About Gerald
Gerald Sandeford is a licensed professional counselor in Colorado with 22 years of experience. He focuses on helping adults and adolescents who are coping with anxiety, depression, trauma, and the problems those struggles can create in daily life. Gerald aims to make the first step into counseling feel manageable and direct.
He keeps sessions straightforward and practical. Gerald uses techniques that help people notice unhelpful thoughts, learn skills to handle strong emotions, and work through memories that continue to cause distress.
Background and approach
He also addresses how stress and trauma can feed into substance use and relationship strain. Gerald prefers a collaborative style. He listens first, then helps set focused goals you can work on between sessions.
Progress is measured in small, concrete changes - fewer overwhelming moments, better coping skills, and clearer choices. His work draws on several approaches, including cognitive behavioral strategies to change thinking patterns, mindfulness to build present-moment skills, and trauma-focused methods to process painful memories. Sessions often include skill practice and short, structured exercises.
People who reach out to Gerald can expect a calm, direct counselor who aims to make therapy useful for everyday life. He encourages honest talk about what isn’t working and practical steps toward feeling more stable and in control.
Therapeutic approaches and online options that fit your life
Gerald uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and change patterns that increase anxiety or depression. CBT is often focused on small, practical changes and tasks people can try between sessions.He also draws on EMDR, a trauma-focused approach that helps people process distressing memories so they have less emotional charge. That can reduce symptoms that interfere with day-to-day functioning and relationships.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Gerald will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as progress happens.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls let people use face-to-face interaction when helpful. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth or camera use is limited. Live chat and text messaging work well for shorter check-ins, quick skill coaching, or scheduling questions. These options make it easier to fit sessions into work, school, or family routines while keeping care consistent.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
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Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 22 years
- Licensed
- Colorado
- Languages
- English