Art Therapy in Wheat Ridge, CO
Hello, I'm Erika Huelskamp, MSW, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Certified Addiction Counselor II with over 20 years of experience. Throughout my career, I've had the privilege of working in various settings and with diverse populations, helping individuals of all ages navigate their unique challenges. My areas of specialization include trauma (such as sexual abuse and combat), chronic health issues, stress management, life transitions, relationship issues, work-related stressors, addiction, anxiety, depression, PTSD, and anger management. I also offer SonderMind Video Telehealth for those who prefer virtual sessions.
Hello, I'm Erika Huelskamp, MSW, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Certified Addiction Counselor II with over 20 years of experience. Throughout my career, I've had the privilege of working in various settings and with diverse populations, helping individuals of all ages navigate their unique challenges. My areas of specialization include trauma (such as sexual abuse and combat), chronic health issues, stress management, life transitions, relationship issues, work-related stressors, addiction, anxiety, depression, PTSD, and anger management. I also offer SonderMind Video Telehealth for those who prefer virtual sessions.
Kerry
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, ATR-BC
6 Endorsed
Wheat Ridge, CO 80033
Waitlist for new clients
Some experiences cannot be adequately described with words, and many clients experience breakthroughs by working with the brain and body in tandem through modalities such as art therapy and EMDR.
My most important task as a therapist is to help clients recognize their own resiliency and capacity for growth and change. Many of my clients are high achievers but struggle with anxiety, depression, anger, unstable relationships, communication issues, and unresolved trauma. I am passionate about serving queer young adults and I am part of the LGBTQ+ community. I also have a special interest in working with men who are seeking alternatives to traditional talk therapy. I have over 10 years' experience as a therapist and I work with adults 18+.
Some experiences cannot be adequately described with words, and many clients experience breakthroughs by working with the brain and body in tandem through modalities such as art therapy and EMDR.
My most important task as a therapist is to help clients recognize their own resiliency and capacity for growth and change. Many of my clients are high achievers but struggle with anxiety, depression, anger, unstable relationships, communication issues, and unresolved trauma. I am passionate about serving queer young adults and I am part of the LGBTQ+ community. I also have a special interest in working with men who are seeking alternatives to traditional talk therapy. I have over 10 years' experience as a therapist and I work with adults 18+.
Mirador has Licensed Professional Counselors (LPC) trained in Humanistic Psychology and use an integrative approach utilizing Person Centered, Gestalt, art therapy and EMDR, based clients’ individual needs in order to facilitate their desired growth.
Mirador Counseling provides a safe, supportive and non-judgmental environment in which individuals can explore their current challenges in order to move forward with confidence and purpose. We are rooted in the belief that all people can improve their lives by addressing the emotions and behaviors of past moments in order to heal and thrive from within. At Mirador Counseling we believe that through a collaborative approach you can be your most authentic and fulfilled self by identifying goals, nourish strengths, and support healthier relationships.
Mirador has Licensed Professional Counselors (LPC) trained in Humanistic Psychology and use an integrative approach utilizing Person Centered, Gestalt, art therapy and EMDR, based clients’ individual needs in order to facilitate their desired growth.
Mirador Counseling provides a safe, supportive and non-judgmental environment in which individuals can explore their current challenges in order to move forward with confidence and purpose. We are rooted in the belief that all people can improve their lives by addressing the emotions and behaviors of past moments in order to heal and thrive from within. At Mirador Counseling we believe that through a collaborative approach you can be your most authentic and fulfilled self by identifying goals, nourish strengths, and support healthier relationships.
As a counselor, art therapist, and group therapy facilitator, I use a client-centered method, working with you to build a therapeutic relationship and treatment plan that truly fits your needs.
This means that I draw from a range of therapeutic techniques and modalities, including Art Therapy, Client-Centered Approach, Trauma-Informed care, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Mindfulness, and Psycho-education. Together, we will create an individualized treatment plan that meets your specific needs and goals.
As a counselor, art therapist, and group therapy facilitator, I use a client-centered method, working with you to build a therapeutic relationship and treatment plan that truly fits your needs.
This means that I draw from a range of therapeutic techniques and modalities, including Art Therapy, Client-Centered Approach, Trauma-Informed care, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Mindfulness, and Psycho-education. Together, we will create an individualized treatment plan that meets your specific needs and goals.
Accepting new clients in person sessions & teletherapy. It is challenging to seek help when pain and mental health symptoms become overwhelming. Often times we feel alone and misunderstood. I hope to provide you with support and be apart of your journey. I'm looking forward to the opportunity to help you create change in your life. I will work with you to develop safe coping skills and improve your relationships in a safe therapeutic environment. I practice from an accepting, nonjudgmental, and culturally sensitive approach. We will collaborate an individualized treatment plan and goals to help you get the most out of therapy.
Accepting new clients in person sessions & teletherapy. It is challenging to seek help when pain and mental health symptoms become overwhelming. Often times we feel alone and misunderstood. I hope to provide you with support and be apart of your journey. I'm looking forward to the opportunity to help you create change in your life. I will work with you to develop safe coping skills and improve your relationships in a safe therapeutic environment. I practice from an accepting, nonjudgmental, and culturally sensitive approach. We will collaborate an individualized treatment plan and goals to help you get the most out of therapy.
Body-based therapy, psychedelic medicine assisted journeys, and art making can help make lasting change
If you are navigating midlife, later life, or end-of-life, I am here to support you in finding meaning, calm, & vitality. Women, are you drowning in the long list of perimenopause symptoms you had no idea about? If you had the maelstrom under control, what would this chapter of you look like? Could it actually be the sacred initiation and time of deconditioning and expansion it was meant to be?
Are you grieving & feel alone? Or are you ready to gently, bravely dive in to heal emotional & behavioral patterns w/ supported psychedelic medicine work, creative arts therapy, or mind-body therapy w/ a seasoned, nurturing therapist?
Body-based therapy, psychedelic medicine assisted journeys, and art making can help make lasting change
If you are navigating midlife, later life, or end-of-life, I am here to support you in finding meaning, calm, & vitality. Women, are you drowning in the long list of perimenopause symptoms you had no idea about? If you had the maelstrom under control, what would this chapter of you look like? Could it actually be the sacred initiation and time of deconditioning and expansion it was meant to be?
Are you grieving & feel alone? Or are you ready to gently, bravely dive in to heal emotional & behavioral patterns w/ supported psychedelic medicine work, creative arts therapy, or mind-body therapy w/ a seasoned, nurturing therapist?
Welcome! I'm Laura, a mental health clinician for private practice and in patient hospital treatment. Thank you for creating time and space to integrate deeper healing work and self care. There are so many effective modalities to treat and unburden pain. In the end, it just boils down to being together in our vulnerability that heals. We need each other, because this world is difficult. Trauma can impact us in such an intense way that we feel like separating ourselves. I see therapy as respite. It’s where you find yourself with a neutral partner on your journey. Someone who values your success like
Welcome! I'm Laura, a mental health clinician for private practice and in patient hospital treatment. Thank you for creating time and space to integrate deeper healing work and self care. There are so many effective modalities to treat and unburden pain. In the end, it just boils down to being together in our vulnerability that heals. We need each other, because this world is difficult. Trauma can impact us in such an intense way that we feel like separating ourselves. I see therapy as respite. It’s where you find yourself with a neutral partner on your journey. Someone who values your success like
We've both found our way here, and I honor this crossing of paths with gratitude!
Warm, curious, and open-hearted, my therapeutic practice prioritizes compassion, creativity, and connection. I believe therapy is a sacred space for exploration, filled with trust, bravery, and authenticity. I cherish each individual's inherent worth, wisdom, and potential for change. It truly is a tremendous honor to be a witness and companion alongside your courageous journey through healing and transformation!
We've both found our way here, and I honor this crossing of paths with gratitude!
Warm, curious, and open-hearted, my therapeutic practice prioritizes compassion, creativity, and connection. I believe therapy is a sacred space for exploration, filled with trust, bravery, and authenticity. I cherish each individual's inherent worth, wisdom, and potential for change. It truly is a tremendous honor to be a witness and companion alongside your courageous journey through healing and transformation!
Within this framework, I use art therapy as my method for healing.
Modalities I utilize include Art Therapy, Mindfulness, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), and Systemic Theory.
Within this framework, I use art therapy as my method for healing.
Modalities I utilize include Art Therapy, Mindfulness, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), and Systemic Theory.
Not fitting in may be the most universal experience. Many of us know what it’s like to feel unseen, misunderstood, or weighed down by blame and shame—often turning that weight inward in cycles we don’t have to carry. Therapy offers space to soften judgment, explore the choices that shaped your path, and rediscover meaning in even the hardest moments. Pain is often tied to the places we’ve outgrown. In relationships, our deepest hopes often collide with our deepest disappointments. Expectations about love, care, and fairness aren’t always met. When one person carries more of the weight or old hurts remain unspoken—grief takes root.
Not fitting in may be the most universal experience. Many of us know what it’s like to feel unseen, misunderstood, or weighed down by blame and shame—often turning that weight inward in cycles we don’t have to carry. Therapy offers space to soften judgment, explore the choices that shaped your path, and rediscover meaning in even the hardest moments. Pain is often tied to the places we’ve outgrown. In relationships, our deepest hopes often collide with our deepest disappointments. Expectations about love, care, and fairness aren’t always met. When one person carries more of the weight or old hurts remain unspoken—grief takes root.
In working with younger people, I often employ play and art therapy techniques to explore emotions.
It is a great honor to be able to work with clients as they navigate the challenges that life presents. Accompanying individuals as they explore their internal and external worlds is sacred work; work that I enjoy deeply. I focus on connection, building a therapeutic space, identifying what struggles exist and then work to find relief, resolve and acceptance. I have worked with children of all ages, their parents and adults as they navigate depression, anxiety, grief and major life transitions. My work with clients is characterized by unconditional positive regard, warmth, openness and honesty.
In working with younger people, I often employ play and art therapy techniques to explore emotions.
It is a great honor to be able to work with clients as they navigate the challenges that life presents. Accompanying individuals as they explore their internal and external worlds is sacred work; work that I enjoy deeply. I focus on connection, building a therapeutic space, identifying what struggles exist and then work to find relief, resolve and acceptance. I have worked with children of all ages, their parents and adults as they navigate depression, anxiety, grief and major life transitions. My work with clients is characterized by unconditional positive regard, warmth, openness and honesty.
My ideal clients to work with are people of any age or gender who have relational conflict. I want to respect and honor their authentic identity, looking at their relationships, what is working vs not working, while giving space to explore and heal through past and present trauma. This would include children and parents, families, and couples experiencing such conflict. Supporting clients from a place of curiosity, nonjudgement, and compassion as well as developing trust and hope is my strength as a therapist.
My ideal clients to work with are people of any age or gender who have relational conflict. I want to respect and honor their authentic identity, looking at their relationships, what is working vs not working, while giving space to explore and heal through past and present trauma. This would include children and parents, families, and couples experiencing such conflict. Supporting clients from a place of curiosity, nonjudgement, and compassion as well as developing trust and hope is my strength as a therapist.
Hello and welcome! I see you and I'm glad you're here. I earned my Masters in Social Work from Indiana University with a focus in trauma. I grew up and practiced most of my professional life in Indiana. Then, life happened, I chose to take the challenge and do what I love, where I love to be the most, close to the mountains. As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, I have been honored to walk with many individuals, from all walks of life, seeking hope, whole human health and a brighter future. The weight of life is heavy with all that we see and hear in social media, news outlets
Hello and welcome! I see you and I'm glad you're here. I earned my Masters in Social Work from Indiana University with a focus in trauma. I grew up and practiced most of my professional life in Indiana. Then, life happened, I chose to take the challenge and do what I love, where I love to be the most, close to the mountains. As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, I have been honored to walk with many individuals, from all walks of life, seeking hope, whole human health and a brighter future. The weight of life is heavy with all that we see and hear in social media, news outlets
Are you experiencing stress, anxiety or depression as the result of a major life change? Life changes can be exciting: new job, recent marriage, birth of a child. Life changes can also be terrifying: loss of job, divorce, death of a loved one. You may initiate some life changes: planned retirement, move to another city or another country. Other life changes seem to force themselves upon you: a toxic relationship with a loved one that is no longer acceptable, unexpected injury, loved one that has betrayed your trust.
Are you experiencing stress, anxiety or depression as the result of a major life change? Life changes can be exciting: new job, recent marriage, birth of a child. Life changes can also be terrifying: loss of job, divorce, death of a loved one. You may initiate some life changes: planned retirement, move to another city or another country. Other life changes seem to force themselves upon you: a toxic relationship with a loved one that is no longer acceptable, unexpected injury, loved one that has betrayed your trust.
My goal as your therapist is to support you in navigating hardships and unexpected changes, discover your inner resilience, and recognize ways to evolve and enhance your life. As you navigate the path to healing and growth, I hope to help you light the way.
My goal as your therapist is to support you in navigating hardships and unexpected changes, discover your inner resilience, and recognize ways to evolve and enhance your life. As you navigate the path to healing and growth, I hope to help you light the way.
If you are going through difficulty in your life after suffering from traumatic events, I am here to help you learn to gain control over the pain, regulate your emotional and somatic symptoms, overcome the past and live the present fully.
I'm a bilingual therapist dedicated to supporting women, children, adolescents, and couples through life’s challenges.
Si estás atravesando dificultades en tu vida después de sufrir eventos traumáticos, estoy aquí para ayudarte a aprender a controlar el dolor, regular tus síntomas emocionales y somáticos, superar el pasado y vivir el presente con plenitud.
If you are going through difficulty in your life after suffering from traumatic events, I am here to help you learn to gain control over the pain, regulate your emotional and somatic symptoms, overcome the past and live the present fully.
I'm a bilingual therapist dedicated to supporting women, children, adolescents, and couples through life’s challenges.
Si estás atravesando dificultades en tu vida después de sufrir eventos traumáticos, estoy aquí para ayudarte a aprender a controlar el dolor, regular tus síntomas emocionales y somáticos, superar el pasado y vivir el presente con plenitud.
Currently, accepting adults for individual psychotherapy.
stress, fears, anxiety, trauma, depression, grief, loss, life transitions.
Today, we are all faced with great uncertainty and stress. Life's stressors can hurt us mentally, physically, socially, and spiritually. Life's stressors don't have to control our lives. You deserve peace of mind and heart.
There is hope and I can help.
Currently, accepting adults for individual psychotherapy.
stress, fears, anxiety, trauma, depression, grief, loss, life transitions.
Today, we are all faced with great uncertainty and stress. Life's stressors can hurt us mentally, physically, socially, and spiritually. Life's stressors don't have to control our lives. You deserve peace of mind and heart.
There is hope and I can help.
I'm interested in honoring your past and how it affects your present using art as a tool to express yourself.
As a bilingual counselor, I primarily work with adolescents and young adults (BIPOC) who are facing challenges related to trauma, depression, anxiety, self-harm, mood disorders, attachment issues, personality disorders, and grief.
I'm interested in honoring your past and how it affects your present using art as a tool to express yourself.
As a bilingual counselor, I primarily work with adolescents and young adults (BIPOC) who are facing challenges related to trauma, depression, anxiety, self-harm, mood disorders, attachment issues, personality disorders, and grief.
I tend to be person-centered and humanistic, but I love using techniques from IFS (parts-work), art therapy, and play therapy as well to help my clients.
Are you struggling with anxiety, depression, identity, trauma, or challenging life transitions? I believe that everyone deserves a space where they can feel heard and understood. I'm passionate about helping people feel like themselves again, become more confident in their ability to handle hard things, and grow into the best version of themselves that they can be! It would truly be an honor to hear your story and be a witness and supporter in your growth and healing!
I tend to be person-centered and humanistic, but I love using techniques from IFS (parts-work), art therapy, and play therapy as well to help my clients.
Are you struggling with anxiety, depression, identity, trauma, or challenging life transitions? I believe that everyone deserves a space where they can feel heard and understood. I'm passionate about helping people feel like themselves again, become more confident in their ability to handle hard things, and grow into the best version of themselves that they can be! It would truly be an honor to hear your story and be a witness and supporter in your growth and healing!
I am a dedicated and compassionate Licensed Professional Counselor, Registered Art Therapist, and EMDR-trained (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) practitioner.
As a Registered Art Therapist, I utilize creative expression as a means to unlock deep-seated emotions, foster self-awareness, and facilitate healing in clients of all ages and backgrounds. With specialized training in EMDR, I offer evidence-based therapy for individuals navigating trauma, anxiety, depression, and other psychological challenges.
I am a dedicated and compassionate Licensed Professional Counselor, Registered Art Therapist, and EMDR-trained (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) practitioner.
As a Registered Art Therapist, I utilize creative expression as a means to unlock deep-seated emotions, foster self-awareness, and facilitate healing in clients of all ages and backgrounds. With specialized training in EMDR, I offer evidence-based therapy for individuals navigating trauma, anxiety, depression, and other psychological challenges.
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Art Therapy
How does art therapy work?
The process of making art allows people to express themselves. Art-making can take many forms, such as painting, collage, or sculpting. The therapist asks questions that the work elicits, such as how the person felt while creating their piece, or if any memories surfaced that they can discuss. The therapist will then work with the patient to process their experience, understand themselves better, and work toward change.
Does art therapy help with trauma?
Art therapy can be a valuable treatment option for those suffering from trauma. Traumatic experiences such as combat, rape, or childhood abuse can be so painful that articulating them can be too scary or painful; creating art allows people to express themselves without words, and tell their story in a different way. The physical nature of creating art can also help people feel rooted in the body, which may benefit those who feel disconnected from their body in the aftermath of trauma.
How long does art therapy last?
The duration of art therapy varies, but a common length for treatment is 10 to 15 weekly sessions. Some people may see improvement in just a few weeks, while others may choose to remain in therapy longer term. Patients should periodically discuss their goals with their therapist to make sure the two are aligned on process and progress.
What are the limitations of art therapy?
Art therapy is helpful for many people, but a limitation is that it doesn’t have as robust an evidence base as other forms of therapy, such as cognitive behavioral therapy or acceptance and commitment therapy. The evidence on art therapy is mixed; some research demonstrates its benefits, while other research suggests that it has little impact on patients.