Gessica Cross, LCSW
Co-Owner and Licensed Therapist, EMDR Center of Denver
- Licenses
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Colorado
- Education
Master of Social Work, University of Illinois (with honors)
- Training
Formal EMDR training through EMDRIA-approved courses, including EMDR for depression, anxiety, and addiction; working toward EMDRIA certification
- Sessions
- Online, for adults anywhere in Colorado
About Gessica
Gessica Cross helps people find greater joy and healing from prior trauma, anxiety, and depression, as well as processing grief, loss, and life transitions. She is formally trained in EMDR and graduated with a Master's in Social Work from the University of Illinois with honors.
She moved to Colorado after completing a post-graduate fellowship in India in which she provided pro bono work among survivors of kidnapping, abduction, and human slavery. She has specialized in helping people recover from situations of trauma, depression, and anxiety for the last decade. She is excited to work with you!
Gessica co-owns the practice with Jeanne Cross, LCSW, LAC. Both offer online EMDR therapy across Colorado, including EMDR intensives.
Articles by Gessica Cross
EMDR Side Effects: What Is Normal After a Session, and When to Reach Out
EMDR side effects are usually mild and short-lived. Learn what is normal after a session, how to care for yourself, and when to call your therapist.
The 8 Phases of EMDR Therapy: What to Expect, Session by Session
Learn what happens in each of the 8 phases of EMDR therapy, how long treatment tends to take, and how the process works online for adults across Colorado.
EMDR for Self-Sabotage: Why You Keep Getting in Your Own Way and How EMDR Can Help
Why you keep getting in your own way, where self-sabotage comes from, and how EMDR reprocesses the beliefs behind it. Online EMDR for adults across Colorado.
EMDR for High Achievers: How Perfectionism and Burnout Keep You Stuck
High achievers burn out for a reason. Learn how perfectionism drives it and how EMDR helps you keep the drive without the cost. Online therapy in Colorado.
EMDR for Healthcare Workers and First Responders
EMDR for nurses, doctors, EMTs, firefighters, and police carrying cumulative trauma. How it works, what to expect, and online options across Colorado.
EMDR for Burnout
Burnout is more than being tired. Learn the signs, why rest alone does not fix it, and how EMDR addresses the beliefs underneath. Online therapy in Colorado.
EMDR for Sports Betting Addiction
Sports betting apps are built to hook you. Learn how gambling addiction takes hold and how EMDR reduces cravings and the stress behind it. Online in Colorado.
EMDR for Narcissistic Abuse
Recovering from narcissistic abuse means untangling gaslighting, self-doubt, and trauma bonds. How EMDR helps you trust yourself again. Online in Colorado.
EMDR for Self-Abandonment
Self-abandonment looks like people-pleasing and losing yourself in relationships. Learn its signs and how EMDR helps you come back to you. Online in Colorado.
EMDR for “I’m Not Enough” or “I’m Too Much” Beliefs
Where the beliefs 'not enough' and 'too much' come from, why they stick, and how EMDR rewires them at the root. Online EMDR for adults in Colorado.
EMDR for Pet Loss
Grief after losing a pet is real grief. Learn why it hits so hard, how to know when you need support, and how EMDR helps. Online grief counseling in Colorado.
EMDR for Bullying and Harassment
Bullying and harassment leave lasting marks, whether it happened at school or at work. How EMDR reprocesses those experiences. Online therapy across Colorado.
EMDR Therapy for Birth Trauma and Postpartum Recovery
A traumatic birth can follow you into postpartum life. Learn the signs of birth trauma and how EMDR supports recovery. Online therapy for Colorado parents.
EMDR for Perfectionism
Perfectionism is a survival strategy, not a personality trait. Learn where it comes from and how EMDR loosens its grip. Online EMDR for adults in Colorado.
Ketamine Assisted Therapy and EMDR
How ketamine-assisted psychotherapy and EMDR work together, who it is for, and what a course of treatment looks like at EMDR Center of Denver.
Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy for Treatment Resistant Depression
What treatment-resistant depression is, how ketamine-assisted psychotherapy works, and the evidence behind it, from EMDR Center of Denver.
Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy at EMDR Center of Denver
An overview of ketamine-assisted psychotherapy at EMDR Center of Denver: what it is, who it helps, and how it fits alongside EMDR.
EMDR for Veterans
EMDR for veterans: how it treats combat trauma, moral injury, and PTSD, what the VA research shows, and what to expect. Online sessions across Colorado.
EMDR for Anger
Anger that fires too fast usually has a history. Learn how EMDR reprocesses what is underneath so you get to choose your response. Online therapy in Colorado.
Does Virtual EMDR Work?
Does virtual EMDR work? What the research says about online EMDR, how bilateral stimulation is done over video, and who it suits. Online across Colorado.
EMDR for OCD
How EMDR treats OCD by reducing the dread behind obsessions and reprocessing early experiences, and how it pairs with ERP. Online OCD therapy across Colorado.
EMDR for ADHD
EMDR does not cure ADHD, but it reduces the stress, shame, and past experiences that make symptoms worse. What the research shows. Online therapy in Colorado.
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