Art Therapy in Commerce City, CO
Emily Shirshac @ Rising Sun Counseling Center
Pre-Licensed Professional, MA
2 Endorsed
Commerce City, CO 80022
I draw from my connection to art and art therapy techniques to help others express and understand their selves on another level.
Everyone deserves at least one place in their life where they truly feel seen and heard for exactly who they are, not just who they have been or who they could be. With compassion and curiosity, I want to build this space with you to create meaning, understanding and self-acceptance that can spread into all facets of your life. Life can be hard to navigate when you feel isolated and alone. There may be mornings you wake up and immediately feel the urge to close your eyes again, or nights that become sleepless with endless chatter in your mind. Together we can sort through the noise.
I draw from my connection to art and art therapy techniques to help others express and understand their selves on another level.
Everyone deserves at least one place in their life where they truly feel seen and heard for exactly who they are, not just who they have been or who they could be. With compassion and curiosity, I want to build this space with you to create meaning, understanding and self-acceptance that can spread into all facets of your life. Life can be hard to navigate when you feel isolated and alone. There may be mornings you wake up and immediately feel the urge to close your eyes again, or nights that become sleepless with endless chatter in your mind. Together we can sort through the noise.
Training Institute @ Forge Counseling Collective
Pre-Licensed Professional
1 Endorsed
Commerce City, CO 80022
At Forge Counseling Collective, we support individuals, couples, families, and children at every stage of life.
We are a great fit for people seeking respectful, professional, and empathic care in a warm, welcoming environment. Our team is trained to address a wide range of life experiences, including: Relationship challenges and communication issues. Family dynamics and parenting stress. Emotional and behavioral concerns in children and adolescents. We provide genuine support and partner with you to create transformative change. Whether you’re navigating a difficult transition, working to strengthen your relationships, or helping
At Forge Counseling Collective, we support individuals, couples, families, and children at every stage of life.
We are a great fit for people seeking respectful, professional, and empathic care in a warm, welcoming environment. Our team is trained to address a wide range of life experiences, including: Relationship challenges and communication issues. Family dynamics and parenting stress. Emotional and behavioral concerns in children and adolescents. We provide genuine support and partner with you to create transformative change. Whether you’re navigating a difficult transition, working to strengthen your relationships, or helping
Healing happens when we feel seen, heard, and accepted for who we are. When such a fundamental need goes unmet—of course, we feel adrift and disconnected, both from ourselves and from the world around us. We fall out of touch with our intuition and our bodies and feel immobilized. If you’re seeking help, you’re already doing the work. My role is to help you continue to strengthen that resilience and wisdom already within you.
Healing happens when we feel seen, heard, and accepted for who we are. When such a fundamental need goes unmet—of course, we feel adrift and disconnected, both from ourselves and from the world around us. We fall out of touch with our intuition and our bodies and feel immobilized. If you’re seeking help, you’re already doing the work. My role is to help you continue to strengthen that resilience and wisdom already within you.
Linda Campagna @Rising Sun Counseling Center, PLLC
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
4 Endorsed
Commerce City, CO 80022
Do you feel stuck? Looking to improve life? Experiencing a high conflict divorce? Kids acting out? Do you not know which way to turn? Come sit by the fireplace, let's talk.... Sometimes life just feels overwhelming! When you need extra support an outside perspective, or expert guidance, talking to a therapist or counselor can help. While the support of friends and family is important therapy is different. I am a professionally trained listener, who can help you get to the root of your problems, overcome emotional challenges, and make positive changes in your life.
Do you feel stuck? Looking to improve life? Experiencing a high conflict divorce? Kids acting out? Do you not know which way to turn? Come sit by the fireplace, let's talk.... Sometimes life just feels overwhelming! When you need extra support an outside perspective, or expert guidance, talking to a therapist or counselor can help. While the support of friends and family is important therapy is different. I am a professionally trained listener, who can help you get to the root of your problems, overcome emotional challenges, and make positive changes in your life.
Do you feel hopelessly pulled in different directions? Part of you wants change, while another part feels stuck, critical, or overwhelmed? You might even struggle with intense emotions, inner conflict, people-pleasing, shame, or patterns that don’t make logical sense - patterns that feel impossible to shift. Your anxiety, depression, and stress have reached a point where they are affecting your relationships, work, and/or pleasure, but you don't know where to begin in your healing.
Do you feel hopelessly pulled in different directions? Part of you wants change, while another part feels stuck, critical, or overwhelmed? You might even struggle with intense emotions, inner conflict, people-pleasing, shame, or patterns that don’t make logical sense - patterns that feel impossible to shift. Your anxiety, depression, and stress have reached a point where they are affecting your relationships, work, and/or pleasure, but you don't know where to begin in your healing.
Enjoying life can be difficult when you're dealing with our current day-to-day stress, not to mention the bigger challenges you face. My role as a therapist is to support you in finding solutions for some issues and learning to regulate difficult emotions or cope with the distress of harder issues. Whether your goals are to be healthier, improve time management, process trauma, or create better relationships- I am here to motivate and support you non-judgmentally on your journey. Together, we can also explore behaviors, life events, and emotional states- working to create coping strategies and increase distress tolerance over time.
Enjoying life can be difficult when you're dealing with our current day-to-day stress, not to mention the bigger challenges you face. My role as a therapist is to support you in finding solutions for some issues and learning to regulate difficult emotions or cope with the distress of harder issues. Whether your goals are to be healthier, improve time management, process trauma, or create better relationships- I am here to motivate and support you non-judgmentally on your journey. Together, we can also explore behaviors, life events, and emotional states- working to create coping strategies and increase distress tolerance over time.
Ana D. Camacho @ Forge Counseling Collective
Pre-Licensed Professional, BA
2 Endorsed
Commerce City, CO 80022
I am a Clinical Mental Health Counseling student at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs (UCCS), currently pursuing my master’s degree. I have experience working with children, adolescents, and adults across a variety of settings. I also offer services in Spanish, and I am passionate about providing accessible, culturally responsive care to diverse communities.
I am a Clinical Mental Health Counseling student at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs (UCCS), currently pursuing my master’s degree. I have experience working with children, adolescents, and adults across a variety of settings. I also offer services in Spanish, and I am passionate about providing accessible, culturally responsive care to diverse communities.
Hello and welcome! I see you and I'm glad you're here. I earned my Masters in Social Work from Indiana University with a focus in trauma. I grew up and practiced most of my professional life in Indiana. Then, life happened, I chose to take the challenge and do what I love, where I love to be the most, close to the mountains. As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, I have been honored to walk with many individuals, from all walks of life, seeking hope, whole human health and a brighter future. The weight of life is heavy with all that we see and hear in social media, news outlets
Hello and welcome! I see you and I'm glad you're here. I earned my Masters in Social Work from Indiana University with a focus in trauma. I grew up and practiced most of my professional life in Indiana. Then, life happened, I chose to take the challenge and do what I love, where I love to be the most, close to the mountains. As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, I have been honored to walk with many individuals, from all walks of life, seeking hope, whole human health and a brighter future. The weight of life is heavy with all that we see and hear in social media, news outlets
Life can be challenging, and everyone can benefit from extra support at times. I offer compassionate, creative, evidence-based care for those navigating trauma, anxiety, or depression. My approach is supportive, collaborative, and nonjudgmental. My intention is to be a companion along your journey, listening deeply and offering reflections and empowerment to help you overcome issues and obstacles to wellness. I believe in the connection of body, mind, and spirit and am comfortable working with spiritual issues as well as those of everyday life.
Life can be challenging, and everyone can benefit from extra support at times. I offer compassionate, creative, evidence-based care for those navigating trauma, anxiety, or depression. My approach is supportive, collaborative, and nonjudgmental. My intention is to be a companion along your journey, listening deeply and offering reflections and empowerment to help you overcome issues and obstacles to wellness. I believe in the connection of body, mind, and spirit and am comfortable working with spiritual issues as well as those of everyday life.
Hi there, I'm Asia. We all long for meaningful connections and finding a purpose in our lives. We all want to know that we matter. I base my therapeutic approach on the belief that we are all good at heart, worthy, and capable of making the right choices for ourselves. Even though we can't always choose what happens to us, we can choose how we respond. I believe the way we handle the tough things life throws at us—loss, hardship, adversity, rejection—is what defines each of us as a human. I offer a warm and friendly therapeutic environment. I'm compassionate yet direct.
Hi there, I'm Asia. We all long for meaningful connections and finding a purpose in our lives. We all want to know that we matter. I base my therapeutic approach on the belief that we are all good at heart, worthy, and capable of making the right choices for ourselves. Even though we can't always choose what happens to us, we can choose how we respond. I believe the way we handle the tough things life throws at us—loss, hardship, adversity, rejection—is what defines each of us as a human. I offer a warm and friendly therapeutic environment. I'm compassionate yet direct.
Hello, I'm Mark. As we start our journey at the bottom of the mountain, we must understand there are several paths to the top. All of these paths have the potential to lead you to the summit, where you can find the view you've been looking for. You're going to choose your path, just as with many things in life. I will walk alongside you as we ascend the mountain, meeting daily goals along the way. As we move forward, we'll process the roots, rocks, caves, and canyons we traverse. Why do you keep tripping over them, and why are they holding you back?
Hello, I'm Mark. As we start our journey at the bottom of the mountain, we must understand there are several paths to the top. All of these paths have the potential to lead you to the summit, where you can find the view you've been looking for. You're going to choose your path, just as with many things in life. I will walk alongside you as we ascend the mountain, meeting daily goals along the way. As we move forward, we'll process the roots, rocks, caves, and canyons we traverse. Why do you keep tripping over them, and why are they holding you back?
Intermountain Children's Health, Mount Saint Vincent helps children function fully in their homes and society. We have been helping children and families in the Denver area for over 142 years.
Let us help you and your child with our Pediatric Behavioral Health services: Outpatient Therapy, Telehealth when appropriate, In-Home Therapy, and Day Treatment. Our Masters level clinicians offer evidenced based counseling modalities specific to client needs, including: Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), Play Therapy, Trauma Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI).
Intermountain Children's Health, Mount Saint Vincent helps children function fully in their homes and society. We have been helping children and families in the Denver area for over 142 years.
Let us help you and your child with our Pediatric Behavioral Health services: Outpatient Therapy, Telehealth when appropriate, In-Home Therapy, and Day Treatment. Our Masters level clinicians offer evidenced based counseling modalities specific to client needs, including: Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), Play Therapy, Trauma Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI).
Hello, and welcome. My name is Rachel, and counseling has been a part of my life for as long as I can remember. I am committed to continually learning and integrating innovative approaches to treatment. In our sessions, you can expect a safe, supportive space where you feel heard, understood, and empowered to be yourself. I strive to create an environment that is warm, collaborative, and free of judgment, so you can feel comfortable sharing both your struggles and your strengths.
Hello, and welcome. My name is Rachel, and counseling has been a part of my life for as long as I can remember. I am committed to continually learning and integrating innovative approaches to treatment. In our sessions, you can expect a safe, supportive space where you feel heard, understood, and empowered to be yourself. I strive to create an environment that is warm, collaborative, and free of judgment, so you can feel comfortable sharing both your struggles and your strengths.
Hesci! My name is Merissa. As a queer, bicultural woman and a Licensed Professional Counselor with an MA, my approach to therapy is trauma-informed and intersectional. I focus on compounded challenges such as cultural background, race, sexual orientation, and gender identity. We will also explore family systems and attachment styles, working together to change patterns and defense mechanisms that may no longer serve you. Through our sessions, we will creatively bring unconscious material into awareness, offering a more balanced relationship with your Self, while integrating parts of you that have been abandoned, neglected
Hesci! My name is Merissa. As a queer, bicultural woman and a Licensed Professional Counselor with an MA, my approach to therapy is trauma-informed and intersectional. I focus on compounded challenges such as cultural background, race, sexual orientation, and gender identity. We will also explore family systems and attachment styles, working together to change patterns and defense mechanisms that may no longer serve you. Through our sessions, we will creatively bring unconscious material into awareness, offering a more balanced relationship with your Self, while integrating parts of you that have been abandoned, neglected
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Courage is the foundation to every client's work. Whether you are making a life decision, addressing your or helping your family member/ love ones' with their psychological struggles, or striving to become who you are and do what truly matters to you... Often times, courage may be disguised as anxiety, fear or painful indecisiveness. Reach a better understanding, through testing or mapping out where you are, and really listen to your symptoms/ guides. Then I encourage you to plant courage through forgiveness and compassion so that you can practice, acceptance, confrontation, working through, and letting go.
Courage is the foundation to every client's work. Whether you are making a life decision, addressing your or helping your family member/ love ones' with their psychological struggles, or striving to become who you are and do what truly matters to you... Often times, courage may be disguised as anxiety, fear or painful indecisiveness. Reach a better understanding, through testing or mapping out where you are, and really listen to your symptoms/ guides. Then I encourage you to plant courage through forgiveness and compassion so that you can practice, acceptance, confrontation, working through, and letting go.
Are you having strong emotions that originate from an unknown place? Do you feel isolated when you're in a room of people? Do you often worry about your self worth and ability to function peacefully on a daily basis with yourself and those around you? If so, it can be refreshing to know your struggle is not an uncommon occurrence.
Are you having strong emotions that originate from an unknown place? Do you feel isolated when you're in a room of people? Do you often worry about your self worth and ability to function peacefully on a daily basis with yourself and those around you? If so, it can be refreshing to know your struggle is not an uncommon occurrence.
Looking for a guide to help you identify and redirect your subconscious beliefs? Experiencing anxiety, negative self-talk, or excessive worrying? My therapeutic practice is body-centered and based on Buddhist Psychology. In our sessions, you’re encouraged to notice the subtle thoughts and sensations that come up for you in the present moment. Through mindfulness and self-inquiry, you’ll realize your ability to be open-hearted toward your present experience. We’ll cultivate the strength to respond to life rather than falling into habitual reactions over and over.
Looking for a guide to help you identify and redirect your subconscious beliefs? Experiencing anxiety, negative self-talk, or excessive worrying? My therapeutic practice is body-centered and based on Buddhist Psychology. In our sessions, you’re encouraged to notice the subtle thoughts and sensations that come up for you in the present moment. Through mindfulness and self-inquiry, you’ll realize your ability to be open-hearted toward your present experience. We’ll cultivate the strength to respond to life rather than falling into habitual reactions over and over.
I work with adults who want to feel more connected, confident, and fulfilled in their relationships — with others and with themselves. Many of my clients come to me feeling exhausted from trying to meet everyone’s needs and unsure how to find balance — feeling disconnected. Together, we explore who they are now, identify the attachment patterns shaping their relationships, and calm the nervous system that’s been stuck in “overdrive.” This process helps them feel grounded, present, and able to show up authentically in all areas of life.
I work with adults who want to feel more connected, confident, and fulfilled in their relationships — with others and with themselves. Many of my clients come to me feeling exhausted from trying to meet everyone’s needs and unsure how to find balance — feeling disconnected. Together, we explore who they are now, identify the attachment patterns shaping their relationships, and calm the nervous system that’s been stuck in “overdrive.” This process helps them feel grounded, present, and able to show up authentically in all areas of life.
As an artist, I am especially passionate about using art as healing.
I use therapeutic modalities including but not limited to art therapy, mindfulness-based interventions, trauma-informed practices, CBT, and DBT. I utilize not only harm prevention, but also harm reduction, in attempts to provide space to work with difficult topics such as self-harm or suicidal ideation.
As an artist, I am especially passionate about using art as healing.
I use therapeutic modalities including but not limited to art therapy, mindfulness-based interventions, trauma-informed practices, CBT, and DBT. I utilize not only harm prevention, but also harm reduction, in attempts to provide space to work with difficult topics such as self-harm or suicidal ideation.
I also offer family constellations, EMDR, art & play therapy.
You are unique, and have something valuable to express, offer, and live. We suffer when we feel cut off from this, when the circumstances and experiences of life do not reflect our deepest knowing of self. Depression, anxiety; feeling stuck, lost, dissatisfied with life.. addiction, unhealthy relationships, illness, loss.... These are all opportunities to learn to love oneself more fully; invitations to transform and heal. I help people restore clarity, connection, love, and get to the root of what blocks their full aliveness.
I also offer family constellations, EMDR, art & play therapy.
You are unique, and have something valuable to express, offer, and live. We suffer when we feel cut off from this, when the circumstances and experiences of life do not reflect our deepest knowing of self. Depression, anxiety; feeling stuck, lost, dissatisfied with life.. addiction, unhealthy relationships, illness, loss.... These are all opportunities to learn to love oneself more fully; invitations to transform and heal. I help people restore clarity, connection, love, and get to the root of what blocks their full aliveness.
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Art Therapy
How does art therapy work?
The process of making art allows people to express themselves. Art-making can take many forms, such as painting, collage, or sculpting. The therapist asks questions that the work elicits, such as how the person felt while creating their piece, or if any memories surfaced that they can discuss. The therapist will then work with the patient to process their experience, understand themselves better, and work toward change.
Does art therapy help with trauma?
Art therapy can be a valuable treatment option for those suffering from trauma. Traumatic experiences such as combat, rape, or childhood abuse can be so painful that articulating them can be too scary or painful; creating art allows people to express themselves without words, and tell their story in a different way. The physical nature of creating art can also help people feel rooted in the body, which may benefit those who feel disconnected from their body in the aftermath of trauma.
How long does art therapy last?
The duration of art therapy varies, but a common length for treatment is 10 to 15 weekly sessions. Some people may see improvement in just a few weeks, while others may choose to remain in therapy longer term. Patients should periodically discuss their goals with their therapist to make sure the two are aligned on process and progress.
What are the limitations of art therapy?
Art therapy is helpful for many people, but a limitation is that it doesn’t have as robust an evidence base as other forms of therapy, such as cognitive behavioral therapy or acceptance and commitment therapy. The evidence on art therapy is mixed; some research demonstrates its benefits, while other research suggests that it has little impact on patients.