Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum Therapists in Cherry Creek, Denver, CO
Difficult pregnancies, unexpected birth experiences, relationships with our childhood caregivers, postpartum mood disorders, and changing relationships with our spouse, family, and friends.
I'm a mom of three and an LCSW. I studied child & family development in college in Missouri, then earned a master of social work (MSW) in Denver. I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW). My passion is to help parents and their infants/toddlers create strong, healthy relationships full of delight, focused on the wellbeing of babies AND parents. I use the long-established theory of attachment to help parents sort through all the noise and tap into their intuition, goals, and needs.
Difficult pregnancies, unexpected birth experiences, relationships with our childhood caregivers, postpartum mood disorders, and changing relationships with our spouse, family, and friends.
I'm a mom of three and an LCSW. I studied child & family development in college in Missouri, then earned a master of social work (MSW) in Denver. I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW). My passion is to help parents and their infants/toddlers create strong, healthy relationships full of delight, focused on the wellbeing of babies AND parents. I use the long-established theory of attachment to help parents sort through all the noise and tap into their intuition, goals, and needs.
Audrey Ours
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC
Verified Verified
Cherry Creek, Denver, CO 80206
Audrey has a particular passion for supporting individuals navigating reproductive challenges, postpartum depression and anxiety, and womens health issues.
Audrey Ours, a Licensed Professional Counselor LPC at LifeStance Health, provides expert mental health care to individuals throughout Colorado. Audrey creates a safe and supportive environment for clients to explore their challenges and work toward meaningful change. She works with adolescents, young adults, and adults, tailoring her approach to each clients unique needs and goals. Audrey specializes in treating anxiety, depression, and PTSDtrauma, offering evidencebased interventions such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy CBT and mindfulness techniques.
Audrey has a particular passion for supporting individuals navigating reproductive challenges, postpartum depression and anxiety, and womens health issues.
Audrey Ours, a Licensed Professional Counselor LPC at LifeStance Health, provides expert mental health care to individuals throughout Colorado. Audrey creates a safe and supportive environment for clients to explore their challenges and work toward meaningful change. She works with adolescents, young adults, and adults, tailoring her approach to each clients unique needs and goals. Audrey specializes in treating anxiety, depression, and PTSDtrauma, offering evidencebased interventions such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy CBT and mindfulness techniques.
I have received specialized training in and/or have worked with clients facing challenges associated with identifying with the LGBTQIA+ population, those struggling with opioid and other substance abuse, depression, anxiety, grief, relationship concerns, sex therapy, monogamous and ethically non-monogamous relationships, and prenatal and postpartum issues.
Are you ready for a change, and lost about how to make it? Many of us spend a lot of our lives struggling with what should be and the challenges of what is not. Whether it be substance use, relationship orientation and desires, grief, issues of depression and anxiety, or something else that is bothering you, I hope to co-create a journey in which you can allow yourself to let down, reflect, and gain skills to change the aspects of your life that you want to see improve or shift. *I believe access to mental health care should be a basic human right and provide reduced fee services, please inquire.*
I have received specialized training in and/or have worked with clients facing challenges associated with identifying with the LGBTQIA+ population, those struggling with opioid and other substance abuse, depression, anxiety, grief, relationship concerns, sex therapy, monogamous and ethically non-monogamous relationships, and prenatal and postpartum issues.
Are you ready for a change, and lost about how to make it? Many of us spend a lot of our lives struggling with what should be and the challenges of what is not. Whether it be substance use, relationship orientation and desires, grief, issues of depression and anxiety, or something else that is bothering you, I hope to co-create a journey in which you can allow yourself to let down, reflect, and gain skills to change the aspects of your life that you want to see improve or shift. *I believe access to mental health care should be a basic human right and provide reduced fee services, please inquire.*
Ashley Edwardson
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
6 Endorsed
Cherry Creek, Denver, CO 80209
I also have training and experience working with perinatal and postpartum issues, addiction, PTSD, anxiety, depression, mood and personality disorders, and trauma.
Whether you need skills to cope better in the present, want support in strengthening your relationship, or need to heal from the past, I want to be a part of your journey. Life, especially right now, can feel unpredictable, and I enjoy helping my clients regain a sense of hope and recognizing where they have power to make long-lasting change. We will use interventions that are going to work best for you based on your individual challenges, beliefs, and values. My sessions are a judgment-free zone and I want to meet you where you're at.
I also have training and experience working with perinatal and postpartum issues, addiction, PTSD, anxiety, depression, mood and personality disorders, and trauma.
Whether you need skills to cope better in the present, want support in strengthening your relationship, or need to heal from the past, I want to be a part of your journey. Life, especially right now, can feel unpredictable, and I enjoy helping my clients regain a sense of hope and recognizing where they have power to make long-lasting change. We will use interventions that are going to work best for you based on your individual challenges, beliefs, and values. My sessions are a judgment-free zone and I want to meet you where you're at.
My name is Sarah Zarvas & I am a Licensed Psychotherapist (LPCC) and Certified Perinatal Mental Health Specialist (PMH-C).
My approach is rooted in Systems, Strengths and Attachment Psychology, and I am trained in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFCT). I look at each person and system present and identify the interconnectedness between these parts. I then provide psychoeducation, tools and facilitation to support healing, growth and transformation.
My name is Sarah Zarvas & I am a Licensed Psychotherapist (LPCC) and Certified Perinatal Mental Health Specialist (PMH-C).
My approach is rooted in Systems, Strengths and Attachment Psychology, and I am trained in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFCT). I look at each person and system present and identify the interconnectedness between these parts. I then provide psychoeducation, tools and facilitation to support healing, growth and transformation.
I have experience working the people across the life spectrum (birth to death) with a variety of behavioral and mental health conditions to include depression, anxiety, relationship issues, behavioral issues, disruptive behavioral and dissocial disorders, PTSD, Grief/Bereavement-to include perinatal loss, parenting support and education.
Hello, my name is Dr. Pamela Shannahan, I am a Doctor of Behavioral Health and a Licensed Professional Counselor. I have been working in the counseling field since 2006 with focus on person centered, trauma informed counseling. I work with people of all ages of the life spectrum. I have specialties in infant and early childhood mental health to include parenting education and support; end of life counseling for patients as well as their families; individuals, couples, and families experiencing life/relationship challenges and mental/behavioral health struggles.
I have experience working the people across the life spectrum (birth to death) with a variety of behavioral and mental health conditions to include depression, anxiety, relationship issues, behavioral issues, disruptive behavioral and dissocial disorders, PTSD, Grief/Bereavement-to include perinatal loss, parenting support and education.
Hello, my name is Dr. Pamela Shannahan, I am a Doctor of Behavioral Health and a Licensed Professional Counselor. I have been working in the counseling field since 2006 with focus on person centered, trauma informed counseling. I work with people of all ages of the life spectrum. I have specialties in infant and early childhood mental health to include parenting education and support; end of life counseling for patients as well as their families; individuals, couples, and families experiencing life/relationship challenges and mental/behavioral health struggles.
Jamie Staples is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Licensed Addiction Counselor with nearly two decades of experience in the counseling field. Since beginning her career in 2005, she has worked in various settings, including residential psychiatric facilities, inpatient and outpatient substance use programs, specialized foster care as a social worker, school-based therapy, and private practice. Her diverse background has given her a deep understanding of the complexities of mental health and addiction treatment.
Jamie Staples is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Licensed Addiction Counselor with nearly two decades of experience in the counseling field. Since beginning her career in 2005, she has worked in various settings, including residential psychiatric facilities, inpatient and outpatient substance use programs, specialized foster care as a social worker, school-based therapy, and private practice. Her diverse background has given her a deep understanding of the complexities of mental health and addiction treatment.
I am a licensed clinical psychologist with over 20 years of experience working with children, adolescents, adults, and families. I have specialized expertise in anxiety and family systems. My clinical work is grounded in evidenced-based treatment approaches, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Exposure with Response Prevention, Parent Management Training, and Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT). During care, I give ample attention to the family system as I have found understanding the context in which one lives provides insight for how to optimize symptom reduction and enhance overall functioning.
I am a licensed clinical psychologist with over 20 years of experience working with children, adolescents, adults, and families. I have specialized expertise in anxiety and family systems. My clinical work is grounded in evidenced-based treatment approaches, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Exposure with Response Prevention, Parent Management Training, and Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT). During care, I give ample attention to the family system as I have found understanding the context in which one lives provides insight for how to optimize symptom reduction and enhance overall functioning.
Debbie Miller
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, LMSW
Verified Verified
Cherry Creek, Denver, CO 80209
Are you a stressed-out university student or dealing with a major life overhaul? Maybe brand new at the job, uprooted by a move across country or bombarded by the pressures of life on campus? An exhausted new parent, navigating tricky relationships with adult kids or reinventing yourself after retirement? Our lives are full of change and change is tough but a tremendous chance for reflection and growth. Learning to manage these changes intentionally and effectively will pave the way for what comes next.
Are you a stressed-out university student or dealing with a major life overhaul? Maybe brand new at the job, uprooted by a move across country or bombarded by the pressures of life on campus? An exhausted new parent, navigating tricky relationships with adult kids or reinventing yourself after retirement? Our lives are full of change and change is tough but a tremendous chance for reflection and growth. Learning to manage these changes intentionally and effectively will pave the way for what comes next.
Nicole Dunas
Licensed Professional Counselor, MFA, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
14 Endorsed
Cherry Creek, Denver, CO 80209
Waitlist for new clients
Creating a safe environment is where I begin. I see therapy as a collaborative process that can lead you toward a greater capacity for self-awareness, trust, clarity, a sense of meaning and freedom. Life gives us surprising obstacles, which can make us feel stuck, depressed, alone or scared. With therapeutic presence, creativity and guidance, we can change our relationship to obstacles and transform. Our darkest point may mark the moment we realize we want to change. I use yoga & creative writing in my practice, and am trained in mindfulness/somatic approaches, attachment + gestalt therapy, Focusing, DBT and Relational Life Therapy.
Creating a safe environment is where I begin. I see therapy as a collaborative process that can lead you toward a greater capacity for self-awareness, trust, clarity, a sense of meaning and freedom. Life gives us surprising obstacles, which can make us feel stuck, depressed, alone or scared. With therapeutic presence, creativity and guidance, we can change our relationship to obstacles and transform. Our darkest point may mark the moment we realize we want to change. I use yoga & creative writing in my practice, and am trained in mindfulness/somatic approaches, attachment + gestalt therapy, Focusing, DBT and Relational Life Therapy.
My desire as a clinician is to walk and listen alongside you and empower you with everyday tools to use for growth, healing and freedom. Together we will explore and uncover your therapeutic needs with your story and narrative being the voice we listen to. I strive to create an open, honest and authentic space, adding some humor along the way, for you to feel safe, accepted and heard. I practice using evidenced based and trauma informed care. I am client centered, strengths based and solution focused and will use these modalities for your therapeutic needs.
My desire as a clinician is to walk and listen alongside you and empower you with everyday tools to use for growth, healing and freedom. Together we will explore and uncover your therapeutic needs with your story and narrative being the voice we listen to. I strive to create an open, honest and authentic space, adding some humor along the way, for you to feel safe, accepted and heard. I practice using evidenced based and trauma informed care. I am client centered, strengths based and solution focused and will use these modalities for your therapeutic needs.
Meet Our Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum Therapists
Sophia L. O'Connor
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
11 Endorsed
Cherry Creek, Denver, CO 80209
Waitlist for new clients
Currently on a 4-6 month waitlist. I help couples & individuals with intimacy, attachment & sex therapy. I work with people with low desire or different sex drives in relationship (wanting more or less sex). Another niche of mine is working to help people strengthen their open relationship (or start the process). I enjoy men's work on ED, vulnerability, & compulsive sexual behavior. Let's talk about what's happening right now that's troubling you. I have a lot of confidence we can collaborate on finding solutions that will get you back to a place of feeling connected to yourself and those around you.
Currently on a 4-6 month waitlist. I help couples & individuals with intimacy, attachment & sex therapy. I work with people with low desire or different sex drives in relationship (wanting more or less sex). Another niche of mine is working to help people strengthen their open relationship (or start the process). I enjoy men's work on ED, vulnerability, & compulsive sexual behavior. Let's talk about what's happening right now that's troubling you. I have a lot of confidence we can collaborate on finding solutions that will get you back to a place of feeling connected to yourself and those around you.
I love working with individuals who are struggling with trauma, anxiety, depression, men’s issues, spirituality/religiousness issues, and life transitions. I work with all gender-identities, but I do specialize in working with men on a variety of challenges with regard to identity, parenting, and relationships. I have a specialty training in integrating psychological practices with spiritual and religious frameworks, and can practice from a spiritual lens, or can help individuals heal previous religious trauma. I am trained in EMDR and also a certified ketamine assisted psychotherapist. I customize care to your needs.
I love working with individuals who are struggling with trauma, anxiety, depression, men’s issues, spirituality/religiousness issues, and life transitions. I work with all gender-identities, but I do specialize in working with men on a variety of challenges with regard to identity, parenting, and relationships. I have a specialty training in integrating psychological practices with spiritual and religious frameworks, and can practice from a spiritual lens, or can help individuals heal previous religious trauma. I am trained in EMDR and also a certified ketamine assisted psychotherapist. I customize care to your needs.
Kristen Chandler
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Cherry Creek, Denver, CO 80206
Kristen has been practicing 20+ years in a variety of treatment settings - working with children, adolescents, young adults and families. She collaborates with clients to increase their understanding of the therapeutic process and the opportunities for personal growth. Approachable, patient, responsive, and warm, Kristen deeply values relationships with clients, and works on creating a safe space for growth and authentic communication.
Kristen has been practicing 20+ years in a variety of treatment settings - working with children, adolescents, young adults and families. She collaborates with clients to increase their understanding of the therapeutic process and the opportunities for personal growth. Approachable, patient, responsive, and warm, Kristen deeply values relationships with clients, and works on creating a safe space for growth and authentic communication.
Learn how to feel more connected to yourself, others and the world around you. Therapy provides all the elements of intimacy: honest communication, vulnerability and trust. Good therapy is challenging yet warm, providing both structure and empathy for your unique experience. We are a collective of therapists with a wide range of specialties. Our intake professionals will help connect you with the right therapist for your needs. We make appointments easy, offering evenings and weekends and flexibility for creative professionals who can't make the same time each week.
Learn how to feel more connected to yourself, others and the world around you. Therapy provides all the elements of intimacy: honest communication, vulnerability and trust. Good therapy is challenging yet warm, providing both structure and empathy for your unique experience. We are a collective of therapists with a wide range of specialties. Our intake professionals will help connect you with the right therapist for your needs. We make appointments easy, offering evenings and weekends and flexibility for creative professionals who can't make the same time each week.
You’re not broken—you’re just stuck in patterns that once protected you but no longer serve you. Maybe you feel anxious, disconnected from yourself or your body, or like the past keeps interfering with your relationships or goals. Therapy can help you gain clarity, build resilience, and reconnect with what truly matters. I offer evidence-based, integrative therapy for trauma, anxiety, identity shifts, relationship difficulties, and life transitions. With doctoral training from Stanford and a decade of experience, I help people heal, grow, and build more meaningful lives.
You’re not broken—you’re just stuck in patterns that once protected you but no longer serve you. Maybe you feel anxious, disconnected from yourself or your body, or like the past keeps interfering with your relationships or goals. Therapy can help you gain clarity, build resilience, and reconnect with what truly matters. I offer evidence-based, integrative therapy for trauma, anxiety, identity shifts, relationship difficulties, and life transitions. With doctoral training from Stanford and a decade of experience, I help people heal, grow, and build more meaningful lives.
Your mental health is important. How you experience your world and cope with your feelings, influences every part of you. Every person deserves a place where they can share their most challenging experiences, cope with their feelings, and feel empowered to live life. Helping people find motivation to improve their health and well being is my passion. I started my psychology practice to provide a space for people of all ages and backgrounds to begin their paths to self-improvement. I work with people in-person as well as remotely through HIPAA compliant video telehealth technology.
Your mental health is important. How you experience your world and cope with your feelings, influences every part of you. Every person deserves a place where they can share their most challenging experiences, cope with their feelings, and feel empowered to live life. Helping people find motivation to improve their health and well being is my passion. I started my psychology practice to provide a space for people of all ages and backgrounds to begin their paths to self-improvement. I work with people in-person as well as remotely through HIPAA compliant video telehealth technology.
Carly Partridge
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, NCC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Cherry Creek, Denver, CO 80206
As a counselor, I believe that the therapeutic relationship is paramount and creating a safe space where clients feel comfortable and seen is my priority. I understand that making the decision to come to therapy can often be difficult, and that life often surprises us with what we are expected to handle. I believe that you are the expert on your own life, and it is my role to provide guidance and encouragement as we make sense of your story. I love working with clients who are seeking some direction and focused support on how to discover the best versions of themselves.
As a counselor, I believe that the therapeutic relationship is paramount and creating a safe space where clients feel comfortable and seen is my priority. I understand that making the decision to come to therapy can often be difficult, and that life often surprises us with what we are expected to handle. I believe that you are the expert on your own life, and it is my role to provide guidance and encouragement as we make sense of your story. I love working with clients who are seeking some direction and focused support on how to discover the best versions of themselves.
Kim Colna is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with over 12 years of experience providing evidence based mental health services to children, adults and families to include diagnostic assessment, individual, family, and group therapy. Kim uses a variety of individualized treatment modalities to include, but not limited to CBT, ERP, ACT, DBT, Play Therapy, family systems, and strengths based treatment to treat a wide range of mental health symptoms and conditions to include but not limited to, Anxiety, OCD, ADHD, Behavioral Dysregulation, Trauma/PTSD, Depression, Bipolar Disorder, Conversion Disorders and Psychosis.
Kim Colna is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with over 12 years of experience providing evidence based mental health services to children, adults and families to include diagnostic assessment, individual, family, and group therapy. Kim uses a variety of individualized treatment modalities to include, but not limited to CBT, ERP, ACT, DBT, Play Therapy, family systems, and strengths based treatment to treat a wide range of mental health symptoms and conditions to include but not limited to, Anxiety, OCD, ADHD, Behavioral Dysregulation, Trauma/PTSD, Depression, Bipolar Disorder, Conversion Disorders and Psychosis.
Jessica Quick
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Cherry Creek, Denver, CO 80206
Jess Quick, MSW, LCSW, is a licensed clinical social worker who brings warmth and energy along with a cognitive approach to her work with a diverse group of adults. Using a blend of CBT, person-first therapy and humanistic theory, complemented by mindfulness techniques and specialized grief counseling, Jess has worked in a wide variety of treatment settings for over eighteen years to help individuals and couples set, reach, and maintain goals. In addition to her clinical work, Jess has been an Adjunct Professor at Metro State University for the past twelve years focusing on grief and trauma and work and education.
Jess Quick, MSW, LCSW, is a licensed clinical social worker who brings warmth and energy along with a cognitive approach to her work with a diverse group of adults. Using a blend of CBT, person-first therapy and humanistic theory, complemented by mindfulness techniques and specialized grief counseling, Jess has worked in a wide variety of treatment settings for over eighteen years to help individuals and couples set, reach, and maintain goals. In addition to her clinical work, Jess has been an Adjunct Professor at Metro State University for the past twelve years focusing on grief and trauma and work and education.
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Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum Therapists
What are the most effective ways to address pregnancy, prenatal, and postpartum concerns?
The most effective way to address pregnancy, prenatal, and postpartum concerns is by finding a therapist who has prior experience helping other patients overcome the challenge being faced. For example, a marriage and family therapist may have experience helping couples adjust to their new relationship dynamic. An anxiety specialist may have experience helping with phobias or illness anxiety related to the child’s health. A depression specialist may have experience treating postpartum depression.
When should I seek treatment for prenatal or postpartum concerns?
Pregnancy and the postpartum period involve intense physical and mental changes; a degree of upset and instability is normal. However, if these changes impair daily functioning, it may be time to seek help. This distinction is pertinent for postpartum depression: A period of teariness, irritability, and distress is difficult but normal in the one to two weeks after childbirth (sometimes called the “baby blues.”) But if feelings of sadness and hopelessness persist beyond that period, the person should seek treatment.
How do I manage worries during pregnancy or the postnatal period?
A therapist can help patients develop the tools they need to manage anxieties during or after pregnancy. Cognitive behavioral therapy can help people identify and reframe harmful patterns of thought, and change their behaviors. Other techniques and skills can allow people to develop acceptance, psychological flexibility, self-compassion, communication skills, and more.
Are there specific medications for postpartum depression?
In 2019, the FDA approved the first medication designed to treat postpartum depression. The medication is called brexanolone and is delivered intravenously by a medical professional over the course of a few days. However, typical antidepressants, which are more accessible, can also treat postpartum depression. The disorder is often best treated through a combination of medication and therapy.