Career Counseling Therapists in Boulder, CO

I am a Life and Career Coach in Boulder, CO. My practice is solutions-focused and founded on the principles of Positive Psychology, the scientific study of how people flourish - what makes them happy and successful and how to fill their lives with purpose, meaning, and peace. I help my clients find more meaning and pleasure in their work and personal life, navigate challenging transitions, find more meaningful work via a career change, increase their impact at work, and achieve a better work/life balance. Together, we'll create new levels of awareness of your untapped knowledge, strengths, and resources to spark positive change.

If you are dealing with difficulties, whether is Transitions, Relationships, Family - Couple communication, Career orientation, Cultural diversity, among others; I can help you - I am a Psychotherapist with over 33 years of experience working with adults and young people, helping them overcome a range of emotional and psychological difficulties.

I have built a specialized practice integrating my clinical skills and credentials with my broad life experiences in corporate communication and product management in a Fortune 500 Corporation, commercial design, teaching, and owning a small business. I focus on young professionals who are facing relationship, social, academic, mental health, and professional issues, to increase self-awareness and make better informed decisions. I counsel with parents of young adults who want to address issues of autonomy, accountability, finances, and boundaries. The goal is to reach a healthy balance of independence while remaining connected.

Research shows that the number one key factor to living a long life is directly related to one’s feeling of connectedness with others. Yet, a quarter us feel as though we have no one to talk to. It’s biologically imperative to know that we belong, matter and feel seen and heard. Therapy helps people (sometimes for their first time ever) to feel understood and have their reality/experiences validated in a safe, nonjudgmental and accepting way. I use strengths-based, person-centered, CBT, mindfulness, and somatic techniques to help you work towards understanding your problems, and finding solutions.

Together with clients we set goals and work towards goals - together! I am here every step of the way so that clients walk away with action items that work for them.

I approach every client with a unique and individualized approach, seeking to learn about the client’s strengths and barriers, and discover what goals they desire to work towards in the counseling relationship. I’ve worked in the mental health field since 2008 and have experience working with a broad variety of clients and challenges. My biggest passions are helping clients find direction and meaning, learn skills to relieve distress, and make progress towards their chosen goals. I work with adult clients of all ethnicities, gender identities, and sexual orientations.

I specialize in working with men in major life transitions: launching from adolescence, career change, mid-life crisis, divorce or death of a spouse. My experience as a grief counselor, leading men's groups, training in depth psychology, yoga therapy, and 40 years of personal growth work in tandem with my empathetic and deep presence will help you navigate through the liminal space of your major life transition.

Making the choice to seek counseling takes courage. Sometimes the obstacles we face create emotional and relational difficulties that interfere with everyday life and become difficult to cope with. I specialize in providing skillful support and guidance to teens, college students and adults struggling with depression, anxiety, grief and loss, relationships and life transitions as well as school and career related challenges. I use a strengths-based approach that is direct, collaborative, and guided by compassion. Together we will focus on deepening your self-awareness and developing skills to effectively navigate life's challenges.

The therapy process can help you to develop a deeper connection to your true feelings, more authentic communication, healthier and more satisfying relationships, a clearer path through life, and a sense of being more "yourself". I take an eclectic approach, using talk therapy, dreamwork/play, creative expression, insight into family relationships, and exploring beliefs developed in childhood and the ways that they influence your current patterns and choices.

For over 20 years, I have helped people in various life transitions discover deep-rooted happiness in their lives. We work together to find meaning, purpose and satisfaction in relationships, career , spiritual pursuits as well as discovering and finding life passions. The greatest obstacles to our happiness are often ingrained attitudes we have about our lives that have been left unexamined. I have huge success with helping men find and uncover their greatest selves.

I am a Licensed Psychotherapist specializing in Individual and Couples Therapies. I maintain a private practice in Boulder, Colorado and am a graduate of Naropa University. With over 21yrs of experience the therapeutic approach I use is to provide support and practical feedback to help clients effectively address personal life challenges. As needed, I integrate complementary methodologies and techniques to offer a highly personalized approach tailored to each client. With compassion and understanding, I work with each individual to help them build on their strengths and attain the personal growth they are committed to accomplishing.

SCS provides online counseling services to adolescents and young adults who are preparing for college, graduate school, or wish to enhance their undergraduate college experience. Our counselors are passionate about helping clients develop measurable and achievable goals. Clients can gain a competitive edge by working with one of our dedicated mental health counselors. Counseling services are available online and at diverse times. By providing a safe therapeutic environment, clients are able to increase self-awareness, establish goals, and make behavioral changes to maintain healthy living habits.

I understand that life doesn't always go the way we want or planned for. This has happened to me, my loved ones and clients. How we react says a lot about not only who we are, but who we can be. Sometimes we need another perspective or feedback from a neutral person to help us get unstuck. Challenges and adversity truly can help us become better people.

I believe that therapy is a collaborative process between therapist and client, and that by working together we can help you move toward understanding and healing. Your job is to be curious about yourself. Mine is to inspire and assist you in exploring the unknown, uncomfortable, and unfamiliar. I strive to kindly challenge the way people think, and to be challenged myself. I am honored when asked to be present in challenging times, and work to balance holding room for discomfort while helping you discover how to move forward. My ultimate goal is to help you heal by building upon our respect, honesty, and mindfulness.

Deciding to begin counseling can be intimidating! Maybe you've been thinking about going to therapy for a long time, or maybe something happened to you that you need space to process, with some guidance. I enjoy working with clients who are experiencing difficult life transitions, mood and anxiety disorders, and those who aren't quite sure what category they would fall into. Regardless, our job together once you walk into the room is to figure out how I can best help. It's okay if you don't know what that looks like, yet. That's part of my job !

Have you considered a wellness-oriented approach to mental health? Are you thriving is some areas and struggling in others? You may be in a life situation that leaves you feeling burned out, exhausted, stressed, isolated, disconnected, confused, angry, or just needing to find yourself. I believe you can benefit from exploring your strengths. This begins with a plan. Do you have a plan for your wellbeing? You are the expert on this! My job is to help you understand and act effectively and immediately to achieve fulfillment and balance. If you are in a first-response, caregiving, or service role, please give me a call.

I assume serious intent to address whatever brought the patient to my office in the first place. It is my hope to form the most positive therapeutic alliance possible. The first step is to acknowledge the courage it took to make the call. I have been practicing as a licensed Clinical Psychologist for thirty years. I have also served as a faculty member at the University of Colorado Boulder for over twenty years. I mostly see chronic depressed and anxious patients I .have worked across the spectrum from imminently suicidial to the broader existential issues concerning a more meaningful life.