LGBTQ+ Affirming Therapists in Manitou Springs, CO
Perception is reality. I believe my role as a therapist is to serve as a companion on your journey through Change, As a companion I offer many roles: I serve as your Compass, allowing you to set the direction, and then I help ensure we are still headed that way. I serve as your Map, identifying possible pathways and providing insight as to what might lie ahead. I serve as your Mirror, walking alongside you and letting you see what I see. Finally, I serve as your flashlight, shining light into unseen corners.
Perception is reality. I believe my role as a therapist is to serve as a companion on your journey through Change, As a companion I offer many roles: I serve as your Compass, allowing you to set the direction, and then I help ensure we are still headed that way. I serve as your Map, identifying possible pathways and providing insight as to what might lie ahead. I serve as your Mirror, walking alongside you and letting you see what I see. Finally, I serve as your flashlight, shining light into unseen corners.
I like to work with trauma, LGBTQ+ individuals, veterans, addictions, and behavior modification.
I use interpersonal therapy as well as cognitive behavior therapy to look at how individuals might experiencing barriers in their day-to-day lives. Then working on those barriers so clients can feel more at ease in their lives.
I like to work with trauma, LGBTQ+ individuals, veterans, addictions, and behavior modification.
I use interpersonal therapy as well as cognitive behavior therapy to look at how individuals might experiencing barriers in their day-to-day lives. Then working on those barriers so clients can feel more at ease in their lives.
I'm passionate about mind-body-soul connection, and I am LGBTQ+ affirming.
I will provide a safe, comfortable space for you process through symptoms of Depression and Anxiety, to uncover and connect to your true Self. If you are experiencing limitations with infertility, adjusting to life transitions, or experiencing symptoms of Depression or Anxiety, I am here to provide support using IFS, CBT, mindfulness and somatic approaches
I'm passionate about mind-body-soul connection, and I am LGBTQ+ affirming.
I will provide a safe, comfortable space for you process through symptoms of Depression and Anxiety, to uncover and connect to your true Self. If you are experiencing limitations with infertility, adjusting to life transitions, or experiencing symptoms of Depression or Anxiety, I am here to provide support using IFS, CBT, mindfulness and somatic approaches
Life’s emotional journey does not always offer us a clear path to follow. As we search for improved well-being, sometimes it helps to recognize that we can enact change in our lives. And as we begin to choose our own way, we learn that we can manage stressors and reduce suffering. With gentleness and compassion, we will co-construct an affirming, inclusive, and accepting therapeutic relationship. I strive to find shared lived experience to promote and sustain meaningful advances in your life.
Life’s emotional journey does not always offer us a clear path to follow. As we search for improved well-being, sometimes it helps to recognize that we can enact change in our lives. And as we begin to choose our own way, we learn that we can manage stressors and reduce suffering. With gentleness and compassion, we will co-construct an affirming, inclusive, and accepting therapeutic relationship. I strive to find shared lived experience to promote and sustain meaningful advances in your life.
I specialize in OCD, Anxiety, and Depression, and I have a passion for working with LGBTQIA+ populations.
Are intrusive thoughts, mental spirals, reassurance seeking, or “what if” fears taking over your life? I work with teens and adults navigating OCD and anxiety, especially when symptoms overlap with identity, relationships, religion, sexuality, or fears that feel deeply personal and isolating. Many of my clients come to therapy feeling stuck, ashamed, or exhausted by their minds. Together, we build tools to reduce OCD’s grip, increase self-trust, and help you move toward a life guided by your values.
I specialize in OCD, Anxiety, and Depression, and I have a passion for working with LGBTQIA+ populations.
Are intrusive thoughts, mental spirals, reassurance seeking, or “what if” fears taking over your life? I work with teens and adults navigating OCD and anxiety, especially when symptoms overlap with identity, relationships, religion, sexuality, or fears that feel deeply personal and isolating. Many of my clients come to therapy feeling stuck, ashamed, or exhausted by their minds. Together, we build tools to reduce OCD’s grip, increase self-trust, and help you move toward a life guided by your values.
Anthonie van Zoeren
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC-S, EMDR-CT
2 Endorsed
Manitou Springs, CO 80829
Coping with trauma, whether from past experiences or the demands of your career, can feel overwhelming. Especially when those around you don’t fully understand. As a former firefighter-EMT, I understand the realities of high-stress careers and the toll they take. If you’re a first responder, medical professional, or someone who has faced deep emotional wounds, the impact of constant exposure to trauma can leave you feeling drained, disconnected, and unsure of how to navigate the road to healing. You deserve support that acknowledges your unique challenges.
Coping with trauma, whether from past experiences or the demands of your career, can feel overwhelming. Especially when those around you don’t fully understand. As a former firefighter-EMT, I understand the realities of high-stress careers and the toll they take. If you’re a first responder, medical professional, or someone who has faced deep emotional wounds, the impact of constant exposure to trauma can leave you feeling drained, disconnected, and unsure of how to navigate the road to healing. You deserve support that acknowledges your unique challenges.
Heart Mind Soul Services, PLLC
Licensed Professional Counselor, PhD, MA, LPCC
Manitou Springs, CO 80829
Heart Mind Soul Services offers counseling, coaching, and consulting around life's transitions, upsets, and disappointments, as well as life's moments that ask us to develop ourselves faster and with more resiliency than normal. We help individuals and groups find their health, identities, and lifestyles of choice. Our counseling and coaching services are built on care and compassion, as well as evidence-based strategies for leading a healthier and happier life. We also treat emotional overwhelm.
Heart Mind Soul Services offers counseling, coaching, and consulting around life's transitions, upsets, and disappointments, as well as life's moments that ask us to develop ourselves faster and with more resiliency than normal. We help individuals and groups find their health, identities, and lifestyles of choice. Our counseling and coaching services are built on care and compassion, as well as evidence-based strategies for leading a healthier and happier life. We also treat emotional overwhelm.
I am experienced in working with LGBTQIA+ youth, and with people who have experienced intimate partner violence, sexual assault, grief and loss, chronic illness, and various traumas.
“Rarely, if ever, are any of us healed in isolation. Healing is an act of communion.” – bell hooks The healing journey can be an intimidating path, and you don’t have to travel it alone. I believe that the role of a therapist is to walk beside you on your healing path. My top priority is to create a safe, accepting space where you can explore your inner landscape and develop skills to navigate your outer world. I am a trauma-informed, intersectional feminist who cares deeply about helping clients reclaim their power and reconnect to their voice.
I am experienced in working with LGBTQIA+ youth, and with people who have experienced intimate partner violence, sexual assault, grief and loss, chronic illness, and various traumas.
“Rarely, if ever, are any of us healed in isolation. Healing is an act of communion.” – bell hooks The healing journey can be an intimidating path, and you don’t have to travel it alone. I believe that the role of a therapist is to walk beside you on your healing path. My top priority is to create a safe, accepting space where you can explore your inner landscape and develop skills to navigate your outer world. I am a trauma-informed, intersectional feminist who cares deeply about helping clients reclaim their power and reconnect to their voice.
Life is about balance, and I am here to help you achieve it. With 30 years of experience as a therapist, I offer guidance through life's challenges and assist in managing various emotional and behavioral issues. My expertise spans a wide range of services, including trauma therapy, anxiety and depression counseling, and couples therapy, all provided in a comfortable and supportive environment.
My approach is highly personalized, tailored to meet the unique needs of each client, allowing for meaningful personal growth and a greater sense of life balance. I conduct sessions remotely via Zoom and telephone, making it convenient.
Life is about balance, and I am here to help you achieve it. With 30 years of experience as a therapist, I offer guidance through life's challenges and assist in managing various emotional and behavioral issues. My expertise spans a wide range of services, including trauma therapy, anxiety and depression counseling, and couples therapy, all provided in a comfortable and supportive environment.
My approach is highly personalized, tailored to meet the unique needs of each client, allowing for meaningful personal growth and a greater sense of life balance. I conduct sessions remotely via Zoom and telephone, making it convenient.
I am LGBTQ+ affirming, and I am passionate about the connection of mind, body, and spirit.
We have the innate wisdom to move forward in ways that allow our authentic selves to shine. I would be honored to walk with you on your journey toward finding balance, strength, understanding, and connection to yourself. I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. I earned my master’s degree in social work and a bachelor’s degree in Women and Gender Studies.
I am LGBTQ+ affirming, and I am passionate about the connection of mind, body, and spirit.
We have the innate wisdom to move forward in ways that allow our authentic selves to shine. I would be honored to walk with you on your journey toward finding balance, strength, understanding, and connection to yourself. I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. I earned my master’s degree in social work and a bachelor’s degree in Women and Gender Studies.
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Colorado. I received my bachelors in Pre-Art Therapy & Honors Humanities from Indiana Wesleyan University, and then went on to receive my Masters in Art Therapy & Counseling from Eastern Virginia Medical School. I have interned at a private school, residential treatment facility and Veterans Affairs Medical Center. I then went on to work in community mental health care with an intensive outpatient and rehabilitation program, and private practice. I use art therapy and counseling for my approach.
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Colorado. I received my bachelors in Pre-Art Therapy & Honors Humanities from Indiana Wesleyan University, and then went on to receive my Masters in Art Therapy & Counseling from Eastern Virginia Medical School. I have interned at a private school, residential treatment facility and Veterans Affairs Medical Center. I then went on to work in community mental health care with an intensive outpatient and rehabilitation program, and private practice. I use art therapy and counseling for my approach.
I am LGBTQ-affirming and enjoy working with individuals who experience depression, anxiety, infertility, communication, and relationship concerns.
Hello, I'm Savannah. We all have an innate wisdom that guides us to move forward in ways that allow our authentic selves to shine. I would be honored to walk with you on your journey toward finding balance, strength, understanding, and connection to yourself and others. As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, I bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to our sessions. I earned my master’s degree in Social Work and a bachelor’s degree in Women and Gender Studies. My passion lies in the mind-body-soul connection, and I integrate somatic, mindful, and experiential approaches to help you navigate life's challenges.
I am LGBTQ-affirming and enjoy working with individuals who experience depression, anxiety, infertility, communication, and relationship concerns.
Hello, I'm Savannah. We all have an innate wisdom that guides us to move forward in ways that allow our authentic selves to shine. I would be honored to walk with you on your journey toward finding balance, strength, understanding, and connection to yourself and others. As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, I bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to our sessions. I earned my master’s degree in Social Work and a bachelor’s degree in Women and Gender Studies. My passion lies in the mind-body-soul connection, and I integrate somatic, mindful, and experiential approaches to help you navigate life's challenges.
I work with women who clock everything. The room, the subtext, the thing nobody said out loud. Capable, efficient women who are done pretending that's enough. I work with the grown-ass men who love those women and are actually doing their own work, not just nodding along and waiting it out. And I work with couples who are ready to learn something new and do something different, not kick the can down the road one more year and call it fine.
How do I practice? Direct, honest, and strategic. No affirmations. No neutral. No worksheets. No BS. You'll name what's happening, see who you become when you change it, and get a real way there.
I work with women who clock everything. The room, the subtext, the thing nobody said out loud. Capable, efficient women who are done pretending that's enough. I work with the grown-ass men who love those women and are actually doing their own work, not just nodding along and waiting it out. And I work with couples who are ready to learn something new and do something different, not kick the can down the road one more year and call it fine.
How do I practice? Direct, honest, and strategic. No affirmations. No neutral. No worksheets. No BS. You'll name what's happening, see who you become when you change it, and get a real way there.
It’s Wednesday night, and you’re up late again binging Netflix. You have to get up early, but you’re terrified of going to sleep where the nightmares lurk. When you finally doze off, it feels like only moments before your alarm starts to blare. Waking you to face another day, more stressed and exhausted. At the office, an innocent interaction with a coworker triggers memories of your trauma. You become caught in that moment again. Your heart races, palms sweat, and every nerve is on edge, ready to leap into action. You just want to run away. Get in your car, start driving, and never look back. But there’s no way to outrun yourself.
It’s Wednesday night, and you’re up late again binging Netflix. You have to get up early, but you’re terrified of going to sleep where the nightmares lurk. When you finally doze off, it feels like only moments before your alarm starts to blare. Waking you to face another day, more stressed and exhausted. At the office, an innocent interaction with a coworker triggers memories of your trauma. You become caught in that moment again. Your heart races, palms sweat, and every nerve is on edge, ready to leap into action. You just want to run away. Get in your car, start driving, and never look back. But there’s no way to outrun yourself.
I am taking new clients and can get you in quickly! Are you looking for a warm, welcoming, and safe space to talk about personal issues that are interfering with your mental wellness? I would love to talk with you about how we can work together to navigate through life's difficulties, heal emotional scars, relieve psychological struggles, and sort out relational problems. I work with individuals, couples, and families in distress, and I am happy to treat adults of all ages, as well as adolescents.
I am taking new clients and can get you in quickly! Are you looking for a warm, welcoming, and safe space to talk about personal issues that are interfering with your mental wellness? I would love to talk with you about how we can work together to navigate through life's difficulties, heal emotional scars, relieve psychological struggles, and sort out relational problems. I work with individuals, couples, and families in distress, and I am happy to treat adults of all ages, as well as adolescents.
I have been helping individuals, couples and families identify and cope with life challenges in healthy and positive ways for over 25 years. I hold a license in both Kansas and Colorado. I provide telehealth sessions in both states, however my office is now located in Woodland Park, CO for in-person sessions.
I have been helping individuals, couples and families identify and cope with life challenges in healthy and positive ways for over 25 years. I hold a license in both Kansas and Colorado. I provide telehealth sessions in both states, however my office is now located in Woodland Park, CO for in-person sessions.
The Sanctuary of Growth is a place for those on the spiritual walk. A sanctuary where you can begin initiating and establishing positive change, new supportive routines and self-reflection in your life, also exploring areas that may hold many significant answers to your own journey of growth by allowing for spaces of healing and reflection that resonate with where you wish to head next. My practice is unique in joining evidence based psychotherapeutic approaches with spirituality based exploration, integration and training as the catalyst of growth and root source healing as a tool to help you navigate and uncover the healer within.
The Sanctuary of Growth is a place for those on the spiritual walk. A sanctuary where you can begin initiating and establishing positive change, new supportive routines and self-reflection in your life, also exploring areas that may hold many significant answers to your own journey of growth by allowing for spaces of healing and reflection that resonate with where you wish to head next. My practice is unique in joining evidence based psychotherapeutic approaches with spirituality based exploration, integration and training as the catalyst of growth and root source healing as a tool to help you navigate and uncover the healer within.
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Allied, Military/Veterans Families, survivors of narcissistic abuse.
Life can leave marks — especially when the systems meant to protect you became sources of harm. Many of my clients are survivors of childhood or adult trauma who are tired of just managing symptoms and ready for something deeper. In our work together, we slow down, get honest, and build something real: stability, self-trust, and a life that feels like yours again. I've walked my own healing path, and I bring that lived experience into the room. My approach is warm, direct, and nonjudgmental — and I'm not afraid of the hard conversations. You shouldn't have to be either.
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Allied, Military/Veterans Families, survivors of narcissistic abuse.
Life can leave marks — especially when the systems meant to protect you became sources of harm. Many of my clients are survivors of childhood or adult trauma who are tired of just managing symptoms and ready for something deeper. In our work together, we slow down, get honest, and build something real: stability, self-trust, and a life that feels like yours again. I've walked my own healing path, and I bring that lived experience into the room. My approach is warm, direct, and nonjudgmental — and I'm not afraid of the hard conversations. You shouldn't have to be either.
The relationship between therapist and client is central to meaningful therapy. I strive to create an empathic, trusting relationship that provides the foundation for deeper self-understanding and lasting change. From this collaborative foundation, we explore the challenges you face without unnecessary labels, recognizing that many struggles are natural responses to difficult circumstances. By understanding how relationships, past experiences, and your environment shape your life, you can engage the world with greater freedom, authenticity, and purpose.
The relationship between therapist and client is central to meaningful therapy. I strive to create an empathic, trusting relationship that provides the foundation for deeper self-understanding and lasting change. From this collaborative foundation, we explore the challenges you face without unnecessary labels, recognizing that many struggles are natural responses to difficult circumstances. By understanding how relationships, past experiences, and your environment shape your life, you can engage the world with greater freedom, authenticity, and purpose.
I specialize in working with AuDHD folks and providing queer/trans informed and affirming care.
Welcome!
I work with kids (3-10), adolescents/teens, and adults. Teen and adult clients typically work with me to address trauma-related beliefs (“I’m not worthy”, “It’s not safe to be myself”), low self-worth, addiction, dissociation (“spacing out”), identity exploration, and difficulty regulating overpowering emotions. I use Child Centered Play Therapy in my work with kids to address a wide range of concerns including anxiety, depression, grief, life changes, attention difficulties/ADHD, big emotions, and aggression.
I specialize in working with AuDHD folks and providing queer/trans informed and affirming care.
Welcome!
I work with kids (3-10), adolescents/teens, and adults. Teen and adult clients typically work with me to address trauma-related beliefs (“I’m not worthy”, “It’s not safe to be myself”), low self-worth, addiction, dissociation (“spacing out”), identity exploration, and difficulty regulating overpowering emotions. I use Child Centered Play Therapy in my work with kids to address a wide range of concerns including anxiety, depression, grief, life changes, attention difficulties/ADHD, big emotions, and aggression.
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LGBTQ+ Therapists
Do LGBTQ-affirmative therapists receive special training?
Yes. Many therapists who practice LGBTQ-affirmative therapy have completed specialized training, either during their degree program or as continuing education, to learn the core principles of affirmative therapy and how to best support their LGBTQ clients; some have received certifications in LGBTQ-affirmative therapy. Prospective clients should inquire as to a clinician’s background and training to ensure a good fit.
Why might I want to see an LGBTQ-affirming or LGBTQ-friendly therapist?
Queer and gender-non-conforming individuals frequently experience bias and marginalization in day-to-day life. Working with a therapist who understands these unique challenges, as well as accepts and affirms their identity, can help LGBTQ clients feel safe and supported during therapy—allowing them to better navigate their relationships, mental health, and anything else that they wish to explore during therapy. It is important to note that many therapists can be effective in their work with LGBTQ+ individuals, even in the absence of specific training or background knowledge. The most important component in therapy is the alliance between therapist and client, and this alliance can exist between individuals with very different backgrounds.
How can I find an LGBTQ-friendly therapist?
You may wish to inquire about a therapist’s expertise with your specific challenges or concerns—depression, for example, or relationship strife—as well as their past experiences treating LGBTQ+ clients. Prospective clients may also ask whether a therapist has obtained additional training and/or certification in LGBTQ-affirmative techniques.
How can I inquire about a therapist’s experience with LGBTQ issues?
Prospective clients should feel empowered to directly ask therapists whether they have received training or been certified in LGBTQ-affirming therapy; competent therapists will be happy to explain their educational background and preferred approach(es) to help a client find the best match for them. Clients may also wish to ask how a therapist has treated clients with their particular challenges in the past and what they expect treatment to look like.
Are all the therapists listed in the LGBTQ directory themselves members of the LGBTQ community?
While therapists may choose to disclose their sexual orientation or gender identity in their profiles, the LGBTQ directory features not only those who have shared this information but also those who assert specialized training or experience in providing support to queer individuals, couples or families.