Play Therapy in Pueblo West, CO
Are you tired of holding it all together and being the "strong one"? You've done everything you were supposed to, yet here you are. Between work, family, & other demands on your attention, you've given so much of yourself that you're not sure what you want or need anymore. You desire relief from anxiety, depression, loneliness, overthinking, guilt, or second-guessing yourself. Together, we will build calm & security, confidence in your decisions, & deeper connection with others, so you can be present & enjoy your life, even while navigating relationship issues, cultural or family expectations, career struggles, or health concerns.
Are you tired of holding it all together and being the "strong one"? You've done everything you were supposed to, yet here you are. Between work, family, & other demands on your attention, you've given so much of yourself that you're not sure what you want or need anymore. You desire relief from anxiety, depression, loneliness, overthinking, guilt, or second-guessing yourself. Together, we will build calm & security, confidence in your decisions, & deeper connection with others, so you can be present & enjoy your life, even while navigating relationship issues, cultural or family expectations, career struggles, or health concerns.
When you are feeling overwhelmed, not yourself, and disconnected from your family and friends it is time to take time for yourself and your wellness. At Time for Me, I specialize in difficult family relationships, managing anxiety and depression, healing from trauma, and adjustment to changes. Each client brings their own strengths, experiences and needs and receives individualized care that supports their healthy future. I enjoy working with adults, infants, young children, families, and seniors. I offer EMDR. I do not provide couple's counseling but can help individuals better their relationships. I am accepting new clients.
When you are feeling overwhelmed, not yourself, and disconnected from your family and friends it is time to take time for yourself and your wellness. At Time for Me, I specialize in difficult family relationships, managing anxiety and depression, healing from trauma, and adjustment to changes. Each client brings their own strengths, experiences and needs and receives individualized care that supports their healthy future. I enjoy working with adults, infants, young children, families, and seniors. I offer EMDR. I do not provide couple's counseling but can help individuals better their relationships. I am accepting new clients.
Trinda Hosselkus
Licensed Professional Counselor, Trinda Hosselkus, LPC-S, LAC, RPT, EMDR
3 Endorsed
Serves Area
You are the expert in your life, and I am here to support you on your journey of growth. "When you can't look on the bright side, I will sit with you in the dark." Sometimes, we need someone to be with us through our pain, offering insight along the way.
You are the expert in your life, and I am here to support you on your journey of growth. "When you can't look on the bright side, I will sit with you in the dark." Sometimes, we need someone to be with us through our pain, offering insight along the way.
We have clinicians that are trained in DBT, CBT, and play therapy.
We are passionate about providing counseling rooted in creativity, compassion, authenticity, humor, determination, and acceptance.
We have clinicians that are trained in DBT, CBT, and play therapy.
We are passionate about providing counseling rooted in creativity, compassion, authenticity, humor, determination, and acceptance.
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Are you or your child feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or emotionally stuck? Life can be challenging at any age, and reaching out for support is a courageous first step. As a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), I provide compassionate, evidence-based therapy for children, teens, and adults, helping clients navigate life’s difficulties with greater resilience, self-understanding, and balance. My approach is rooted in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and mindfulness-based practices, which offer powerful tools for managing emotions, improving relationships, and building healthier thought patterns.
Are you or your child feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or emotionally stuck? Life can be challenging at any age, and reaching out for support is a courageous first step. As a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), I provide compassionate, evidence-based therapy for children, teens, and adults, helping clients navigate life’s difficulties with greater resilience, self-understanding, and balance. My approach is rooted in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and mindfulness-based practices, which offer powerful tools for managing emotions, improving relationships, and building healthier thought patterns.
Jim Tanner- A New Leaf Therapy monthly highlight
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LPC-Sup
Online Only
Every month, A New Leaf Therapy highlights one of our amazing clinicians! This month's highlight is Jim Tanner! He is a Licensed Professional Counselor-Supervisor with training from the American Association for Sex Addiction Therapy. He specializes in supporting first responders and military members with an engaging, approachable style shaped by his experience as a firefighter/medic, pastor, and chaplain. Jim provides telehealth sessions only.
Schedule directly online on our website, by email or call.
We were voted Best Mental Healthcare Provider in 2025's Best of Pueblo and Best Therapy and Counseling in 2025's Community Votes!
Every month, A New Leaf Therapy highlights one of our amazing clinicians! This month's highlight is Jim Tanner! He is a Licensed Professional Counselor-Supervisor with training from the American Association for Sex Addiction Therapy. He specializes in supporting first responders and military members with an engaging, approachable style shaped by his experience as a firefighter/medic, pastor, and chaplain. Jim provides telehealth sessions only.
Schedule directly online on our website, by email or call.
We were voted Best Mental Healthcare Provider in 2025's Best of Pueblo and Best Therapy and Counseling in 2025's Community Votes!
I am EMDR trained and a Registered Play Therapist (RPT), with experience supporting clients through trauma and life transitions.
You may look like you’re functioning well on the outside but feel overwhelmed, disconnected, or emotionally exhausted inside. Many are navigating anxiety, burnout, self-esteem, trauma, relationship stress, or major life transitions while holding everything together for others.
You want more than surface-level coping. You want clarity, emotional balance, and a deeper understanding of yourself. You may be seeking relief from repeating patterns, stronger boundaries, and tools that actually help you feel grounded and confident again!
I also complete assessments such as mental health evaluations, trauma assessments, and a few others!
I am EMDR trained and a Registered Play Therapist (RPT), with experience supporting clients through trauma and life transitions.
You may look like you’re functioning well on the outside but feel overwhelmed, disconnected, or emotionally exhausted inside. Many are navigating anxiety, burnout, self-esteem, trauma, relationship stress, or major life transitions while holding everything together for others.
You want more than surface-level coping. You want clarity, emotional balance, and a deeper understanding of yourself. You may be seeking relief from repeating patterns, stronger boundaries, and tools that actually help you feel grounded and confident again!
I also complete assessments such as mental health evaluations, trauma assessments, and a few others!
Choosing to pursue counseling can be difficult and scary. My goal is the help clients on their journey by offering a variety of services to include individuals, couples and family counseling. I enjoy working with teens and adults dealing with the struggles of school and family life balance. By working together we can get you back on track so you are able to live your life to the fullest extent possible.
Choosing to pursue counseling can be difficult and scary. My goal is the help clients on their journey by offering a variety of services to include individuals, couples and family counseling. I enjoy working with teens and adults dealing with the struggles of school and family life balance. By working together we can get you back on track so you are able to live your life to the fullest extent possible.
I am Rene' Larrabee, a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with more than 13 years of experience in the mental health field. I have experience working with children and families, as well as individuals of all ages. I specialize in helping people cope with symptoms of depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, and ADHD. I completed my Master's degree in Art Therapy at Emporia State University in Kansas.
I am Rene' Larrabee, a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with more than 13 years of experience in the mental health field. I have experience working with children and families, as well as individuals of all ages. I specialize in helping people cope with symptoms of depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, and ADHD. I completed my Master's degree in Art Therapy at Emporia State University in Kansas.
I’m a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Registered Play Therapist with extensive training in EMDR and certification in the Nurturing Parenting Program.
My goal as a therapist is to create a warm, safe space where you or your child can be yourself, express emotions freely, and begin to heal. You’ve already taken an important first step by recognizing your needs and seeking support—therapy is a journey of courage and growth, and I’m honored to walk alongside you in it. With nearly four decades of experience in mental health and early childhood development/education, I bring a deep understanding of both emotional and developmental needs across all ages and developmental levels.
I’m a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Registered Play Therapist with extensive training in EMDR and certification in the Nurturing Parenting Program.
My goal as a therapist is to create a warm, safe space where you or your child can be yourself, express emotions freely, and begin to heal. You’ve already taken an important first step by recognizing your needs and seeking support—therapy is a journey of courage and growth, and I’m honored to walk alongside you in it. With nearly four decades of experience in mental health and early childhood development/education, I bring a deep understanding of both emotional and developmental needs across all ages and developmental levels.
In addition to using my training in Marriage and Family Therapy to work with couples and families in conflict or transition, I also passionately provide play therapy for children 2-10 and parent-coaching.
We humans are programmed for love and attachment. When our relationships with our partners, children, or others are in conflict or crisis, it can have negative effects on all pieces of our lives. I believe in the power of strong families and will work with you to strengthen your marriage or help you build positive attachments to your children. I'd be honored to help you build a more rewarding and fulfilling family. I'd also love to work individually on personal issues. Self-growth and healthy relationships often lead to happier lives and I am here to help you reach YOUR goals!
In addition to using my training in Marriage and Family Therapy to work with couples and families in conflict or transition, I also passionately provide play therapy for children 2-10 and parent-coaching.
We humans are programmed for love and attachment. When our relationships with our partners, children, or others are in conflict or crisis, it can have negative effects on all pieces of our lives. I believe in the power of strong families and will work with you to strengthen your marriage or help you build positive attachments to your children. I'd be honored to help you build a more rewarding and fulfilling family. I'd also love to work individually on personal issues. Self-growth and healthy relationships often lead to happier lives and I am here to help you reach YOUR goals!
Are you unmotivated, hopeless, depressed, anxious, stuck, disconnected? Have you experienced trauma or emotional distress through an experience that does not make sense? I provide effective therapy as a Certified EMDR Therapist, specializing in PTSD, Complex Trauma, Ongoing Traumatic Stress and Brain Health Coaching. Working through trauma and distressful emotional accounts enhances performance, mental vitality and stability, relational attunement and connection, and increases effectiveness in areas of life, including personal, spiritual, social, and professional. Sign up for a free consultation at alinagarbuz.com.
Are you unmotivated, hopeless, depressed, anxious, stuck, disconnected? Have you experienced trauma or emotional distress through an experience that does not make sense? I provide effective therapy as a Certified EMDR Therapist, specializing in PTSD, Complex Trauma, Ongoing Traumatic Stress and Brain Health Coaching. Working through trauma and distressful emotional accounts enhances performance, mental vitality and stability, relational attunement and connection, and increases effectiveness in areas of life, including personal, spiritual, social, and professional. Sign up for a free consultation at alinagarbuz.com.
My passion is working with children, adolescents, individuals and families in creating a safe and comfortable place to work through their emotional stress while developing the skills to identify their role in the systems around them. I use a holistic, evidence based, and natural conversational approach when working with my clients to help provided them with realistic outcomes. This includes normalizing situations and providing a non-judgmental atmosphere. I work with my clients in creative ways to setup sessions to ensure their experience is individualized to fit their needs.
My passion is working with children, adolescents, individuals and families in creating a safe and comfortable place to work through their emotional stress while developing the skills to identify their role in the systems around them. I use a holistic, evidence based, and natural conversational approach when working with my clients to help provided them with realistic outcomes. This includes normalizing situations and providing a non-judgmental atmosphere. I work with my clients in creative ways to setup sessions to ensure their experience is individualized to fit their needs.
Being a Licensed Clinical Social Work (LCSW) has been a journey of self discovery. My plan is to help you, in your self discovery. I have seen many people working on their life journeys in mental health hospitals, addiction treatment centers, day programs for individuals with disabilities, schools and multiple community agencies. Acquired skills from these locales include therapies with individuals, groups and families. Topics of specialty: individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, assessment for those individuals, court proceedings for guardianship truancy court.
Being a Licensed Clinical Social Work (LCSW) has been a journey of self discovery. My plan is to help you, in your self discovery. I have seen many people working on their life journeys in mental health hospitals, addiction treatment centers, day programs for individuals with disabilities, schools and multiple community agencies. Acquired skills from these locales include therapies with individuals, groups and families. Topics of specialty: individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, assessment for those individuals, court proceedings for guardianship truancy court.
My ideal client is a high functioning, exhausted person who’s tired of surviving. They struggle with emotional regulation boundaries, and carrying everyone else’s weight. They want peace, clarity and stability. They seek a therapist who feels safe, steady, and grounded so they can finally rebuild themselves.
My ideal client is a high functioning, exhausted person who’s tired of surviving. They struggle with emotional regulation boundaries, and carrying everyone else’s weight. They want peace, clarity and stability. They seek a therapist who feels safe, steady, and grounded so they can finally rebuild themselves.
Currently working on RPT, Registered Play Therapist Certificate
Do you struggle with the day to day of trying to do it all? Being a human with emotions is hard enough. Add trauma, generational cycles, and life experiences both positive and negative to the mix. It’s no wonder we need help untangling our thoughts and feelings sometimes! I focus on using tools and theories that really help increase self-awareness, focus on strength based goal setting, and looking holistically at mental health.
Currently working on RPT, Registered Play Therapist Certificate
Do you struggle with the day to day of trying to do it all? Being a human with emotions is hard enough. Add trauma, generational cycles, and life experiences both positive and negative to the mix. It’s no wonder we need help untangling our thoughts and feelings sometimes! I focus on using tools and theories that really help increase self-awareness, focus on strength based goal setting, and looking holistically at mental health.
You look like you have it together.
You’re the reliable one. The capable one. The one everyone leans on.
And you’re exhausted.
At Riot & Rest, we work with high-functioning adults who are done living in survival mode, often navigating perfectionism, chronic over-responsibility, minority stress, or the lasting impact of relational trauma. Many of our clients are queer, from marginalized or culturally complex backgrounds, or have spent years adapting to spaces where they weren’t fully seen.
You look like you have it together.
You’re the reliable one. The capable one. The one everyone leans on.
And you’re exhausted.
At Riot & Rest, we work with high-functioning adults who are done living in survival mode, often navigating perfectionism, chronic over-responsibility, minority stress, or the lasting impact of relational trauma. Many of our clients are queer, from marginalized or culturally complex backgrounds, or have spent years adapting to spaces where they weren’t fully seen.
My passion is helping people reconnect with their sense of strength, balance, and purpose. I work with individuals who are navigating life transitions, stress, trauma, or the unique challenges that come with balancing multiple roles—especially women and those connected to military life. I believe that healing happens in a space where you feel safe, supported, and genuinely understood.
My passion is helping people reconnect with their sense of strength, balance, and purpose. I work with individuals who are navigating life transitions, stress, trauma, or the unique challenges that come with balancing multiple roles—especially women and those connected to military life. I believe that healing happens in a space where you feel safe, supported, and genuinely understood.
We provide varied approaches, such as EMDR, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, play-based therapy, animal assisted therapy, art therapy, and more.
We have 2500 active clients and 55 therapists in 7 buildings in Pueblo! We love working with helpers, like therapists, first responders, teachers, veterans, and medical professionals, especially if struggling with trauma, anxiety, depression, and relationship problems. We have degrees, professional licenses, years of experience, and a passion for counseling.
We provide varied approaches, such as EMDR, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, play-based therapy, animal assisted therapy, art therapy, and more.
We have 2500 active clients and 55 therapists in 7 buildings in Pueblo! We love working with helpers, like therapists, first responders, teachers, veterans, and medical professionals, especially if struggling with trauma, anxiety, depression, and relationship problems. We have degrees, professional licenses, years of experience, and a passion for counseling.
I work with children, adolescents, and adults who feel overwhelmed, stuck, or unsure how to make sense of what they’re experiencing. Parents often reach out when their child is struggling with anxiety, emotional regulation, school stress, or changes in behavior — and they want support that feels thoughtful, not reactive. People often come seeking clarity, relief, or a deeper understanding of long-standing patterns.
I work with children, adolescents, and adults who feel overwhelmed, stuck, or unsure how to make sense of what they’re experiencing. Parents often reach out when their child is struggling with anxiety, emotional regulation, school stress, or changes in behavior — and they want support that feels thoughtful, not reactive. People often come seeking clarity, relief, or a deeper understanding of long-standing patterns.
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Who is play therapy for?
Play therapy is generally targeted to children between the ages of 3 and 11 who have social, emotional, or behavioral difficulties. Play therapy has also been found helpful for children who have experienced physical or emotional abuse or witnessed atrocities. Play therapy is also often recommended for children who are undergoing major medical procedures or who are suffering from chronic illness; many children’s hospitals are equipped to offer play therapy on-site. Play therapy is also sometimes used for adults; creative writing, music, and art are expressive forms that can all be adapted for therapeutic purposes.
Why do people need play therapy?
Children often do not have the language skills or words to know or to express what is troubling them. Yet they often spontaneously draw or use playthings to depict scenarios that reflect problems in their everyday life. Play therapy provides children with an array of objects and play situations to act out their feelings or experiences so that therapists can get a clear picture of what children might be struggling with and help them find solutions. In addition, play therapists are skilled at helping children understand their inner experience and find words for them, necessary steps toward helping children learn to control their own behavior and come up with solutions to problems they encounter.
What happens in play therapy?
A child enters a comfortable playroom where they are free to choose the objects they want to play with. The play therapist will typically observe how they play with the toys—whether a sandbox, puppets, dolls and action figures, trucks, costumes, drawing and painting materials, or more—because such play provides clues to a child’s family and social relationships, difficulties they are encountering in the world, and what going on inside themselves. Sometimes the therapist may ask the child to use the play objects to tell a story about their family. Using the same instruments of play, therapists can help children discover more advantageous ways of thinking and behaving.
What kinds of problems do play therapists treat?
Play therapy can help children who display destructive or self-destructive impulses; children who seem angry, sad, or fearful; children who experience frequent social, emotional, family, or school difficulty. Play therapy is often of value to children who have experienced a loss or distressing family experience, who are regularly exposed to family conflict, or who have been physically or emotionally abused. Play therapy can help children who are perpetrators of bullying as well as those who are targets of bullying. It helps children learn to identify their feelings, to express them in constructive ways, and to regulate them so they can get on with the business of development.
How long does play therapy last?
Play therapy sessions may last for 30 to 45 minutes, and they usually occur weekly for about 20 sessions. Each session is tailored to the individual child and the kinds of problems they are struggling with. Play that is highly repetitive often indicates a problem requiring further exploration. Therapists typically measure progress through session-to-session changes in play behavior.