Constance Geerhart

Welcome! I'm a clinical social worker with over 25 years of experience working closely with individuals, families, and community members in the immediate aftermath of challenging and traumatic events. I have supported people from diverse backgrounds and identities throughout my career and value the opportunity to get to know each client's strengths, challenges, values and hopes. My approach is relational, client-centered, and trauma-informed. I draw from many theoretical models and interventions, aware that the most important foundation to successful therapeutic outcomes is our rapport and connection.

I graduated from the University of Texas at Austin School of Social Work with my master's degree in 1998. I spent the first part of my career working with people who had experienced domestic violence and sexual assault and am passionate about continuing to support survivors and their friends and families.

I have worked extensively with first responders, including police, fire, EMS, 911 call takers, dispatchers, and emergency room staff. I recognize the dangers of vicarious trauma, compassion fatigue, and burnout in these professions, and am able to provide non-judgmental validation and a healing environment.

I aim to provide a warm and supportive space in which you feel safe and welcome. I have training and experience in many therapy models, but I don't subscribe exclusively to one approach. It's more important to learn who you are and what your hopes are for therapy, so we can collaborate on a treatment plan. I offer a free initial 20 minute consultation, which helps you get a brief idea of whether I would be a good fit for you.

During our first session we'll get to know each other and talk about your struggles, goals, and hopes for therapy. We'll develop a plan to use our time together to strive for positive outcomes. You are the expert on your own experiences and responses, so I'll be listening more than I'll be talking. However, I will provide information and education (for example, if you want to manage anxiety, I can help you understand your nervous system responses and triggers), validation and reflection (including questions that may deepen your awareness), and actual tools you can use outside of the session to enhance your life and relationships. I will encourage your assessment of how therapy is going so we can make adjustments as needed.