns. She creates an open space where thoughts and feelings can be shared without judgment. Many people come to her looking for help with codependency, grief, trauma, or self-esteem struggles. Geri emphasizes practical steps and steady support so clients can start making changes that matter.
Her approach is straightforward and grounded in conversation. She listens first, then helps people find strategies that fit their life. Geri uses client-centered work to follow what matters most to each person. She also draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to notice unhelpful thinking and build more useful habits.
Mindfulness practices and motivational interviewing often appear in sessions when people want help with motivation, coping, or staying present. Existential ideas guide conversations about meaning, choices, and values when clients feel stuck or adrift. Geri adapts methods to the issue at hand rather than sticking to a single formula.
Over two decades she has supported people through divorce, career shifts, caregiving stress, and identity questions including gender dysphoria and LGBT concerns. She also works with issues like ADHD, bipolar disorder, sleep disruption, and compassion fatigue. Her goal is to help clients feel more able to make decisions that reflect who they want to be.
Geri practices from Alabama and speaks English. She welcomes international clients and encourages prospective clients to confirm current session options before booking. To get started, follow the site's Start Therapy steps and complete the short matching questionnaire.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following what matters most to each person. Online this means sessions start with open conversation and the therapist shapes the work around your goals and concerns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts, behaviors, and routines that keep problems going and offers practical exercises to change them. In remote sessions CBT often includes homework and short check-ins to try new skills between meetings.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with clients to decide whether to lean more on client-centered listening, CBT techniques, mindfulness practices, or a blend. That choice depends on needs, goals, and what feels most useful in everyday life.
The practical benefits of online therapy include fitting sessions into a busy schedule, reducing travel time, and making it easier to keep appointments during work or caregiving demands. Because the biography does not list specific session formats, confirm which online options are offered before booking. Many people find remote sessions help them stay consistent and apply skills directly to real-life moments.
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Experience
20+ years
Credentials
Michigan, Alabama
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Geri address in therapy?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship issues, codependency, grief, trauma, self-esteem, and related concerns listed in her specialties.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is client-centered and conversational, focusing on listening first and then finding practical steps that fit each person's life.
What kind of experience does she bring?
Geri has 20 years of professional experience supporting people through life changes, caregiving stress, and emotional challenges.
Where is Geri licensed and based?
She holds the LPC credential and practices from Alabama, with licensing history that includes Michigan as noted in her background.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Session formats are not specified in the biography; please confirm current session options before booking.
How does payment or cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working together?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.
Profile details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. Credential and registration rules differ between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.