Psychodynamic Therapists in Lakewood, CO
Karen has been a licensed therapist since 2002 as an LMFT, she has experience treating of all ages from diverse backgrounds. Karen has personal experience with Complex PTSD at a personal level and brings that knowledge, understanding and authentic expertise to clients in this area. She believes the ability to cope, heal and re-invent ourselves is a combination of psycho-education where the client gains a foundation of understanding of their particular issue, informed guidance and support combined with techniques to use daily to reconnect with ourselves or reinvent ourselves as happy, content and satisfied person.
Karen has been a licensed therapist since 2002 as an LMFT, she has experience treating of all ages from diverse backgrounds. Karen has personal experience with Complex PTSD at a personal level and brings that knowledge, understanding and authentic expertise to clients in this area. She believes the ability to cope, heal and re-invent ourselves is a combination of psycho-education where the client gains a foundation of understanding of their particular issue, informed guidance and support combined with techniques to use daily to reconnect with ourselves or reinvent ourselves as happy, content and satisfied person.
For 25 years, I have been helping adults recover from trauma and move forward with more hopefulness and zest for life! The transformation process, while difficult at times, is well worth the effort! I enjoy seeing people get free from the effects of trauma, which have often troubled them for years.
For 25 years, I have been helping adults recover from trauma and move forward with more hopefulness and zest for life! The transformation process, while difficult at times, is well worth the effort! I enjoy seeing people get free from the effects of trauma, which have often troubled them for years.
I currently have availability during the day and evening Tuesday through Friday.
I work with a range of clients with varying intersecting identities. I like to provide a safe space and a safe and trusting relationship with my clients in order to harbor their growth. I want my clients to feel seen, understood, and heard, all of which are vital to understanding the self and healing. There is so much we need to process and I want to be there help.
I currently have availability during the day and evening Tuesday through Friday.
I work with a range of clients with varying intersecting identities. I like to provide a safe space and a safe and trusting relationship with my clients in order to harbor their growth. I want my clients to feel seen, understood, and heard, all of which are vital to understanding the self and healing. There is so much we need to process and I want to be there help.
My passion lies in fostering a supportive and non-judgmental space for clients to embark on their journey of growth and healing. I tailor my approach to each individual, collaborating with them to build a tool kit of coping skills. At Silver Linings Mental Health, I incorporate a systemic, multicultural, and social justice lens, recognizing the broader contexts that influence your life and experiences. My commitment to cultural sensitivity and social justice ensure that my practice is inclusive and affirming for individuals from diverse backgrounds.
My passion lies in fostering a supportive and non-judgmental space for clients to embark on their journey of growth and healing. I tailor my approach to each individual, collaborating with them to build a tool kit of coping skills. At Silver Linings Mental Health, I incorporate a systemic, multicultural, and social justice lens, recognizing the broader contexts that influence your life and experiences. My commitment to cultural sensitivity and social justice ensure that my practice is inclusive and affirming for individuals from diverse backgrounds.
Jessica Rangel
Licensed Professional Counselor Candidate , MA, LPCC, NCC
1 Endorsed
Lakewood, CO 80215
Now Accepting New Clients > Schedule instantly through my website link in my bio! Jessica is passionate about helping others find clarity in their relationships with themselves, their communities, and their world. She has worked with people across the lifespan in a variety of therapeutic settings including residential treatment, community mental health, and transitional housing. Her draw towards nature led her into the field of wilderness and outdoor-based therapy where she gained a passion for sustainable life skills, experiential therapy, and the healing power of sharing our stories with others.
Now Accepting New Clients > Schedule instantly through my website link in my bio! Jessica is passionate about helping others find clarity in their relationships with themselves, their communities, and their world. She has worked with people across the lifespan in a variety of therapeutic settings including residential treatment, community mental health, and transitional housing. Her draw towards nature led her into the field of wilderness and outdoor-based therapy where she gained a passion for sustainable life skills, experiential therapy, and the healing power of sharing our stories with others.
We specialize in treating trauma, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, grief, stress, end of life issues, identity issues and adjustments/transitions. The healing process of therapy can result in an increase in self-esteem, an improved outlook, a greater sense of control or calmness, decreased pain and better self understanding.
We specialize in treating trauma, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, grief, stress, end of life issues, identity issues and adjustments/transitions. The healing process of therapy can result in an increase in self-esteem, an improved outlook, a greater sense of control or calmness, decreased pain and better self understanding.
I lead with compassion and cultural humility to provide individualized treatment and enhance my clients’ well-being, emotional resilience, and overall quality of life. My communication style is direct, and it is my goal to integrate evidence-based approaches to address challenges related to depression, anxiety, neurodivergence, intimate partner violence, interpersonal relationships, and more. Coming from a multicultural background, I can also empathize with the challenges of balancing one's cultural expectations while adapting to their existing environments.
I lead with compassion and cultural humility to provide individualized treatment and enhance my clients’ well-being, emotional resilience, and overall quality of life. My communication style is direct, and it is my goal to integrate evidence-based approaches to address challenges related to depression, anxiety, neurodivergence, intimate partner violence, interpersonal relationships, and more. Coming from a multicultural background, I can also empathize with the challenges of balancing one's cultural expectations while adapting to their existing environments.
Trauma can leave us feeling stuck, trapped in our minds and disconnected from our bodies. This disconnection can affect how we relate to ourselves and others, often in ways we don’t fully understand - building walls in relationships, emotional outbursts, or numbness. But your past doesn’t have to define your future. Healing is possible!
Let’s get to the root of your emotional pain, so you can heal old wounds and find lasting balance in your mind, body, and relationships. Using a compassionate, holistic approach, I’ll support you in reconnecting with yourself and reclaiming a sense of peace, purpose, & empowerment!
Trauma can leave us feeling stuck, trapped in our minds and disconnected from our bodies. This disconnection can affect how we relate to ourselves and others, often in ways we don’t fully understand - building walls in relationships, emotional outbursts, or numbness. But your past doesn’t have to define your future. Healing is possible!
Let’s get to the root of your emotional pain, so you can heal old wounds and find lasting balance in your mind, body, and relationships. Using a compassionate, holistic approach, I’ll support you in reconnecting with yourself and reclaiming a sense of peace, purpose, & empowerment!
Oak Tree Behavioral Services, Inc. is known throughout Colorado in diagnosing, and treating treating mental health conditions. Oak Tree Behavioral Services, Inc, provides: Individual Therapy, Marriage Therapy, and Testing. Interventions target problematic behavior, cognitions, and emotional dysregulation. Treatments are pragmatic, evidence-based and interventions that address the factors that contribute to the personal adversity. Therapeutic style is marked mutual collaboration, fresh perspective taking, active teaching, and warmth. Clinicians are committed to tailoring strategies to build upon client's unique qualities, concerns, and circumstances. We strive to provide the direction needed to not only cope, but to "own" challenges and strengths.
Oak Tree Behavioral Services, Inc. is known throughout Colorado in diagnosing, and treating treating mental health conditions. Oak Tree Behavioral Services, Inc, provides: Individual Therapy, Marriage Therapy, and Testing. Interventions target problematic behavior, cognitions, and emotional dysregulation. Treatments are pragmatic, evidence-based and interventions that address the factors that contribute to the personal adversity. Therapeutic style is marked mutual collaboration, fresh perspective taking, active teaching, and warmth. Clinicians are committed to tailoring strategies to build upon client's unique qualities, concerns, and circumstances. We strive to provide the direction needed to not only cope, but to "own" challenges and strengths.
Change is hard for most of us, especially when dealing with transitions (think birth, death, relationships, jobs, moving, illness, coming out, etc). Few humans navigate these with ease. Many people benefit from help at these times. I act as a guide on your journey to help make the changes more manageable. My goal is to help you through challenges and set you free. I do not believe most people need to be in therapy long term. I look forward to meeting you. I have been in therapy off and on throughout my life so realize it can be hard to ask for help. I'm glad you are here. Please reach out, you have nothing to lose.
Change is hard for most of us, especially when dealing with transitions (think birth, death, relationships, jobs, moving, illness, coming out, etc). Few humans navigate these with ease. Many people benefit from help at these times. I act as a guide on your journey to help make the changes more manageable. My goal is to help you through challenges and set you free. I do not believe most people need to be in therapy long term. I look forward to meeting you. I have been in therapy off and on throughout my life so realize it can be hard to ask for help. I'm glad you are here. Please reach out, you have nothing to lose.
I work with most people on most issues. I work particularly well with people who are open to a creative approach & who want to be challenged.
I am currently only taking new clients through The Rainbow Circles, and you can text 970-900-6179 to get on our waitlist. TRC’s waitlist opens and closes as availability changes. We take most insurances, and sliding scale spots are available.
You may or may not be interested in: Buddhism-Informed Contemplative Counseling, Adult Children of Alcoholics and Dysfunctional Families, finding a truly multiculturally proficient therapist, GROUP therapy.
I work with most people on most issues. I work particularly well with people who are open to a creative approach & who want to be challenged.
I am currently only taking new clients through The Rainbow Circles, and you can text 970-900-6179 to get on our waitlist. TRC’s waitlist opens and closes as availability changes. We take most insurances, and sliding scale spots are available.
You may or may not be interested in: Buddhism-Informed Contemplative Counseling, Adult Children of Alcoholics and Dysfunctional Families, finding a truly multiculturally proficient therapist, GROUP therapy.
Do you feel defeated in your relationships with your loved ones? Are you STUCK in the same old patterns - knowing you NEED A CHANGE - but not sure where or how to begin? Are you longing for change in relationships in your life? Ever wish you could "turn off" your ruminating brain? Are you ready to feel like you're finally making progress in areas of your life that feel IMPOSSIBLE? I'm here and eager to help you feel a meaningful, positive shift in your life - in the ways you need MOST!
Do you feel defeated in your relationships with your loved ones? Are you STUCK in the same old patterns - knowing you NEED A CHANGE - but not sure where or how to begin? Are you longing for change in relationships in your life? Ever wish you could "turn off" your ruminating brain? Are you ready to feel like you're finally making progress in areas of your life that feel IMPOSSIBLE? I'm here and eager to help you feel a meaningful, positive shift in your life - in the ways you need MOST!
My clients are people who are invested in change, seeking to love themselves, and who are ready to take a look inward and say, “I want something better for myself each day.” I am passionate about diversity and equity and believe all people deserve access to affordable, quality therapy regardless of who they are, who they love, where they come from, or what they look like. My goal is to help clients reach their emotional health goals while showing kindness and, most importantly, helping folks learn how to show themselves kindness.
My clients are people who are invested in change, seeking to love themselves, and who are ready to take a look inward and say, “I want something better for myself each day.” I am passionate about diversity and equity and believe all people deserve access to affordable, quality therapy regardless of who they are, who they love, where they come from, or what they look like. My goal is to help clients reach their emotional health goals while showing kindness and, most importantly, helping folks learn how to show themselves kindness.
As a very senior therapist, I see clients on a self-pay basis (with a sliding fee) and Medicare. I have been a clinical psychologist for 40 years and have worked with hundreds of wonderful people. Rather than list my specialties, I would say the most important factor in psychotherapy is the quality of the relationship created between the client and the therapist. The felt experience of really being seen, as clients truly and honestly are, is the vital healing force. If people feel that then almost regardless of the presenting problem, people can gain freedom and control in their lives.
As a very senior therapist, I see clients on a self-pay basis (with a sliding fee) and Medicare. I have been a clinical psychologist for 40 years and have worked with hundreds of wonderful people. Rather than list my specialties, I would say the most important factor in psychotherapy is the quality of the relationship created between the client and the therapist. The felt experience of really being seen, as clients truly and honestly are, is the vital healing force. If people feel that then almost regardless of the presenting problem, people can gain freedom and control in their lives.
As a counselor, I will always strive to ensure I provide clients with a safe and comfortable environment in which they can explore their innermost challenges. Working to meet clients where they are and assist them in working through their concerns with comparable therapeutic approaches which align with their own values and beliefs is of the utmost importance to me as a professional counselor.
As a counselor, I will always strive to ensure I provide clients with a safe and comfortable environment in which they can explore their innermost challenges. Working to meet clients where they are and assist them in working through their concerns with comparable therapeutic approaches which align with their own values and beliefs is of the utmost importance to me as a professional counselor.
I am Licensed Addiction Therapist and a Marriage and Family Therapist Candidate. I work from a strength based perspective to grow assets you already posses and work with resiliency to foster inherent strength. I specialize in addictions, family, marriage, and crisis intervention. I have been practicing for four years in a variety of inpatient, outpatient, and community settings. I work from an all-encompassing view to help advance life skills and expand abilities to help accomplish your self-proclaimed goals. I help in fostering relationships with family, friends, work, and personal aspects to maximize fulfillment in life.
I am Licensed Addiction Therapist and a Marriage and Family Therapist Candidate. I work from a strength based perspective to grow assets you already posses and work with resiliency to foster inherent strength. I specialize in addictions, family, marriage, and crisis intervention. I have been practicing for four years in a variety of inpatient, outpatient, and community settings. I work from an all-encompassing view to help advance life skills and expand abilities to help accomplish your self-proclaimed goals. I help in fostering relationships with family, friends, work, and personal aspects to maximize fulfillment in life.
I believe who you are is not something in need of fixing. When we feel stuck or disconnected, life feels profoundly more stressful. I work with individuals who are finally ready to take that first step on their path towards self discovery or have already begun the process on their own. During our work together, my goal is to establish a meaningful relationship with a shared sense of ownership for your treatment. The greatest predictor of treatment success is the therapeutic alliance between the therapist and client. I connect with my clients through empathy, compassion humor and metaphor.
I believe who you are is not something in need of fixing. When we feel stuck or disconnected, life feels profoundly more stressful. I work with individuals who are finally ready to take that first step on their path towards self discovery or have already begun the process on their own. During our work together, my goal is to establish a meaningful relationship with a shared sense of ownership for your treatment. The greatest predictor of treatment success is the therapeutic alliance between the therapist and client. I connect with my clients through empathy, compassion humor and metaphor.
When will I stop feeling like I’m always in survival mode? How do you figure out the unspoken rules of a world that never handed you the instruction manual? Do I fully understand myself and my needs in the ways that I would like? Is my relationship feeling healthy, stable, and connected?
I offer empowering, trauma-informed therapy in Colorado, providing affirming care for Queer & Neurodivergent folks alongside support for a range of mental health and life experiences for individuals and couples. My approach honors your unique story, creating a safe space for processing, understanding, and growth.
When will I stop feeling like I’m always in survival mode? How do you figure out the unspoken rules of a world that never handed you the instruction manual? Do I fully understand myself and my needs in the ways that I would like? Is my relationship feeling healthy, stable, and connected?
I offer empowering, trauma-informed therapy in Colorado, providing affirming care for Queer & Neurodivergent folks alongside support for a range of mental health and life experiences for individuals and couples. My approach honors your unique story, creating a safe space for processing, understanding, and growth.
My work targets ineffective thoughts, emotions, behaviors, habits, and unhelpful or harmful beliefs about the self and the world. When we develop these skills, we are often better equipped to face challenges in mental health, relationships, academics, work, and career, or overall well-being. I believe self-compassion and compassion for others are the foundation of all healing. I am deeply committed to the human capacities for love, hope, and resiliency despite the adversities that befall us. Identifying, reigniting, and bolstering my clients’ strengths and leveraging these against stressors, obstacles.
My work targets ineffective thoughts, emotions, behaviors, habits, and unhelpful or harmful beliefs about the self and the world. When we develop these skills, we are often better equipped to face challenges in mental health, relationships, academics, work, and career, or overall well-being. I believe self-compassion and compassion for others are the foundation of all healing. I am deeply committed to the human capacities for love, hope, and resiliency despite the adversities that befall us. Identifying, reigniting, and bolstering my clients’ strengths and leveraging these against stressors, obstacles.
Most people who end up in my office didn’t plan on being there. Maybe things have been building for a while — stress at work, tension at home, a relationship that’s fraying at the edges — and you’ve finally hit a point where you know something needs to change. Or maybe you’ve never really talked to anyone about what’s going on inside, because that’s just not what you do. Either way, you’re in the right place.
Most people who end up in my office didn’t plan on being there. Maybe things have been building for a while — stress at work, tension at home, a relationship that’s fraying at the edges — and you’ve finally hit a point where you know something needs to change. Or maybe you’ve never really talked to anyone about what’s going on inside, because that’s just not what you do. Either way, you’re in the right place.
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Psychodynamic Therapists
Is psychodynamic therapy evidence-based?
Studies have found psychodynamic therapy to be effective in treating conditions like social anxiety, eating disorders, chronic pain, some personality disorders, and depression; indeed, some studies have found it to be just as effective as CBT or medication. What’s more, several studies have found that the benefits of psychodynamic therapy tend to endure—even grow—long after treatment has ended.
How long does psychodynamic therapy last?
Unlike CBT and other more structured forms of therapy, psychodynamic therapy tends to be open-ended and may not be limited to a set number of sessions. It is common for clients to be in therapy for a year or longer and to see their therapist one to three times a week, though the exact schedule and timeline may vary depending on a client’s challenges and progress. However, brief psychodynamic therapy is available, which tends to be more goal-oriented and typically unfolds over 16 to 30 sessions.
Does psychodynamic therapy work?
Research finds that psychodynamic therapy can help someone manage or reduce symptoms of diagnosable mental health conditions like depression or anxiety. The modality may also offer a range of benefits that are harder to measure but just as valuable—such as increased self-worth or healthier relationships. While no therapy type will work for everyone, research and anecdotal evidence suggest that psychodynamic therapy can be highly effective.
What are the limitations of psychodynamic therapy?
Some meta-analyses have concluded that there is little evidence to suggest that psychodynamic therapy can effectively treat certain mental health conditions such as PTSD, OCD, or psychosis, though it is sometimes used to do so. More broadly, the open-ended, free-association structure of psychodynamic therapy may be frustrating for clients who prefer a more structured, time-limited, or goal-oriented approach.