Welcome...
My name is Iwona Gerner and I am a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor with over 15 years of experiences. I offer support to adults who seek personal growth, who struggle with life's transitions. I am particularly interested in supporting people navigate fertility issues, deal with maternal or fraternal depression and anxiety as well as postpartum challenges. I offer support when facing miscarriages, pregnancy termination and infant losses. I also am specializing in perimenopause and menopause.
Experience
I bring to my practice the experience of more than 15 years of professional work with people of different cultures and lifestyles. My additional training include the following: Clinical Trauma Work, Maternal Mental Health and Bringing Baby Home Education, as well as in Hypnotherapy, Reiki, Fertile Mind/Body Method, Grief-counseling, Gottman Method Couples Therapy, Emotional Freedom Technique (Tapping) and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and Menopause coaching.
Specialties:
Maternal and Paternal depression/ or anxiety
Postpartum depression (in women and men)
Fertility Issues
Pregnancy after Infertility
Perinatal and Infant loss
Grief and Loss
Pre-marital counseling
Parenting support
Living childless
Life transitions
Women's issues
Perimenopause
Menopause
Post menopause
Stress management
Self-esteem and personal growth
Spirituality/Religion
Work/life balance
Working with me...
The journey within therapy is all about you. I see you as the expert of your own life and my role is to listen, reflect, and ask the right questions. I combine psychotherapy with mind body techniques. My approach is tailored to your particular needs that is supportive, solution focused and insight-oriented. My work with you is to build on your strengths, meet the challenges you are facing and support you in finding your way[s]. I am honored to be a part of your journey.
Languages...
I offer therapy in English, German and Polish language
Credentials
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor
National Certified Counselor
Practitioner of Hypnotherapy
Fertile Body Method Certified Therapist
Reiki practitioner
Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP)
EMDR practitioner
Menopause Counselor
Education
Master’s degree of Science in Counseling from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore
Bachelor’s degree of Science in Social Work from the University Cologne (Germany)
Women’s Mental Health Specialist
Fertile Body Method Therapist
Maternal Mental Health Training (Postpartum Support International click here for more information)
Hypnotherapy Practitioner (American Hypnosis Training Academy)
Gottman Method Couples Therapist
Gottman’s “Bringing Baby Home” Program
Reiki Practitioner
Clinical Trauma Professional
EMDR
Peri, Menopause and Post menopause training with The Menopause Society
Professional Affiliations
American Counseling Association
The Menopause Society (for more information click here)
American Society for Reproductive Medicine
Resolve- The National Infertility Association
Chi Stigma Iota Honor society