Domestic Abuse Therapists in Boulder, CO
Hello! I am therapist with a strong foundation in trauma-focused work, but my practice is much more expansive. I support clients through a wide range of experiences, always aiming to meet you where you are and create space for whatever you're holding.
Hello! I am therapist with a strong foundation in trauma-focused work, but my practice is much more expansive. I support clients through a wide range of experiences, always aiming to meet you where you are and create space for whatever you're holding.
I am EMDR-trained and love supporting survivors of complex trauma, including domestic violence.
Hi! I’m Kara. My clients often identify as “seekers” who value growth through the lifespan and want to live their lives with authenticity. My clinical interests include the treatment of anxiety, depression, trauma-bond recovery, life transitions, perinatal work, and grief and loss. I enjoy partnering with individuals in the life long development of identity, value exploration, and intention setting. I also love working with other healing professionals, including social workers/counselors, teachers, health & wellness and medical professionals to find expansion beyond a seemingly all-encompassing role or narrative.
I am EMDR-trained and love supporting survivors of complex trauma, including domestic violence.
Hi! I’m Kara. My clients often identify as “seekers” who value growth through the lifespan and want to live their lives with authenticity. My clinical interests include the treatment of anxiety, depression, trauma-bond recovery, life transitions, perinatal work, and grief and loss. I enjoy partnering with individuals in the life long development of identity, value exploration, and intention setting. I also love working with other healing professionals, including social workers/counselors, teachers, health & wellness and medical professionals to find expansion beyond a seemingly all-encompassing role or narrative.
I specialize in bringing together evidence-based and integrative approaches to trauma, OCD, anxiety disorders, and depression. I am a pragmatic therapist; my goals are my client’s goals and their thriving, and therefore, I tailor my approach to what is most effective for each client. As part of this integrative approach, I initially focus on deeply understanding my clients' experiences, struggles, and values. I believe that therapy should be highly personalized, with the focus not solely on the client’s struggle but on helping clients thrive, so that they feel seen as whole people.
I specialize in bringing together evidence-based and integrative approaches to trauma, OCD, anxiety disorders, and depression. I am a pragmatic therapist; my goals are my client’s goals and their thriving, and therefore, I tailor my approach to what is most effective for each client. As part of this integrative approach, I initially focus on deeply understanding my clients' experiences, struggles, and values. I believe that therapy should be highly personalized, with the focus not solely on the client’s struggle but on helping clients thrive, so that they feel seen as whole people.
Struggling with your mood, substance abuse, a challenging family or relationship dynamic?
10+ yrs of experience trained in a variety of therapeutic methods: Somatic, Enneagram, Motivational Interviewing,Family Dynamics, PACT (Psycho biological Approach to Couples Therapy) & Solution Focused modalities. My main modality is Somatic Experiencing®, a body-awareness approach to trauma that entailed an additional 3 years of training and certification.
Struggling with your mood, substance abuse, a challenging family or relationship dynamic?
10+ yrs of experience trained in a variety of therapeutic methods: Somatic, Enneagram, Motivational Interviewing,Family Dynamics, PACT (Psycho biological Approach to Couples Therapy) & Solution Focused modalities. My main modality is Somatic Experiencing®, a body-awareness approach to trauma that entailed an additional 3 years of training and certification.
My practice is informed by my background in community mental health, violence prevention, and yoga, which allows me to integrate somatic and relational approaches to healing.
My name is Sara DeFazio, and I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. I specialize in supporting young adults who are recovering from interpersonal trauma and exploring their sense of identity to foster greater self-love and authenticity. In our work together, I co-create a warm, compassionate space where you can practice self-acceptance and build the capacity to meet life’s challenges with curiosity and resilience. During our initial sessions, you can expect conversations rooted in empathy and mindful awareness as we develop a felt sense of safety and connection.
My practice is informed by my background in community mental health, violence prevention, and yoga, which allows me to integrate somatic and relational approaches to healing.
My name is Sara DeFazio, and I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. I specialize in supporting young adults who are recovering from interpersonal trauma and exploring their sense of identity to foster greater self-love and authenticity. In our work together, I co-create a warm, compassionate space where you can practice self-acceptance and build the capacity to meet life’s challenges with curiosity and resilience. During our initial sessions, you can expect conversations rooted in empathy and mindful awareness as we develop a felt sense of safety and connection.
Hello, I'm Ila Zeeb, and I'm here to help you navigate life's challenges. I work at North Boulder Counseling, specializing in anxiety, trauma, OCD, depression, stress, and personal growth. Incorporating EMDR, ACT, ERP, CBT, and more, I offer a holistic approach informed by trauma theories, neuroscience, attachment, and cultural perspectives.
Hello, I'm Ila Zeeb, and I'm here to help you navigate life's challenges. I work at North Boulder Counseling, specializing in anxiety, trauma, OCD, depression, stress, and personal growth. Incorporating EMDR, ACT, ERP, CBT, and more, I offer a holistic approach informed by trauma theories, neuroscience, attachment, and cultural perspectives.
Life can be so challenging - more so now than ever before. Our current or past experiences can get in the way of living the fullness of the life we desire. Sometimes it is hard to ask for help. Sometimes asking for help is the best thing we can do for ourselves.
Life can be so challenging - more so now than ever before. Our current or past experiences can get in the way of living the fullness of the life we desire. Sometimes it is hard to ask for help. Sometimes asking for help is the best thing we can do for ourselves.
During our first session there are a few things that I want to emphasize to my clients. It is important you know our relationship is one of collaboration as well as self determination. We are walking alongside one another. In the first session, I will learn about you and your background including any challenges that impact your daily life including medical, psychological, grief and loss, big transitions and any other stressors you feel impact your mental and emotional health. I will also engage in a series of assessments to help better understand how these stressors are impacting you and your relationships.
During our first session there are a few things that I want to emphasize to my clients. It is important you know our relationship is one of collaboration as well as self determination. We are walking alongside one another. In the first session, I will learn about you and your background including any challenges that impact your daily life including medical, psychological, grief and loss, big transitions and any other stressors you feel impact your mental and emotional health. I will also engage in a series of assessments to help better understand how these stressors are impacting you and your relationships.
There’s a particular exhaustion that comes from performing normalcy. The energy it takes to mask, translate, and file down your edges to fit. For those of us living at the intersection of identities—neurodivergent, queer, survivor—it feels like you’re perpetually translating yourself for the world’s comfort. Maybe you’ve been called “too much” or “too sensitive.” Maybe you’ve started to wonder if the problem isn’t you, but a world unable to make space for your truth. Here, your story, in all its complexity, makes sense. Here, you can stop performing and start belonging.
There’s a particular exhaustion that comes from performing normalcy. The energy it takes to mask, translate, and file down your edges to fit. For those of us living at the intersection of identities—neurodivergent, queer, survivor—it feels like you’re perpetually translating yourself for the world’s comfort. Maybe you’ve been called “too much” or “too sensitive.” Maybe you’ve started to wonder if the problem isn’t you, but a world unable to make space for your truth. Here, your story, in all its complexity, makes sense. Here, you can stop performing and start belonging.
I am an experienced clinician and am skilled at creating a safe, warm, empathic environment for my clients in which to heal and grow. I am a generalist with specialized knowledge in the areas of eating disorders, body image, relational issues, trauma recovery, EMDR, couples counseling, family of origin issues, anxiety, post traumatic stress, women's issues, parenting, and mindfulness and yoga as therapeutic endeavors. I work within my clients' multicultural lens and framework to establish safety and rapport. I include my clients in their treatment planning and process of therapy to create greater gains and a sense of mastery.
I am an experienced clinician and am skilled at creating a safe, warm, empathic environment for my clients in which to heal and grow. I am a generalist with specialized knowledge in the areas of eating disorders, body image, relational issues, trauma recovery, EMDR, couples counseling, family of origin issues, anxiety, post traumatic stress, women's issues, parenting, and mindfulness and yoga as therapeutic endeavors. I work within my clients' multicultural lens and framework to establish safety and rapport. I include my clients in their treatment planning and process of therapy to create greater gains and a sense of mastery.
Are you looking to make a life change with the support of alternative holistic methods along with time tested traditional tools? If so, I can help you. Whether you are looking to shift the symptoms of anxiety, depression, or trauma, or wanting support through a life situation or transition, you don’t have to do it alone! I work with people both in a traditional office-based format, as well as in an intensive model to accelerate your process. I also offer individual and group-based personally meaningful, culturally relevant Rite of Passage experiences to support you in conscious and intentional movement through life challenges.
Are you looking to make a life change with the support of alternative holistic methods along with time tested traditional tools? If so, I can help you. Whether you are looking to shift the symptoms of anxiety, depression, or trauma, or wanting support through a life situation or transition, you don’t have to do it alone! I work with people both in a traditional office-based format, as well as in an intensive model to accelerate your process. I also offer individual and group-based personally meaningful, culturally relevant Rite of Passage experiences to support you in conscious and intentional movement through life challenges.
I see clients who are dealing with trauma, although it's not always obvious that past experiences are running the show. Many of my clients struggle with perfectionism, addiction, shame, boundaries, people-pleasing, self-worth, and feeling stuck. I am open and affirming of all identities and bodies, often working with communities I align with, such as queer, poly, ethical non-monogamy (ENM), and kink. I use a collaborative approach with lots of humor and raging against the machine (shame).
I see clients who are dealing with trauma, although it's not always obvious that past experiences are running the show. Many of my clients struggle with perfectionism, addiction, shame, boundaries, people-pleasing, self-worth, and feeling stuck. I am open and affirming of all identities and bodies, often working with communities I align with, such as queer, poly, ethical non-monogamy (ENM), and kink. I use a collaborative approach with lots of humor and raging against the machine (shame).
Ever feel like there is more to this life than the one you've been living? As someone who has felt the gravity and darkness of untapped potential I know what's it's like to be living a life we don't love. The clues are within the depression and/or anxiety - these are our body's brilliantly sane ways of saying "pay attention!" Anyone can have a life that is full of passion, richness, purpose, and they feel joyfully proud to be living. It will take vulnerability, bravery, sacrifices, and perhaps some help to get this life that you love. I'd be deeply honored to be the gentle and firm guide you need to help you create this life.
Ever feel like there is more to this life than the one you've been living? As someone who has felt the gravity and darkness of untapped potential I know what's it's like to be living a life we don't love. The clues are within the depression and/or anxiety - these are our body's brilliantly sane ways of saying "pay attention!" Anyone can have a life that is full of passion, richness, purpose, and they feel joyfully proud to be living. It will take vulnerability, bravery, sacrifices, and perhaps some help to get this life that you love. I'd be deeply honored to be the gentle and firm guide you need to help you create this life.
Kate Thompson: Individuals, Couples and Groups
Unlicensed Psychotherapist, MA, CJT, BACP
Boulder, CO 80301
I have worked with many different issues including loss, identity, sexual & domestic abuse, adoption, depression, anxiety, relationships and transitions.
I work with individuals and couples offering existential therapy to help you to live more fully and find new ways to face your predicaments, paradoxes and conflicts. Together we can explore your life and relationships to discover ways in which you can live more authentically, in alignment with your values. I trained and worked in England before moving to Boulder in 2010. I have over 20 years experience as a therapist; I bring that with me as I meet each new individual or couple. I will help you describe, clarify and unravel your relationship to the world, your self and other people. We do not have to start with your childhood.
I have worked with many different issues including loss, identity, sexual & domestic abuse, adoption, depression, anxiety, relationships and transitions.
I work with individuals and couples offering existential therapy to help you to live more fully and find new ways to face your predicaments, paradoxes and conflicts. Together we can explore your life and relationships to discover ways in which you can live more authentically, in alignment with your values. I trained and worked in England before moving to Boulder in 2010. I have over 20 years experience as a therapist; I bring that with me as I meet each new individual or couple. I will help you describe, clarify and unravel your relationship to the world, your self and other people. We do not have to start with your childhood.
I'm an interactive, solution-focused psychologist with 31 years experience (website: www.evekilmer.com). My therapeutic approach is to provide support and practical feedback to help you effectively address personal life challenges in a warm, safe environment. I integrate complementary methodologies and techniques to offer a highly personalized approach tailored to you as an individual or couple. With compassion and understanding, I work with you to help you build on your strengths and attain the personal growth that you want.
I'm an interactive, solution-focused psychologist with 31 years experience (website: www.evekilmer.com). My therapeutic approach is to provide support and practical feedback to help you effectively address personal life challenges in a warm, safe environment. I integrate complementary methodologies and techniques to offer a highly personalized approach tailored to you as an individual or couple. With compassion and understanding, I work with you to help you build on your strengths and attain the personal growth that you want.
I support queer, neurodivergent, and questioning folks in rewriting their stories with gentleness and power. As a non-binary therapist, I center queer and trans experiences and offer a space where your full self is welcome; grief, pleasure, rage, and anything in-between.
My approach is holistic, blending art therapy, ecopsychology, and transpersonal perspectives. I honor alternative forms of love, including polyamory and relationship anarchy, and work with clients navigating identity, belonging, and nontraditional paths.
Queer folks need more spaces for mutual aid, and thats exactly what I am here for :)
I support queer, neurodivergent, and questioning folks in rewriting their stories with gentleness and power. As a non-binary therapist, I center queer and trans experiences and offer a space where your full self is welcome; grief, pleasure, rage, and anything in-between.
My approach is holistic, blending art therapy, ecopsychology, and transpersonal perspectives. I honor alternative forms of love, including polyamory and relationship anarchy, and work with clients navigating identity, belonging, and nontraditional paths.
Queer folks need more spaces for mutual aid, and thats exactly what I am here for :)
I specialize in working with tweens and teens, and I also work well with parents, young adults and established adults to provide support for navigating the many life and developmental challenges facing people today. My experience includes college-level teaching, research, and counseling experience in many settings, including family homes, schools and community mental health clinics. I work to create a comfortable, informative and supportive setting, in which you can gain clarity, understanding and confidence in how you want to manage the issues you face in your life.
I specialize in working with tweens and teens, and I also work well with parents, young adults and established adults to provide support for navigating the many life and developmental challenges facing people today. My experience includes college-level teaching, research, and counseling experience in many settings, including family homes, schools and community mental health clinics. I work to create a comfortable, informative and supportive setting, in which you can gain clarity, understanding and confidence in how you want to manage the issues you face in your life.
During times of significant transition or stress, such as a big move, divorce, loss of a loved one, a career change, or relational challenges, therapy can be very useful. Sometimes, individuals seek out therapy as a way to develop strategies for personal growth, life skills, and or improved interpersonal communication. Other times, my clients choose to work on a long-standing mental health struggle such as depression, anxiety, addiction, or grief and loss. Therapy is right for anyone who has a desire to learn more about themselves and make positive changes in their wellness, relationships, or daily life.
During times of significant transition or stress, such as a big move, divorce, loss of a loved one, a career change, or relational challenges, therapy can be very useful. Sometimes, individuals seek out therapy as a way to develop strategies for personal growth, life skills, and or improved interpersonal communication. Other times, my clients choose to work on a long-standing mental health struggle such as depression, anxiety, addiction, or grief and loss. Therapy is right for anyone who has a desire to learn more about themselves and make positive changes in their wellness, relationships, or daily life.
As individuals embark on the journey of therapy, they navigate a whirlwind of emotions and thoughts:
Overwhelm (will I ever feel ‘normal’ again?)
Anxiety & Worry (how is talking going to help me?)
Fear (will this pain ever go away?)
Asking for help (I’ve never needed it before!)
Self-Esteem ( I wish I could feel good about myself)
I work with individuals ranging in age from preteen (12) to adults. I work with struggles in relationship issues, trauma, addiction, and emotional overwhelm such as depression and anxiety.
As individuals embark on the journey of therapy, they navigate a whirlwind of emotions and thoughts:
Overwhelm (will I ever feel ‘normal’ again?)
Anxiety & Worry (how is talking going to help me?)
Fear (will this pain ever go away?)
Asking for help (I’ve never needed it before!)
Self-Esteem ( I wish I could feel good about myself)
I work with individuals ranging in age from preteen (12) to adults. I work with struggles in relationship issues, trauma, addiction, and emotional overwhelm such as depression and anxiety.
I specialize in consulting with other therapists, folks dealing with Emotional Predators (manipulators, narcissists, etc.) and people whose prior therapy was unsatisfying. Working with me is enjoyable and effective. You will learn effective strategies for dealing with toxic people. I cut through bull shit, with safety, understanding, fun and laughter. 720 270-0070. Or email me. www.emotionalpredators.com www.creativeresolutions.org I'm very helpful to people divorcing or in post divorce conflict. I also help folks integrate and process their psychedelic experiences (within the constraints of applicable laws and regulations).
I specialize in consulting with other therapists, folks dealing with Emotional Predators (manipulators, narcissists, etc.) and people whose prior therapy was unsatisfying. Working with me is enjoyable and effective. You will learn effective strategies for dealing with toxic people. I cut through bull shit, with safety, understanding, fun and laughter. 720 270-0070. Or email me. www.emotionalpredators.com www.creativeresolutions.org I'm very helpful to people divorcing or in post divorce conflict. I also help folks integrate and process their psychedelic experiences (within the constraints of applicable laws and regulations).
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What are the most effective ways to recover from domestic abuse?
Leaving an abusive relationship requires tremendous courage, so survivors in treatment should recognize that they have already completed the most important step. Still, the trauma of physical or emotional abuse can be difficult to process and overcome. Therapy can help survivors process trauma, grief, and difficult emotions, treat relevant mental health symptoms, and create a new framework for boundaries and relationships in the future. For some, support groups can also be an invaluable outlet for healing.
When should an individual seek help for domestic abuse?
Victims of intimate partner violence should seek help immediately. It can take substantial time, planning, energy, and courage to leave an abusive relationship, but starting the process—by seeking therapy, calling the domestic violence hotline, or simply confiding in a loved one—will help them get there. Those who have left abusive relationships but haven’t sought treatment can also greatly benefit from therapy to process and heal from the experience.
What are the consequences of staying in an abusive relationship?
Remaining in an abusive relationship has serious repercussions. In addition to the ongoing threat of physical danger and emotional abuse, research shows that intimate partner violence is associated with a range of mental health disorders including depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, and substance abuse. Therefore it’s important for individuals in an abusive relationship to seek help as soon as possible.
How can you get domestic abuse treatment for someone else?
It can be very complicated to identify and leave an abusive relationship; barriers include the threat of violence, financial instability, and family pressures. Those concerned about a loved one in an abusive relationship should talk to them about the situation, provide them with resources such as the domestic violence hotline, and introduce the idea of seeing a therapist due to their concern for the person’s safety and well-being.