Play Therapy in Colorado Springs, CO
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.
As a therapist, I bring authenticity and humor into our time together. I aim to create a space where you feel comfortable being yourself and open to expressing your genuine feelings/thoughts. Emotions can be intense and I am here to help you control them. I will strive to name and provide the words to empower you to speak about your experiences and to help reduce any shame, guilt, or stigma you may be carrying. Although those emotions are a heavy burden to carry alone, I look forward to helping share the weight and help you feel more confident and in control moving forward.
As a therapist, I bring authenticity and humor into our time together. I aim to create a space where you feel comfortable being yourself and open to expressing your genuine feelings/thoughts. Emotions can be intense and I am here to help you control them. I will strive to name and provide the words to empower you to speak about your experiences and to help reduce any shame, guilt, or stigma you may be carrying. Although those emotions are a heavy burden to carry alone, I look forward to helping share the weight and help you feel more confident and in control moving forward.
"I am not what happened to me. I am what I choose to become." In today's world, people can be ambushed by any number of experiences that can leave us drained, exhausted, and feeling like it's hard to move forward. Counseling can be an outlet for individuals to sort through what they're feeling, and get perspective, and assistance, and most of all, a certainty that someone is listening; that your voice is being heard.
"I am not what happened to me. I am what I choose to become." In today's world, people can be ambushed by any number of experiences that can leave us drained, exhausted, and feeling like it's hard to move forward. Counseling can be an outlet for individuals to sort through what they're feeling, and get perspective, and assistance, and most of all, a certainty that someone is listening; that your voice is being heard.
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!
Beth Branigan
Licensed Professional Counselor Candidate, LPCC, MS
3 Endorsed
Colorado Springs, CO 80919
Waitlist for new clients
With children and younger adolescents, I integrate play therapy and expressive arts based approaches to foster emotional expression, build resilience, and support healthy development.
While EMDR is at the heart of my practice, I also draw on TF-CBT, DBT, and I have a special interest in supporting females with ADHD, particularly during times of hormonal and developmental change such as puberty, postpartum, perimenopause, and menopause.
With children and younger adolescents, I integrate play therapy and expressive arts based approaches to foster emotional expression, build resilience, and support healthy development.
While EMDR is at the heart of my practice, I also draw on TF-CBT, DBT, and I have a special interest in supporting females with ADHD, particularly during times of hormonal and developmental change such as puberty, postpartum, perimenopause, and menopause.
I want to be most helpful to people in relationship with one another, whether that is in a family or a couple. Humans are relational beings and when our closest relationships are not healthy it can effect every aspect of our lives. I work with couples who want to find what was lost, repair deep pain or hurt, or learn how to better understand each other's needs and how to communicate with one another. I work with individual clients as well who want to learn more about themselves and how they can gain mastery over the circumstances of life that have weighed them down. We all want to feel seen and heard by our loved ones.
I want to be most helpful to people in relationship with one another, whether that is in a family or a couple. Humans are relational beings and when our closest relationships are not healthy it can effect every aspect of our lives. I work with couples who want to find what was lost, repair deep pain or hurt, or learn how to better understand each other's needs and how to communicate with one another. I work with individual clients as well who want to learn more about themselves and how they can gain mastery over the circumstances of life that have weighed them down. We all want to feel seen and heard by our loved ones.
Are you struggling with adjusting to challenges in your life? This could be anything to include a marital issue, divorce, custody battle, returning from deployment, finding your purpose in life, anxiety, depression, isolation, or fear of the unknown. I teach people how to assert and advocate for themselves in every avenue of their lives. I believe learning to love yourself is the first step before you can attack what has been holding you back. As you confront the issues that are holding you back, I will support you and teach you important skills to enable you to love yourself, take back your life, and advocate for yourself.
Are you struggling with adjusting to challenges in your life? This could be anything to include a marital issue, divorce, custody battle, returning from deployment, finding your purpose in life, anxiety, depression, isolation, or fear of the unknown. I teach people how to assert and advocate for themselves in every avenue of their lives. I believe learning to love yourself is the first step before you can attack what has been holding you back. As you confront the issues that are holding you back, I will support you and teach you important skills to enable you to love yourself, take back your life, and advocate for yourself.
I’m a Licensed Social Worker serving the greater Colorado Springs area, working with children, teens, adults, families, and neurodivergent individuals. I bring a background in mental health and real-life experience navigating growth, relationships, and resilience. My goal is to help you better understand your needs, develop practical tools for life’s challenges, and foster deeper, more authentic connections—with yourself and others.
I’m a Licensed Social Worker serving the greater Colorado Springs area, working with children, teens, adults, families, and neurodivergent individuals. I bring a background in mental health and real-life experience navigating growth, relationships, and resilience. My goal is to help you better understand your needs, develop practical tools for life’s challenges, and foster deeper, more authentic connections—with yourself and others.
Children (between 2-10) will receive play therapy in which problems are "played out" in a developmentally sensitive way with active parent involvement.
Life can feel overwhelming when stress, relationships, faith questions, or very painful experiences leave you stuck and exhausted. In these times, we need clarity, healing, and a safe place to be heard and process without judgment. My hope is to offer you a warm, collaborative relationship and space to help you understand what’s happening, rebuild, and move toward the life you want. Healing is challenging but worth the risk and effort, and it's my honor to walk alongside you in the process and help facilitate change. Together, we’ll work toward healing, confidence, and meaningful change at a pace that respects your story.
Children (between 2-10) will receive play therapy in which problems are "played out" in a developmentally sensitive way with active parent involvement.
Life can feel overwhelming when stress, relationships, faith questions, or very painful experiences leave you stuck and exhausted. In these times, we need clarity, healing, and a safe place to be heard and process without judgment. My hope is to offer you a warm, collaborative relationship and space to help you understand what’s happening, rebuild, and move toward the life you want. Healing is challenging but worth the risk and effort, and it's my honor to walk alongside you in the process and help facilitate change. Together, we’ll work toward healing, confidence, and meaningful change at a pace that respects your story.
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.
“The creation of something new is not accomplished by the intellect but by the play instinct
I am a Registered Play Therapist Supervisor, Certified AutPlay Provider, Theraplay Level I Certified Provider and EMDR trained provider. I have extensive experience with attachment and attunement, foster care/adoption, anxiety, ADHD, and Autism.
“The creation of something new is not accomplished by the intellect but by the play instinct
I am a Registered Play Therapist Supervisor, Certified AutPlay Provider, Theraplay Level I Certified Provider and EMDR trained provider. I have extensive experience with attachment and attunement, foster care/adoption, anxiety, ADHD, and Autism.
Royalty Journey Counseling PLLC
Licensed Professional Counselor Candidate, MA, LPCC, CCTP, EMDR, CFT
2 Endorsed
Colorado Springs, CO 80921
Are you frustrated dealing with that inner lingering of the past? Does it seem like you’re stuck on autopilot and generally overwhelmed? Some hurts are held deep in the soul. It’s sometimes the unspeakable stuff. Even so, opportunities for resilience are unending, and you can integrate your most optimal self. Inner refuge, solution mindset, meaning, and identity are often part of the journey forward. When inner expression happens in a way that is productive, what was once stuck, often becomes movement forward. You can email, contact 720.753.4025, or click my website. I start with a free intro call where we can navigate scheduling.
Are you frustrated dealing with that inner lingering of the past? Does it seem like you’re stuck on autopilot and generally overwhelmed? Some hurts are held deep in the soul. It’s sometimes the unspeakable stuff. Even so, opportunities for resilience are unending, and you can integrate your most optimal self. Inner refuge, solution mindset, meaning, and identity are often part of the journey forward. When inner expression happens in a way that is productive, what was once stuck, often becomes movement forward. You can email, contact 720.753.4025, or click my website. I start with a free intro call where we can navigate scheduling.
Do you ever feel like no one could possibly understand you or that your problems are too difficult to solve? Are you worried that you will be judged if you tell someone about how you are feeling? It can be a lonely experience when you are struggling with anxiety, depression, or negative self-beliefs. Unfortunately, having the tools to address these feelings is not always something you have learned or feel confident in using on your own, which can leave you feeling stuck.
Do you ever feel like no one could possibly understand you or that your problems are too difficult to solve? Are you worried that you will be judged if you tell someone about how you are feeling? It can be a lonely experience when you are struggling with anxiety, depression, or negative self-beliefs. Unfortunately, having the tools to address these feelings is not always something you have learned or feel confident in using on your own, which can leave you feeling stuck.
Tiffany Nerguizian
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, SRT, DBTC, CCTP, CFTP
1 Endorsed
Online Only
My other specialties include EMDR, Dialectical Behavior therapy (DBT), Sexual Recovery therapy, spiritual abuse, Play Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral therapy (CBT).
Currently accepting new patients. Are you ready to feel and function better? It's time to take control of your emotions and take better care of yourself. Healing is possible and there is hope as you begin your journey to wellness. Together, we can explore a personal plan for healing in a calm and trusting manner.
My other specialties include EMDR, Dialectical Behavior therapy (DBT), Sexual Recovery therapy, spiritual abuse, Play Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral therapy (CBT).
Currently accepting new patients. Are you ready to feel and function better? It's time to take control of your emotions and take better care of yourself. Healing is possible and there is hope as you begin your journey to wellness. Together, we can explore a personal plan for healing in a calm and trusting manner.
I utilize only evidence based treatments for trauma and attachment wounds including CBT, EMDR, Brainspotting, Mindfulness, Sand Tray therapy, Play Therapy and Neurofeedback.
My goal is not to make you forget your past or the people in your past but to help you make those experiences a healthy part of your future life. The past should be something we can live with, a place to start and build a better tomorrow. I believe you are the key healing.
I utilize only evidence based treatments for trauma and attachment wounds including CBT, EMDR, Brainspotting, Mindfulness, Sand Tray therapy, Play Therapy and Neurofeedback.
My goal is not to make you forget your past or the people in your past but to help you make those experiences a healthy part of your future life. The past should be something we can live with, a place to start and build a better tomorrow. I believe you are the key healing.
Furthermore, other treatment modalities used is play therapy, solution focused, strength based, narrative, and psychoeducation.
Javier is a license social worker who has the passion to work with individuals and couples in the arena of mental health services. Javier has extensive experience working with Autism and other severe special needs, anxiety, depression, trauma, DV, sex and addiction, psychosis, and OCD, and residential treatment. Javier offers services from age ranges 9 years old to elderly. I am a bilingual fluent Spanish therapist dedicated to the LATINO community among other diverse cultures, I offer service in both English and Spanish. I offer Faith-Based and Christian/ Catholic Services for those invested in Spiritual growth. Hablo Espanol!
Furthermore, other treatment modalities used is play therapy, solution focused, strength based, narrative, and psychoeducation.
Javier is a license social worker who has the passion to work with individuals and couples in the arena of mental health services. Javier has extensive experience working with Autism and other severe special needs, anxiety, depression, trauma, DV, sex and addiction, psychosis, and OCD, and residential treatment. Javier offers services from age ranges 9 years old to elderly. I am a bilingual fluent Spanish therapist dedicated to the LATINO community among other diverse cultures, I offer service in both English and Spanish. I offer Faith-Based and Christian/ Catholic Services for those invested in Spiritual growth. Hablo Espanol!
I would be honored to play a small role in helping you through this journey.
I am a strong believer in that our thoughts, feelings, and actions are intertwined and thereby how we think affects how we feel which in turn impacts how we act. My approach to counseling is to first take time to build a therapeutic alliance by learning your unique story, build on your strengths, identify weaknesses, and challenge you to meet your goals.
I would be honored to play a small role in helping you through this journey.
I am a strong believer in that our thoughts, feelings, and actions are intertwined and thereby how we think affects how we feel which in turn impacts how we act. My approach to counseling is to first take time to build a therapeutic alliance by learning your unique story, build on your strengths, identify weaknesses, and challenge you to meet your goals.
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, 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, 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.
Kirstin Annika Crawford
Licensed Professional Counselor Candidate , MA, LPCC
Colorado Springs, CO 80918
For sessions, I offer trauma informed therapy, play therapy and talk therapy strategies to assist individuals toward their goals.
I integrate my background in Family and Child Development, EMDR, and play therapy techniques to support clients of all ages in processing trauma, strengthening relationships, and fostering emotional growth in a safe, compassionate environment.
For sessions, I offer trauma informed therapy, play therapy and talk therapy strategies to assist individuals toward their goals.
I integrate my background in Family and Child Development, EMDR, and play therapy techniques to support clients of all ages in processing trauma, strengthening relationships, and fostering emotional growth in a safe, compassionate environment.
You don’t need another therapist who nods and says “Mmhm.” You need someone who actually sees you. If you’ve spent your life being told you're “too emotional,” “too much,” or if you’ve been masking, people-pleasing, and silently carrying pain no one talks about, I get it.
You don’t have to do this alone anymore. Therapy with me is raw, honest, and real. I offer therapy in English or Spanish, whichever language your pain speaks the loudest in. I won’t sit above you or hand you rehearsed advice. I sit with you. In the mess, in the quiet, in the unraveling. When you’re ready, we move forward, together.
You don’t need another therapist who nods and says “Mmhm.” You need someone who actually sees you. If you’ve spent your life being told you're “too emotional,” “too much,” or if you’ve been masking, people-pleasing, and silently carrying pain no one talks about, I get it.
You don’t have to do this alone anymore. Therapy with me is raw, honest, and real. I offer therapy in English or Spanish, whichever language your pain speaks the loudest in. I won’t sit above you or hand you rehearsed advice. I sit with you. In the mess, in the quiet, in the unraveling. When you’re ready, we move forward, together.
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