Art Therapy in Boulder, CO
I provide support for kids (9-17) and adults looking to improve their quality of life and address issues through talk, somatic, and art therapy.
I work with clients of many diverse backgrounds, including people with complex intersectional identities, those who practice or are curious about non-monogamy, and gender expansive folks. My services are trauma informed and shaped by my progressive humanist worldview that connects history and culture to mental health challenges.
I provide support for kids (9-17) and adults looking to improve their quality of life and address issues through talk, somatic, and art therapy.
I work with clients of many diverse backgrounds, including people with complex intersectional identities, those who practice or are curious about non-monogamy, and gender expansive folks. My services are trauma informed and shaped by my progressive humanist worldview that connects history and culture to mental health challenges.
I integrate EMDR, IFS, ACT, polyvagal-informed care, art therapy, sandtray, and experiential methods to support empowered, tactile healing.
Hi, I’m a trauma-informed, evidence-based clinician passionate about helping people of all ages feel more confident, harmonious, and connected. Whether you’re facing big transitions, pressure, or feeling stuck, I offer a warm, collaborative space to move forward with clarity and joy.
I hold an MA in Sport & Performance Psychology from the University of Denver and have 10+ years in mental health. As a former Division I athlete, I deeply understand challenges like performance anxiety, injury, return to sport, career transitions, and identity beyond athletics.
I integrate EMDR, IFS, ACT, polyvagal-informed care, art therapy, sandtray, and experiential methods to support empowered, tactile healing.
Hi, I’m a trauma-informed, evidence-based clinician passionate about helping people of all ages feel more confident, harmonious, and connected. Whether you’re facing big transitions, pressure, or feeling stuck, I offer a warm, collaborative space to move forward with clarity and joy.
I hold an MA in Sport & Performance Psychology from the University of Denver and have 10+ years in mental health. As a former Division I athlete, I deeply understand challenges like performance anxiety, injury, return to sport, career transitions, and identity beyond athletics.
As a Somatic Counselor, I work from an understanding of how our thoughts and emotions are necessarily intertwined with our body - internally with brain wiring and externally through behaviors that communicate when words do not. My focus is challenging emotional states and helping adults, partners, and families resolve what the resulting behaviors may be trying to communicate. Specifically, I work with anxiety/ptsd, depression, anger, health crises/fear of death or abandonment, low self-esteem, and grief. Together we choose methods that feel like a fit to meet your circumstance. Ultimately, the goal is empowerment.
As a Somatic Counselor, I work from an understanding of how our thoughts and emotions are necessarily intertwined with our body - internally with brain wiring and externally through behaviors that communicate when words do not. My focus is challenging emotional states and helping adults, partners, and families resolve what the resulting behaviors may be trying to communicate. Specifically, I work with anxiety/ptsd, depression, anger, health crises/fear of death or abandonment, low self-esteem, and grief. Together we choose methods that feel like a fit to meet your circumstance. Ultimately, the goal is empowerment.
We have specialized training in Art Therapy, Somatic Therapy (Sensorimotor Psychotherapy), EMDR, contemplative practices, traditional talk therapy, and are dedicated to creating an inclusive & safe environment for everyone we work with to thrive in.
You feel anxious, might never have felt good enough, may be burned out, and fear you won’t ever get to live a life you want to be living. You are tired of trying to fix everything on your own, or don't even know where to begin. You long to feel more free, confident, secure, able to make decisions, and able to reach for your dreams or have a life you feel good in. You may even feel stuck between being true to yourself and losing or impacting those you love. You may be tired of feeling alone in this.
We have specialized training in Art Therapy, Somatic Therapy (Sensorimotor Psychotherapy), EMDR, contemplative practices, traditional talk therapy, and are dedicated to creating an inclusive & safe environment for everyone we work with to thrive in.
You feel anxious, might never have felt good enough, may be burned out, and fear you won’t ever get to live a life you want to be living. You are tired of trying to fix everything on your own, or don't even know where to begin. You long to feel more free, confident, secure, able to make decisions, and able to reach for your dreams or have a life you feel good in. You may even feel stuck between being true to yourself and losing or impacting those you love. You may be tired of feeling alone in this.
I specialize in Sensorimotor Psychotherapy (Somatic), Art Therapy, EMDR, and psychedelic assisted therapies (KAP and Psilocybin) to support your process.
Your thoughts are racing-examining what you did, or could have done, wondering if you are over-thinking the situation. You try to pretend everything is okay but deep down there is a nagging feeling that something is off. So you work on doing all of the right things, trying to fix yourself, trying to improve, but the feeling inside doesn't change. You may even over-perform in attempt to prove to yourself and the world that you are worthy. But the feeling lingers. Many of my clients have had similar struggles with anxiety, perfectionism, self-doubt, trauma histories, or difficulty feeling comfortable in relationships.
I specialize in Sensorimotor Psychotherapy (Somatic), Art Therapy, EMDR, and psychedelic assisted therapies (KAP and Psilocybin) to support your process.
Your thoughts are racing-examining what you did, or could have done, wondering if you are over-thinking the situation. You try to pretend everything is okay but deep down there is a nagging feeling that something is off. So you work on doing all of the right things, trying to fix yourself, trying to improve, but the feeling inside doesn't change. You may even over-perform in attempt to prove to yourself and the world that you are worthy. But the feeling lingers. Many of my clients have had similar struggles with anxiety, perfectionism, self-doubt, trauma histories, or difficulty feeling comfortable in relationships.
Certified Art Therapist in Poland (2005).
I specialize in facilitating healing through mindfulness, creativity and self-expression. My journey has led me to become trained in Reunification Therapy, and EMDR, further expanding my toolkit to better serve my clients. Holding a certification as a Child and Family Investigator (CFI), an expert for the Court, adds depth to my understanding of family dynamics and legal complexities. My practice focuses on working with trauma (trained in Domestic Violence and Child Abuse), navigating complex family dynamics, addressing anxiety and depression, guiding clients through life transitions, and supporting individuals experiencing grief.
Certified Art Therapist in Poland (2005).
I specialize in facilitating healing through mindfulness, creativity and self-expression. My journey has led me to become trained in Reunification Therapy, and EMDR, further expanding my toolkit to better serve my clients. Holding a certification as a Child and Family Investigator (CFI), an expert for the Court, adds depth to my understanding of family dynamics and legal complexities. My practice focuses on working with trauma (trained in Domestic Violence and Child Abuse), navigating complex family dynamics, addressing anxiety and depression, guiding clients through life transitions, and supporting individuals experiencing grief.
Do you find yourself feeling overwhelmed, disconnected, or stuck in patterns that don’t feel like you anymore... especially in relationships with others or yourself? You may be the one who holds everything together on the outside while feeling anxious, unsure, or self-critical on the inside. I work with individuals who want to feel more grounded, understood, and emotionally connected, while building healthier ways of relating, communicating, and showing up authentically in their lives.
Do you find yourself feeling overwhelmed, disconnected, or stuck in patterns that don’t feel like you anymore... especially in relationships with others or yourself? You may be the one who holds everything together on the outside while feeling anxious, unsure, or self-critical on the inside. I work with individuals who want to feel more grounded, understood, and emotionally connected, while building healthier ways of relating, communicating, and showing up authentically in their lives.
My approach is holistic, blending art therapy, ecopsychology, and transpersonal perspectives.
My role is to walk alongside you during life’s initiations; those transformative chapters that ask you to become more of who you truly are. I offer grounded, creative, and intuitive support for navigating identity shifts, grief, spiritual awakenings, making meaning outside of normative society.
My approach is holistic, blending art therapy, ecopsychology, and transpersonal perspectives.
My role is to walk alongside you during life’s initiations; those transformative chapters that ask you to become more of who you truly are. I offer grounded, creative, and intuitive support for navigating identity shifts, grief, spiritual awakenings, making meaning outside of normative society.
I provide a warm, supportive, and collaborative space where you can feel both understood and empowered. I have experience working with adolescents and adults across a wide range of mental health needs, including anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, personality disorders, trauma-related concerns, and neurodivergence such as ADHD and Autism Spectrum Disorder. My approach is holistic and strengths-based, so while we’ll work through challenges, we’ll also focus on building on what’s already working in your life.
I provide a warm, supportive, and collaborative space where you can feel both understood and empowered. I have experience working with adolescents and adults across a wide range of mental health needs, including anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, personality disorders, trauma-related concerns, and neurodivergence such as ADHD and Autism Spectrum Disorder. My approach is holistic and strengths-based, so while we’ll work through challenges, we’ll also focus on building on what’s already working in your life.
This includes cultivating self-compassion and enhancing awareness of your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors through methods such as traditional talk therapy, meditation, art creation, and journaling.
Transitions are a fundamental part of life, and while some flow smoothly, others can be complex and overwhelming. Events such as loss, relocation, retirement, or divorce can significantly challenge our coping abilities. Therapy offers a valuable opportunity to develop new and more effective skills, providing relief from stress, depression, and feelings of being overwhelmed. By examining unhelpful behavioral and thought patterns, as well as draining boundaries, we gain a deeper understanding of ourselves, which leads to increased feelings of well-being, confidence, and self-worth. This process is both interactive and dynamic.
This includes cultivating self-compassion and enhancing awareness of your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors through methods such as traditional talk therapy, meditation, art creation, and journaling.
Transitions are a fundamental part of life, and while some flow smoothly, others can be complex and overwhelming. Events such as loss, relocation, retirement, or divorce can significantly challenge our coping abilities. Therapy offers a valuable opportunity to develop new and more effective skills, providing relief from stress, depression, and feelings of being overwhelmed. By examining unhelpful behavioral and thought patterns, as well as draining boundaries, we gain a deeper understanding of ourselves, which leads to increased feelings of well-being, confidence, and self-worth. This process is both interactive and dynamic.
Some find art a soothing way to process feelings while others prefer EMDR or skills based treatment options.
I work with adults who are navigating trauma, OCD, emotional intensity, and complex nervous system patterns. My approach is trauma-informed, collaborative, and grounded in evidence-based, gold-standard treatments for trauma and OCD. Therapy with me integrates mind and body, with attention to nervous system regulation and emotional safety. I focus on building a steady, trusting therapeutic relationship where meaningful, lasting change can happen.
Some find art a soothing way to process feelings while others prefer EMDR or skills based treatment options.
I work with adults who are navigating trauma, OCD, emotional intensity, and complex nervous system patterns. My approach is trauma-informed, collaborative, and grounded in evidence-based, gold-standard treatments for trauma and OCD. Therapy with me integrates mind and body, with attention to nervous system regulation and emotional safety. I focus on building a steady, trusting therapeutic relationship where meaningful, lasting change can happen.
Challenges are essential to growth. We all face challenges. The various challenges, crises, traumas we all inevitably encounter can create anxiety, depression, and disconnection. Unfortunately, labels and diagnoses can stop you from seeing that you are okay. As you are. Your felt experiences of hurt, when processed deeply, actually lead to self-discovery. Seeking help doesn’t mean that anything is necessarily wrong. In fact, expertise can guide you through these moments safely. Through somatic healing therapy, individuals and couples will find inner strength to start anew.
Challenges are essential to growth. We all face challenges. The various challenges, crises, traumas we all inevitably encounter can create anxiety, depression, and disconnection. Unfortunately, labels and diagnoses can stop you from seeing that you are okay. As you are. Your felt experiences of hurt, when processed deeply, actually lead to self-discovery. Seeking help doesn’t mean that anything is necessarily wrong. In fact, expertise can guide you through these moments safely. Through somatic healing therapy, individuals and couples will find inner strength to start anew.
April Lyons Psychotherapy Group
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
7 Endorsed
Boulder, CO 80303
Along with EMDR, play, art, and somatic (body) therapy.
Do uncertainties in life make it hard for you to relax? Do you wake overwhelmed, burdened by what you need to sort out? You might feel disconnected from your body, off-balance, and constantly afraid of disappointing others. Life seems like a heavy load, and the happiness and carefreeness you once felt now evade you. Help is available. You don't have to do this alone.
Along with EMDR, play, art, and somatic (body) therapy.
Do uncertainties in life make it hard for you to relax? Do you wake overwhelmed, burdened by what you need to sort out? You might feel disconnected from your body, off-balance, and constantly afraid of disappointing others. Life seems like a heavy load, and the happiness and carefreeness you once felt now evade you. Help is available. You don't have to do this alone.
If you’re reading this, something in your life isn’t working the way you want it to. Maybe you feel anxious, overwhelmed, disconnected, or stuck repeating the same patterns despite your best efforts. Maybe you’ve done a lot of personal growth work but still feel like something deeper hasn’t shifted.
You don’t have to navigate this alone.
I help adults move out of survival mode and into a more grounded, confident, and meaningful way of living. My clients are often high-functioning on the outside while quietly carrying stress, trauma, self-doubt, or burnout on the inside.
If you’re reading this, something in your life isn’t working the way you want it to. Maybe you feel anxious, overwhelmed, disconnected, or stuck repeating the same patterns despite your best efforts. Maybe you’ve done a lot of personal growth work but still feel like something deeper hasn’t shifted.
You don’t have to navigate this alone.
I help adults move out of survival mode and into a more grounded, confident, and meaningful way of living. My clients are often high-functioning on the outside while quietly carrying stress, trauma, self-doubt, or burnout on the inside.
Hello and so glad you’ve found your way here. Whether you are seeking help for a specific issue or pondering many of life’s greatest questions, I am here to help. I work with my clients in discovering unconscious patterns and beliefs that hold them back from deep connections with themselves and deep connections with others. Warmth, authenticity, and creativity is important to me. I am sure to bring these aspects to our sessions. It is my goal to assist you on your personal journey to joy and healing while meeting you where you are at.
Hello and so glad you’ve found your way here. Whether you are seeking help for a specific issue or pondering many of life’s greatest questions, I am here to help. I work with my clients in discovering unconscious patterns and beliefs that hold them back from deep connections with themselves and deep connections with others. Warmth, authenticity, and creativity is important to me. I am sure to bring these aspects to our sessions. It is my goal to assist you on your personal journey to joy and healing while meeting you where you are at.
I offer trauma-informed and DBT-informed art therapy, talk therapy, EMDR, somatic, and mindfulness techniques that can improve your confidence.
Do you feel like you don't quite fit in to your life, feel anxious, or you long to feel confident and capable? Perhaps you may identify as neurodivergent, LGBTQ+, gifted, be a trauma survivor, sensitive, or in a life transition that has you feeling lost or stuck. I may be the right fit for you. I love helping adults & young adults build confidence in their unique strengths, build on their capacities, and learn how to be supported in creating a thriving life on their own terms. I also acknowledge the real struggles with relationships- family, friends, work, or society at large that affect mental health. Let's collaborate.
I offer trauma-informed and DBT-informed art therapy, talk therapy, EMDR, somatic, and mindfulness techniques that can improve your confidence.
Do you feel like you don't quite fit in to your life, feel anxious, or you long to feel confident and capable? Perhaps you may identify as neurodivergent, LGBTQ+, gifted, be a trauma survivor, sensitive, or in a life transition that has you feeling lost or stuck. I may be the right fit for you. I love helping adults & young adults build confidence in their unique strengths, build on their capacities, and learn how to be supported in creating a thriving life on their own terms. I also acknowledge the real struggles with relationships- family, friends, work, or society at large that affect mental health. Let's collaborate.
Drawing from my experience in mindfulness-based art therapy, counseling, and addiction recovery, I can help you uncover and shift old patterns, set purposeful goals, and nurture healthier connections.
I provide a variety of psycho-educational tools to promote emotional regulation, manage distress, and create lasting behavioral changes. With expertise in CBT, DBT, and mindfulness techniques, my therapeutic approach is rooted in a client-centered perspective. By taking a holistic view of each person, I aim to foster alignment and authenticity.
Drawing from my experience in mindfulness-based art therapy, counseling, and addiction recovery, I can help you uncover and shift old patterns, set purposeful goals, and nurture healthier connections.
I provide a variety of psycho-educational tools to promote emotional regulation, manage distress, and create lasting behavioral changes. With expertise in CBT, DBT, and mindfulness techniques, my therapeutic approach is rooted in a client-centered perspective. By taking a holistic view of each person, I aim to foster alignment and authenticity.
You might be doing okay on the surface, but inside, you’re overthinking, second-guessing yourself, and feeling disconnected in relationships. Many of my clients grew up navigating difficult experiences, maybe even with strong expectations from family, culture, or religion. If you feel that way, you are not alone. As an adult, you might feel stuck between who you are and who you are supposed to be. Therapy doesn’t have to start when you are in a crisis. It can be a space to understand yourself more clearly, feel more grounded, and build relationships that actually feel natural and sustainable.
You might be doing okay on the surface, but inside, you’re overthinking, second-guessing yourself, and feeling disconnected in relationships. Many of my clients grew up navigating difficult experiences, maybe even with strong expectations from family, culture, or religion. If you feel that way, you are not alone. As an adult, you might feel stuck between who you are and who you are supposed to be. Therapy doesn’t have to start when you are in a crisis. It can be a space to understand yourself more clearly, feel more grounded, and build relationships that actually feel natural and sustainable.
Erika Molina Poling
Licensed Professional Counselor, LCPC, ATR-BC, MA, LPC
7 Endorsed
Boulder, CO 80303
Art therapy uses tools that make traditional talk therapy an embodied experience.
If you're new to art therapy you may not have known creativity can unlock deeper understanding and connection. Sometimes we get stuck on a judgmental message from 1st grade that we aren’t “good” at artmaking. Well, I say forget that! You ARE inherently creative and it’s okay to explore your whys and hows using the logical AND intuitive sides of your brain.
Art therapy uses tools that make traditional talk therapy an embodied experience.
If you're new to art therapy you may not have known creativity can unlock deeper understanding and connection. Sometimes we get stuck on a judgmental message from 1st grade that we aren’t “good” at artmaking. Well, I say forget that! You ARE inherently creative and it’s okay to explore your whys and hows using the logical AND intuitive sides of your brain.
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?
As a relational counselor, I attend to how the counseling relationship and connection feels to you, and welcome your feedback. I work from a lens that affirms your identities and lived experiences, and that centers liberation. I am trained in somatic, creative, nature-based, and existential therapies, and draw on these approaches in counseling sessions.
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?
As a relational counselor, I attend to how the counseling relationship and connection feels to you, and welcome your feedback. I work from a lens that affirms your identities and lived experiences, and that centers liberation. I am trained in somatic, creative, nature-based, and existential therapies, and draw on these approaches in counseling sessions.
