Gene Kummerer II  M.Div., M.S., LPC-S

  

​Gene is a Licensed Professional Counselor and has over 25 years of counseling experience. He holds masters degrees from Texas A&M University (MS counseling) and Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary (MDiv).  Gene's counseling experience includes marriages in conflict, anxiety, depression, anger, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), sexual abuse and sexual addiction.  He especially enjoys marital and premarital counseling, believing that helping couples to connect emotionally and spiritually is foundational to solving relationship problems.  Gene has specialized and extensive experience with children ages 4 and older, coping with sexual and physical abuse, divorce, anxiety, and behavioral problems.  He approaches counseling in a Christ-centered, thoughtful fashion.  Drawing from his seminary studies and broad-based life experience, Gene's gentle, easy-natured presence and wry sense of humor provide a grace-oriented setting that encourages spiritual growth, healing, and personal development.​
Gene is a member of Christian Counselors of Texas and EMDRIA.  Gene has been trained in EMDR, attachment-focused couples' therapy (EFT), and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT).  

Gene, the son of missionaries, grew up in West Africa and has lived in Austin since 1992.  Gene has been married to his wife Melissa for more than 30 years and together they have raised two daughters.  Gene enjoys reading, gardening, and woodworking.