Suicidal Ideation Therapists in Custer County, CO
Humans are complex, so I look at the whole person, including your environment and experiences, when treating anxiety, depression, trauma, or other mental health issues. I often guide clients in exploring their identities, values, and beliefs so you can build self-worth, set boundaries that improve relationships, and make authentic decisions. We work together to set goals for counseling, process what you have been experiencing, and recognize and develop the strengths and supports that can get you to a place that feels better.
Humans are complex, so I look at the whole person, including your environment and experiences, when treating anxiety, depression, trauma, or other mental health issues. I often guide clients in exploring their identities, values, and beliefs so you can build self-worth, set boundaries that improve relationships, and make authentic decisions. We work together to set goals for counseling, process what you have been experiencing, and recognize and develop the strengths and supports that can get you to a place that feels better.
I strongly believe people are able to overcome any challenge in life. Sometimes, we may want help to get through it. Reaching out can be a difficult and important step forward. I can offer you a comfortable, welcoming place to talk about the things that are important to you and plan for how to really find satisfaction and joy in your life. Therapy isn't just about your struggles; it's also about your hopes and your strengths. We will work together towards meeting your goals to help you feel better.
I strongly believe people are able to overcome any challenge in life. Sometimes, we may want help to get through it. Reaching out can be a difficult and important step forward. I can offer you a comfortable, welcoming place to talk about the things that are important to you and plan for how to really find satisfaction and joy in your life. Therapy isn't just about your struggles; it's also about your hopes and your strengths. We will work together towards meeting your goals to help you feel better.
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. I am originally from the UK where I worked with children and young adults in the foster care system who had experienced complex trauma, alongside supporting their carers. I now live in Colorado Springs and practice as a clinical social worker. I am experienced in working with children, families, and adults and have specialist experience in working within the areas of foster care, adoption, trauma and loss as well as anxiety and depression. I also work with individuals and couples experiencing fertility issues.
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. I am originally from the UK where I worked with children and young adults in the foster care system who had experienced complex trauma, alongside supporting their carers. I now live in Colorado Springs and practice as a clinical social worker. I am experienced in working with children, families, and adults and have specialist experience in working within the areas of foster care, adoption, trauma and loss as well as anxiety and depression. I also work with individuals and couples experiencing fertility issues.
Life can become overwhelming, and it’s easy to feel stuck between worrying about the future and replaying the past. Stress, trauma, anxiety, self-defeating thoughts or depression can leave you feeling disconnected from yourself, your relationships, and the life you want to live. Therapy offers a safe, supportive, collaborative, and nonjudgmental space to slow down, breathe, understand the emotional weight of what you’re carrying, and begin to heal. My goal is to help you learn to give yourself grace, build resilience, challenge self-negative thoughts and recognize that you are not defined by your past or the expectations of others.
Life can become overwhelming, and it’s easy to feel stuck between worrying about the future and replaying the past. Stress, trauma, anxiety, self-defeating thoughts or depression can leave you feeling disconnected from yourself, your relationships, and the life you want to live. Therapy offers a safe, supportive, collaborative, and nonjudgmental space to slow down, breathe, understand the emotional weight of what you’re carrying, and begin to heal. My goal is to help you learn to give yourself grace, build resilience, challenge self-negative thoughts and recognize that you are not defined by your past or the expectations of others.
Elkwood Counseling
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, LAC
Westcliffe, CO 81252
Not accepting new clients
Life creates challenges that are often tough to deal with by ourselves. By providing a caring and empathetic approach, I can offer support and guidance to address issues that may include relationships, grief and loss, family conflict, and addictions.
Life creates challenges that are often tough to deal with by ourselves. By providing a caring and empathetic approach, I can offer support and guidance to address issues that may include relationships, grief and loss, family conflict, and addictions.
Online Therapists
If your child’s big emotions are taking over your home — or you’re a young adult lying awake at night overthinking everything — you’re not alone. I specialize in helping children with anxiety, emotional outbursts, and behavioral challenges build healthy coping skills and confidence, while partnering closely with parents.
I also work with young adults (18–29) navigating anxiety and life transitions like college, career shifts, and relationship changes. My approach is warm, practical, and focused on helping you move forward with clarity and confidence.
If your child’s big emotions are taking over your home — or you’re a young adult lying awake at night overthinking everything — you’re not alone. I specialize in helping children with anxiety, emotional outbursts, and behavioral challenges build healthy coping skills and confidence, while partnering closely with parents.
I also work with young adults (18–29) navigating anxiety and life transitions like college, career shifts, and relationship changes. My approach is warm, practical, and focused on helping you move forward with clarity and confidence.
My strong empathy & compassion for individuals is what lead me to this field. I work with children ages 5+, adolescents, & adults. My clinical background provided me with a strong background in working with children & teens diagnosed with Autism, struggling with emotional & behavioral challenges, children's advocacy, & clients experiencing trauma & grief. My areas of focus include depression, anxiety, trauma, Autism, life adjustments, & family systems work.
My strong empathy & compassion for individuals is what lead me to this field. I work with children ages 5+, adolescents, & adults. My clinical background provided me with a strong background in working with children & teens diagnosed with Autism, struggling with emotional & behavioral challenges, children's advocacy, & clients experiencing trauma & grief. My areas of focus include depression, anxiety, trauma, Autism, life adjustments, & family systems work.
Dana Owens
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, NCC
13 Endorsed
Colorado Springs, CO 80904
Waitlist for new clients
I believe in creating a brave space where authenticity, creativity, and connection can nourish each client's healing process. With a humanistic approach, I provide culturally-aware counseling for women and LGBTQIA+ individuals who are wanting to address anxiety, self-acceptance, people-pleasing, perfectionism, and emotional awareness. I also feel passionate about supporting folks recovering from religious trauma, high-control groups, complex trauma, dissociation (including DID), and attachment trauma such as abuse or neglect experienced in childhood.
I believe in creating a brave space where authenticity, creativity, and connection can nourish each client's healing process. With a humanistic approach, I provide culturally-aware counseling for women and LGBTQIA+ individuals who are wanting to address anxiety, self-acceptance, people-pleasing, perfectionism, and emotional awareness. I also feel passionate about supporting folks recovering from religious trauma, high-control groups, complex trauma, dissociation (including DID), and attachment trauma such as abuse or neglect experienced in childhood.
With over 32 years of counseling experience, I specialize in helping individuals, couples, and families navigate the complexities of life with confidence and hope. Whether you’re facing anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship challenges, grief, or simply seeking personal growth, I offer a supportive and engaging space where you can feel heard and respected.
I am offering Telehealth throughout Colorado, I accommodate the busy people trying to balance their active lives.
With over 32 years of counseling experience, I specialize in helping individuals, couples, and families navigate the complexities of life with confidence and hope. Whether you’re facing anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship challenges, grief, or simply seeking personal growth, I offer a supportive and engaging space where you can feel heard and respected.
I am offering Telehealth throughout Colorado, I accommodate the busy people trying to balance their active lives.
I work with adults of all ages. I continue to use a strengths based approach with all of my clients. You will be able to see situations in a different light, which in turn helps with healing. With a great deal of knowledge and experience surrounding trauma, I can help you learn to manage symptoms of anxiety, depression, stress and much more.
I work with adults of all ages. I continue to use a strengths based approach with all of my clients. You will be able to see situations in a different light, which in turn helps with healing. With a great deal of knowledge and experience surrounding trauma, I can help you learn to manage symptoms of anxiety, depression, stress and much more.
Amanda Baker-Perinatal Wellness Center
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
6 Endorsed
Colorado Springs, CO 80916
Becoming a parent is a true journey that often brings many bumps and challenges. For many, this time in your life can include fertility challenges, loss, figuring out how to still be you after a baby, and let's not forget postpartum depression or anxiety, traumatic aspects. You don’t have to face these difficulties alone, and the journey into parenting can be best supported by having a trusted person who can use their care and expertise to walk alongside you. I am passionate about being one of those people, and with 20-plus years of perinatal work, I have picked up a lot of specialized skills to guide you to back to your best you
Becoming a parent is a true journey that often brings many bumps and challenges. For many, this time in your life can include fertility challenges, loss, figuring out how to still be you after a baby, and let's not forget postpartum depression or anxiety, traumatic aspects. You don’t have to face these difficulties alone, and the journey into parenting can be best supported by having a trusted person who can use their care and expertise to walk alongside you. I am passionate about being one of those people, and with 20-plus years of perinatal work, I have picked up a lot of specialized skills to guide you to back to your best you
We help children, teens, and Perinatal moms overcome mental health struggles and equip parents with tools to better understand and connect with their children. When children are provided quality mental health care, families live more empowered lives together.
We help children, teens, and Perinatal moms overcome mental health struggles and equip parents with tools to better understand and connect with their children. When children are provided quality mental health care, families live more empowered lives together.
My approach to counseling is grounded in the belief that healing happens in the context of authentic human connection. I strive to create a space where people feel genuinely seen, respected, and understood, especially during times when life feels overwhelming, confusing, or painful. At the core of my work is a deep respect for each person’s story and the understanding that meaningful change often begins when someone feels safe enough to explore that story openly.
My approach to counseling is grounded in the belief that healing happens in the context of authentic human connection. I strive to create a space where people feel genuinely seen, respected, and understood, especially during times when life feels overwhelming, confusing, or painful. At the core of my work is a deep respect for each person’s story and the understanding that meaningful change often begins when someone feels safe enough to explore that story openly.
Are you holding yourself together on the outside while feeling weighed down by depression, anxiety, or past trauma on the inside? You may look accomplished and capable, yet privately you wrestle with self-doubt, emptiness, or the sense that peace is out of reach. What you long for is to feel grounded, confident, and truly present with yourself and the people who matter most. With nearly a decade of experience, I specialize in guiding people through anxiety, depression, and trauma towards a life that feels more balanced and whole.
Are you holding yourself together on the outside while feeling weighed down by depression, anxiety, or past trauma on the inside? You may look accomplished and capable, yet privately you wrestle with self-doubt, emptiness, or the sense that peace is out of reach. What you long for is to feel grounded, confident, and truly present with yourself and the people who matter most. With nearly a decade of experience, I specialize in guiding people through anxiety, depression, and trauma towards a life that feels more balanced and whole.
Root & Summit is a therapy practice for adults 18+ seeking meaningful, lasting growth. We believe healing begins with being truly seen. My approach is integrative and grounded in evidence-based practice. Above all, I work to see you as you are, and integrate the strategies that feel most authentic to reaching your goals. This allows our work to be both deeply reflective and action-oriented. Together, we cultivate awareness, self-compassion, and tangible skills — not to “fix” you, but to help you reconnect with your most grounded, confident Self.
Root & Summit is a therapy practice for adults 18+ seeking meaningful, lasting growth. We believe healing begins with being truly seen. My approach is integrative and grounded in evidence-based practice. Above all, I work to see you as you are, and integrate the strategies that feel most authentic to reaching your goals. This allows our work to be both deeply reflective and action-oriented. Together, we cultivate awareness, self-compassion, and tangible skills — not to “fix” you, but to help you reconnect with your most grounded, confident Self.
Life can be complex, challenging and difficult to manage; however, people are the most important change agent of their life's journey, and are stronger than their circumstances with the right support. Therapy is more than managing symptoms or tolerating distress; it is an opportunity to collaboratively create a plan to help you become more successful. Human beings have an incredible ability to grow, change and develop. Lets begin your journey to a life "well lived". I have the utmost compassion in treating individuals with a variety of mental health and life circumstance issues.
Life can be complex, challenging and difficult to manage; however, people are the most important change agent of their life's journey, and are stronger than their circumstances with the right support. Therapy is more than managing symptoms or tolerating distress; it is an opportunity to collaboratively create a plan to help you become more successful. Human beings have an incredible ability to grow, change and develop. Lets begin your journey to a life "well lived". I have the utmost compassion in treating individuals with a variety of mental health and life circumstance issues.
After obtaining my Board Certification in Behavior Analysis in 2008, I used my energy and knowledge to develop ways in which to bring the value and quality of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) to those populations that were underserved or often not recognized as people who could truly benefit from ABA. I pursued my professional counseling license to combine the worlds of counseling and ABA for the most comprehensive approach possible. Over the years I have learned that my niche lies with children who struggle with severe behavioral challenges, children/teens on the Autism Spectrum, and children and adults who have endured trauma.
After obtaining my Board Certification in Behavior Analysis in 2008, I used my energy and knowledge to develop ways in which to bring the value and quality of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) to those populations that were underserved or often not recognized as people who could truly benefit from ABA. I pursued my professional counseling license to combine the worlds of counseling and ABA for the most comprehensive approach possible. Over the years I have learned that my niche lies with children who struggle with severe behavioral challenges, children/teens on the Autism Spectrum, and children and adults who have endured trauma.
I am passionate about coming alongside individuals who are facing difficult times and helping them navigate life's challenges with compassion, understanding, and support. My approach to counseling is rooted in empowering my clients, helping them discover their inner strength and resilience. I believe in creating a safe, non-judgmental space where you can feel heard, understood, and equipped to make meaningful changes in your life. Whether you’re dealing with anxiety, depression, relationship issues, or just feeling stuck, my goal is to help you find hope, clarity, and the tools to move forward with confidence.
I am passionate about coming alongside individuals who are facing difficult times and helping them navigate life's challenges with compassion, understanding, and support. My approach to counseling is rooted in empowering my clients, helping them discover their inner strength and resilience. I believe in creating a safe, non-judgmental space where you can feel heard, understood, and equipped to make meaningful changes in your life. Whether you’re dealing with anxiety, depression, relationship issues, or just feeling stuck, my goal is to help you find hope, clarity, and the tools to move forward with confidence.
Therapy doesn’t have to be stiff, awkward, or feel like a weird performance review of your feelings. I believe meaningful work can happen alongside a bit of dark humor realness. If you’re feeling stuck, overwhelmed, burned out, or quietly thinking “what is happening with my life,” you’re in the right place. My style is warm, collaborative, and very human. We’ll go at your pace, talk about the hard stuff, celebrate the wins (even the tiny ones), and figure things out together.
And parents, is your kid is not thrilled about therapy? I tend to be a good fit for teens who are skeptical or reluctant.
Therapy doesn’t have to be stiff, awkward, or feel like a weird performance review of your feelings. I believe meaningful work can happen alongside a bit of dark humor realness. If you’re feeling stuck, overwhelmed, burned out, or quietly thinking “what is happening with my life,” you’re in the right place. My style is warm, collaborative, and very human. We’ll go at your pace, talk about the hard stuff, celebrate the wins (even the tiny ones), and figure things out together.
And parents, is your kid is not thrilled about therapy? I tend to be a good fit for teens who are skeptical or reluctant.
As the Owner, Executive Clinical director, and parent to a child with “specialized needs”, Christie understands how important a whole-child approach is when working with children. She believes wholeheartedly, that whole parents raise whole kids! Therefore, so much of what she provides, serves parents too! Her facility, Whole Kids Co. is a interdisciplinary Counseling and Autism Center. It serves children, teens, and college-aged kids (and their parents too!) through: testing, counseling, ABA, OT, PT, Speech, social groups, nutritional/wellness training, parent training/therapy, and educational advocacy.
As the Owner, Executive Clinical director, and parent to a child with “specialized needs”, Christie understands how important a whole-child approach is when working with children. She believes wholeheartedly, that whole parents raise whole kids! Therefore, so much of what she provides, serves parents too! Her facility, Whole Kids Co. is a interdisciplinary Counseling and Autism Center. It serves children, teens, and college-aged kids (and their parents too!) through: testing, counseling, ABA, OT, PT, Speech, social groups, nutritional/wellness training, parent training/therapy, and educational advocacy.
Suicidal Ideation Therapists
How does therapy for suicidal ideation work?
Stress, depression, anxiety, or upsetting circumstances can give rise to suicidal thinking. Therapy can address the events at the core of an individual’s suffering. Understanding why a person may be suicidal can help the therapist and the patient discover alternative methods of coping. A person with suicidal ideation may be mired in catastrophic thinking, and treatment like cognitive behavioral therapy is a good choice for breaking such patterns. In addition, treatment such as acceptance and commitment therapy can help a person manage their distress through better emotion regulation.
Which therapies are best for suicidal ideation?
Specific approaches used by professionals include cognitive behavioral, dialectical behavior, psychodynamic, acceptance and commitment therapies, among others. Cognitive behavioral and dialectical behavior therapies are two widely used therapies that can help individuals with painful thoughts and past traumas. These therapies help an individual tolerate distress, regulate emotions, and not act on dangerous urges.
Are there specific medications to be combined with therapy?
The use of medication for suicidal thoughts must be aligned with the underlying cause; conditions such as depression, anxiety, and psychosis may be at the root of suicidal ideation. A psychiatrist may prescribe medications for symptoms, which may include antipsychotics such as aripiprazole or antidepressants such as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors.
How often and how long are therapy sessions for suicidal ideation?
As with any type of therapy, sessions depend on the individual. Patients may see improvement within 15 to 20 sessions, at an average of 50 minutes per session, while others may opt for 20 to 30 sessions over, perhaps, a six-month period. Still other patients, especially those with co-occurring conditions like major depression and anxiety, may need to continue sessions for up to 12 to 18 months. In some cases, residential treatment may be recommended for an individual who is judged to be at high risk of self-harm.