Catherine Geyer

Catherine Geyer, LAPC — EMDR & Trauma Therapist in Georgia

Catherine Geyer, LAPC, works with teens and adults navigating trauma, anxiety, grief, and difficult life transitions. Trained in EMDR, she helps clients process painful experiences, reduce emotional overwhelm, and build healthier ways of responding to stress. Catherine provides in-person therapy in Dacula and virtual therapy throughout Georgia.

Accepting New Clients
Services
Coaching Life Coaching Counseling EMDR Intensives Individual Counseling EMDR

About

Hello! I’m Catherine, and I’m so glad you are here. Thank you for considering me for your therapy needs. If you’re visiting this page, you’ve already taken an incredibly brave step toward healing, and that doesn’t go unnoticed. You deserve to feel at peace in your body and mind, and I’m honored to walk alongside you. Whatever brought you here, I want you to know: your experience matters and your healing is absolutely possible.

I believe healing begins with connection. That’s why openness and trust are the foundation of the work we’ll do together. I strive to create a safe, encouraging space where you can explore your thoughts, feelings, and experiences without judgment. I show up as myself – offering gentle challenges when needed, sitting with you in painful or uncomfortable emotions, and celebrating small victories along the way. Throughout our work, you can expect deep empathy and unconditional positive regard. 

One of the most powerful tools I use is EMDR(Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing). This research-backed therapy helps your brain and body process difficult memories so they no longer feel overwhelming. EMDR works differently than traditional talk therapy; it helps your nervous system let go of stuck emotions and reactions. In addition to EMDR, I take an eclectic approach to therapy, incorporating traditional talk therapy and other evidence-based techniques tailored to your unique needs and goals.
Many people hesitate to seek help because of shame – the feeling that you’re “too broken” or your problems are “too much.” If you’re carrying shame about your story, your struggles, or parts of yourself because you feel you need to hide, that’s often where our most meaningful work begins. 

My clinical background includes individual, family, and group therapy in both inpatient and outpatient settings. With personal insight into mental health challenges and the impact of incarceration on families, I bring authentic compassion to this work. I’ve partnered with prison ministries and worked extensively with individuals and families affected by incarceration – an area of deep personal and professional importance to me. Through all of this work, I’ve seen the power of authentic relationships and the healing that happens when we truly feel seen and understood.

I’ve found that people who come to therapy aren’t broken – they’re navigating incredibly difficult human experiences that sometimes leave us feeling stuck or overwhelmed. With the right support, tools, and safe connection, healing and growth are not only possible but inevitable. 

Education

Master of Science, Clinical Rehabilitation Counseling - Mercer University Bachelor of Arts, Public Relations - Texas Tech University Licensed Associate Professional Counselor (GA) Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC) Nationally Certified Counselor (NCC) Trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)

Georgia Licensure

Catherine is under the clinical supervision of Brianna Owen, LPC, CPCS (GA License# LPC005256)

Accreditations

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Licensed In

  • Georgia

Session Format

  • In-Person
  • Virtual

Clients Served

  • Teens
  • Adults
  • Ages 12 & Up

Payment

  • Self-Pay

$90

60-Minute Session

Anxiety

What this specialty means

Anxiety is a natural body-and-mind response to stress or perceived threat. When worry, tension, or fear become persistent, overwhelming, or interfere with daily life, supportive care can help. In a mental-health context, anxiety services may include psychotherapy to explore thoughts, emotions, and patterns; skills-based coaching to practice coping and lifestyle changes; and, when appropriate, coordination with medical care for assessment of physical factors. These approaches aim to meet people with respect and reduce distress while honoring personal values, culture, and priorities.

Why people seek support

People may seek help for anxiety when worry feels hard to turn off, when racing thoughts or rumination disrupt sleep, or when restlessness, muscle tension, or a knotted stomach make it tough to focus. Avoiding social situations, driving, public speaking, or decision-making can strain school, work, or relationships. Life transitions, ongoing stress, perfectionism, health concerns, or reminders of past adversity may also heighten anxiety. Support is often pursued to understand what’s happening, feel less alone, and learn practical ways to navigate discomfort and uncertainty.

Typical goals

Goals are tailored to each person and may include understanding personal anxiety triggers and body cues; building a toolkit of coping skills; improving sleep and daily routines; and gradually re-engaging with avoided activities in manageable steps. In psychotherapy, individuals may explore underlying beliefs, emotions, and relationship patterns that keep anxiety going. Coaching may focus on action plans, habit change, and accountability. Medical care, when sought, can assess contributing health conditions and discuss options. Progress is usually tracked by functioning, confidence, and quality of life, not perfection.

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Trauma

What this specialty means

Trauma-focused support addresses the emotional, cognitive, and bodily impact of overwhelming or threatening experiences. It recognizes that reactions are understandable adaptations, not personal failings, and prioritizes safety, consent, and choice. Depending on needs, psychotherapy may help process memories and meanings, coaching may build present-focused coping and routines, and medical care may attend to physical injuries or health concerns related to stress. Providers aim to be sensitive to triggers and culture, reduce re-traumatization, and help people regain a sense of control and connection at a pace that feels manageable.

Why people seek support

People often seek trauma-related support when past events continue to shape daily life in ways that feel confusing or exhausting. Examples may include witnessing accidents, violence, or disasters; experiencing abuse, neglect, or discrimination; enduring medical crises; or navigating sudden losses. Someone might notice sleep problems, startling easily, numbness, intense guilt, or strained relationships, or feel overwhelmed by reminders. Others seek help during transitions—starting school, parenting, or changing jobs—when old patterns resurface. They may want a space to sort through memories, learn grounding skills, or explore referrals for additional medical or community resources.

Typical goals

Collaborative goals may include building a felt sense of safety, increasing day-to-day steadiness, and understanding how triggers, emotions, thoughts, and body cues interact. People and their providers might practice practical regulation skills, strengthen boundaries, and map supportive routines and relationships. Some may choose to process specific memories, while others focus on present-focused habits and meaning-making. Coaching could emphasize stress management and values-driven actions; psychotherapy could deepen exploration and integration; medical care could address health concerns. Across approaches, pacing, consent, and restoring choice and dignity typically guide the work.

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Relationship Issues

What this specialty means

Relationship Issues refers to supportive services that help individuals, couples, and families understand and improve patterns of relating—communication, trust, boundaries, intimacy, and roles. Practitioners may be psychotherapists, counselors, or relationship coaches; psychotherapy explores emotions, history, and entrenched patterns, while coaching focuses on skills and action plans. This work is not medical care, though coordination with healthcare may occur when mental or physical conditions affect connection. Support is collaborative, culturally responsive, and inclusive of diverse identities and relationship structures, including monogamous, non‑monogamous, and LGBTQIA+ partnerships.

Why people seek support

People seek support for relationship issues when patterns feel stuck, painful, or confusing. Common concerns include frequent arguments, communication breakdowns, feeling distant or unseen, breaches of trust or jealousy, and difficulty setting or respecting boundaries. Life transitions—new parenthood, blending families, caregiving, relocation, or career changes—can strain connection, as can cultural or religious differences, decisions about commitment or separation, and navigating non‑monogamy agreements. Others want guidance for dating after loss or divorce, or easing tensions with relatives, roommates, or coworkers. When safety is a concern, professionals emphasize safety planning and access to resources.

Typical goals

Collaborative goals often include clarifying values, needs, and boundaries; strengthening communication through listening, empathy, and repair; and developing fair, workable agreements about roles, time, money, sex, parenting, or household tasks. Many aim to reduce escalation, manage reactivity, and practice conflict‑resolution skills, or to rebuild, redefine, or respectfully end a relationship. Psychotherapy may address family‑of‑origin patterns, attachment injuries, or trauma responses; coaching tends to focus on skills practice, accountability, and real‑world experiments. When health or safety concerns affect connection, professionals may coordinate with other supports to promote stability.

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Life Transitions

What this specialty means

Life Transitions support focuses on helping people navigate significant changes such as graduations, career shifts, moves, relationship changes, parenting milestones, retirement, loss, or identity and role changes. Practitioners may include counselors, therapists, and coaches. Coaching often emphasizes practical planning, habits, and accountability; psychotherapy explores emotions, patterns, and the meaning of change; medical care addresses health conditions and is distinct from this non-medical support. Sessions may include clarifying values, building coping skills, improving communication, and creating sustainable routines so that changes feel more manageable and aligned with personal priorities.

Why people seek support

People might seek Life Transitions support when a change feels exciting yet overwhelming, when they feel stuck between options, or when roles and relationships are shifting. Common situations include starting or ending school, beginning a new job or leaving one, moving to a different community or culture, becoming a caregiver, welcoming or launching children, divorce, bereavement, or adjusting after illness or recovery phases recommended by medical providers. Individuals may want a steady, nonjudgmental space to sort through feelings, reduce stress, consider trade-offs, and make choices that reflect their values and capacity right now.

Typical goals

Working with a qualified professional, people may identify what matters most, map realistic options, and pace decisions. Goals could include strengthening coping and flexibility, communicating needs during changing roles, setting boundaries, practicing self-compassion, and building supportive routines. Some may develop action plans and accountability structures typical of coaching; others may explore grief, identity shifts, or long-standing patterns more common in psychotherapy. When health or safety considerations are present, collaboration with medical or community resources might be discussed. Progress is personal, and plans are adjusted as circumstances and insight evolve.

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Grief and Loss

What this specialty means

Grief and Loss is a support specialty focused on helping people navigate the emotional, relational, and practical impact of significant absences—such as a death, breakup, miscarriage, infertility, health changes, job loss, or shifts in identity. Practitioners may include therapists, counselors, coaches, and group facilitators. Psychotherapy typically explores complex emotions, trauma, and meaning-making; coaching often emphasizes day-to-day coping, structure, and values-aligned action; and medical care addresses any physical health concerns that can accompany grief. Support is compassionate, culturally aware, and paced to a person’s timing and needs.

Why people seek support

People may seek grief and loss support when an absence disrupts daily life, relationships, or a sense of who they are. Common situations include the death of a loved one, divorce or separation, pregnancy loss, infertility challenges, pet loss, estrangement, displacement, serious illness, or retirement and role changes. They might experience numbness, anger, longing, guilt, anxiety, or exhaustion, and feel unsure how to cope at home, work, or school. Support can provide language for complex feelings, ideas for rituals or memorials, help with family dynamics, and preparation for anniversaries, holidays, or sudden reminders.

Typical goals

Collaborative goals may include establishing grounding routines; learning coping skills for waves of emotion; creating personal rituals or memorial practices; exploring meaning and values after loss; strengthening communication, boundaries, and requests for support; addressing guilt or unfinished conversations; planning for triggers and high-stress dates; and reconnecting with relationships, community, or purposeful activities. People may also clarify whether coaching, psychotherapy, peer groups, or community resources fit their needs, and when to seek medical evaluation for health or safety concerns. Pace and methods are individualized and can be adjusted over time.

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