DR. MARC GERBER

I am a cognitive behavioral therapist who utilizes rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT) techniques to help clients identify, evaluate and challenge automatic, self-defeating thoughts so they can feel better emotionally, behave more functionally and experience long-lasting change. In therapy, you will become more aware of the thoughts, emotions and behaviors that are holding you back, and learn how to handle them in a more productive way. It is a present-oriented, structured therapy that involves problem solving, and you will most likely have homework! I also employ outcome measures so we can closely gauge our progress, without having to make vague estimates. When called for, I borrow from other psychotherapeutic modalities such as motivational interviewing, dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) and acceptance and commitment therapy. I use and encourage mindfulness practices to relieve stress, mitigate anxiety and, perhaps most importantly, to develop a range of insights into automatic thoughts and the way our individual minds operate. My overarching goal as a practitioner is to help clients figure out what they want most from life, and assist them in moving toward achieving their vision. I also conduct gold-standard psycho-educational and autism evaluations for children and adolescents.