Therapist profile
Geri Burgess, LPC
Alabama
Licensed Professional Counselor - Anger and Anxiety
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- CredentialsLPC
- LicenseLPC, Michigan / 6401015377; LPC, Alabama / LPC02911
- NPI1568779890
- Experience20 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationAlabama
About
- CBT techniques
- Mindfulness practice
- Motivational interviewing
About Geri
Geri Burgess is an LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) with 20 years of clinical experience. She practices from Alabama and focuses on helping adults manage stress, anxiety, anger, relationship strains, grief, and life changes.
She keeps sessions straightforward and practical. Geri listens first, then helps people notice patterns that keep anger and anxiety active. She offers clear tools to reduce reactivity and improve communication, rather than abstract theory or long lectures.
Her style blends client-centered conversations with concrete techniques. That means the conversation reflects the person in the room, and specific strategies are offered when they make sense. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy tools are used to identify unhelpful thoughts and shift behaviors that increase tension.
Mindfulness methods are included to help with moment-to-moment awareness and reducing impulsive responses. Motivational interviewing helps when someone feels stuck or unsure how to make a change. Existential ideas are brought in to help people reflect on meaning and values when life transitions trigger anger or loss.
Geri works with issues often tied to relationship patterns and attachment wounds, including abandonment and family-of-origin problems. She also supports people coping with caregiving stress, burnout, and the emotional effects of trauma and grief.
Sessions focus on practical steps you can try between meetings. She asks about your daily routines, sleep, and work stress to shape small experiments. To begin, clients follow the site matching steps and schedule a first session through the provided workflow.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Geri commonly uses Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in her work. Client-Centered Therapy means the conversation follows the client’s concerns, with the therapist reflecting what she hears and prioritizing the person’s perspective. This helps people feel understood and clarifies what they want to change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing them with small behavioral experiments to reduce anger and anxiety.She also draws on Mindfulness Therapy to build moment-to-moment awareness, which can decrease impulsive reactions and improve sleep and concentration. Together these approaches help with stress, relationship conflict, grief, and anger that shows up in daily life. Choosing the right mix is collaborative; the therapist will work with each person to try approaches and adjust based on what helps most.
Confirm session formats before booking using the site’s options. Online sessions can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when time is tight, and avoid travel time. They also let a person continue support while managing work, caregiving, or relocation. Geri and other licensed professionals typically review how a session will run during the first meeting and plan follow-ups that fit your routine.
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Experience
20+ years
Listed in
Michigan, Alabama
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of anger issues does she address?
She works with adults who snap at loved ones, feel rising resentment, or struggle with anger tied to stress, grief, or relationship problems.
How would you describe her therapeutic approach?
She blends client-centered conversation with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and mindfulness tools to reduce reactivity and change unhelpful patterns.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Geri has 20 years of professional experience supporting people with anxiety, anger, grief, and related concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LPC, licensed in Alabama, practicing from that state.
Does she see people who live outside the United States?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats does she offer?
Please confirm current session formats before booking by checking the online therapy options on the site.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.