Therapists in 80218
John Szudera
Marriage & Family Therapist, LCPC, LMFT, LPC
Verified Verified
72 Endorsed
Denver, CO 80218
As an LMFT, LCPC, I specialize in couples issues (all orientations), CNM/poly, anxiety, depression, neurodiversity (such as autism & ADHD), and Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy.
I provide online therapy in Colorado & Idaho, as well as in-office therapy in Broomfield, CO. I use holistic approaches to address the treatment for couples, families, and individuals to address familial relationships, coupleship discourse (all orientations), CNM/poly relationships, neurodiversity, autism, anxiety, depression, & ADHD. I am a firm believer that relationships and connection are intrinsic to personal development and each person’s values are important in the development of a course of treatment based on the goals and desired outcome clients have selected.
As an LMFT, LCPC, I specialize in couples issues (all orientations), CNM/poly, anxiety, depression, neurodiversity (such as autism & ADHD), and Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy.
I provide online therapy in Colorado & Idaho, as well as in-office therapy in Broomfield, CO. I use holistic approaches to address the treatment for couples, families, and individuals to address familial relationships, coupleship discourse (all orientations), CNM/poly relationships, neurodiversity, autism, anxiety, depression, & ADHD. I am a firm believer that relationships and connection are intrinsic to personal development and each person’s values are important in the development of a course of treatment based on the goals and desired outcome clients have selected.
Are anxiety, depression, and trauma creating roadblocks in your life? Does it feel like there is a disconnect between you and the world around you? It is normal for the trauma stored in your body to create barriers to connection. Unfortunately, these barriers can be incredibly painful and difficult to cope with. You may be experiencing cycles of painful thoughts, days of numbness, or outbursts of anger.
Are anxiety, depression, and trauma creating roadblocks in your life? Does it feel like there is a disconnect between you and the world around you? It is normal for the trauma stored in your body to create barriers to connection. Unfortunately, these barriers can be incredibly painful and difficult to cope with. You may be experiencing cycles of painful thoughts, days of numbness, or outbursts of anger.
Hi, I’m Matt, and it’s my mission to help people find their peace. I specialize in dealing with depression, anxiety, and healing from traumatic experiences; I have worked with adults, children, and families for over 15 years. My primary focus is to help you establish meaningful goals that bring you back to a life full of joy. As a licensed Clinical Social Worker, my approach to therapy is both relational and collaborative. Trusting you as the expert of yourself, and I offer support as you regain the capacity to be your best self.
Hi, I’m Matt, and it’s my mission to help people find their peace. I specialize in dealing with depression, anxiety, and healing from traumatic experiences; I have worked with adults, children, and families for over 15 years. My primary focus is to help you establish meaningful goals that bring you back to a life full of joy. As a licensed Clinical Social Worker, my approach to therapy is both relational and collaborative. Trusting you as the expert of yourself, and I offer support as you regain the capacity to be your best self.
Deanna Jean Edwards
Licensed Professional Counselor Candidate , LPCC
Verified Verified
Denver, CO 80218
My role is to facilitate this process by providing a supportive place. My counseling approach is profoundly shaped by my background in art therapy and my experience with the neurodivergent community. My creative pursuits, including writing, acrylic pours, and mixed media art, deeply influence my therapeutic practice. My personal experience with therapy also significantly informs my approach. I utilize principles from Internal Family Systems, dream work, art therapy, and strength-based therapy to address a wide range of needs, including PTSD, ADHD, life transitions, anxiety, depression, grief, and interpersonal relationships.
My role is to facilitate this process by providing a supportive place. My counseling approach is profoundly shaped by my background in art therapy and my experience with the neurodivergent community. My creative pursuits, including writing, acrylic pours, and mixed media art, deeply influence my therapeutic practice. My personal experience with therapy also significantly informs my approach. I utilize principles from Internal Family Systems, dream work, art therapy, and strength-based therapy to address a wide range of needs, including PTSD, ADHD, life transitions, anxiety, depression, grief, and interpersonal relationships.
My expertise is trauma-informed therapy with a specialization in attachment styles, and unresolved childhood trauma. I work with children, teens, adults, and families to explore generational trauma at the individual and familial level. As a first generation Asian American with immigrant parents, I recognize the complexities of being a minority, navigating intersectionality, and understanding your cultural identity. You're taking the first step to heal your trauma, anxiety, depression, self-esteem, cultural identity & relational issues from the inside out, and I'm here to guide you.
My expertise is trauma-informed therapy with a specialization in attachment styles, and unresolved childhood trauma. I work with children, teens, adults, and families to explore generational trauma at the individual and familial level. As a first generation Asian American with immigrant parents, I recognize the complexities of being a minority, navigating intersectionality, and understanding your cultural identity. You're taking the first step to heal your trauma, anxiety, depression, self-esteem, cultural identity & relational issues from the inside out, and I'm here to guide you.
Hannah Higgins
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Denver, CO 80218 (Online Only)
Life's journey can feel overwhelming, especially when navigating personal stressors, societal barriers, and trauma. These experiences can take a toll on our minds and bodies, causing us to carry that stress with us. You are the expert of your own life and I am here to support you in this journey! My clients are often individuals who may not have benefited from a traditional therapeutic approach. I also enjoy working with those who are new to therapy.
Life's journey can feel overwhelming, especially when navigating personal stressors, societal barriers, and trauma. These experiences can take a toll on our minds and bodies, causing us to carry that stress with us. You are the expert of your own life and I am here to support you in this journey! My clients are often individuals who may not have benefited from a traditional therapeutic approach. I also enjoy working with those who are new to therapy.
Lou Ashcraft
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, MFTC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Denver, CO 80218 (Online Only)
I know finding the right fit for a therapist can be a bit like shopping for a sofa: try a bunch before finding the one that makes you want to rest and stay a while. I’ll offer a few details that might make this process feel a little more directive. I am a licensed professional counselor and a marriage and family therapist candidate. My work is relational at its core, whether I am working with individuals, or larger units. Those who seem to get the most out of working with me are in touch with their internal emotional landscapes and interested in being active participants in their healing.
I know finding the right fit for a therapist can be a bit like shopping for a sofa: try a bunch before finding the one that makes you want to rest and stay a while. I’ll offer a few details that might make this process feel a little more directive. I am a licensed professional counselor and a marriage and family therapist candidate. My work is relational at its core, whether I am working with individuals, or larger units. Those who seem to get the most out of working with me are in touch with their internal emotional landscapes and interested in being active participants in their healing.
Dominique Guillen
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Denver, CO 80218 (Online Only)
As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), I value a strengths-based, person-centered approach to treatment. You are the expert of your experience and you have what it takes to achieve your therapy goals. We don’t exist in isolation and we don’t heal in isolation, which is why I work with my clients from a systemic framework.
As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), I value a strengths-based, person-centered approach to treatment. You are the expert of your experience and you have what it takes to achieve your therapy goals. We don’t exist in isolation and we don’t heal in isolation, which is why I work with my clients from a systemic framework.
Welcome, I am glad you're here. Warmth, understanding and introspection are all part my work with adolescents and adults. If you or your teenager are struggling with depression, anxiety, self-worth issues, or family conflict, I am here meet you wherever you are at in your journey. I am ready to collaborate on a path forward you actually feel excited about. I have a great deal of experience working with adolescents in their unique chapter of development. I also have had much success in helping adults find their footing in a relaxed therapeutic atmosphere.
Welcome, I am glad you're here. Warmth, understanding and introspection are all part my work with adolescents and adults. If you or your teenager are struggling with depression, anxiety, self-worth issues, or family conflict, I am here meet you wherever you are at in your journey. I am ready to collaborate on a path forward you actually feel excited about. I have a great deal of experience working with adolescents in their unique chapter of development. I also have had much success in helping adults find their footing in a relaxed therapeutic atmosphere.
Britta E Hadden
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Denver, CO 80218 (Online Only)
I have worked in a variety of settings over the last decade with ages 6 through 60. My current practice focuses on young adults and adults, ages 18-50. My clients come to me with a variety of different goals. Some want to tackle symptoms of anxiety or depression that are getting in the way of them leading happy fulfilling lives. Others come for support navigating big life transitions, or conflict or disconnection in their relationships. I also work with parents who are seeking support with parenting. I check in with clients frequently as we work together to ensure that they are getting what they need out of the therapeutic process.
I have worked in a variety of settings over the last decade with ages 6 through 60. My current practice focuses on young adults and adults, ages 18-50. My clients come to me with a variety of different goals. Some want to tackle symptoms of anxiety or depression that are getting in the way of them leading happy fulfilling lives. Others come for support navigating big life transitions, or conflict or disconnection in their relationships. I also work with parents who are seeking support with parenting. I check in with clients frequently as we work together to ensure that they are getting what they need out of the therapeutic process.
Transformations often feel isolating and overwhelming; life-affirming changes may create distance from the people you care about. When we question ourselves, its hard to know where to turn for perspective. I love working with folks who see themselves as outside the gender and relationship mainstream; it takes a lot of courage and can also be painful to navigate. We can dig into what your identity means to you and how to embody it while building a life worth showing up for.
Transformations often feel isolating and overwhelming; life-affirming changes may create distance from the people you care about. When we question ourselves, its hard to know where to turn for perspective. I love working with folks who see themselves as outside the gender and relationship mainstream; it takes a lot of courage and can also be painful to navigate. We can dig into what your identity means to you and how to embody it while building a life worth showing up for.
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Autism Therapists
What is the most effective treatment for autism?
Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) has come to be considered the standard treatment for children with autism spectrum disorder, and research has confirmed its effectiveness for many children. Therapists trained in ABA techniques work with children (and their parents) on developing social skills, communication and learning abilities, and everyday habits of hygiene and grooming. The clinician will tailor their program to the child’s particular need but the overarching goal will be to help them advance as far as possible toward independence based on their level of symptoms and decrease the need for additional special services. Families should seek a mental health professional specifically trained in ABA, and holding special certification in the technique, who has extensive experience not only with the approach but in using it with children with the same level of symptoms as the child who needs care.
How does ABA work?
Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) sessions, which typically focus on positive reinforcement, can be intensive, lasting two or more hours several times a week, and continuing for two years or more. Therapists can also be expected to ask parents to take an active role in reinforcing lessons. Research has found that the technique can lead to major improvements that decrease the need for additional special services.
How does treatment for autism work?
Therapy sessions based on Applied Behavior Analysis will likely be frequent, intensive, and highly structured. After a thorough assessment, a therapist will help a child understand and develop skills in a range of areas, including communication, motor skills, social skills, self-care, play, and academic skills, as well as routines of daily living like hygiene. Typically, the therapist will help a child break down the components of a behavior—often referred to as the antecedent (what prompts an action), the behavior, and the consequence(what immediately follows)—and then reward the child at every step, while also asking parents to reinforce the lessons, and the rewards, throughout the day. This core therapy may be supplemented by occupational or speech therapy, and antidepressants, antipsychotics, and anticonvulsants may be prescribed to address specific severe symptoms.
How long does therapy for autism take?
Some people with autism spectrum disorder may be engaged in some level of therapy for many years, but research shows that treatment will be most effective if it is begun early and delivered intensively. When therapy begins by age 3, children tend to be better able to grasp and adopt the skills needed to manage everyday life, including attending school and establishing social relationships. This type of early-intervention treatment regimen is highly structured, typically involving 20 to 40 hours of one-on-one therapy per week, along with additional hours of engagement managed by parents, for a period of two years or more, although the duration of treatment is dependent on the child’s level of symptoms and pace of progress.