Therapists in Hotchkiss, CO

Do you want something more from the life you are presently living? Do you believe there are parts of your world that could use a touch-up, or even a complete make-over? While there might be some things beyond your control, you CAN work on yourself and gain the insight and skill needed to live a more balanced, connected, and rich life. As a licensed psychotherapist with 28 years of helping people thrive, I know therapy can be a rewarding and life-changing process. We will use a collaborative approach to help you identify your strengths, become aware of your patterns, and move toward a healthier and more integrated sense of self.

I am dedicated to providing thoughtful, compassionate, and individualized psychotherapy to help you bring about personal growth and change. I provide a warm, caring, safe, and trusting environment. I understand that what may work in helping one person meet their goals may not work for another. Therefore, I use a flexible, individualized, and integrative approach to help you achieve a greater sense of well being by gaining understanding and greater mastery over the factors that underlie your difficulties. I also work with you to build on your existing strengths and develop new skills to resolve your concerns.

It takes honesty to admit to ourselves that we are experiencing emotional pain or are feeling blocked in our aliveness or in moving forward. It takes courage to reach out for help to take the next step towards growth. I specialize in working with trauma and its negative effects on people's lives. Trauma or repeated stress, whether past or present, can be at the root of interpersonal difficulites, depression, anxiety, lack of self esteem, and simply feeling stuck. I work with adolescents, adults, and elders who are interested in tranforming their pain into the kind of growth which leads to enhanced internal freedom.

This world presents so many difficult choices to all of us, but as a child, or young adult, it's especially hard to make your way through this successfully. Is your child struggling with friends or a teacher? Are they having difficulty listening to directions? Are they acting out because no one seems to understand them? Have they experienced trauma? Are you at the end of your rope and don’t know where to turn? It is my goal to help children and young adults foster adjustment to new situations and cope with the stress of complex environments. As a parent, wouldn’t you love to see your child at ease with the world around them?

These days, your life feels like a turbulent rainstorm full of wild, shifting, unexpected changes. A sudden life event has brought with it heartbreak, pain, and shock far beyond what you could have imagined. Without warning, your life is interrupted. Today, you find yourself unable to cope with even the small things. Waking up tired, dragging throughout the day, lying awake at night. Haunted by the past, triggering panic and anxiety when you least expect it. Losing sleep, feeling irritable, avoiding friends, you forget what it is like to laugh and feel joy. Your past is writing the present, and now is the time to turn the page.

I am a Licensed Addiction Counselor and a Licensed Professional Counselor Candidate. I have been practicing in the counseling field in a variety of settings since 2016. I work with children and adults and provide individual, couple and family sessions. I offer a safe and sacred space where people can explore their grief, deepest fears, express their needs and reconnect with themselves and those they love. It is also a place to recognize and celebrate the joy of accomplishment.

I'm a trustworthy, compassionate, experienced, unbiased & Licensed Couples & Family Therapist and a Practitioner of Applied Neuroscience who uses a direct, but considerate approach. I specialize in couples & family therapy and trauma recovery. I approach all clients and families from a neuroscientific & brain based perspective. I'll help you understand your brain and body's responses to past and present stressors, in an easy to understand manner. I use humor, lightheartedness, and techniques verified in research to help you experience rapid change. I help all my clients learn how to work with the brain, not against it.

Many of my clients are tired of only “talking” about their problems and are looking for something to finally help them break through. I am looking for motivated clients who are ready and willing to do what it takes to make lasting and significant changes in their lives. I believe that the energy and effort you put in is highly correlated to getting the outcome you want. My specialties include trauma recovery and couples counseling.

I specialize in working with people who are seeking health and wholeness in their lives and relationships. I am deeply passionate about helping people navigate through what is getting in the way of living their best life. Whether it be anxiety, depression, life transition, or just a general funk, I’ll help you journey towards healing as you overcome the challenges that are inhibiting you from living a fulfilling and meaningful life.

We humans are blessed with big brains, but overthinking causes suffering. It is natural to be anxious or worried at times. Past experiences can overwhelm our system and drag us down. The unknowable future can be frightening too. Life may become very uncomfortable! Without effective coping skills, we risk developing self-sabotaging habits that address our discomfort only in the short term. Habits like avoiding situations, abusing drugs/alcohol/gaming/food/relationships prolong our discomfort! All ages struggle with discomfort and seek relief. You could spend a lifetime yearning for ease while change is within reach.

I serve women, children, and adolescents in trauma informed, non-judgmental, client-centered and compassionate practice, journeying alongside clients who need support for navigating life decisions and transitions, situational stressors, emotional regulation, recovery from trauma, relational issues, grief and loss, personal growth, self-building, and other challenges. I believe that individual human experiences of an overwhelming nature are an invitation to growth and resilience. I'm here to help you find insight and stability again as you seek your own answers. I welcome clients from all faiths, cultures, and orientations.

I am a licensed psychologist dedicated to working with people going through challenging times in their lives. I am specialized in eating and body image concerns, depression, anxiety, relationships, and life changes. I center my work around each individual’s unique attributes, and I focus on helping people utilize their inherent self-worth, personal strengths, and individual goals. Using this approach, I help navigate the gap between who we know we are and what others expect of us.  I use my warmth and gentle humor to help my clients feel at ease and dig into the work of living their fullest lives.

I work with clients who are having difficulty adjusting to new experiences (e.g., school, college, work, grief and loss, coming out, chronic illness, injury, moving) as well clients who are have symptoms of diagnosable mental health conditions. A trained specialist in assessment, I have clients who seek a full diagnostic evaluation for problems related to mood, concentration, learning, ADHD, Learning Disorder, memory, cognitive functioning and ability, Autism Spectrum (age 14+ at this time), and age-related thinking problems. Some of my clients have sought career exploration services, as they consider career moves and education.

I am a compassionate, interactive, and direct therapist. I provide a supportive, curious and safe environment to facilitate the personal exploration and growth you are committed to achieving. I seek to understand you and your experiences as you see them, and within an empathic context we will explore your beliefs and the meaning you make from your experiences.

Are you struggling with problems as you get older? Do you have self-doubt, excessive worry, anger, relationship problems, guilt? I enjoy working with older adults who have difficult life transitions as well as confusion about creating the life that they want as they approach retirement. The benefits of meeting with a counselor include lower stress, healthier relationships with family and friends, and increased contentment with yourself and the choices you make in life. I work with clients across Colorado in addition to Arizona, Florida, Nebraska, Nevada, and Utah other states through Zoom video.

There is always pressure to connect with others that we forgot that we need to connect with ourselves, and sometimes it’s hard to do this alone. Therapy helps us reconnect with ourselves and realign with our life goals, values, and morals. I will walk with you on your journey of self discovery, carving new paths, and connecting with the world in a way that supports who we are. We create the space needed to grow and recognize how our life experiences help shape who we are and how we can empower ourselves to keep moving.

Are you struggling with anxiety, disconnection or recurrent thoughts of trauma? I create a non-judgmental place for you to explore how you view yourself and the world. Your values and goals will guide our sessions as you move toward growth, healing and connection. Throughout our work together, I will focus on your strengths and inherent resilience. I am here to empower and support you as you clarify your identity and increase your ability to engage in fulfilling relationships. A safe and trusting relationship with each client is a large focus of my practice. I strive to be warm, transparent and genuine with each person I work with.

Ready to embrace who you are? If you are seeking medical transitional/affirmation needs (hormone replacement therapy or surgical options), you can get connected to quality medical professionals on the west slope and across Colorado! Whether you are straight, gay, lesbian, bisexual, pansexual, queer, intersex, transgender, etc, you can also expect to reduce your problem symptoms through skill based learning in and out of session. I also specialize in sex and intimacy counseling for couples or individuals struggling with intimacy issues, sexual addiction, dysfunctions, and more.