About Kersten
Kersten Borer is a licensed independent mental health practitioner with 25 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, addiction struggles, relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, and depression. He speaks plainly and listens first, then tailors conversations and plans to fit each person. Kersten encourages small first steps and recognizes that reaching out takes courage.
He uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide practical steps people can use between sessions. Sessions often focus on building coping skills, improving communication, and reducing the behaviors that keep problems going.
Background and approach
Kersten aims to make sessions feel direct but compassionate, with clear goals and homework when it helps. Kersten has worked in clinical settings across Nebraska for many years. That practical experience informs his ability to respond to crises, relapse triggers, and relationship ruptures.
He draws on what has helped others while adjusting methods to each person's situation. People commonly bring concerns such as abandonment, attachment struggles, family of origin issues, caregiver stress, codependency, and loneliness. Kersten addresses these alongside core problems like impulsivity, infidelity, and substance-related difficulties.
He helps people sort causes, set realistic steps, and rebuild routines that support recovery. Therapy sessions are collaborative and paced to the client. Kersten aims to be direct yet respectful, offering concrete tools and space to process emotions.
He supports international clients and conducts sessions in English.
Approaches that guide online work and practical benefits
Kersten uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on skills and behavior change. One common approach emphasizes learning coping skills for anxiety and stress, teaching breathing, grounding, and stepwise exposure to feared situations to reduce avoidance and worry. Another approach targets patterns that keep relationship and addiction problems going, helping people notice triggers, change reactions, and practice different ways of relating.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Kersten meets clients where they are, discusses goals, and adapts methods to fit preferences and needs. Together they review what helps, adjust plans, and try different tools until a good fit emerges.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy flexible. Video works well for in-depth conversation and visual cues. Phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for a focused check-in. Live chat and messaging are useful for shorter check-ins, skill practice between sessions, or when typing feels easier than talking. These options help people fit therapy into work, caregiving, or travel schedules while keeping consistent progress.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family of origin issues
- First responder issues
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 25 years
- Licensed
- Nebraska
- Languages
- English
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