Psychodynamic Therapists in Lodo, Denver, CO

My goal in therapy is to provide a safe space to my clients to feel heard and understood. It's hard in everyday life to overcome the challenges that our mind creates, and I hope to help clients work through the issues that comes with being human and living in today's society. I offer a warm, safe, nonjudgemental space for my clients to be their authentic selves.

In 37 years as a licensed psychologist I have seen what works. I am an active therapist who takes the time to listen closely, then use my varied experience and expert knowledge to help you. Call for a free phone consultation, I'll be glad to speak with you. I use results-focused psychodynamic , insight, cognitive, and analytic approaches. Sessions are in a warm historical office in a discreet private practice setting. I treat anxiety, depression, sexual dysfunction, sexual compulsions and abuse, trauma, OCD, relationship conflict, and stress disorders. I offer a sliding fee scale, PPO insurance coverage, and video sessions.

I work with individual adults and couples on relationship issues, depression, anxiety, trauma, substance use and behavioral addictions. While we will have specific goals for therapy, ultimately my hope is that you feel more alive, embodied, connected, resilient and self-accepting. We start by building a safe and trusting environment within which vulnerabilities, difficult experiences and unhelpful patterns can emerge and new experiments in thinking, feeling and relating can be attempted. This takes courage, and it can feel risky to speak the truth, to embrace disowned feelings, even just to receive support.

Past traumatic experiences can significantly impact how we function in the present, affecting our relationships and overall sense of self. This can lead to feelings of disconnection, being stuck, or emotionally flooded. I aim to provide a safe space that encourages self-exploration for processing past wounds, ultimately leading to self-acceptance. Having worked in diverse settings such as schools, private practice, and the justice system, I understand that the human experience can be painful, and no one should have to endure this pain alone.

I strongly believe in the protective and positive intention of all challenging emotions and patterns of thought. My goal is to help my clients explore the sources of these patterns, listen to their unmet needs, and then work with these feelings in order to get the need met in a healthy way. I also encourage clients to increase their tolerance of these uncomfortable emotions, which then allows for growth. I validate, support, and accept clients right where they are, while also challenging them to take the lead in their progress and personal growth.

Finding the right therapist can be difficult. I hope to make that process a little easier for you! I want to meet you where you are on your journey, and allow you the space to discuss your thoughts, feelings, and emotions in a safe, supportive atmosphere. I work from a space of empathy, kindness, and compassion for the difficulties life may throw at you. I believe in your ability to create change, and live a happy, fulfilling life. I have a Master’s Degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, and I welcome the opportunity to meet you at Clear Path Counseling.

I am a British psychotherapist, passionate about psychotherapy and the impact it can have on society. My passion for psychotherapy stems from my own experiences with therapy and the powerful impact it made on my own life. I have a reflective style that I bring into the therapeutic environment in order to achieve deeper and more authentic connections with my clients.

My successful clients are active psychotherapy participants who are dedicated and motivated for change. Introspective, he/she thinks about therapy outside of the office and attempts to use the knowledge and insight gained to improve relationships, goals, and life satisfaction. At times, psychotherapy requires difficult work from both the therapist and client, and the outcome is predicated by the mutual effort vested in the therapeutic process.

Struggling with symptoms of anxiety, depression, trauma, addiction, or however your distress manifests makes us feel trapped, in cycles of outbursts or avoidance, and coping in ways that are not sustainable. We blame ourselves bringing us further from feeling connected and closer to feeling ashamed. Typically what we see on the surface is mistaken for ourself and is our way to cope with the issues that lie underneath. Therapy is creating a compassionate and purposeful environment to dive into deeper issues, seeing how these issues present in daily life, and developing relevant skills to free ourselves from these issues.

Nicola provides services to adults from all walks of life. She leverages a psychodynamic approach to develop a deep understanding of her clients and their collective life experiences, creating a uniquely personalized approach to therapy. She is committed to empowering individuals to cultivate meaningful relationships, navigate grief, heal from trauma, overcome depression and anxiety, and achieve more personally fulfilling lives. Nicola started her career in business, but transitioned into the mental health field to pursue her passion of helping people through these life changes and explorations.

Suffering is part of being human. Sometimes we can take actions that remove our suffering, but sometimes we have to come to a level of acceptance that suffering is always present. Often, this mindset alone relieves some of our pain because we are no longer being bombarded by the thought of controlling our emotions. I strive to help you get there, releasing yourself from the trap of overwhelming thoughts so you can be more present, make room for your emotions, and take actions that represent who you want to be. My goal is to provide an environment that caters to your needs of safety and expression.

Are you ready to pull yourself out of the hole you've been living in? Are you struggling to heal from on or multiple experiences, that has diluted your ability to remain strong? I am confident that together we can work to equip you with the necessary tools to help you face and overcome these challenges. Whether you're struggling with anxiety, addiction, or PTSD, it is important that you know you don't have to be alone in this journey.

Collaboratively, we focus on healing, resilience, and reconnection. Feeling ashamed is scary and overwhelming. These feelings are more common than we admit and stem from a variety of factors. It makes sense to respond to unpleasant emotions by burying, avoiding, or resisting. If unprocessed, these beliefs impact our thoughts, feelings, behaviors, and lives--leaving us repeating painful patterns and shaping our perceptions and relationships with ourselves, others, and the world.

The work at our group practice, Better Lives Building Tribes, focuses on that complex point, at which, individuals intersect with another. Through intimate/romantic relationships, friendships, partnerships, families, and organizations that we are surrounded by, we learn where individual strengths and weaknesses are. Through that knowledge and understanding, we work with people to discover creative means of closing the gap between where people are right now and where they would ideally like to be.

Hello! I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who has been helping people reach their goals and improve their health for 20+ years. I received my Master of Social Work from Augsburg University in Minneapolis, MN, with an emphasis in direct clinical practice. I have worked in various settings, including in-patient, out-patient, as a health coach, and as a psychotherapist in group and private practice.

My practice is grounded in treating stress, trauma, and PTSD. Supporting a broad range of clients impacted by the debilitating effects of these conditions - abuse, abandonment, loss, physical injury, chronic illness, terminal illness, chronic pain, obesity, work-related stress, relationship issues, etc. I have a uniquely-effective approach for assisting those impacted by sexual trauma. It is my professional passion and commitment to use the most effective and rapid treatment methods available to help clients achieve the highest degree of personal liberation and authenticity. I assist clients from the comfort and convenience of their own home via web video (Skype, FaceTime) and by phone.

Something may not feel quite right. Be it an experience of sadness or grief, or that your relationship with food, your work, or others is consuming your time and energy. However you arrive, our first priority will be managing this pain and finding stability to make life more bearable. By approaching ourselves with deep curiosity we can explore and understand the patterns, beliefs, and experiences we have learned to adapt and survive. Ultimately we are building the ability to interpret the world from a new vantage. My goal is that through this work you can find yourself in a space of increased peace, capacity, and potential.

My clients, whether individuals or couples, seek counseling when, after much thoughtful consideration, they are unable to get clarity on the nature of there problem or problems and/or have been unable to find reasonable resolutions that allow them to move forward in their relationships and their lives.My clients tell me that they appreciate my ability, thru the counseling process, to frame their problems in a way that gives them greater clarity on how to proceed and/or different perspectives leading to alternative solutions that open up greater opportunities to a more fulfilling , creative and satisfying life.