Relationship Issues Therapists in Virginia Village, Denver, CO

Are you having difficulties related to your relationship or sexuality ? Have you struggled to find a therapist who is accepting and non-judgmental? You may be fed up with sexual concerns impacting you and/or your partner(s), feeling anxious about the prospect of discussing your sex life, and judged by your choices. One thing is for sure, you’re ready to overcome your current obstacles and feel more confident in yourself and your relationships. You’re ready to understand and own your sexuality. Most of all, you’re ready to live a life of happiness and fulfillment, whatever that looks like for you.

I bring 20 years of experience and specialize in depression, anxiety, life transitions, chronic health issues, and relationship support.

The issues which I enjoy working with the most are those related to relationships and family dynamics. One of the areas of most interest to me is working with individuals who are coming out of a relationship with a partner who had narcissistic personality traits. I became licensed as a marriage and family therapist in 1998 and have worked as a family therapist in substance abuse treatment programs, residential treatment programs for children and adolescents, and residential treatment programs for women. I also work with many individuals struggling with anxiety, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorders, and trauma.

I believe all psychological symptoms serve a function, such as regulating emotions, avoiding distress, or maintaining interpersonal connections. In therapy, we will identify the functions of your symptoms and find healthier ways for you to meet your needs. This often involves exploring the interpersonal contexts in which your symptoms developed and are maintained. In this way, we will identify what's getting you stuck and make way for you to have new emotional and interpersonal experiences. My therapeutic style is collaborative, warm, curious, and empathic.

It is my belief that we all have an innate desire to connect, feel heard, and be understood. My therapeutic approach is grounded in this belief, and it is my hope that we will create a meaningful therapy that is validating and encouraging, yet simultaneously challenging enough to be a catalyst for meaningful growth. Because change often occurs as a byproduct of a connected and understanding relationship, a critical task of therapy is to help you explore, understand, and challenge what meanings you have made of your experiences, and in so doing, facilitate a new experience of yourself or your relationships.

I believe in a collaborative healing approach. Together, we identify areas of concern and develop strategies for change. I also believe in exploring the underlying causes of our struggles. My approach is varied, taking and blending techniques from a variety of sources, rather than relying on a single system of intervention. I strive to create a safe environment for my clients to explore their world in an authentic way. I am a Licensed Professional Counselor with the State of Colorado.

I am a caring and compassionate mental health clinician that offers a variety of services for those in need. I specialize in working with adults, couples and adolescents, although I do have a lot of experience working with children as well. My approach is one of information gathering to get a true understanding of the problem and then one of collaboration with the client in order to determine the best treatment or treatment options moving forward. Mental Health issues can be complicated and I am dedicated to finding what is making things so difficult and offering good ways to solve the problems.

Create your own life worth living! Whether you’re an adult seeking to better understand how to get “unstuck” and find fulfillment, a teen struggling with your mood and the stress of school, or a parent looking for help with your child’s emotions and behavior, I am here for you. I find meaning in providing a warm, validating, and gently challenging space to foster your inner growth. I value the importance of a strong and trusting therapeutic relationship that feels safe and non-judgmental.

We all go through things that complicate our lives, leaving us feeling lost, isolated, and overwhelmed. It takes courage to speak to someone about these things. When you are ready, we are here.

As a psychologist, I partner with clients to help them heal from raw emotional pain, recognize their inner strengths, and build resiliency in the face of life’s biggest challenges. My style is one that is warm and nurturing while also direct and honest. If you’re feeling stuck, not good enough, lonely, overwhelmed, devastated, or ashamed, you are not alone. I have dedicated my career to learning gold standard treatments to ensure that when clients have the courage to reach out for help, I am able to offer treatment interventions that they can trust will make a difference.

You deserve a bright and radiant life, and our team of highly trained and compassionate therapists can help you achieve that goal. In physics, lumens measure the brightness generated by a light source. In our therapy practice, we see moments of insight and clarity as lumens of personal and relational growth. We know reaching out to a therapist can feel scary, but it’s an important step in recognizing the value of your own heart and life experience. Our therapists are ready to help you work towards sustainable relationships and ongoing personal growth.

I am passionate about working with couples—both those that may just be beginning their years together or those with already many years together—who are wishing to shift out of disconnection and disharmony, to foster the intimacy, passion, unity, and harmony each partner desires within the relationship.

I work with adults and couples who want to build more fulfilling relationships and less anxious lives. You're feeling anxious, like you have to be perfect, and you're overwhelmed with all of the demands. You're stuck in the same relational patterns and past wounds continue to resurface. As a couple, you may find yourself having the same argument and feeling disconnected. Relationships expose our deepest wounds, fears, desires, and needs. I enjoy working with people struggling with anxiety, perfectionism, relationship issues, and attachment trauma.

Healing and growth takes place in the context of relationships - both in our relationship with ourselves, and in our relationships with others. Unfortunately, sometimes our relationships become distant, disconnected and a place of conflict, leaving us with unmet needs and just feeling “stuck.” We don’t feel safe asking for what we need, and maybe don’t even know what we need ourselves. The therapeutic relationship in counseling provides an authentic and safe place in which healing can begin to take place.

Optimize life and increase joy and satisfaction. Release stress and trauma, PTSD, sexism-based traumatic stress (SBTS), including sexual assault, workplace harassment, domestic violence, misogyny/sexism, oppression, abuse, childhood abuse/neglect, accidents/medical, mass disasters, and attachment, developmental and intergenerational trauma. Entrepreneurs & professionals including leadership, vision, ambition, energy, meaning, stress management, boundaries, imposter syndrome. Relationship issues, nervous system regulation, depression, anxiety, self-esteem, life-limiting mental blocks and values misalignment.

My style is warm, real, and practical. Working with me in therapy means having a conversation, just two people talking together. I embrace humor and honesty in therapy. I balance helping you gain greater understanding of yourself with taking action, supporting your every step. I strive to provide the best services possible by helping you to feel deeply understood by considering all the aspects of your unique story and using therapeutic techniques that have been shown by research to be effective. I provide individual and group therapy as well as psychological evaluations (testing).

I work best with clients who are looking inward to illuminate their path forward. I'm passionate about working with couples/relationships to navigate conflict, create connection, build emotional/physical intimacy, heal relationship injuries, decide when to stay together or gracefully separate, and to help new relationships build bonds that will help them thrive. I am also excited to work with individuals by helping them discover themselves and find healing. I believe that our pain and struggles, as well as healing, are often connected to our relationships – with ourselves, our partners and families, and the cultures we live in.

If you are seeking freedom from relational struggles, anxiety and depression, diet culture, from body image issues, or from narratives about yourself that keep you limited from living your full potential, we can help. Full Bloom Counseling is a team of caring and compassionate clinicians who want to help you find healing and live a life that is aligned with you. If you want to get out of old patterns so that you can thrive, but you may not know the next step - therapy at Full Bloom can help. You are our ideal client if you are ready to dig deep, find self-compassion, and show up authentically in your life. We can't wait to connect!

We are all striving to be our best selves, even when we're stuck in life. My approach is grounded in this belief, as well as the conviction that a collaborative and trusting relationship is the foundation for any successful therapy. Understanding together the reasons and context for your particular behaviors or feelings can help move you towards change, and holding the painful emotions we all carry around with us can be powerfully healing over time. The therapy space is here for us to work towards helping you discover your authentic self and heal.