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Michael M Olson
Marriage & Family Therapist, PhD, LMFT
Verified Verified
Vail, CO 81658
For over twenty years, I've been helping individuals, couples, and families struggling with a range of problems including, but not limited to: anxiety, depression, ADD, bipolar disorder, eating disorders, marital and family distress, infidelity, and sexual addictions. Working as a therapist, researcher, and professor in medical settings throughout my career (University of Texas Medical Branch, University of Nebraska Medical Center) has informed my work with individuals and families to provide whole-personal care, integrating mind, body, and spirit.
For over twenty years, I've been helping individuals, couples, and families struggling with a range of problems including, but not limited to: anxiety, depression, ADD, bipolar disorder, eating disorders, marital and family distress, infidelity, and sexual addictions. Working as a therapist, researcher, and professor in medical settings throughout my career (University of Texas Medical Branch, University of Nebraska Medical Center) has informed my work with individuals and families to provide whole-personal care, integrating mind, body, and spirit.
(970) 236-7958 View (970) 236-7958
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Anne E. Maurer
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
Vail, CO 81657  (Online Only)
“To love means to open ourselves to the negative as well as the positive – to grief, sorrow, and disappointment as well as to joy, fulfillment, and an intensity of consciousness we did not know was possible before”—Rollo May. Therapy can help you be open to everything life has to offer. I have a wealth of experience to support you through life's daily ups and downs, as well as big events, trauma, transition, and mental illness, and to help improve your relationships with your self, family, loved ones and professional contacts.
“To love means to open ourselves to the negative as well as the positive – to grief, sorrow, and disappointment as well as to joy, fulfillment, and an intensity of consciousness we did not know was possible before”—Rollo May. Therapy can help you be open to everything life has to offer. I have a wealth of experience to support you through life's daily ups and downs, as well as big events, trauma, transition, and mental illness, and to help improve your relationships with your self, family, loved ones and professional contacts.
(970) 432-1823 View (970) 432-1823
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Kathryn Tromans
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Vail, CO 81657  (Online Only)
Your journey begins here. Whether you are suffering from issues like depression, anxiety, relationship challenges, life transitions, grief and loss, or are struggling to find meaning and purpose in your life, the services offered here will help you heal. Some of us have trauma to process and it is difficult to talk about. Others need guidance to find their inner strengths and know how to use them to their advantage. Kathryn provides a confidential, on-line experience, where you will feel listened to and supported. Kathryn is an experienced and knowledgable teletherapist and is sought out for her expertise.
Your journey begins here. Whether you are suffering from issues like depression, anxiety, relationship challenges, life transitions, grief and loss, or are struggling to find meaning and purpose in your life, the services offered here will help you heal. Some of us have trauma to process and it is difficult to talk about. Others need guidance to find their inner strengths and know how to use them to their advantage. Kathryn provides a confidential, on-line experience, where you will feel listened to and supported. Kathryn is an experienced and knowledgable teletherapist and is sought out for her expertise.
(720) 782-5799 View (720) 782-5799
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Diana O. Verschoor
Counselor, MS, LPCC
Verified Verified
5 Endorsed
Vail, CO 81657
Waitlist for new clients
Are you feeling overwhelmed and stressed, or have you experienced something difficult or traumatic? Are you looking for support to heal, or to explore something new? I provide counseling for adults. I support people from a wide range of identities, backgrounds, and experiences who are going through life changes or challenges. If you are struggling or in need of support, you are not alone.
Are you feeling overwhelmed and stressed, or have you experienced something difficult or traumatic? Are you looking for support to heal, or to explore something new? I provide counseling for adults. I support people from a wide range of identities, backgrounds, and experiences who are going through life changes or challenges. If you are struggling or in need of support, you are not alone.
(720) 640-8994 View (720) 640-8994
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Erin B Rupert
Licensed Professional Counselor Candidate, MA, LPCC, NCC
Verified Verified
Vail, CO 81657
Beginning therapy takes courage. Take this moment to acknowledge that you’re taking the leap to create a more empowered life. It takes a lot to get here, which is why I’m here to hold space for all the parts of you: the parts that have suffered, the parts that have been invalidated, and the parts of you that are inspired and hold onto the dream that it can be better. I look forward to the opportunity to work with you and all that has brought you to this point.
Beginning therapy takes courage. Take this moment to acknowledge that you’re taking the leap to create a more empowered life. It takes a lot to get here, which is why I’m here to hold space for all the parts of you: the parts that have suffered, the parts that have been invalidated, and the parts of you that are inspired and hold onto the dream that it can be better. I look forward to the opportunity to work with you and all that has brought you to this point.
(970) 409-4026 View (970) 409-4026

More Therapists Nearby

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Amber Smith Connections
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, NCC
Verified Verified
Avon, CO 81620
I believe that YOU (& your family) deserve to HEAL & THRIVE. My mission is to create a safe, compassionate space to process the past, live fully in the present, and create a fulfilling future. As a psychotherapist and former school counselor, I have over a decade of experience teaming with parents, families, and professionals at all developmental stages. My individualized, evidence-based interventions help you/your family meet challenges such as work/life/school balance and stressors, chronic injury, stress or illness, emotional dysregulation, anxiety, trauma, and relationship issues with more insight, flexibility, and resilience.
I believe that YOU (& your family) deserve to HEAL & THRIVE. My mission is to create a safe, compassionate space to process the past, live fully in the present, and create a fulfilling future. As a psychotherapist and former school counselor, I have over a decade of experience teaming with parents, families, and professionals at all developmental stages. My individualized, evidence-based interventions help you/your family meet challenges such as work/life/school balance and stressors, chronic injury, stress or illness, emotional dysregulation, anxiety, trauma, and relationship issues with more insight, flexibility, and resilience.
(970) 507-8365 View (970) 507-8365

Online Therapists

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Chelsea Witt
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Colorado Springs, CO 80918
I have experience with children, teens, and adults with behavioral issues, ADHD, Autism, Anxiety, Depression, and Trauma. I have experience w/ caregiver burnout and chronic health issues. I am currently only seeing adults but will take teen clients on a case by case basis. I am especially passionate about helping parents develop skills to help support their children with difficult behaviors. I work with clients at their own pace and help them establish and meet goals in order to address the concerns they bring to the table. My goal is to help clients develop healthier ways of coping with difficult situations both past and present.
I have experience with children, teens, and adults with behavioral issues, ADHD, Autism, Anxiety, Depression, and Trauma. I have experience w/ caregiver burnout and chronic health issues. I am currently only seeing adults but will take teen clients on a case by case basis. I am especially passionate about helping parents develop skills to help support their children with difficult behaviors. I work with clients at their own pace and help them establish and meet goals in order to address the concerns they bring to the table. My goal is to help clients develop healthier ways of coping with difficult situations both past and present.
(719) 752-2364 View (719) 752-2364
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Jennie Rindler With Connected Roots
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Boulder, CO 80301  (Online Only)
I draw from my training in somatic therapy, Internal Family Systems (IFS), attachment-based therapy, and my holistic roots as a teacher of yoga, meditation, and reiki to meet the whole you, from a place of compassion, honesty, and open-minded support.
Life's challenges can be difficult to navigate on your own. Whether you are affected by current or past traumatic events, relationship issues, feeling stuck, lost, anxious, depressed, or just seeking to further your personal growth, talking with someone who can act as a mirror can help. Therapy is not only a valuable tool to support you through the hardest times - counseling can also help you identify your strengths and tap into inner wisdom for lasting, organic healing in all phases of life! Our sessions will be tailored to your needs, and can adapt as your goals, need and wants evolve.
I draw from my training in somatic therapy, Internal Family Systems (IFS), attachment-based therapy, and my holistic roots as a teacher of yoga, meditation, and reiki to meet the whole you, from a place of compassion, honesty, and open-minded support.
Life's challenges can be difficult to navigate on your own. Whether you are affected by current or past traumatic events, relationship issues, feeling stuck, lost, anxious, depressed, or just seeking to further your personal growth, talking with someone who can act as a mirror can help. Therapy is not only a valuable tool to support you through the hardest times - counseling can also help you identify your strengths and tap into inner wisdom for lasting, organic healing in all phases of life! Our sessions will be tailored to your needs, and can adapt as your goals, need and wants evolve.
(720) 924-7453 View (720) 924-7453
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Claudia Byrne
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
Denver, CO 80210
I have over 20+ years of experience treating trauma with neurobiological and attachment-based approaches.
Are you feeling stuck in the past and unable to move forward? Are you wanting to delve deeper into healing from a trauma event or upcoming stressful life event? Do you feel stuck and wish you were making faster progress than you have been from going to weekly psychotherapy sessions? In my experience, 3-4 hour therapy intensive sessions accelerate progress in a shorter period of time for faster trauma resolution. Healing can occur in a few days of therapy intensive sessions rather than over years of weekly sessions. The only openings I have at this time are for therapy intensive sessions and in my online CBT-I Insomnia class.
I have over 20+ years of experience treating trauma with neurobiological and attachment-based approaches.
Are you feeling stuck in the past and unable to move forward? Are you wanting to delve deeper into healing from a trauma event or upcoming stressful life event? Do you feel stuck and wish you were making faster progress than you have been from going to weekly psychotherapy sessions? In my experience, 3-4 hour therapy intensive sessions accelerate progress in a shorter period of time for faster trauma resolution. Healing can occur in a few days of therapy intensive sessions rather than over years of weekly sessions. The only openings I have at this time are for therapy intensive sessions and in my online CBT-I Insomnia class.
(971) 231-2723 View (971) 231-2723
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Liz Query
Marriage and Family Therapist Candidate, MFTC
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Boulder, CO 80302
I help individuals and couples find independence, clarity, joy & meaning. Many of my clients come to me wrestling with attachment wounds, boundaries, heartbreak, troubling communication & behavior patterns and issues of self-confidence. I work collaboratively with my clients to provide an accepting space to explore life experiences, habitual reactions, childhood pain and expectations of relationships. This process can often be uncomfortable, which makes trust and safety my priority. I work from the lenses of Narrative, Attachment-based, Acceptance & Commitment and Emotionally Focused therapies.
I help individuals and couples find independence, clarity, joy & meaning. Many of my clients come to me wrestling with attachment wounds, boundaries, heartbreak, troubling communication & behavior patterns and issues of self-confidence. I work collaboratively with my clients to provide an accepting space to explore life experiences, habitual reactions, childhood pain and expectations of relationships. This process can often be uncomfortable, which makes trust and safety my priority. I work from the lenses of Narrative, Attachment-based, Acceptance & Commitment and Emotionally Focused therapies.
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Natasha Amiri
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Denver, CO 80246
I’m Natasha (“Nat”), a compassionate, engaged, and personable Licensed Couples & Family Therapist; trained in Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), with a systemic, attachment-based, culturally-sensitive, and trauma-informed lens for couples, individuals and families.
Have you just been feeling every kind of ‘stuck’ these days — be it in your relationships , and/or, within yourself internally lately? Longing to feel for the first time or, to come back to that fruitful, energizing, and wholesome place we feel when we experience total emotional security? Do you long to reconnect with yourself or a loved one again but feel a guard or emotional block within your dynamic that, try as you might just feels like a continual cycle of the same communication barriers, misinterpretations and inaccurate assumptions from one another each time you attempt to repair or have your side feel seen/heard?
I’m Natasha (“Nat”), a compassionate, engaged, and personable Licensed Couples & Family Therapist; trained in Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), with a systemic, attachment-based, culturally-sensitive, and trauma-informed lens for couples, individuals and families.
Have you just been feeling every kind of ‘stuck’ these days — be it in your relationships , and/or, within yourself internally lately? Longing to feel for the first time or, to come back to that fruitful, energizing, and wholesome place we feel when we experience total emotional security? Do you long to reconnect with yourself or a loved one again but feel a guard or emotional block within your dynamic that, try as you might just feels like a continual cycle of the same communication barriers, misinterpretations and inaccurate assumptions from one another each time you attempt to repair or have your side feel seen/heard?
(720) 915-4918 View (720) 915-4918
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Brooke Humphreys
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, MFTC
Verified Verified
Denver, CO 80209  (Online Only)
I work from an attachment-based, experiential, systemic, and trauma-informed lens.
I am passionate about working with people who feel disconnected from themselves and their loved ones. Healthy relationships are essential in contributing to our overall well being. This is why I focus on supporting people who feel stuck in their relationships. Life can be difficult, but having supportive relationships can make the hard times more bearable. It is important that you have a space to tell the full truth of your experience without judgment. So many places in our life we are asked to wear masks or say things are “okay” when they aren't. I provide a compassionate space to learn, heal, and grow towards a fulfilling life.
I work from an attachment-based, experiential, systemic, and trauma-informed lens.
I am passionate about working with people who feel disconnected from themselves and their loved ones. Healthy relationships are essential in contributing to our overall well being. This is why I focus on supporting people who feel stuck in their relationships. Life can be difficult, but having supportive relationships can make the hard times more bearable. It is important that you have a space to tell the full truth of your experience without judgment. So many places in our life we are asked to wear masks or say things are “okay” when they aren't. I provide a compassionate space to learn, heal, and grow towards a fulfilling life.
(303) 835-0650 View (303) 835-0650
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Joshua Timmons
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MS, MFTC
Verified Verified
Colorado Springs, CO 80904
I utilize a combination of Attachment-Based Family Therapy, Gottman Method Therapy, and Emotion Focused Therapy to help in your relationships.
Do you feel disconnected from your loved ones? Do you wonder if you are parenting "the right way"? Does every conversation seem to devolve into conflict? If so, you aren't alone. Families and couples everywhere struggle with these same issues. As a specialist in relationship counseling, my focus in family and couples therapy is to help you discover the emotional gaps between you and your loved ones and build lasting bridges of understanding and empathy for each other. Through this process, you will learn how to repair emotional wounds and find happiness in your relationships.
I utilize a combination of Attachment-Based Family Therapy, Gottman Method Therapy, and Emotion Focused Therapy to help in your relationships.
Do you feel disconnected from your loved ones? Do you wonder if you are parenting "the right way"? Does every conversation seem to devolve into conflict? If so, you aren't alone. Families and couples everywhere struggle with these same issues. As a specialist in relationship counseling, my focus in family and couples therapy is to help you discover the emotional gaps between you and your loved ones and build lasting bridges of understanding and empathy for each other. Through this process, you will learn how to repair emotional wounds and find happiness in your relationships.
(719) 662-3634 View (719) 662-3634
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Laurie Kerridge
Licensed Professional Counselor, NCC, LPC, LMHC, CCTP-II, EMDR-II
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Boulder, CO 80301  (Online Only)
Licensed in OR, CO, WA. Are your symptoms preventing you from engaging in or enjoying activities you once used to? I work with people who battle anxiety, depression, PTSD, complex childhood trauma, addiction, suicidal thoughts and more. Counseling with me will be a warm, authentic and safe experience where together, we can gently process the thoughts, fears and doubts that keep you feeling stuck and perhaps miserable. Therapy may involve helping you develop increased awareness, exploring thought processes, relationships and behavior patterns, as well as learning new skills to manage your symptoms and relationships.
Licensed in OR, CO, WA. Are your symptoms preventing you from engaging in or enjoying activities you once used to? I work with people who battle anxiety, depression, PTSD, complex childhood trauma, addiction, suicidal thoughts and more. Counseling with me will be a warm, authentic and safe experience where together, we can gently process the thoughts, fears and doubts that keep you feeling stuck and perhaps miserable. Therapy may involve helping you develop increased awareness, exploring thought processes, relationships and behavior patterns, as well as learning new skills to manage your symptoms and relationships.
(971) 571-5543 View (971) 571-5543
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Marie Claire Roderick
Psychologist, PsyD, LCP
Verified Verified
Broomfield, CO 80020
Translating the best that science has to offer into practical real-world solutions. Dr. Roderick specializes in comprehensive psychological assessments (6 to 21 years old) and psychotherapy for children and adults. Dr. Roderick is deeply passionate about helping individuals, children, parents and families understand themselves and find answers through the best possible treatment with competency and a compassionate heart.
Translating the best that science has to offer into practical real-world solutions. Dr. Roderick specializes in comprehensive psychological assessments (6 to 21 years old) and psychotherapy for children and adults. Dr. Roderick is deeply passionate about helping individuals, children, parents and families understand themselves and find answers through the best possible treatment with competency and a compassionate heart.
(720) 637-5378 View (720) 637-5378
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SOBT Therapy, LLC
Licensed Professional Counselor
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Centennial, CO 80112
We have formal training/experience in evidence-based interventions (different providers have different additional training and experience) such as Master Resilience Trainer (MRT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Play Therapy, Attachment-Based Family Therapy (ABFT), Gottman, & many more.
Access to care is key, crucial, and paramount! We, at SOBT Therapy, LLC, have a diverse team of empathetic and compassionate providers who have immediate openings, are trained, are experienced, are ready, and are eager to work with you. We work directly with certain health insurance companies and can also provide a discount as low as $65.00 per therapy session. You can reach us by calling our main line - (720) 968-6924, we are ready and happy to assist you - or by emailing our main office. We hope that you make that first step. We are here for you!
We have formal training/experience in evidence-based interventions (different providers have different additional training and experience) such as Master Resilience Trainer (MRT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Play Therapy, Attachment-Based Family Therapy (ABFT), Gottman, & many more.
Access to care is key, crucial, and paramount! We, at SOBT Therapy, LLC, have a diverse team of empathetic and compassionate providers who have immediate openings, are trained, are experienced, are ready, and are eager to work with you. We work directly with certain health insurance companies and can also provide a discount as low as $65.00 per therapy session. You can reach us by calling our main line - (720) 968-6924, we are ready and happy to assist you - or by emailing our main office. We hope that you make that first step. We are here for you!
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Lulu Halbe
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Aurora, CO 80012  (Online Only)
Inner Compass Counseling provides a safe container for those who desire self-discovery and an enhanced sense of intuition (connection with inner self). The aim is to provide a variety of empowering explorations and reflections as each person travels their individual path toward wholeness and authenticity. Through conscious exploration that includes the four bodies: physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual, we can explore ways to move through life deeply aligned with our own sense of purpose and find our True North.
Inner Compass Counseling provides a safe container for those who desire self-discovery and an enhanced sense of intuition (connection with inner self). The aim is to provide a variety of empowering explorations and reflections as each person travels their individual path toward wholeness and authenticity. Through conscious exploration that includes the four bodies: physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual, we can explore ways to move through life deeply aligned with our own sense of purpose and find our True North.
(720) 807-3355 View (720) 807-3355
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Dr. Felicia Greher
Psychologist, PhD, LP
Verified Verified
Denver, CO 80238  (Online Only)
My therapy approach is integrative, relational, and employs research-supported interventions tailored to the individual client and blends mindfulness-based, emotionally focused, attachment-based, trauma-informed, and cognitive-behavioral interventions.
Have you been feeling sad or lonely, overwhelmed with worry or self-doubt, depleted, stressed, or burned out? Maybe you feel disconnected from others, yourself, or even your own emotions. Are you grieving the loss of a loved one or the loss of how you expected something to turn out? Are you facing a significant life transition or stress in relationships, work, parenting, relocation, aging, medical issues, etc.? Are your tried-and-true ways of coping no longer working? Do you feel like you are languishing or lacking meaningful fulfillment and you desire personal growth or greater self-awareness?
My therapy approach is integrative, relational, and employs research-supported interventions tailored to the individual client and blends mindfulness-based, emotionally focused, attachment-based, trauma-informed, and cognitive-behavioral interventions.
Have you been feeling sad or lonely, overwhelmed with worry or self-doubt, depleted, stressed, or burned out? Maybe you feel disconnected from others, yourself, or even your own emotions. Are you grieving the loss of a loved one or the loss of how you expected something to turn out? Are you facing a significant life transition or stress in relationships, work, parenting, relocation, aging, medical issues, etc.? Are your tried-and-true ways of coping no longer working? Do you feel like you are languishing or lacking meaningful fulfillment and you desire personal growth or greater self-awareness?
(720) 707-3012 View (720) 707-3012
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Lauren Tejeda
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
6 Endorsed
Broomfield, CO 80020
Waitlist for new clients
My approach uses mindfulness, somatics, and attachment-based modalities to support you in accessing greater awareness and increased capacity, in order to more sustainably engage with what's important to you.
Perhaps you are looking for a non-judgmental and knowledgeable space to explore your experiences of gender, sexuality, and relationships. Perhaps you are experiencing barriers in your sexual and relational health: you feel out of control, disconnected, or stuck in painful patterns. Perhaps you seek a space that affirms gender and sexuality, non-traditional relationships, and the whole of your identities to discuss broader mental health needs or to integrate life transitions. I find survival strength, resilience, and creativity at work even in the most challenging of circumstances.
My approach uses mindfulness, somatics, and attachment-based modalities to support you in accessing greater awareness and increased capacity, in order to more sustainably engage with what's important to you.
Perhaps you are looking for a non-judgmental and knowledgeable space to explore your experiences of gender, sexuality, and relationships. Perhaps you are experiencing barriers in your sexual and relational health: you feel out of control, disconnected, or stuck in painful patterns. Perhaps you seek a space that affirms gender and sexuality, non-traditional relationships, and the whole of your identities to discuss broader mental health needs or to integrate life transitions. I find survival strength, resilience, and creativity at work even in the most challenging of circumstances.
(720) 928-3415 View (720) 928-3415
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Jose (Joey) Tapia
Licensed Professional Counselor, PhD, LPC, RPT, CRC, NCC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Colorado Springs, CO 80920
I align with attachment-based interventions for individuals, families, and couples/relationships.
Sometimes life can get pretty tricky and have us feeling stuck, unsure, and discouraged. The therapeutic journey involves taking courageous steps in order to move forward, gain self-acceptance, and reconnect with yourself in new ways. I believe that you are the expert of your own life, thus my goal in counseling is to provide you with a safe, nonjudgmental environment where you feel free to explore.
I align with attachment-based interventions for individuals, families, and couples/relationships.
Sometimes life can get pretty tricky and have us feeling stuck, unsure, and discouraged. The therapeutic journey involves taking courageous steps in order to move forward, gain self-acceptance, and reconnect with yourself in new ways. I believe that you are the expert of your own life, thus my goal in counseling is to provide you with a safe, nonjudgmental environment where you feel free to explore.
(719) 413-6776 View (719) 413-6776
Attachment-based Therapists

Is attachment-based therapy the same as attachment therapy?

Attachment-based therapy may be confused with what is called “attachment therapy” (sometimes called “holding therapy”), a discredited and dangerous approach to treating children with attachment disorders, autism, or other mental health concerns. Attachment therapy—not attachment-based therapy—may involve restraining a child, forcing eye contact, and other coercive or abusive techniques. None of these practices are used in attachment-based therapy and the two modalities are in no way related.

What should I expect from attachment-based therapy?

Attachment-based therapy is based on attachment theory, which posits that children’s early relationships with their caregivers strongly influence their ability to navigate the world later in life. Thus, adults who seek attachment-based therapy should expect to deeply explore their childhood, identifying the dynamics or experiences that disrupted their attachment and the steps necessary to overcome challenges that arose as a result. Parents and children should expect to explore the possible factors that disrupted the parent-child relationship and work toward restoring trust and connection.

How long does attachment-based therapy last?

Certain forms of attachment-based therapy, especially those designed for parents and children, last for a set number of sessions; for example, Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-Up, a specific attachment-based approach for young children who have undergone early adversity, unfolds over 10 one-hour sessions. When attachment-based therapy is practiced on adults or combined with other modalities, it may not last a specific length of time; clients may wish to ask prospective therapists how long they expect treatment to take.

Does attachment-based therapy work?

Most of the research on attachment-based therapy focuses on children and adolescents. Some of this research shows a positive effect, especially for attachment-based family therapy (ABFT). Other studies, however, have found that attachment-based therapy is no more effective than other approaches to childhood depression, anxiety, or suicidality. Less is known about the therapy’s efficacy on adult populations.