Therapists in Pitkin County, CO

I treat adults who are experiencing the impacts of trauma in their lives. Psychological trauma can come in many forms and can cause a wide range of symptoms. Trauma therapy uses a combination of techniques including the therapeutic relationship to help clients reduce the symptoms they are experiencing and learn to manage triggers and trauma responses in a more effective way.

When navigating life itself feels daunting, I recognize that embarking on the counseling journey can feel equally so. When you feel lost, stuck, anxious, alone, or exhausted – and you’re just trying to figure out how you can make it through – it takes a tremendous amount of courage to reach out for help. Knowing this, I want to honor your efforts and provide you with a supportive environment to pursue both resolution and healing.

My style is compassionate yet direct, soft yet forceful. I combine traditional talk therapy with somatic therapy (i.e., therapy involving awareness and work with the body). I have a background working in the corporate world and understand the challenges unique to that space. I trained at the California Institute of Integral Studies and incorporate not only that training but my years of post-graduate education and time spent studying different energetic and intuitive healing techniques into the work I do with you. Visit my website at www.allisonzamani.com for more information.

A strong, secure relationship can bring enormous joy to your life, and a struggling relationship can bring tremendous pain, fear, and despair. If your current relationship is in trouble because of conflict, lack of connection, or problems you can't fix on your own, I can help. I work deeply with couples so that they understand their own attachment styles and emotional patterns and those of their partner. Couples gain confidence in their connection so that they can leave behind patterns of emotional reactivity and withdrawal/shutdown, and share their needs, fears and feelings with confidence.

Every individual is unique and has a distinctive perspective. There are many factors that contribute to the way we operate whether it is significant life events, relationships, or stressors. We are hard-wired to be in relationships with others. Relationships have a big impact on the way we are able to interact with others.

Do you feel like it's just not working any more? You are not alone! We all carry stories: the different relationships, events, and circumstances that have shaped and impacted us. As humans, we all have a deep longing and need for relationships. Early relationships often create the framework for perceiving and interacting with others. Our experiences throughout development lead us to internalize messages and form beliefs about who we are and how to interact with others. Early traumas, losses, and relational dysfunction can lead to present pain and distorted views of how we relate to ourselves, others, and the world around us.

Healing can be difficult. Navigating the multiple relationships, choices, and tensions in your life may seem overwhelming or tenderly intertwined. Wherever your present needs may find you, I am here to walk alongside you as you take the next step towards wholeness and healing. Through a deeper presence and awareness with and of yourself, I aspire to journey with you as enter those deeper places of ambivalence, hurt, and longing to reengage with those parts of yourself which feel a bit more distant. Through a reintegration of yourself, I hope to support you in discovering freedom, autonomy, and self-compassion to live life fully.

With a compassionate heart and an emotion-focused approach, I am dedicated to guiding clients through their most challenging moments towards healing and transformation. As a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in both Colorado and California, I bring over 13 years of clinical experience in outpatient mental health therapy and crisis intervention. My expertise lies in helping individuals overcome anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, life stressors, and relational distress.

People come to therapy for many reasons. Perhaps you feel confused about how you got to where you are and need help gathering some clarity. Perhaps you feel overwhelmed with all that has happened to you, and you need someone to help you feel seen. Or maybe life is changing rapidly in ways you’re not ready for, and you want support you as you navigate these new realities. Coming to meet a new therapist is a vulnerable experience. I want to honor your bravery in seeking support as I partner with you in creating change, finding healing, and experiencing more freedom, agency, and connection.

It's hard to ask for help, and talking can only get us so far. Our bodies carry memories, feelings, and experiences that don't always make sense or that we are unable to express through words. Stress and overwhelm is literally stored in the body in the form of pain, tension, numbness, and dissociation. By giving our body a voice we can reshape our nervous system through self awareness and skill building for greater ease in connection with ourselves and others.

We specialize in treating trauma, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, grief, stress, end of life issues, identity issues and adjustments/transitions. The healing process of therapy can result in an increase in self-esteem, an improved outlook, a greater sense of control or calmness, decreased pain and better self understanding.

Hello and welcome to The Center for Secure Attachment. Navigating through different seasons can be difficult and present unique challenges that, at times, might require additional guidance and support. We are a counseling practice with compassionate counselors who are skilled at helping you navigate those challenges. Contact us to help you find the right fit for what you are working through.

I offer individual and relationship counseling. I am affirmative of LBGTQIA2S+, BIPOC, sex workers, burners, mystics, and polyamorous experiences. I specialize in helping clients with struggles in trauma, identity, creative blocks, sex, relationships and integration of spiritual experiences. I help people work with their emotions by relating to their whole body’s processing system, creative outlets, and nature. I help clients to feel more alive, present, clear in their sense of self and place in the world, soft yet resilient to living, and maintain nourishing relationships in their life.

Everyone has their own unique story, and what has happened in our past affects who we are and how we experience the world and relationships today. I believe that as humans, we are fundamentally relational, and relationships can both be the source of healing and the source of pain. Having a space to process the pain without judgment is essential for healing.