Women's Issues Therapists in Fort Collins, CO

Whether you are experiencing a challenging time in your life or are seeking further self-exploration, therapy can be a positive and empowering choice. As a counselor, I feel honored to walk beside my clients on their journey towards healing and self-growth. I believe we all have intrinsic resources and strengths, but are at times unable to tap into them. My goal as a therapist is to gently challenge you, while providing a safe and nurturing space for you to work on your concerns. My style is nonjudgemental, compassionate and holistic in nature.

Accepting women 18+ with First Health, Colorado Access, Aetna, Optum/United, or private pay, sliding scale. Telehealth only. I specialize in anxiety, trauma and women's issues . I enjoy helping empower women by identifying strengths they already have and finding additional strengths they may not realize they have! I use mindfulness and breath work to help a client identify and manage emotions. EMDR is used to help a client work through any trauma that they have experienced in their life. I also use cognitive behavioral techniques to help re-direct negative thinking patterns that can have a direct effect on our mind and our body.

I offer a warm, nonjudgmental environment, specializing in trauma, women's issues , and faith-based counseling. We all experience times where we get stuck, when we experience crisis, when we need help. I seek to collaborate with my clients in exploring what has happened in their life and how it affects what is currently happening; and together discover possible paths to greater self-awareness, and increased capacity to love, to work, and to live with wellness and fullness.

One of the most challenging steps in making a change is reaching out for help, so I’m glad you’re here. Clients I see often express feelings of overwhelm, worry, things “not going right,” and finding themselves repeating cycles they can’t seem to get out of. I hear time and time again that they’ve tried many ways to help themselves: self-help books, meditation apps, therapy social media accounts, yoga and breath work, changed their diet/exercise, and even medication management… but they still struggle. Despite these efforts, it seems like the “oomph” they’ve needed for their healing was having a space to process their thoughts.

EMDR Therapy is extremely helpful in QUICKLY reducing symptoms of PTSD, ANXIETY, and major life stressors. I specialize in treating PTSD, anxiety, women's issues , depression, emotion management, relationship issues, & general trauma. Together, we'll process your traumatic memories so they are no longer holding you back in life. We'll develop tools to help you live in the present moment. My focus is helping you live your best life despite setbacks and hardships.

My practice is currently FULL, and I am not accepting new clients. Former Clients are welcome to contact me to schedule a return meeting. I'm glad you found your way here. Perhaps you are here because you want to find...the peace of being comfortable with who you are, release from the pain of depression or anxiety, relief from the deeply sad feelings of losing a love one, a deep and meaningful relationship with another person, grace amidst the limitations placed upon you by illness, liberation from the constraints trauma, release from an unhealthy relationship, who you truly are and rest in that knowing.

Welcome! I have had the privilege of joining people of all ages, genders and ethnicity on their personal journeys in life. It would be my honor to be asked to be a part of this walk with you. If you are inquisitive, ready and willing to look at your life, your thoughts, choices and actions and make steps forward, then I am the person for you. I work with individuals, and couples and have a great deal of experience with men's and women's issues . I am grateful, caring, mindful, supportive, soulful, kind, compassionate and strong.

I have a passion for working with people struggling with a variety of issues, including dysfunctional behavior rooted in shame, including addiction, self-loathing, low self-esteem, perfectionism, and grief and loss. I believe people are incredibly resilient, but know that we all go through struggles and sometimes we need additional support.

Now Accepting New Clients - "My approach is sensitive and honest". I often feel privileged to be a counselor and I appreciate the difficulty most of us have asking for help even when we need it the most. I believe that we often feel "stuck" in our lives because we lack balance, clarity and serenity; all of which are hard to find in today's world. Most of us have what we need inside of us to transcend our experiences, however, a good therapist can assist us in getting where we want to be more quickly and safely. I have engaged in CBT, DBT and experiential modalities throughout my 25 plus year career.

Do you feel overwhelmed, unhappy, or anxious? Are you grieving a significant loss? Maybe you are struggling with food, disordered eating or a negative body image. Are you looking to improve your relationships so you feel more at ease and satisfied in your life? Perhaps you are experiencing health issues that are impacting how you feel about yourself. Life can be difficult and sometimes we need someone outside our circle to listen, understand and support us through these challenges. If you are looking to make a change, I would be honored to assist you along your journey.

You haven’t been the same since your last relationship ended. You doubt yourself all the time, hearing him criticize you inside your head. It’s like your whole perception of yourself and the world has been warped. You stayed too long. You tried everything you could to fix it, hoping it would get better. But nothing worked, and you wonder if it was something about you, some failure or flaw on your part, that caused the relationship to fail. You're not ready to date again but you want a partner in the future. Is it possible to find someone who will love you just as you are?

Even though emotional safety and sexual connection are important parts of every relationship, people are not always taught the skills for creating healthy communication on these subjects. You may have found yourself on this website, hoping someone can teach you this elusive skill. My training and passion for helping partnerships grow in this way may be exactly what you're looking for! Together, we will open the vitally important dialogue around sex/sexuality, practice using new vocabulary around needs, and celebrate a new way of understanding desires, fantasies, and pleasure.

To experience pain and feel lost at times is to be human. You are not alone in this. Life has a way of knocking all of us off course at one time or another. This often creates anxiety and depression. There are just some things that we were not taught how to deal with when we were kids in school. This is where I feel counseling comes in. After all, how can you possibly expect yourself to know how to do something that you have never experienced or learned before? There is hope though. We all have the innate ability to grow and heal. It would be my privilege to help you on this part of your life's path.

If you're a woman in transition, I'm here to help you move through unknown territory with more ease. For you to get to a clearer and more grounded place, often it takes working through self-esteem/self-confidence issues, feelings of overwhelm and self-doubt. You may be looking for a change in career, a direction in life purpose or perhaps you're dealing with chronic illness, experiencing an existential crisis, have become a new mother, an empty nester or recently out of a longtime relationship. I offer you a unique and effective approach to helping you feel better and be on your way to living a confident and more fulfilling life.

Do you struggle developing meaningful relationships? Do you feel like what you are doing is never enough? Would you like to cultivate a more enjoyable life? Do you feel anxious performing daily tasks? I recognize that beginning therapy either for the first time or with a new counselor can be be scary. I want to honor those feelings and create a space where you are comfortable opening up about your experiences. I believe you are the expert in your own life.