Gambling Therapists in Colorado Springs, CO
My passion for helping others was seeded at an early age and has developed with time and experience. Since my service as a medic in the military and throughout various roles over the years in the behavioral health field, my passion has evolved into a calling and has granted me the opportunity to help others all across the lifespan who experience difficult and complex challenges, such as mental health, criminal justice involvement, trauma, grief and loss, adjustment issues, among other life stressors and challenges.
My passion for helping others was seeded at an early age and has developed with time and experience. Since my service as a medic in the military and throughout various roles over the years in the behavioral health field, my passion has evolved into a calling and has granted me the opportunity to help others all across the lifespan who experience difficult and complex challenges, such as mental health, criminal justice involvement, trauma, grief and loss, adjustment issues, among other life stressors and challenges.
I work with clients who may be struggling with anxiety or trauma recent to past or current events and at times related to financial or gambling related issues.
Have you been putting off therapy? Are your ways of coping no longer working? You have successfully solved other problems in your life, but this one is different. Past traumatic experiences can have lasting impact on us if we don’t work through them appropriately. These experiences can cause anxiety, shame, irritability or guilt. You might even have negative beliefs about yourself, the world or others as a result. I’m here to help you sort through your experiences. I have several years of experience helping people with anxiety, trauma (military or non-military related) or depression and am confident that you can feel better.
I work with clients who may be struggling with anxiety or trauma recent to past or current events and at times related to financial or gambling related issues.
Have you been putting off therapy? Are your ways of coping no longer working? You have successfully solved other problems in your life, but this one is different. Past traumatic experiences can have lasting impact on us if we don’t work through them appropriately. These experiences can cause anxiety, shame, irritability or guilt. You might even have negative beliefs about yourself, the world or others as a result. I’m here to help you sort through your experiences. I have several years of experience helping people with anxiety, trauma (military or non-military related) or depression and am confident that you can feel better.
I am one of a small number of clinicians nationally credentialed as both a Certified Sex Addiction Therapist Supervisor (CSAT-S) and an International Certified Gambling Counselor (ICGC-I).
As a CSAT-S, I bring advanced training in compulsive sexual behavior, infidelity, and rebuilding trust, including fostering empathy in partner relationships. I have worked extensively with individuals facing complex emotional and relational challenges, including narcissistic and borderline personality dynamics.
I am one of a small number of clinicians nationally credentialed as both a Certified Sex Addiction Therapist Supervisor (CSAT-S) and an International Certified Gambling Counselor (ICGC-I).
As a CSAT-S, I bring advanced training in compulsive sexual behavior, infidelity, and rebuilding trust, including fostering empathy in partner relationships. I have worked extensively with individuals facing complex emotional and relational challenges, including narcissistic and borderline personality dynamics.
Hi, I am Ashanti Gosha. Starting therapy can feel like a big step and my goal is to make the process feel welcoming and supportive from the start. I offer a calm space where you can be yourself without judgment. Together we explore what you are experiencing and what you want to change. My integrative and flexible approach is tailored to your needs, values, and goals so you feel heard, understood, and supported throughout your care.
Hi, I am Ashanti Gosha. Starting therapy can feel like a big step and my goal is to make the process feel welcoming and supportive from the start. I offer a calm space where you can be yourself without judgment. Together we explore what you are experiencing and what you want to change. My integrative and flexible approach is tailored to your needs, values, and goals so you feel heard, understood, and supported throughout your care.
I have over fifteen years experience working with children, adolescents, and adults. My specialized training in multiple areas includes expertise in trauma and PTSD. The spectrum of trauma work includes emotional and physical abuse, sexual assault, domestic violence, and combat-related trauma. I work with many clients to improve self-esteem, anger, depression, anxiety, relationships and adjusting to a multitude of life changes. I am a client-centered clinician who works with you to identify, harness and strengthen your unique attributes to overcome the challenges you face. I am trained in various forms of assessments.
I have over fifteen years experience working with children, adolescents, and adults. My specialized training in multiple areas includes expertise in trauma and PTSD. The spectrum of trauma work includes emotional and physical abuse, sexual assault, domestic violence, and combat-related trauma. I work with many clients to improve self-esteem, anger, depression, anxiety, relationships and adjusting to a multitude of life changes. I am a client-centered clinician who works with you to identify, harness and strengthen your unique attributes to overcome the challenges you face. I am trained in various forms of assessments.
Birgitta Kieckhaben uses an integrative approach of various modalities, focusing on the individual client’s needs. Modalities include Equine Assisted Mental Health (EAMH), Somatic Therapy, Craniosacral Therapy, Cognitive and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (CBT, DBT), Mindfulness, and Motivational Interviewing (MI). Birgitta has a nursing background and Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy experience for twenty-plus years with neurological, mental, and geriatric disorders. She has a keen interest in Native American studies, Genocide, intergenerational trauma and healing, and addiction. Her approach is trauma and social justice informed.
Birgitta Kieckhaben uses an integrative approach of various modalities, focusing on the individual client’s needs. Modalities include Equine Assisted Mental Health (EAMH), Somatic Therapy, Craniosacral Therapy, Cognitive and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (CBT, DBT), Mindfulness, and Motivational Interviewing (MI). Birgitta has a nursing background and Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy experience for twenty-plus years with neurological, mental, and geriatric disorders. She has a keen interest in Native American studies, Genocide, intergenerational trauma and healing, and addiction. Her approach is trauma and social justice informed.
You may be an older adult coping with changes in health, memory, identity, or independence. Or you may be a caregiver feeling stressed, worried, or emotionally worn down. You want support navigating anxiety, grief, role changes, or difficult family dynamics, while also having access to thoughtful guidance when questions about cognition, decision-making, or capacity arise.
I provide therapy for older adults and caregivers, focusing on aging-related transitions, caregiver stress, anxiety, depression, and adjustment to medical or cognitive changes. I also work with adults of all ages who are navigating concerns about addiction.
You may be an older adult coping with changes in health, memory, identity, or independence. Or you may be a caregiver feeling stressed, worried, or emotionally worn down. You want support navigating anxiety, grief, role changes, or difficult family dynamics, while also having access to thoughtful guidance when questions about cognition, decision-making, or capacity arise.
I provide therapy for older adults and caregivers, focusing on aging-related transitions, caregiver stress, anxiety, depression, and adjustment to medical or cognitive changes. I also work with adults of all ages who are navigating concerns about addiction.
I am a licensed psychologist, licensed addictions counselor and am working toward certification in problem gambling.
Pain in life is inevitable, but you don’t have to continue suffering. Are you looking for improved peace of mind, greater ease in relationships and an overall sense of wellbeing? I’d love to help guide you toward making that a reality. I specialize in working with clients whose issues include complex trauma, dissociative disorders, substance misuse, depression and anxiety. In therapy, you can expect me to be honest, compassionate and straightforward.
I am a licensed psychologist, licensed addictions counselor and am working toward certification in problem gambling.
Pain in life is inevitable, but you don’t have to continue suffering. Are you looking for improved peace of mind, greater ease in relationships and an overall sense of wellbeing? I’d love to help guide you toward making that a reality. I specialize in working with clients whose issues include complex trauma, dissociative disorders, substance misuse, depression and anxiety. In therapy, you can expect me to be honest, compassionate and straightforward.
I believe therapeutic rapport is the most important aspect of therapy. I also believe in and use acceptance, nurturing, and affirmation to guide therapy. Together, we’ll build coping skills, set meaningful goals, and create a safe, supportive, and faith-optional space where you feel heard, respected, and empowered.
I work with clients who are experiencing trauma, addiction, substance use, OCD, anxiety, depression, and many other struggles; who long for clarity, healing, and direction. Many feel overwhelmed, stuck, or disconnected.
I believe therapeutic rapport is the most important aspect of therapy. I also believe in and use acceptance, nurturing, and affirmation to guide therapy. Together, we’ll build coping skills, set meaningful goals, and create a safe, supportive, and faith-optional space where you feel heard, respected, and empowered.
I work with clients who are experiencing trauma, addiction, substance use, OCD, anxiety, depression, and many other struggles; who long for clarity, healing, and direction. Many feel overwhelmed, stuck, or disconnected.
MonuMental Therapy Group PLLC
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
1 Endorsed
Colorado Springs, CO 80906
MonuMental Therapy Group PLLC is here for you! Times are tough right now and it takes a great deal of courage to get help. Give us a call so we can help you with your marriage, family, and individual challenges that you are navigating. Unfortunately, issues do not go away on their own, and we would love to guide you through. We offer Telehealth / virtual and in person sessions at two different locations in Colorado Springs. Contact us now for help.
MonuMental Therapy Group PLLC is here for you! Times are tough right now and it takes a great deal of courage to get help. Give us a call so we can help you with your marriage, family, and individual challenges that you are navigating. Unfortunately, issues do not go away on their own, and we would love to guide you through. We offer Telehealth / virtual and in person sessions at two different locations in Colorado Springs. Contact us now for help.
As a counselor, my goal is to partner with you on your journey and not to dictate a pre-designed cookie-cutter approach. My style is to collaborate with you in exploring your values, goals, and needs. Together we will work on understanding what makes you unique and the best ways for you to pursue health.
As a counselor, my goal is to partner with you on your journey and not to dictate a pre-designed cookie-cutter approach. My style is to collaborate with you in exploring your values, goals, and needs. Together we will work on understanding what makes you unique and the best ways for you to pursue health.
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MEET Dr. Browning – your trusted Catalyst for Transformation. Tired of feeling overwhelmed? Discouraged? Dr. Browning can equip and empower you with proven and practical tools for getting rapid and lasting change. Through his Mindset-Reset Therapy methods, discover fresh new perspectives to help you overcome painful struggles, difficult conflicts, and negativity. Nurture important relationships as you rewrite your story. You can trust his over 40 years of expertise in mental health transformation. Embrace healing now, regain control, and step into new levels of peace. With Dr. Browning’s help, you CAN start over! You’ll see . . .
I became a therapist after my time as an active duty Army veteran. My time in service helped me gain a passion for addiction, trauma, and the LGBT+ population. I love it when anyone gets to the point in their life where an "aha" moment is identified.
I became a therapist after my time as an active duty Army veteran. My time in service helped me gain a passion for addiction, trauma, and the LGBT+ population. I love it when anyone gets to the point in their life where an "aha" moment is identified.
I have worked in the mental health and substance abuse community for over 15 years through volunteer work, in-patient and outpatient services, detox and emergency room settings. I provide a client centered approach with a dash of reality therapy and a lot of motivational interviewing to treat depression, anxiety, and substance abuse. I assist in the development of healthy coping skills, setting AND reinforcing healthy boundaries and quality communication skills. I strive to raise mental health awareness and focus on improving symptoms to build a better sense of self and desire to serve the communities in which we reside.
I have worked in the mental health and substance abuse community for over 15 years through volunteer work, in-patient and outpatient services, detox and emergency room settings. I provide a client centered approach with a dash of reality therapy and a lot of motivational interviewing to treat depression, anxiety, and substance abuse. I assist in the development of healthy coping skills, setting AND reinforcing healthy boundaries and quality communication skills. I strive to raise mental health awareness and focus on improving symptoms to build a better sense of self and desire to serve the communities in which we reside.
Blakely Madison Hunze-Austin
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPCMHSP, LPC, NCC, MA
5 Endorsed
Colorado Springs, CO 80918
Now serving Tennessee and Colorado residents. Let’s be honest-therapy is uncomfortable! There’s no getting around that squirmy “I can’t believe I have to tell this stranger my problems” feeling. The only way to make progress is to move through those feelings. I am here to be by your side and guide you through the numerous emotions that come up in session. I admire my clients for their ability to face the challenges of therapy with veracity, strength, and sometimes humor. I’m here to make the therapy process marginally less uncomfortable by providing a safe, non-judgmental space along with my therapy dog Jasper.
Now serving Tennessee and Colorado residents. Let’s be honest-therapy is uncomfortable! There’s no getting around that squirmy “I can’t believe I have to tell this stranger my problems” feeling. The only way to make progress is to move through those feelings. I am here to be by your side and guide you through the numerous emotions that come up in session. I admire my clients for their ability to face the challenges of therapy with veracity, strength, and sometimes humor. I’m here to make the therapy process marginally less uncomfortable by providing a safe, non-judgmental space along with my therapy dog Jasper.
Lisa Buckman
Licensed Professional Counselor, MBA, MA, LPC, LAC, NCC
4 Endorsed
Colorado Springs, CO 80920
Waitlist for new clients
The one thing we all have in common is that none of us gets through this life unscathed. We all seek to reduce our anxiety and depression and want to win our battle with things like PTSD and depression. As a counselor, I believe YOU are the expert in your life and want to ensure I create a safe, judgment free space where you can be your authentic self and pursue your therapy goals at a pace that is comfortable for you. I am trained in Complex PTSD, Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT).
The one thing we all have in common is that none of us gets through this life unscathed. We all seek to reduce our anxiety and depression and want to win our battle with things like PTSD and depression. As a counselor, I believe YOU are the expert in your life and want to ensure I create a safe, judgment free space where you can be your authentic self and pursue your therapy goals at a pace that is comfortable for you. I am trained in Complex PTSD, Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT).
J.P. Mertens
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, MDiv, LPC, NCC
2 Endorsed
Colorado Springs, CO 80921
As a counselor, I seek to create an environment where people feel safe, heard, valued, and honored. My style is very relational, collaborative, encouraging, and empowering using evidence-based models of therapeutic care. I feel that people can bring their frustrations, anger, fears, sadness, anxiety, ambivalence, and dissatisfaction into the counseling process. Throughout my 25 year career, I have been so fortunate to walk thousands of people through painful circumstances to experience necessary hope and healing in life.
As a counselor, I seek to create an environment where people feel safe, heard, valued, and honored. My style is very relational, collaborative, encouraging, and empowering using evidence-based models of therapeutic care. I feel that people can bring their frustrations, anger, fears, sadness, anxiety, ambivalence, and dissatisfaction into the counseling process. Throughout my 25 year career, I have been so fortunate to walk thousands of people through painful circumstances to experience necessary hope and healing in life.
Kendrick S Lutz
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MS, LCSW, LAC, EMDR
2 Endorsed
Colorado Springs, CO 80919
Hi there! Thanks for stopping by! Do you ever think to yourself, "What's wrong with me?" or "How come I cannot snap out of it?" Let me tell you, there is nothing wrong with you and you simply cannot snap out of it. There are a lot of social stigmas when we have emotional struggles; we internalize these beliefs. Sometimes, we resist seeking treatment because it can be seen as a weakness because of underlying trauma or experience. This worsens over time whether you are depressed, anxious, fearful, frustrated, resentful, or angry. I believe many of us want to have understanding, support, empathy, and new coping methods.
Hi there! Thanks for stopping by! Do you ever think to yourself, "What's wrong with me?" or "How come I cannot snap out of it?" Let me tell you, there is nothing wrong with you and you simply cannot snap out of it. There are a lot of social stigmas when we have emotional struggles; we internalize these beliefs. Sometimes, we resist seeking treatment because it can be seen as a weakness because of underlying trauma or experience. This worsens over time whether you are depressed, anxious, fearful, frustrated, resentful, or angry. I believe many of us want to have understanding, support, empathy, and new coping methods.
HOPE is the passion for what is possible - I am passionate about assisting couples, families, and individuals to explore hopeful change. My goal is to provide you with a safe non-judgmental space for you to explore your path to living your best life. I became a counselor due to my own personal experiences as a military veteran. Finding hope in a constantly changing world can be intimidating; you do not have to face these challenges alone.
HOPE is the passion for what is possible - I am passionate about assisting couples, families, and individuals to explore hopeful change. My goal is to provide you with a safe non-judgmental space for you to explore your path to living your best life. I became a counselor due to my own personal experiences as a military veteran. Finding hope in a constantly changing world can be intimidating; you do not have to face these challenges alone.
I am skilled at treating clients who are experiencing emotional and behavioral problems as a result of trauma, stress and interpersonal conflict. Clients struggling with addictions, poor self-esteem, depression, anxiety, self-defeating behaviors, and impulse control problems will find my services helpful. I appreciate clients who may not yet have identified their goals as I like the challenge of developing goals with my clients and seeing them grow and progress over the course of therapy.
I am skilled at treating clients who are experiencing emotional and behavioral problems as a result of trauma, stress and interpersonal conflict. Clients struggling with addictions, poor self-esteem, depression, anxiety, self-defeating behaviors, and impulse control problems will find my services helpful. I appreciate clients who may not yet have identified their goals as I like the challenge of developing goals with my clients and seeing them grow and progress over the course of therapy.
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Gambling Therapists
How do gambling rehabilitation programs work?
There are both inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation programs. However, for some individuals, an outpatient facility may not offer enough hands-on care, and for other individuals, an inpatient facility may be too much. Both types of care have knowledgeable health professionals including physicians (in the case of residential programs), psychologists, counselors, psychotherapists, and recovered mentors.
How do gambling 12-step programs combined with psychotherapy work?
Abstinence and maintenance are key for 12-step gambling disorder programs. Individuals in a 12-step group rely on each other for support and accountability. In addition, there is often a spiritual element to these programs, whereby belief in a higher power can help the individual overcome their tendencies. If an individual genuinely wants to cease gambling, attending a 12-step program along with regular psychotherapy can be highly effective.
How long does therapy take for gambling disorder?
Recovering from gambling disorder takes time and effort. There’s no precise timeline for treatment, but a person can see change if they stick with therapy and if they have the will and desire to stop. Treatment for gambling disorder requires honesty in therapy, a commitment to understanding triggers, as well as the development of coping skills. Making lifestyle changes is also important, such as staying away from lotteries, online gambling, and casinos.
Is relapse a problem for those with a gambling disorder?
Gambling disorder is often chronic and can be life-long; therefore relapse may present a problem for some individuals. But effective treatment can bring a person’s life under control. To remain healthy and on track, the individual may need to regularly check in with their support group or psychotherapist. Frequently refreshing their tools of recovery can be helpful.