Josh Geiger, LCSW
Specialty: Men’s Mental Health, Trauma & Relational Wounds, Grief & Loss
Therapies: EMDR, Internal Family Systems, Polyvagal Informed
Ages: Adults 25-101
Accepts Medicaid, United Healthcare, Rocky Mountain Health Plans, UMR
Out-of-Pocket: $150
A Therapist and His Dog…
Thor and I are so glad you are here (I’ll keep the boring stuff brief). I originally moved to the Western Slope from Oregon to pursue my Master of Social Work from University of Denver’s Western Slope program. I fell in love with winding canyons, craggy peaks, an untamable rivers. I also met Thor as a rescue from Underdog Rescue 2020 and we’ve been best friends since. Together, we are committed to meeting you exactly where you are today and to helping fostering what growth and healing may await you in our work together.
Clients I work with
I often work with people who feel powerless, defeated, stuck, or as though their emotions rule their life. Perhaps this describes you. You may feel swept up in the current of everyday life just trying to get by only to wake up and do the same thing tomorrow. You may find that in relationships, you are not the person you’d like to be. Perhaps finding that relationships come with conflict, a fear of abandonment, or a deep seated belief that you are not good enough for the person compared to others around you. you might tried changing you’re perspective, reading a book, or starting a new routine in the hope things will change, but finding you never quite have the capacity to sustain this change. You may feel disconnected from those around you, or your own bodies and wrestle with intrusive memories and thoughts of the past which keep you feeling stuck. You are not alone in this and healing is possible.
My Approach Therapy
For me, therapy is more than just a place to talk about pain, hurt, or suffering—although this is often an important place to begin. It is a safe and sacred space where we can begin the process of healing ourselves, seeking growth, and learning to turn inward so that when the road gets hard, we know we can rely on ourselves and those we have in our life. I’ll discuss the tools I use for this process in a different section, but what I want every client to know is that therapy is a place to do the work. In my practice, this often means learning tangible skills and learning to sit with, sometimes painful, emotions, thoughts, and memories so that we may learn to be transformed rather than depleted. Telling our story is important, but it is only one part of the healing journey. I want to welcome you into a healing relationship where we can do the work in a safe, warm, and accepting place. at your own pace. I welcome all the parts of you into this space.
A Call to Men
The men I work with often feel trapped—trapped within themselves. “You never open up!” or “you just get so angry” are words they often hear from their partners. And yet they remain trapped. Unsure how to describe their emotions and thoughts that boil or swirl within them. They often feel disconnected from themselves, people around them, and those they love most. They feel caught between the image of who they want to be—who their families, partners, and children expect them to be—and the person they experience themselves to be each day.
Many men do not feel good enough and often never have. They carry shame, worry, a sense of aimlessness, fears of not being needed, or even a deep dislike of themselves. Many carry haunting memories of times they have been vulnerable, only to feel betrayed by the person they opened up to. And yet they are told, “you are the problem”.
I’ve felt that way too, and I can tell you that things can be different. It isn’t about whats wrong with you, it is about what happened to you.
Healing and change begin with the willingness to look inward, bandage old wounds, and tap into a strength you know is there. It begins with the will to change. Join me in finding that willingness.