Therapists in University Hills, Denver, CO

Sandstone Care provides substance use, addiction, and mental health treatment for young adults (ages 18 to 30) and adolescents (ages 13 to 18) including Residential Treatment, Day Treatment (PHP), Intensive Outpatient (IOP), and General Outpatient (OP) programming.

Trauma blocks love and connection, love heals trauma and restores connection (Dr. Frank Anderson). Healing from trauma creates opportunities to experience love, connection and the goodness inherent in all of us. Counseling is a great way to access these inner resources to permanently heal emotional pain and suffering we all carry from past and current traumatic experiences. As a therapist and scholar with 20+ years of experience I understand we cannot change the past however, I firmly believe we can permanently heal from it.

I believe in a collaborative approach to counseling. You are the expert on your own life and I will bring my own expertise to shape our work around your goals and needs. My hope is that our therapeutic relationship will create a safe, non-judgmental space to explore thoughts and feelings about the experiences and relationships in your life and for you to be able to share your story. For those seeking couples counseling: you don’t have to settle for feeling stuck, detached, or distant in your relationships. My passion is helping couples just like you rediscover a sense of partnership, love, and connection.

Audrey Davis is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Colorado who has been practicing since 2020. She has an MSW (Master of Social Work) from Boston College, with a focus in Clinical Social Work and a certificate in working with trauma. Audrey believes that clients are the expert on their own experience, and that her role as a therapist is to help them clarify who they are, who they want to be, and how to get there. In her spare time, Audrey enjoys camping, skiing, cooking, and playing outside with her dog!

I approach a client's concerns from a here and now, rapid change perspective. I believe that when we take action to improve ourselves or our circumstances, our attitude and feelings follow suit. I have been in clinical practice for 20 years, and have worked with many types of people and almost every kind of problem. I strive to balance empathy and sensitivity with helping people to move forward in the change process.

Change can be hard and scary. But maybe there’s a part of you that's ready for something different. Maybe it’s working through traumatic events, managing negative or uncomfortable feelings or coping with addiction; it would be my honor to provide a safe place where you will be heard, feel a sense of compassion and have someone to walk the path of change with you. I have a passion for helping people break free from the bonds of fear, depression, shame, guilt, unworthiness and anxiety. Often, this requires vulnerability and courage; but together, you will be able to obtain the changes you want and build hope, balance, and freedom.

Making the decision to start therapy is not easy, and finding the right therapist can feel nearly impossible. I tell my clients that no one should be in therapy forever; rather, therapy provides an opportunity to process your experiences and learn strategies to keep moving forward as you ride the roller coaster of life. I value the implementation of therapeutic techniques supported by research while providing a nonjudgmental, supportive, strengths-based approach.

My first step as a psychotherapist is to meet the client where they are at in any given phase in treatment. I build rapport through my sense of warmth and empathy. The next step is to provide reflections so that the client can gain self-awareness and clarity, identifying patterns and understanding how systems and cultural factors have influenced the messages we have received throughout our lives. With this gained knowledge, the goal is to identify what has no longer been serving us so that we can reach empowerment and self-efficacy.

I am an energetic therapist who can help you address aspects of your life that you may think are unchangeable or too shameful to even discuss. I take a directive approach that helps you learn how to not allow your fears and anxiety to stop you from living the life you want. l get to the problem quickly and efficiently, and assign homework between sessions to facilitate progress. I work with individuals to live more meaningful lives by helping them approach, rather than avoid, those aspects of their lives and relationships that are most important to them.

I am a graduate of the Regis University Master's in Counseling program and hold a post-graduate certificate in child and adolescent counseling. Before my Master's degree, I completed my Baccalaureate degree in Psychology from the University of Colorado at Denver. Throughout my career I have worked for both Mental Health Center of Denver (in adult services) as well as The Third Way Center (a residential program for at risk youth). I believe a positive client-therapist relationship is essential for growth and healing and am passionate about supporting clients in developing awareness, knowledge and skills necessary to live healthy, fulfilling lives.

Many clients are in crisis and seeking assistance with a specific issue: Divorce, Grief, Addiction, Depression, Medical Diagnosis, Anxiety, or Life Transition. Therapy helps treat the turmoil that is the natural result of these issues. The skills developed during therapy help clients live full, happy and rich lives. Clients generally arrive with a specific personal crisis. I work in unison with clients to facilitate a deeper, richer, sense of identity. Each individual is held from a perspective of capability, competency, and resiliency, that bring about a sense of continuity and recognition of their authentic self.

Choosing therapy can be a tough and life-changing decision. I specialize in working with adults and seniors, with a particular focus on the LGBTQ population, who are seeking to live a more fulfilled life. I truly believe that an objective view can bring clarity to a subjective experience. In my heart I am a teacher, and I am passionate about teaching clients ways to better understand their brain. I am also passionate about social justice issues and the ways therapy can be more accessible to those who need it.

Greetings! I’m a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. More specifically, I am someone who is dedicated to the elevation of the client. After working in healthcare for many years, I transitioned to the profession of Social Work in 2015. I have a Masters degree of Social Work from Our Lady of the Lake University. I see the importance of therapy and mental health services in all communities. I have the privilege to work with a multitude of clients experiencing grief, trauma, and battling stabilization in behavioral health.