Play Therapy in Colorado Springs, CO
Are you or your child feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or emotionally stuck? Life can be challenging at any age, and reaching out for support is a courageous first step. As a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), I provide compassionate, evidence-based therapy for children, teens, and adults, helping clients navigate life’s difficulties with greater resilience, self-understanding, and balance. My approach is rooted in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and mindfulness-based practices, which offer powerful tools for managing emotions, improving relationships, and building healthier thought patterns.
Are you or your child feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or emotionally stuck? Life can be challenging at any age, and reaching out for support is a courageous first step. As a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), I provide compassionate, evidence-based therapy for children, teens, and adults, helping clients navigate life’s difficulties with greater resilience, self-understanding, and balance. My approach is rooted in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and mindfulness-based practices, which offer powerful tools for managing emotions, improving relationships, and building healthier thought patterns.
You may be feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, weighed down by depression, or struggling in your relationships. Maybe communication has become difficult, trust has been broken, or life changes have left you feeling unsure of yourself. You want relief from the constant emotional stress and to feel more confident, connected, and at peace. You are ready to understand yourself more deeply, improve your relationships, and build healthier emotional patterns. Most of all, you want a space where you feel safe, understood, and supported as you work toward healing and growth.
You may be feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, weighed down by depression, or struggling in your relationships. Maybe communication has become difficult, trust has been broken, or life changes have left you feeling unsure of yourself. You want relief from the constant emotional stress and to feel more confident, connected, and at peace. You are ready to understand yourself more deeply, improve your relationships, and build healthier emotional patterns. Most of all, you want a space where you feel safe, understood, and supported as you work toward healing and growth.
Nadia
Licensed Professional Counselor Candidate, MA, LPCC, NCC
4 Endorsed
Colorado Springs, CO 80920
Therapy with me is grounded in curiosity, compassion, and collaboration, incorporating play therapy techniques for kids and teens.
I do my best to create a safe, supportive space for kids, teens, and adults to explore the roots of what’s going on. Whether you’re navigating anxiety, big emotions, identity questions, life changes, or relationship challenges, I take a person-centered, collaborative approach that meets you where you are. I use techniques of play therapy, sand tray and art.
Therapy with me is grounded in curiosity, compassion, and collaboration, incorporating play therapy techniques for kids and teens.
I do my best to create a safe, supportive space for kids, teens, and adults to explore the roots of what’s going on. Whether you’re navigating anxiety, big emotions, identity questions, life changes, or relationship challenges, I take a person-centered, collaborative approach that meets you where you are. I use techniques of play therapy, sand tray and art.
Although we cannot avoid life’s pain and trauma, we do not have to process it alone. I see counseling as a collaborative and supportive process that can aid in one's healing. Maya Angelou said, “You can’t really know where you are going until you know where you have been.” I believe it is imperative to evaluate our life story and the meaning we have attached to our experiences. Recognizing the root of our maladaptive thoughts and emotional distress allows us to receive the hope and healing needed to move towards a satisfying and purpose-filled life.
Although we cannot avoid life’s pain and trauma, we do not have to process it alone. I see counseling as a collaborative and supportive process that can aid in one's healing. Maya Angelou said, “You can’t really know where you are going until you know where you have been.” I believe it is imperative to evaluate our life story and the meaning we have attached to our experiences. Recognizing the root of our maladaptive thoughts and emotional distress allows us to receive the hope and healing needed to move towards a satisfying and purpose-filled life.
Jesse Ortega
Licensed Professional Counselor Candidate , LPCC, MA
2 Endorsed
Colorado Springs, CO 80918
Are you or have you ever been in a season of life where you feel isolated, stuck, overwhelmed, or just not feeling your best? You are not alone! Everyone has struggles, whether that be in relationships, friendships, marriage, or family dynamics. Facing hardships in life is not uncommon and is something you should never face alone nor be ashamed of. Thus, I am confident that seeking help through counseling is not a sign of weakness but instead one of the bravest actions you can take as a human being!
Are you or have you ever been in a season of life where you feel isolated, stuck, overwhelmed, or just not feeling your best? You are not alone! Everyone has struggles, whether that be in relationships, friendships, marriage, or family dynamics. Facing hardships in life is not uncommon and is something you should never face alone nor be ashamed of. Thus, I am confident that seeking help through counseling is not a sign of weakness but instead one of the bravest actions you can take as a human being!
I believe everyone experiences trauma, even when it is often dismissed as “life happens.” When too much "life happens" life becomes overwhelming, having support can make all the difference in restoring balance and well-being. I consider it a privilege to walk alongside clients as they process their experiences and develop tools for healing, growth and resilience.
I believe everyone experiences trauma, even when it is often dismissed as “life happens.” When too much "life happens" life becomes overwhelming, having support can make all the difference in restoring balance and well-being. I consider it a privilege to walk alongside clients as they process their experiences and develop tools for healing, growth and resilience.
I’m a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Registered Play Therapist with extensive training in EMDR and certification in the Nurturing Parenting Program.
My goal as a therapist is to create a warm, safe space where you or your child can be yourself, express emotions freely, and begin to heal. You’ve already taken an important first step by recognizing your needs and seeking support—therapy is a journey of courage and growth, and I’m honored to walk alongside you in it. With nearly four decades of experience in mental health and early childhood development/education, I bring a deep understanding of both emotional and developmental needs across all ages and developmental levels.
I’m a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Registered Play Therapist with extensive training in EMDR and certification in the Nurturing Parenting Program.
My goal as a therapist is to create a warm, safe space where you or your child can be yourself, express emotions freely, and begin to heal. You’ve already taken an important first step by recognizing your needs and seeking support—therapy is a journey of courage and growth, and I’m honored to walk alongside you in it. With nearly four decades of experience in mental health and early childhood development/education, I bring a deep understanding of both emotional and developmental needs across all ages and developmental levels.
Lydia Schneider
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
3 Endorsed
Colorado Springs, CO 80906
Waitlist for new clients
I am trained in Child Centered Play Therapy, EMDR, DBT, CBT, TBRI, Motivational Interviewing and TF-CBT.
I embolden clients who are struggling with past traumas, anxiety, depression, grief, interpersonal issues, LGBTQ+ support, and a colossal of emotional problems that cause instability in your life. I support clients on their own personal journey to healing and building inner strength.
I am trained in Child Centered Play Therapy, EMDR, DBT, CBT, TBRI, Motivational Interviewing and TF-CBT.
I embolden clients who are struggling with past traumas, anxiety, depression, grief, interpersonal issues, LGBTQ+ support, and a colossal of emotional problems that cause instability in your life. I support clients on their own personal journey to healing and building inner strength.
I specialize in Child-Centered Play Therapy and have years of experience working with kids in play therapy and ABA therapy.
Do you or your child want a safe space to be yourself, to feel supported from someone who will accept all the different parts of you and who will stay by you when your emotions feel heavy or intense? Do you want to learn how to love and accept yourself and to grow your own identity and voice? If so, then I am here for you or your child. Everyone, even young children, deserve to have a space that they can unleash their emotions and the parts of them they hide from the world, without judgement or fear.
I specialize in Child-Centered Play Therapy and have years of experience working with kids in play therapy and ABA therapy.
Do you or your child want a safe space to be yourself, to feel supported from someone who will accept all the different parts of you and who will stay by you when your emotions feel heavy or intense? Do you want to learn how to love and accept yourself and to grow your own identity and voice? If so, then I am here for you or your child. Everyone, even young children, deserve to have a space that they can unleash their emotions and the parts of them they hide from the world, without judgement or fear.
As a Therapist, I want to provide my teen and adult clients with a safe space to process through challenging experiences, to better understand and explore their emotions, and to empower them to create attainable goals for the future. In therapy sessions, I work to listen, validate, and challenge in order to help clients create better methods of coping and also increase their self-compassion. This typically results in improvements in anxiety, depression, and negative beliefs.
As a Therapist, I want to provide my teen and adult clients with a safe space to process through challenging experiences, to better understand and explore their emotions, and to empower them to create attainable goals for the future. In therapy sessions, I work to listen, validate, and challenge in order to help clients create better methods of coping and also increase their self-compassion. This typically results in improvements in anxiety, depression, and negative beliefs.
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.
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 am trained in EMDR, trauma informed cognitive behavioral therapy, I Am a certified trauma professional and a registered play therapist.
www.peacefullifecounselingoahu.com. I am offering in person sessions, and Telehealth. If you've been trying to manage anxiety, depression, loneliness, or trauma on your own without much success, you're probably realizing it's time to seek support, so you can get the traction you want and live the life you always wish you had. Have you been feeling like you are emotionally starving? Or wandering through life, feeling like you don't fit in? Have you been feeling like you are watching life happen from the outside?. In any of these cases, outside guidance and support isn't a luxury - it's essential. Please call or text me.
I am trained in EMDR, trauma informed cognitive behavioral therapy, I Am a certified trauma professional and a registered play therapist.
www.peacefullifecounselingoahu.com. I am offering in person sessions, and Telehealth. If you've been trying to manage anxiety, depression, loneliness, or trauma on your own without much success, you're probably realizing it's time to seek support, so you can get the traction you want and live the life you always wish you had. Have you been feeling like you are emotionally starving? Or wandering through life, feeling like you don't fit in? Have you been feeling like you are watching life happen from the outside?. In any of these cases, outside guidance and support isn't a luxury - it's essential. Please call or text me.
Vanessa Monette
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, NCC, EMDR
2 Endorsed
Colorado Springs, CO 80920
What if our journey in life isn't meant to be a journey of proving we are enough. What if our journey is one of knowing that we always were. What if who we are, exactly how we are has always been enough; enough to be loved, to be heard, to be seen, enough to be you. Traumatic experiences have a way of making us feeling that we are irreparably broken. We carry them with us in our mind, body, and soul as we continue through our lives searching for something to fill the emptiness they left behind. To the outside world we are who we've always been, yet inside we are showing up in our lives as someone we don't even recognize.
What if our journey in life isn't meant to be a journey of proving we are enough. What if our journey is one of knowing that we always were. What if who we are, exactly how we are has always been enough; enough to be loved, to be heard, to be seen, enough to be you. Traumatic experiences have a way of making us feeling that we are irreparably broken. We carry them with us in our mind, body, and soul as we continue through our lives searching for something to fill the emptiness they left behind. To the outside world we are who we've always been, yet inside we are showing up in our lives as someone we don't even recognize.
I integrate creative and expressive approaches—including Art Therapy, Play Therapy, and Sand Tray Therapy—to help clients express thoughts and feelings that may be hard to put into words.
Hello, I’m Nancy. If you or your child are struggling with life’s challenges, I’m here to help. I offer a warm, safe space, and I can help you explore your own needs and improve your self-expression.
I integrate creative and expressive approaches—including Art Therapy, Play Therapy, and Sand Tray Therapy—to help clients express thoughts and feelings that may be hard to put into words.
Hello, I’m Nancy. If you or your child are struggling with life’s challenges, I’m here to help. I offer a warm, safe space, and I can help you explore your own needs and improve your self-expression.
Hi, my name is Cary Hileman, and I am a Licensed Professional Counselor (License No. 2165) in Colorado. My approach is very client-center as well using Cognitive/Behavior therapy. I use many other approaches as needed depending on what the client needs. I am usually fairly direct when needed but am fairly easy going as therapists go. I enjoy a good laugh and try to bring humor to therapy because it can be all too serious at times.
Hi, my name is Cary Hileman, and I am a Licensed Professional Counselor (License No. 2165) in Colorado. My approach is very client-center as well using Cognitive/Behavior therapy. I use many other approaches as needed depending on what the client needs. I am usually fairly direct when needed but am fairly easy going as therapists go. I enjoy a good laugh and try to bring humor to therapy because it can be all too serious at times.
Hello! You are welcome here! I see you and hear that you need to feel connection. You want lasting relationships built on trust and commitment. You want to heal the wounds of the past and forge a path filled with hope for the future. My focus is helping clients build connections with meaning and purpose. Feeling safe while exploring new pathways is key to the therapeutic relationship. When you are working through difficulties and changes in your life I am here to listen to and assist you in developing your innate talents and personal resources you have within and around you.
Hello! You are welcome here! I see you and hear that you need to feel connection. You want lasting relationships built on trust and commitment. You want to heal the wounds of the past and forge a path filled with hope for the future. My focus is helping clients build connections with meaning and purpose. Feeling safe while exploring new pathways is key to the therapeutic relationship. When you are working through difficulties and changes in your life I am here to listen to and assist you in developing your innate talents and personal resources you have within and around you.
a Restorative Counseling & Coaching LLC
Licensed Professional Counselor, BSW, MA, LPC, CCTP, MFT
1 Endorsed
Colorado Springs, CO 80919
Love and Life gets complicated... Anxiety, Trauma, D.V., Abuse, Addictions, Complex Grief, Self Harm, Marriage and Family issues may arise and we become blindsided. Hope and recovery is possible. Empower yourself for change.
Love and Life gets complicated... Anxiety, Trauma, D.V., Abuse, Addictions, Complex Grief, Self Harm, Marriage and Family issues may arise and we become blindsided. Hope and recovery is possible. Empower yourself for change.
My approach integrates elements of person-centered therapy, CBT, DBT, mindfulness, art therapy, play therapy, & a multicultural perspective.
I work with children ages 5+, teens, families, & young adults. My areas of focus include anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, adoption & foster care, neurodivergence, social skill development, conflict resolution, & life transitions. I hold specialized training & experience in Adoption Competency & enjoy working with adoptive & foster care youth, alongside their families, as they navigate the changes, challenges, & unique aspects of these transitions, attachments, & family roles. I work collaboratively with my clients, respecting their autonomy, while create a therapeutic environment that feels inclusive, safe, and empowering.
My approach integrates elements of person-centered therapy, CBT, DBT, mindfulness, art therapy, play therapy, & a multicultural perspective.
I work with children ages 5+, teens, families, & young adults. My areas of focus include anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, adoption & foster care, neurodivergence, social skill development, conflict resolution, & life transitions. I hold specialized training & experience in Adoption Competency & enjoy working with adoptive & foster care youth, alongside their families, as they navigate the changes, challenges, & unique aspects of these transitions, attachments, & family roles. I work collaboratively with my clients, respecting their autonomy, while create a therapeutic environment that feels inclusive, safe, and empowering.
In working with children I use an experiental play approach, alongside of Theraplay, EMDR, and TBRI (Trust Based Realtional Interventions).
For us all, there comes a time we may need help navigating through this life. You may be uncertain about where you are and where you are headed. Whether you are recognizing your need for personal growth or you are struggling in relationships, I would love to help you move forward in either area to understand what is going on, heal your heart and be your authentic self. My degree is marriage and family and I see couples, families, individuals, and children. I love all things family: Marriage, Parenting, Children, Teens.
In working with children I use an experiental play approach, alongside of Theraplay, EMDR, and TBRI (Trust Based Realtional Interventions).
For us all, there comes a time we may need help navigating through this life. You may be uncertain about where you are and where you are headed. Whether you are recognizing your need for personal growth or you are struggling in relationships, I would love to help you move forward in either area to understand what is going on, heal your heart and be your authentic self. My degree is marriage and family and I see couples, families, individuals, and children. I love all things family: Marriage, Parenting, Children, Teens.
Finding a good therapist is no easy task. The search can be exhausting, especially when you’re just trying to find someone who will get you. Therapy is a vulnerable place to find yourself being. However, taking this first step moves you closer to the change you seek to make within yourself. Change can be scary, and I commend you for taking the first step in seeking to find someone.
Finding a good therapist is no easy task. The search can be exhausting, especially when you’re just trying to find someone who will get you. Therapy is a vulnerable place to find yourself being. However, taking this first step moves you closer to the change you seek to make within yourself. Change can be scary, and I commend you for taking the first step in seeking to find someone.
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