Psychoanalytic Therapists in Thornton, CO
How You’ll Be Supported
Therapy is a space created with you at the center—your experiences, goals, and pace. Sessions offer a safe, supportive environment to explore thoughts and emotions openly, gain clarity, and identify meaningful steps forward.
Our work is collaborative and grounded in attentive listening, reflective dialogue, and evidence-based approaches tailored to your unique needs. Rather than focusing on fixing what’s “wrong,” therapy builds on your existing strengths and inner wisdom, helping you navigate challenges with greater confidence and self-trust.
How You’ll Be Supported
Therapy is a space created with you at the center—your experiences, goals, and pace. Sessions offer a safe, supportive environment to explore thoughts and emotions openly, gain clarity, and identify meaningful steps forward.
Our work is collaborative and grounded in attentive listening, reflective dialogue, and evidence-based approaches tailored to your unique needs. Rather than focusing on fixing what’s “wrong,” therapy builds on your existing strengths and inner wisdom, helping you navigate challenges with greater confidence and self-trust.
Taking a step towards caring for your mental and emotional health is no easy task. My goal is to walk alongside you on your healing journey and help you find your own power. I am committed to creating a safe, judgment-free space for all. I understand that therapy is not a one-size-fits-all practice. I promise to meet you where you are and provide individually tailored care for your needs.
Taking a step towards caring for your mental and emotional health is no easy task. My goal is to walk alongside you on your healing journey and help you find your own power. I am committed to creating a safe, judgment-free space for all. I understand that therapy is not a one-size-fits-all practice. I promise to meet you where you are and provide individually tailored care for your needs.
My ideal clients are adolescents and adults experiencing anxiety, depression, trauma, stress, relationship concerns, grief, or life transitions. Many come to therapy feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or disconnected and are seeking a safe space to better understand themselves and move forward. I work with individuals from diverse backgrounds and strive to provide a warm, culturally responsive, and nonjudgmental environment. Together, we identify goals and patterns contributing to distress, build coping skills, process difficult experiences, and foster meaningful, lasting change.
My ideal clients are adolescents and adults experiencing anxiety, depression, trauma, stress, relationship concerns, grief, or life transitions. Many come to therapy feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or disconnected and are seeking a safe space to better understand themselves and move forward. I work with individuals from diverse backgrounds and strive to provide a warm, culturally responsive, and nonjudgmental environment. Together, we identify goals and patterns contributing to distress, build coping skills, process difficult experiences, and foster meaningful, lasting change.
Jessica Guenther
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
3 Endorsed
Serves Area
Not accepting new clients
Life can be tough and along the way we make adaptations to do our best to survive. We are always doing the best we know how, with what we have. However, sometimes those adaptations no longer serve us and possibly even harm us. I work with patients to work through these adaptations to have a richer, freer life.
Life can be tough and along the way we make adaptations to do our best to survive. We are always doing the best we know how, with what we have. However, sometimes those adaptations no longer serve us and possibly even harm us. I work with patients to work through these adaptations to have a richer, freer life.
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Many of the clients I work with recognize the soul, even if they call it something else like spirit or Self, or inner knowing. Regardless of what we call it, when we lose touch with it, you can feel like part of you is missing. Like there's a more adventurous, more alive version of yourself waiting just beneath the surface, or like some part of you knows this isn't the life you came here to live.
Maybe it shows up as a nagging feeling, a pattern that keeps repeating, dreams that won't let go, or a longing you can't quite name. I work with people at these crossroads.
Many of the clients I work with recognize the soul, even if they call it something else like spirit or Self, or inner knowing. Regardless of what we call it, when we lose touch with it, you can feel like part of you is missing. Like there's a more adventurous, more alive version of yourself waiting just beneath the surface, or like some part of you knows this isn't the life you came here to live.
Maybe it shows up as a nagging feeling, a pattern that keeps repeating, dreams that won't let go, or a longing you can't quite name. I work with people at these crossroads.
Something feels stuck — anxiety that won't end, a depression that dulls everything, or a weight from the past you can't seem to set down. Maybe you find yourself repeating patterns in relationships, work, or your own life that you understand intellectually but can't seem to change.
I work with adults who are ready to look honestly at what's underneath. Together, we explore the patterns and past experiences shaping your present, while finding ways to make life feel more manageable and meaningful.
Something feels stuck — anxiety that won't end, a depression that dulls everything, or a weight from the past you can't seem to set down. Maybe you find yourself repeating patterns in relationships, work, or your own life that you understand intellectually but can't seem to change.
I work with adults who are ready to look honestly at what's underneath. Together, we explore the patterns and past experiences shaping your present, while finding ways to make life feel more manageable and meaningful.
Schedule online instantly through my website link in my bio! Hi. I'm Jamie. I’m smart, quirky, and a deep feeler. I’ll notice things about you that most people don’t and I’ll point at things that most people won’t. I’ll meet you with a depth of presence that’s rare in this world, and I’ll create lots of space for what’s true for you to emerge. I love models and frames and theories and will share bits and pieces with you that might help you see outside of the cages you feel stuck in. Concerns I work with most often are disordered eating, social anxiety, and sexuality.
Schedule online instantly through my website link in my bio! Hi. I'm Jamie. I’m smart, quirky, and a deep feeler. I’ll notice things about you that most people don’t and I’ll point at things that most people won’t. I’ll meet you with a depth of presence that’s rare in this world, and I’ll create lots of space for what’s true for you to emerge. I love models and frames and theories and will share bits and pieces with you that might help you see outside of the cages you feel stuck in. Concerns I work with most often are disordered eating, social anxiety, and sexuality.
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.
With over a decade of experience as a school psychologist, I bring warmth, humor, and creativity to my work as a counselor. I blend assessment expertise with real-life tools from music, sports, and storytelling to make therapy approachable and engaging. My goal is to create a space where you feel comfortable opening up, where curiosity replaces judgment and growth feels supported. Together, we’ll build practical ways to understand challenges and grow confidence. Whether walking, on the couch, or virtual, therapy is tailored to you.
With over a decade of experience as a school psychologist, I bring warmth, humor, and creativity to my work as a counselor. I blend assessment expertise with real-life tools from music, sports, and storytelling to make therapy approachable and engaging. My goal is to create a space where you feel comfortable opening up, where curiosity replaces judgment and growth feels supported. Together, we’ll build practical ways to understand challenges and grow confidence. Whether walking, on the couch, or virtual, therapy is tailored to you.
I'm John Rogers, a depth therapist integrating somatic, relational, and trauma informed approaches. Feeling overwhelmed, lost, or as though you’re not enough is nothing to be ashamed of. Often, these feelings are signs that something in your life is asking for attention and care. While change can feel frightening, it is possible to meet difficult experiences with greater clarity, self-understanding, and resilience. You don’t have to do that alone. Having the support of someone who understands this terrain can make a meaningful difference.
I'm John Rogers, a depth therapist integrating somatic, relational, and trauma informed approaches. Feeling overwhelmed, lost, or as though you’re not enough is nothing to be ashamed of. Often, these feelings are signs that something in your life is asking for attention and care. While change can feel frightening, it is possible to meet difficult experiences with greater clarity, self-understanding, and resilience. You don’t have to do that alone. Having the support of someone who understands this terrain can make a meaningful difference.
I serve clients struggling with depression, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder (ERP trained), coping with traumatic experiences, or going through difficult life changes.
I serve clients struggling with depression, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder (ERP trained), coping with traumatic experiences, or going through difficult life changes.
I offer a unique and dynamic approach to psychotherapy. I work with healing and integrating trauma, anxiety, depression, loss and life transitions. I specialize in working with people ready to take the deep dive to create healing and changes that lead to feelings and experiences of vitality, enjoyment, self love and clarity.
I offer a unique and dynamic approach to psychotherapy. I work with healing and integrating trauma, anxiety, depression, loss and life transitions. I specialize in working with people ready to take the deep dive to create healing and changes that lead to feelings and experiences of vitality, enjoyment, self love and clarity.
In addition to psychotherapy, I offer clinical consultation in relational psychoanalytic and eating disorders treatment.
My experience is that many challenges we encounter are based on habits/patterns, which at one point may have felt necessary. Frequently, these ways of feeling and behaving are automatic, not within conscious awareness and not fully understood. My role is to facilitate curiosity of these repetitive cycles and work through the obstacles that interfere with leading the fullest, most creative life one desires. Part of therapy is co creating a narrative and ultimately becoming the author of one’s story. A trusting, collaborative therapeutic relationship is the foundation to begin this exploration. A dose of humor can help in the process.
In addition to psychotherapy, I offer clinical consultation in relational psychoanalytic and eating disorders treatment.
My experience is that many challenges we encounter are based on habits/patterns, which at one point may have felt necessary. Frequently, these ways of feeling and behaving are automatic, not within conscious awareness and not fully understood. My role is to facilitate curiosity of these repetitive cycles and work through the obstacles that interfere with leading the fullest, most creative life one desires. Part of therapy is co creating a narrative and ultimately becoming the author of one’s story. A trusting, collaborative therapeutic relationship is the foundation to begin this exploration. A dose of humor can help in the process.
Many of the clients I work with come to therapy because they've tried it before with mixed results. Having over 30 years of clinical experience provides me with the tools, insight, and skill necessary to help you work towards the goals you have set for yourself.
Many of the clients I work with come to therapy because they've tried it before with mixed results. Having over 30 years of clinical experience provides me with the tools, insight, and skill necessary to help you work towards the goals you have set for yourself.
Leticia G Harrison
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
1 Endorsed
Serves Area
Waitlist for new clients
I’m a bilingual counselor (English–Spanish) dedicated to supporting people through life’s challenges. Over the years, I’ve worked with individuals experiencing anxiety, emotional ups and downs, post-traumatic stress, bipolar disorder, and other mental health concerns. My goal is to support you as you take each step toward healing and stability. I’m passionate about my work and stay curious about new, research-based approaches to better serve my clients—because we’re all constantly learning and growing.I’m here to walk with you on your journey toward a more balanced, fulfilling, and meaningful life. There is light after the tunnel!
I’m a bilingual counselor (English–Spanish) dedicated to supporting people through life’s challenges. Over the years, I’ve worked with individuals experiencing anxiety, emotional ups and downs, post-traumatic stress, bipolar disorder, and other mental health concerns. My goal is to support you as you take each step toward healing and stability. I’m passionate about my work and stay curious about new, research-based approaches to better serve my clients—because we’re all constantly learning and growing.I’m here to walk with you on your journey toward a more balanced, fulfilling, and meaningful life. There is light after the tunnel!
Brian Ngo-Smith, LCSW, LLC
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, BCD-P, FABP
3 Endorsed
Denver, CO 80205
Seeking care can be a daunting experience, from trusting your instincts around whether it feels like the right match, to believing in your own capacity to grow and heal. I see my role as providing a reliable and consistent space where my patients can grow freer to think about their lives in ways that may have previously felt out of reach. A foundational goal of psychoanalysis and psychotherapy is the cultivation of curiosity into how your mind works, how you relate to your own emotions, and how patterns in your life are obstructing your ability to work, love, play, and make meaning.
Seeking care can be a daunting experience, from trusting your instincts around whether it feels like the right match, to believing in your own capacity to grow and heal. I see my role as providing a reliable and consistent space where my patients can grow freer to think about their lives in ways that may have previously felt out of reach. A foundational goal of psychoanalysis and psychotherapy is the cultivation of curiosity into how your mind works, how you relate to your own emotions, and how patterns in your life are obstructing your ability to work, love, play, and make meaning.
Hello and welcome! I'm Barbara, and I'm here to help you navigate through the challenges you may be facing. Whether you're dealing with tension, stress, depression, anxiety, self-image issues, co-dependency, trauma, relationship troubles, or feelings of rejection, abandonment, disappointment, hopelessness, or shame, you are not alone. Seeking therapy is a courageous step towards self-care and self-determination, and I'm honored to be part of your journey towards healing and growth.
Hello and welcome! I'm Barbara, and I'm here to help you navigate through the challenges you may be facing. Whether you're dealing with tension, stress, depression, anxiety, self-image issues, co-dependency, trauma, relationship troubles, or feelings of rejection, abandonment, disappointment, hopelessness, or shame, you are not alone. Seeking therapy is a courageous step towards self-care and self-determination, and I'm honored to be part of your journey towards healing and growth.
Hello, I'm Kelly. My intention is to assist you in discovering a deeper exploration of yourself and new ways of thinking in order to enhance your daily life and allow for a more fulfilling experience while on this planet. Let's discuss where you're currently in your life, as well as where you would like to be. Together we will work towards determining your individual values, motivations, healing past wounds, and creating a plan of action to get you moving ahead and onto your new path. May peace, love, and light be with you on your journey.
I hold a Master of Social Work (MSW) and am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW).
Hello, I'm Kelly. My intention is to assist you in discovering a deeper exploration of yourself and new ways of thinking in order to enhance your daily life and allow for a more fulfilling experience while on this planet. Let's discuss where you're currently in your life, as well as where you would like to be. Together we will work towards determining your individual values, motivations, healing past wounds, and creating a plan of action to get you moving ahead and onto your new path. May peace, love, and light be with you on your journey.
I hold a Master of Social Work (MSW) and am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW).
Do you feel like you've tried everything and you still feel STUCK? You've done the shadow work, the journaling, medication, positive thinking, the mindset shifts, and the daily affirmations but nothing seems to truly CHANGE? It can lead to resignation or hopelessness if left unchecked. I am a trauma-informed therapist. My approach is a combination of body-based attunement (because the body is where trauma is stored, not the mind), and I specialize in teaching you how to rewiring old patterns from childhood attachment wounds, and using neuroplasticity to create the life and peace you crave. You will never feel like just a number.
Do you feel like you've tried everything and you still feel STUCK? You've done the shadow work, the journaling, medication, positive thinking, the mindset shifts, and the daily affirmations but nothing seems to truly CHANGE? It can lead to resignation or hopelessness if left unchecked. I am a trauma-informed therapist. My approach is a combination of body-based attunement (because the body is where trauma is stored, not the mind), and I specialize in teaching you how to rewiring old patterns from childhood attachment wounds, and using neuroplasticity to create the life and peace you crave. You will never feel like just a number.
My approach is grounded in the belief that each person carries an inner compass guiding them toward wholeness—even in the midst of confusion, grief, or overwhelm. In therapy, I work relationally, attending to how attachment, culture, and nervous system states shape our experience. My style is warm, attuned, and down-to-earth, offering curiosity, creativity, and gentle challenge when helpful. I draw from depth psychology/Jungian frameworks, EMDR, polyvagal theory, expressive arts therapies, attachment theory, somatic awareness, and dreamwork.
My approach is grounded in the belief that each person carries an inner compass guiding them toward wholeness—even in the midst of confusion, grief, or overwhelm. In therapy, I work relationally, attending to how attachment, culture, and nervous system states shape our experience. My style is warm, attuned, and down-to-earth, offering curiosity, creativity, and gentle challenge when helpful. I draw from depth psychology/Jungian frameworks, EMDR, polyvagal theory, expressive arts therapies, attachment theory, somatic awareness, and dreamwork.
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Psychoanalytic Therapists
Does psychoanalytic therapy work?
Psychoanalytic therapy derives from the work of Sigmund Freud. In this type of therapy, discovering buried thoughts and emotions from the unconscious will help a person work through their difficulties and negative behaviors. Research shows that psychoanalytic therapy can be highly effective, with patients reporting improvement in mood, quality of life, and overall well-being.
How long are people typically in psychoanalytic therapy?
Traditional psychoanalysis is in-depth and is conducted in five sessions every week. Today, modern psychoanalytic therapy is less intense and normally incorporates as few as one or two sessions a week. In some cases, positive change can occur quickly. However, if the condition, difficulty, or behavior is deep-seated, improvement may require many months or years of therapy.
Is psychoanalytic therapy suitable for young people?
Children and adolescents can benefit from this type of therapy. Many kids and teens are often unable to form and communicate their thoughts and emotions. Psychoanalytic therapy uses specific techniques such as dream analysis, symbolism, and free association or word association; all of which can be useful tools for less-communicative young people. Through this therapy, a patient will hopefully make connections between what they feel inside and how the world works outside.
Can psychoanalytic therapy be done online?
Modern-day psychoanalytic therapy is very different from traditional psychoanalysis. While an individual can sit face-to-face with the psychoanalyst for multiple sessions a week, they do not have to. Today, psychoanalytic therapy can be effectively conducted online or by phone. The key is that the individual confronts what is repressed and avoided, and this can be done whether in person or over online video.