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Dr. Elika Dadsetan
Clinical Social Work Candidate, MA, MSW, EdD
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Dr. Elika Dadsetan

Clinical Social Work Candidate, MA, MSW, EdD (she, her)

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Denver, CO 80204
I work with individuals navigating anxiety, trauma, burnout, relationship challenges, grief, identity exploration, & major life transitions. Many of my clients are high-functioning professionals, caregivers, immigrants, helpers, or leaders who feel emotionally exhausted, disconnected, or stuck despite appearing “fine” on the outside. Together, we work to better understand patterns, process emotions, strengthen relationships, & build more grounded and connected ways of moving through life. I'm a CSW in Colorado (and coach elsewhere) with additional training in EMDR, breathwork, somatic awareness, and Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy.
My approach is relational, trauma-informed, and grounded in nervous system awareness, mindfulness, attachment-focused work, and EMDR-informed practices. I help clients navigate stress, trauma, relational conflict, and overwhelm with greater clarity and self-compassion.
Reaching out for support can feel vulnerable, especially when you’ve been carrying so much on your own. I strive to create a space where clients feel safe, seen, and able to show up fully as themselves. Healing often begins with feeling understood.
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My Practice at a Glance

Available online only

DrElika ; One Starfish Counseling

Denver, CO 80204

My website
Virtual sessions available. Limited daytime/evening openings. Trauma-informed, relational, culturally responsive approach.
I specialize in Racial Identity, Trauma and PTSD and School Issues 
$140 Per Session, I accept insurance 
I see individuals, couples and families  
Connect with Dr. Elika Dadsetan
Photo of Dr. Elika Dadsetan, Clinical Social Work Candidate, MA, MSW, EdD

My Practice at a Glance

Available online only

DrElika ; One Starfish Counseling

Denver, CO 80204

My website
Virtual sessions available. Limited daytime/evening openings. Trauma-informed, relational, culturally responsive approach.
I specialize in Racial Identity, Trauma and PTSD and School Issues 
$140 Per Session, I accept insurance 
I see individuals, couples and families  

Finances

Fees

  • Individual Sessions $140
  • Couple Sessions $180
  • Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible

Payment Methods

ACH Bank transfer, Apple Cash, Paypal, Venmo, Zelle

Insurance

  • Aetna
  • Anthem
  • Blue Cross
  • Blue Shield
  • BlueCross and BlueShield
  • Carelon Behavioral Health
  • Cigna and Evernorth
  • Colorado Access
  • Health First Colorado
  • Kaiser (Out-of-Network)
  • Medicaid
  • Rocky Mountain Health Plans
  • UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH
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I accept private pay and Colorado Medicaid to keep therapy accessible. I'm also in network with most other insurance providers. I also offer coaching private pay outside CO.
Photo of Dr. Elika Dadsetan, Clinical Social Work Candidate, MA, MSW, EdD
Dr. Elika Dadsetan
Clinical Social Work Candidate, MA, MSW, EdD
for a free 15 minute consultation now.
"
I accept private pay and Colorado Medicaid to keep therapy accessible. I'm also in network with most other insurance providers. I also offer coaching private pay outside CO.
Photo of Dr. Elika Dadsetan, Clinical Social Work Candidate, MA, MSW, EdD
Dr. Elika Dadsetan
Clinical Social Work Candidate, MA, MSW, EdD
for a free 15 minute consultation now.

Qualifications

  • Verified by Psychology Today Prelicense by State of Colorado / SWC.0000002751 Supervised by Kyrzia Parker, MSW, LCSW, CDWF (Colorado / CSW.09924941) Elika Dadsetan
  • Education and Years In Practice

  • In Practice for 4 years
  • Attended University of Southern California, MSW, Graduated 2022
  • Additional Credentials

  • Degree/Diploma from University of San Diego MA - conflict resolution; human rights advocacy / 2011
  • Degree/Diploma from Northeastern University EdD / 2026
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MSW, EdD, JD with background in trauma, EMDR, restorative justice, PAT, humanitarian work, cross-cultural healing, leadership, and systems change. My approach is relational, trauma-informed, culturally responsive, and grounded in nervous system awareness, belonging, and whole-person wellbeing.
Photo of Dr. Elika Dadsetan, Clinical Social Work Candidate, MA, MSW, EdD
Dr. Elika Dadsetan
Clinical Social Work Candidate, MA, MSW, EdD
for a free 15 minute consultation now.
"
MSW, EdD, JD with background in trauma, EMDR, restorative justice, PAT, humanitarian work, cross-cultural healing, leadership, and systems change. My approach is relational, trauma-informed, culturally responsive, and grounded in nervous system awareness, belonging, and whole-person wellbeing.
Photo of Dr. Elika Dadsetan, Clinical Social Work Candidate, MA, MSW, EdD
Dr. Elika Dadsetan
Clinical Social Work Candidate, MA, MSW, EdD
for a free 15 minute consultation now.

Specialties and Expertise

Top Specialties

  • Racial Identity
  • Trauma and PTSD
  • School Issues

Expertise

  • Addiction
  • ADHD
  • Adoption
  • Alcohol Use
  • Anger Management
  • Antisocial Personality
  • Anxiety
  • Behavioral Issues
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Body Image
  • Borderline Personality (BPD)
  • Cancer
  • Career Counseling
  • Child
  • Codependency
  • Coping Skills
  • Depression
  • Developmental Disorders
  • Divorce
  • Domestic Abuse
  • Domestic Violence
  • Drug Abuse
  • Dual Diagnosis
  • Eating Disorders
  • Education and Learning Disabilities
  • Emotional Disturbance
  • Family Conflict
  • Geriatric and Seniors
  • Grief
  • Hoarding
  • Infertility
  • Infidelity
  • LGBTQ+
  • Life Coaching
  • Life Transitions
  • Marital and Premarital
  • Medication Management
  • Narcissistic Personality (NPD)
  • Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
  • Peer Relationships
  • Polyamory & ENM
  • Relationship Issues
  • Self Esteem
  • Self-Harming
  • Sex-Positive & Kink Friendly
  • Sexual Abuse
  • Sleep or Insomnia
  • Spirituality
  • Sports Performance
  • Stress
  • Substance Use
  • Suicidal Ideation
  • Teen Violence
  • Testing and Evaluation
  • Transgender
  • Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
  • Veterans
  • Women's Issues
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I help clients navigating trauma, anxiety, identity, burnout, grief, life transitions, belonging, and relational challenges. Therapy may involve exploring patterns, nervous system regulation, EMDR-informed and somatic approaches, mindfulness, meaning-making, & building healthier relationships with self & others. Clients gain greater clarity, resilience, self-understanding, and emotional grounding.
Photo of Dr. Elika Dadsetan, Clinical Social Work Candidate, MA, MSW, EdD
Dr. Elika Dadsetan
Clinical Social Work Candidate, MA, MSW, EdD
for a free 15 minute consultation now.
"
I help clients navigating trauma, anxiety, identity, burnout, grief, life transitions, belonging, and relational challenges. Therapy may involve exploring patterns, nervous system regulation, EMDR-informed and somatic approaches, mindfulness, meaning-making, & building healthier relationships with self & others. Clients gain greater clarity, resilience, self-understanding, and emotional grounding.
Photo of Dr. Elika Dadsetan, Clinical Social Work Candidate, MA, MSW, EdD
Dr. Elika Dadsetan
Clinical Social Work Candidate, MA, MSW, EdD
for a free 15 minute consultation now.

Client Focus

Age

Children (6 to 10)
Preteen
Teen
Adults
Elders (65+)

Participants

Individuals
Couples
Family

Communities

Blind Allied
Deaf Allied
Gay Allied
HIV / AIDS Allied
Immuno-disorders
Intersex Allied
Lesbian Allied
Little Person Allied
Non-Binary Allied
Queer Allied
Racial Justice Allied
Sex Worker Allied
Single Parent
Transgender Allied

Ethnicity

Asian

I also speak

Farsi
Krio

Religion

Other Spiritual or Religious Affiliations

Age

Children (6 to 10)
Preteen
Teen
Adults
Elders (65+)

Participants

Individuals
Couples
Family

Communities

Blind Allied
Deaf Allied
Gay Allied
HIV / AIDS Allied
Immuno-disorders
Intersex Allied
Lesbian Allied
Little Person Allied
Non-Binary Allied
Queer Allied
Racial Justice Allied
Sex Worker Allied
Single Parent
Transgender Allied

Ethnicity

Asian

I also speak

Farsi
Krio

Religion

Other Spiritual or Religious Affiliations

Treatment Approach

Types of Therapy

  • Art Therapy
  • Coaching
  • Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
  • Cognitive Processing (CPT)
  • Compassion Focused
  • Culturally Sensitive
  • Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
  • EMDR
  • Emotionally Focused
  • Experiential Therapy
  • Expressive Arts
  • Family / Marital
  • Family Systems
  • Feminist
  • Forensic Psychology
  • Gestalt
  • Integrative
  • Internal Family Systems (IFS)
  • Interpersonal
  • Intervention
  • Jungian
  • Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Multicultural
  • Narrative
  • Person-Centered
  • Play Therapy
  • Positive Psychology
  • Psychoanalytic
  • Psychodynamic
  • Psychological Testing and Evaluation
  • Relational
  • Sandplay
  • Somatic
  • Strength-Based
  • Structural Family Therapy
  • Transpersonal
  • Trauma Focused
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I use a relational, trauma-informed approach drawing from psychodynamic, somatic, mindfulness-based, restorative, & EMDR-informed practices. Together, we'll explore both present challenges and the deeper experiences, patterns, & nervous system responses underneath them. My goal is to create a grounded, compassionate, culturally responsive space that supports insight, healing, & meaningful change.
Photo of Dr. Elika Dadsetan, Clinical Social Work Candidate, MA, MSW, EdD
Dr. Elika Dadsetan
Clinical Social Work Candidate, MA, MSW, EdD
for a free 15 minute consultation now.
"
I use a relational, trauma-informed approach drawing from psychodynamic, somatic, mindfulness-based, restorative, & EMDR-informed practices. Together, we'll explore both present challenges and the deeper experiences, patterns, & nervous system responses underneath them. My goal is to create a grounded, compassionate, culturally responsive space that supports insight, healing, & meaningful change.
Photo of Dr. Elika Dadsetan, Clinical Social Work Candidate, MA, MSW, EdD
Dr. Elika Dadsetan
Clinical Social Work Candidate, MA, MSW, EdD
for a free 15 minute consultation now.

Location

Primary Location

DrElika ; One Starfish Counseling

Denver, CO 80204

"
Virtual sessions available. Limited daytime/evening openings. Trauma-informed, relational, culturally responsive approach.
Photo of Dr. Elika Dadsetan, Clinical Social Work Candidate, MA, MSW, EdD
Dr. Elika Dadsetan
Clinical Social Work Candidate, MA, MSW, EdD
"
Virtual sessions available. Limited daytime/evening openings. Trauma-informed, relational, culturally responsive approach.
Photo of Dr. Elika Dadsetan, Clinical Social Work Candidate, MA, MSW, EdD
Dr. Elika Dadsetan
Clinical Social Work Candidate, MA, MSW, EdD