Helping People Find Therapists & Advocating for Ethical and Healthy Therapy & Marriage Counseling Practices

My Approach to Helping

Clients find Chris Berger's style to be a healthy balance of warm compassion, skilled support, and gentle confrontation. He encourages clients active participation in achieving results while providing a comfortable, non-judgmental, and supportive environment. He focuses on empowering clients to make positive life changes. Chris has extensive experience working with individuals, couples, adolescents, and families throughout Colorado. He provides short and long term counseling services and has worked closely with medical providers, judicial services, and other therapists in the coordination of care for clients. Chris is a National Certified Counselor. He holds a Masters of Arts in Clinical Counseling from the University of Northern Colorado. He is a member of his profession's national honor society: Chi Sigma Iota. He also holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Film and Television Production from New York University. Chris received Primary Certification in Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) after studying directly with Dr. Albert Ellis. He is a Certified Prepare/Enrich marriage counselor, has received facilitation training for divorce recovery workshops based on the seminal work of Dr. Bruce Fisher and Dr. Robert Alberti: Rebuilding: When Your Relationship Ends, and has also received specialized training in treating sexual addiction from Dr. Patrick Carnes. Professional Affiliations include: American Counseling Association (ACA) American Mental Health Counseling Association (AMHCA) International Association of Marriage and Family Counselors (IAMFC) National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC) Association for Specialists in Group Work (ASGW) The Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development (AMCD) Colorado Counseling Association (CCA) Colorado Association of Psychotherapists (CAP) Colorado Association of Marriage and Family Counselors (CMFCA) Society for the Advancement of Sexual Health (SASH)

 

More Info About My Practice

Foundations Counseling has offices in Loveland (Centerra), Fort Collins, and Windsor to serve you. We invite you to join us for a free consultation, which we offer to all new clients.

Services I Provide

• Individual Therapy & Counseling
• Marriage, Couples, or Relationship Counseling
• Family Therapy
• Group Therapy
• Consultation

Ages I Work With

• Teens
• Adults

Languages I Speak

• English

Groups I Work With

Relationship Dynamics (pre-marital counseling, marital difficulties, intimacy concerns, sexual issues, codependency, affair recovery, divorce recovery, second marriages, attachment issues, conflict resolution, anger management, communication skills, adolescent development, school problems, family relationships, parenting skills and training); Growth Oriented Counseling (life transitions, career transitions, grief and loss); Clinical Counseling / Health and Wellness (anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, stress related issues, weight gain, weight loss, sleep disorders, trauma and abuse recovery, alcohol and substance abuse recovery, and sexual / internet / porn addiction recovery).

Therapy Approaches I Use

• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy /REBT
• Existential Psychotherapy
• Family Systems Therapy
• Gottman Method
• Humanistic Psychology
• Integration of different therapy models
• Solution Focused Therapy

Concerns & Issues I Help With

• Abuse: Emotional, Physical, or Sexual
• Trauma
• Addictions & Compulsions
• Life Changes
• Social Skills & Problems
• Emotion Management
• Anxiety, Fear, & Stress
• Attachment
• Depression & Mood
• Family Problems
• Childhood & Adolescence
• Relationships & Marriage
• Health & Body
• Identity Issues
• Self-Esteem & Confidence
• Sexuality