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Sophie Schauermann
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MA, MSW, LCSW
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Denver, CO 80210
When working with kiddos, I use play therapy methods that allow for a gentle healing process to unfold so that your child can communicate challenges that are difficult to explain with words.
I support highly sensitive and gifted children (as well as their parents) in growing towards their greatest potential. I also support women in clearing blocks to their truest authenticity and stepping into a life of their greatest desire. Learn much more on my website: rootedrhythm.com
When working with kiddos, I use play therapy methods that allow for a gentle healing process to unfold so that your child can communicate challenges that are difficult to explain with words.
I support highly sensitive and gifted children (as well as their parents) in growing towards their greatest potential. I also support women in clearing blocks to their truest authenticity and stepping into a life of their greatest desire. Learn much more on my website: rootedrhythm.com
(720) 903-3639 View (720) 903-3639
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Jim Winges
PhD, CMPC, MS, BA, BAA
Verified Verified
Denver, CO 80238
Dr. Jim is a Performance Consultant & Mental Conditioning Coach who provides mental skills training and counseling to athletes of all ages and levels, sports teams, organizations & governing bodies all over the world. He works with Olympic, professional, collegiate, high school, amateur & youth athletes to improve performance both on & off the field of play, welling-being & mental health. He has worked with teams and professional athletes He has worked with & trained thousands of athletes, coaches & parents over the past 22 years. He also works with performing arts, business professionals as an performance coach, & with government &
Dr. Jim is a Performance Consultant & Mental Conditioning Coach who provides mental skills training and counseling to athletes of all ages and levels, sports teams, organizations & governing bodies all over the world. He works with Olympic, professional, collegiate, high school, amateur & youth athletes to improve performance both on & off the field of play, welling-being & mental health. He has worked with teams and professional athletes He has worked with & trained thousands of athletes, coaches & parents over the past 22 years. He also works with performing arts, business professionals as an performance coach, & with government &
(720) 782-8562 View (720) 782-8562
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Aspire Counseling Denver Inc.
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, NCC, LPC
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Denver, CO 80246
We combine Brainspotting, animal-assisted therapy, DBT, CBT, faith-based therapy upon request, play therapy with kids, brain mapping, and neurofeedback.
We have therapists available 7 days a week, in person or virtual! Check out our website for a list of our available therapists. We work with all ages and a variety of issues including PTSD, anxiety, depression, mood disorders, grief, divorce, eating disorders, ADHD, Autism, addiction, bullying, major life transitions, sports performance, and self esteem.
We combine Brainspotting, animal-assisted therapy, DBT, CBT, faith-based therapy upon request, play therapy with kids, brain mapping, and neurofeedback.
We have therapists available 7 days a week, in person or virtual! Check out our website for a list of our available therapists. We work with all ages and a variety of issues including PTSD, anxiety, depression, mood disorders, grief, divorce, eating disorders, ADHD, Autism, addiction, bullying, major life transitions, sports performance, and self esteem.
(727) 475-7611 View (727) 475-7611
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Misty Dawn Hughes-Aletheuo
Licensed Professional Counselor Candidate, Misty Hughes-Aletheuo, LPCC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Denver, CO 80246
In addition to talk therapy, I offer child play therapy, art therapy, Neurofeedback, pastoral counseling, premarital counseling, career counseling, and self-advocacy coaching.
I have a heart to see breakthrough, healing, and freedom for my clients. My intent is to provide a safe place where individuals can explore self-discovery, find their voice, and experience a release from the trauma that has held them captive. I provide a client-centered integrated counseling approach for children 5+, teenagers, adults, couples, and families.
In addition to talk therapy, I offer child play therapy, art therapy, Neurofeedback, pastoral counseling, premarital counseling, career counseling, and self-advocacy coaching.
I have a heart to see breakthrough, healing, and freedom for my clients. My intent is to provide a safe place where individuals can explore self-discovery, find their voice, and experience a release from the trauma that has held them captive. I provide a client-centered integrated counseling approach for children 5+, teenagers, adults, couples, and families.
(303) 625-6441 View (303) 625-6441
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Family First Counseling, LLC
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA-MFT, LMFT, PhD (C)
Verified Verified
Denver, CO 80210
We have specific training, education, and experience in treating children and adolescents with play, art, experiential therapy that includes the parents and the client's ecology like their school and community in applying behavioral strategies to improve behavior and emotions; and increase problem solving, coping skills, and communication skills.
Our typical clients are children and adolescents who are struggling with a specific change, transition, trauma incident, loss, or other stressor that is causing behavioral and emotional concerns, like defiance, anxiety, depression, self-harm, which interferes with school, home-life, and other relationships. Clients have goals to decrease behavioral concerns at home and school, improve emotions, coping skills, communication skills, and school performance. A lot of parents want their children to listen, respect, and connect and communicate with them. We also work with individual adults, families and couples.
We have specific training, education, and experience in treating children and adolescents with play, art, experiential therapy that includes the parents and the client's ecology like their school and community in applying behavioral strategies to improve behavior and emotions; and increase problem solving, coping skills, and communication skills.
Our typical clients are children and adolescents who are struggling with a specific change, transition, trauma incident, loss, or other stressor that is causing behavioral and emotional concerns, like defiance, anxiety, depression, self-harm, which interferes with school, home-life, and other relationships. Clients have goals to decrease behavioral concerns at home and school, improve emotions, coping skills, communication skills, and school performance. A lot of parents want their children to listen, respect, and connect and communicate with them. We also work with individual adults, families and couples.
(720) 571-8162 View (720) 571-8162
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Alex Zobel
Counselor, MA, LPCC
Verified Verified
Denver, CO 80218  (Online Only)
I offer a dynamic approach to psychotherapy. I specialize in working with anxiety, depression and life transitions. I incorporate practices that work with balancing the nervous system through a psychodynamic approach incorporating Gestalt therapy, EMDR, Synergetic Play Therapy, art, somatic practices and neuroscience among other modalities. I am a Licensed Professional Counselor Candidate in the state of Colorado (LPCC).
I offer a dynamic approach to psychotherapy. I specialize in working with anxiety, depression and life transitions. I incorporate practices that work with balancing the nervous system through a psychodynamic approach incorporating Gestalt therapy, EMDR, Synergetic Play Therapy, art, somatic practices and neuroscience among other modalities. I am a Licensed Professional Counselor Candidate in the state of Colorado (LPCC).
(720) 928-5923 View (720) 928-5923
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Amanda (Amy) Pickett-Williams
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW, RYT
Verified Verified
Denver, CO 80210
My specialty areas include grief/loss, chronic/terminal illness, trauma, abuse, infertility, post-partum mood disorders, divorce/children of divorce, depression/anxiety, ADD/ADHD, gifted and twice-exceptional children, play therapy, art therapy and family and couples therapy.
I have provided counseling services in Denver since completing graduate school in 1999. I worked in both pediatric and adult medical settings, including hematology/oncology, emergency trauma and hospice. For 8 years, I worked at a school and community based medical clinic providing psychotherapy to all ages. I have also enjoyed private practice over the years. In each setting I work, including private practice, my therapeutic modality varies, but I always come from a strengths based/empowerment approach. I love somatic (mind/body) based work, as I am also a yoga teacher.
My specialty areas include grief/loss, chronic/terminal illness, trauma, abuse, infertility, post-partum mood disorders, divorce/children of divorce, depression/anxiety, ADD/ADHD, gifted and twice-exceptional children, play therapy, art therapy and family and couples therapy.
I have provided counseling services in Denver since completing graduate school in 1999. I worked in both pediatric and adult medical settings, including hematology/oncology, emergency trauma and hospice. For 8 years, I worked at a school and community based medical clinic providing psychotherapy to all ages. I have also enjoyed private practice over the years. In each setting I work, including private practice, my therapeutic modality varies, but I always come from a strengths based/empowerment approach. I love somatic (mind/body) based work, as I am also a yoga teacher.
(720) 613-5762 View (720) 613-5762
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Susan Finnefrock
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, MA, LPC, NCC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Denver, CO 80203
Waitlist for new clients
Training in play therapy, expressive arts, mindfulness, and progressive relaxation augments traditional talk therapy, offering a more individualized therapeutic approach.
Welcome! If you are searching for a therapist, you are looking for relief or change in your life. For all of us, life can be hard at times and you are courageous to embark on this journey of discovery. I know what it is like to sit on the other side of the therapist's chair. I am honored and privileged to walk this part of your journey with you while instilling great hope for healing and wholeness. I work with children, adolescents, and adults and facilitate groups for women of partners or spouses experiencing sex addiction or sexual integrity issues.
Training in play therapy, expressive arts, mindfulness, and progressive relaxation augments traditional talk therapy, offering a more individualized therapeutic approach.
Welcome! If you are searching for a therapist, you are looking for relief or change in your life. For all of us, life can be hard at times and you are courageous to embark on this journey of discovery. I know what it is like to sit on the other side of the therapist's chair. I am honored and privileged to walk this part of your journey with you while instilling great hope for healing and wholeness. I work with children, adolescents, and adults and facilitate groups for women of partners or spouses experiencing sex addiction or sexual integrity issues.
(720) 575-0643 View (720) 575-0643
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Center for Resilience Strategies
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
Denver, CO 80203
Stressed? Anxious? Unresolved trauma? Grief from loss? Relationship issues? Low self-esteem? We're here to help you make big changes in your life. CRS provides accessible, affordable, and effective mental health services for Coloradans. With offices in Denver, Aurora, Westminster, and Wheat Ridge, CRS provides individual counseling for teens and adults, play therapy, couple and marital therapy, and family therapy. We work with multiple insurance companies and offer income-based fees for services, all provided in a private practice clinic setting or via telehealth.
Stressed? Anxious? Unresolved trauma? Grief from loss? Relationship issues? Low self-esteem? We're here to help you make big changes in your life. CRS provides accessible, affordable, and effective mental health services for Coloradans. With offices in Denver, Aurora, Westminster, and Wheat Ridge, CRS provides individual counseling for teens and adults, play therapy, couple and marital therapy, and family therapy. We work with multiple insurance companies and offer income-based fees for services, all provided in a private practice clinic setting or via telehealth.
(720) 734-7069 View (720) 734-7069
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Kyle Berg
Licensed Professional Counselor Candidate, MA, LPCC
Verified Verified
Denver, CO 80246
I believe that every individual has within them the innate capacity for growth and resilience. My therapeutic approach is rooted in the belief that healing occurs most effectively within the context of authentic connection and collaboration. Through a synergetic play therapy lens, I strive to create a safe and nurturing space where clients of all ages can explore their experiences, express themselves freely, and discover their own unique strengths and solutions.
I believe that every individual has within them the innate capacity for growth and resilience. My therapeutic approach is rooted in the belief that healing occurs most effectively within the context of authentic connection and collaboration. Through a synergetic play therapy lens, I strive to create a safe and nurturing space where clients of all ages can explore their experiences, express themselves freely, and discover their own unique strengths and solutions.
(720) 983-3475 View (720) 983-3475
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Counseling Colorado, PLLC
Drug & Alcohol Counselor, MA, LPC, LAC, NCC
Verified Verified
Denver, CO 80222
Trained play therapist for younger children.
Are you living the life you want? Recovery is a choice and I am here to help. Getting help is not a sign of weakness; it is the empowerment of one's internal strength. I have a passion for creating a therapeutic alliance with clients to help them achieve their goals and to become their best self. Utilizing evidence based therapies, I am able to peel back the layers and get to the heart of one's core issues, resulting in healing. Choosing to seek professional help is a big decision and choosing the right counselor is essential to achieving success."
Trained play therapist for younger children.
Are you living the life you want? Recovery is a choice and I am here to help. Getting help is not a sign of weakness; it is the empowerment of one's internal strength. I have a passion for creating a therapeutic alliance with clients to help them achieve their goals and to become their best self. Utilizing evidence based therapies, I am able to peel back the layers and get to the heart of one's core issues, resulting in healing. Choosing to seek professional help is a big decision and choosing the right counselor is essential to achieving success."
(720) 548-1604 View (720) 548-1604
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Maxwell Murray
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
Denver, CO 80222
Play, existential, interpersonal therapy - all grounded in a trauma-informed approach - can help to address painful interpersonal cycles and the impacts of traumatic experiences at their root.
Whether you find yourself in life transition, impacted by personal or communal violence or other traumatic events, or otherwise feel frozen or stuck, therapy may support you in building awareness and skills to move through what you're facing. You may experience doubt in aspects of yourself you're unfamiliar with, fear of known or unknown stress-inducing circumstances, or the physical and emotional impacts of violence or pain you've seen or experienced. In each case, finding space where you can name what is painful to name is often the first step in that movement through it.
Play, existential, interpersonal therapy - all grounded in a trauma-informed approach - can help to address painful interpersonal cycles and the impacts of traumatic experiences at their root.
Whether you find yourself in life transition, impacted by personal or communal violence or other traumatic events, or otherwise feel frozen or stuck, therapy may support you in building awareness and skills to move through what you're facing. You may experience doubt in aspects of yourself you're unfamiliar with, fear of known or unknown stress-inducing circumstances, or the physical and emotional impacts of violence or pain you've seen or experienced. In each case, finding space where you can name what is painful to name is often the first step in that movement through it.
(720) 961-8661 View (720) 961-8661
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Bobbie Ann Nelson
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, NCC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Denver, CO 80224
As a play therapist, I seek to connect with my clients in their internal world and walk alongside parents as they grow in their attachment with their children.
Sometimes the strength you show is really hiding the shame and fear you are actually feeling. Difficult experiences in life like loss, grief, parenting, anxiety, depression or trauma might be why you need help, but giving yourself permission to ask feels overwhelming and impossible. Maybe you are the parent of a struggling child or adolescent who just cannot seem to find their way through anxiety and depression. Perhaps you are a teen wondering why life has to be so hard. Maybe the trauma of your past has taken up residence in your present. No matter what you are facing, You do not have to do it alone.
As a play therapist, I seek to connect with my clients in their internal world and walk alongside parents as they grow in their attachment with their children.
Sometimes the strength you show is really hiding the shame and fear you are actually feeling. Difficult experiences in life like loss, grief, parenting, anxiety, depression or trauma might be why you need help, but giving yourself permission to ask feels overwhelming and impossible. Maybe you are the parent of a struggling child or adolescent who just cannot seem to find their way through anxiety and depression. Perhaps you are a teen wondering why life has to be so hard. Maybe the trauma of your past has taken up residence in your present. No matter what you are facing, You do not have to do it alone.
(720) 802-6037 x2 View (720) 802-6037 x2
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Thomas Ramey Watson
PhD
Verified Verified
Denver, CO 80221
Your mind, body, & spirit are important components of a good life. I work with relationships, abuse, bullying, developing a strong and healthy sense of self, sex & gender, & spirituality. Having had a number of experiences with loss and the survival of the soul, I also do lots of grief and hope work over the passing of beloved animals and people. I find that this helps people with anxiety, especially important in our time. I am fully supportive of various orientations and paths to fulfillment, aware of the roles that class, race, and gender play in our lives. Most of all, I want you to find your true self, not a mask imposed on you.
Your mind, body, & spirit are important components of a good life. I work with relationships, abuse, bullying, developing a strong and healthy sense of self, sex & gender, & spirituality. Having had a number of experiences with loss and the survival of the soul, I also do lots of grief and hope work over the passing of beloved animals and people. I find that this helps people with anxiety, especially important in our time. I am fully supportive of various orientations and paths to fulfillment, aware of the roles that class, race, and gender play in our lives. Most of all, I want you to find your true self, not a mask imposed on you.
(720) 358-2853 View (720) 358-2853
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C.J. Malament
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
Verified Verified
Denver, CO 80203
Waitlist for new clients
I use an eclectic approach that draws from other evidence-based therapies such as EMDR and Internal Family Systems, as well as here-and-now activities that might utilize art, mindfulness, play, writing, drama, or animal-assisted activities.
I believe that everyone deserves to live a deeply engaged, fiercely connected and meaningful life. I offer a neurodiversity-affirming, mind-body approach for people who need to reset from shame, blame, or negativity; who want to increase their confidence and self-esteem; who want to heal from difficult experiences; who want to get unstuck; who want to find connection with others; who want to find their voice and find peace.
I use an eclectic approach that draws from other evidence-based therapies such as EMDR and Internal Family Systems, as well as here-and-now activities that might utilize art, mindfulness, play, writing, drama, or animal-assisted activities.
I believe that everyone deserves to live a deeply engaged, fiercely connected and meaningful life. I offer a neurodiversity-affirming, mind-body approach for people who need to reset from shame, blame, or negativity; who want to increase their confidence and self-esteem; who want to heal from difficult experiences; who want to get unstuck; who want to find connection with others; who want to find their voice and find peace.
(303) 736-9989 View (303) 736-9989
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Boscoe-Huffman Wellness Center
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified Verified
Denver, CO 80203
Dr. Jeff Boscoe-Huffman and Dr. Scott Boscoe-Huffman treat children, adolescents, adults, and families. We provide individual, group and family therapy as well as psychological evaluations, psychosexual evaluations, crisis debriefings, consultation, and supervision. Treatment includes Play Therapy, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, DBT, EMDR and Trauma Focused CBT. We treat a variety of issues including depression, anxiety, anger, parental divorce/separation, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Conduct Disorder, ADHD, low self-esteem, emotional/physical/sexual abuse, academic performance and behavior issues, suicidal ideation, mood disorder( including Bipolar Disorder), thought disorder, PTSD, Boderline Personality Disorder and Asperger's Disorder.
Dr. Jeff Boscoe-Huffman and Dr. Scott Boscoe-Huffman treat children, adolescents, adults, and families. We provide individual, group and family therapy as well as psychological evaluations, psychosexual evaluations, crisis debriefings, consultation, and supervision. Treatment includes Play Therapy, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, DBT, EMDR and Trauma Focused CBT. We treat a variety of issues including depression, anxiety, anger, parental divorce/separation, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Conduct Disorder, ADHD, low self-esteem, emotional/physical/sexual abuse, academic performance and behavior issues, suicidal ideation, mood disorder( including Bipolar Disorder), thought disorder, PTSD, Boderline Personality Disorder and Asperger's Disorder.
(303) 900-5392 View (303) 900-5392
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Chloé Miller - Lovers Counseling
Licensed Professional Counselor Candidate, MA, LPCC, NARM
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Denver, CO 80203
I also have certifications in Reiki Healing Energy and Play Therapy - Improv Comedy.
I specialize in complex trauma-informed couples counseling and healing relationship issues. Couples come to me for help with communication, emotional and physical intimacy, conflict resolution, and emotional regulation. Individuals come to me for a deeper understanding of their relationship patterns. I support clients through life transitions: dating, premarital, couples/marriage counseling, family planning, and divorce. Romantic relationships start with yourself. My clients cultivate self-trust, self-love, and self-compassion. Love is everything it's cracked up to be and authentic connection is the most beautiful human experience.
I also have certifications in Reiki Healing Energy and Play Therapy - Improv Comedy.
I specialize in complex trauma-informed couples counseling and healing relationship issues. Couples come to me for help with communication, emotional and physical intimacy, conflict resolution, and emotional regulation. Individuals come to me for a deeper understanding of their relationship patterns. I support clients through life transitions: dating, premarital, couples/marriage counseling, family planning, and divorce. Romantic relationships start with yourself. My clients cultivate self-trust, self-love, and self-compassion. Love is everything it's cracked up to be and authentic connection is the most beautiful human experience.
(720) 702-1716 View (720) 702-1716
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Michelle Mawhiney
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Denver, CO 80222
Under the umbrella of Attachment Theory and Family Systems Theory, modalities used in treatment may include play therapy, cognitive-behavioral therapy, solution-focused brief therapy, dialectical behavioral therapy, and trauma informed therapy.
Hi! My goal is to assist children in reaching their highest potential and collaborating with families to create a more harmonious and happy life together. Through humor, and sometimes silliness, I build authentic and genuine relationships with children and their families. My therapeutic approach is centered on the specific needs of each child. Experience includes serving as an elementary school counselor in a magnet school for the gifted: supporting general, special, and gifted education students and their families, as well as experience as a grief counselor, working with palliative care and hospice care patients and their families.
Under the umbrella of Attachment Theory and Family Systems Theory, modalities used in treatment may include play therapy, cognitive-behavioral therapy, solution-focused brief therapy, dialectical behavioral therapy, and trauma informed therapy.
Hi! My goal is to assist children in reaching their highest potential and collaborating with families to create a more harmonious and happy life together. Through humor, and sometimes silliness, I build authentic and genuine relationships with children and their families. My therapeutic approach is centered on the specific needs of each child. Experience includes serving as an elementary school counselor in a magnet school for the gifted: supporting general, special, and gifted education students and their families, as well as experience as a grief counselor, working with palliative care and hospice care patients and their families.
(719) 626-9856 View (719) 626-9856
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Center for Valued Living, PLLC
Psychologist, PsyD, LPC, LCSW, LMFT, LAC
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Denver, CO 80204
Common Issues or Specialties: Adults, Children/Adolescents/Teens, Family, Depression, Anxiety, Mood Disorders, Trauma/PTSD, Bipolar, Relationship problems, Couples, EMDR, CBT, DBT, play therapy, work/school stress; Identity issues; panic, grief/loss, work comp.
We are a group of highly-qualified mental health therapists serving all over CO via telehealth and in-person (offices in Aurora). Our licensed therapists and supervised LPCC/SWC/intern providers take most insurances including Medicaid. See c4vl.com or photo gallery for details on our clinicians, & specialties, insurances. We are committed to anti-racist, neurodivergent-affirming, and GLBTQIA+ allied practice. We have providers who speak Spanish, French, and Russian. Hablamos Espanol tambien!
Common Issues or Specialties: Adults, Children/Adolescents/Teens, Family, Depression, Anxiety, Mood Disorders, Trauma/PTSD, Bipolar, Relationship problems, Couples, EMDR, CBT, DBT, play therapy, work/school stress; Identity issues; panic, grief/loss, work comp.
We are a group of highly-qualified mental health therapists serving all over CO via telehealth and in-person (offices in Aurora). Our licensed therapists and supervised LPCC/SWC/intern providers take most insurances including Medicaid. See c4vl.com or photo gallery for details on our clinicians, & specialties, insurances. We are committed to anti-racist, neurodivergent-affirming, and GLBTQIA+ allied practice. We have providers who speak Spanish, French, and Russian. Hablamos Espanol tambien!
(720) 262-5859 View (720) 262-5859
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Te Anna Brown
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, NCC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Denver, CO 80246
I can also provide specialized treatment plans in expressive arts therapies - play therapy, art therapy and drama therapy - especially powerful therapy tools with children, teens, couples and families.
Everyone has a story. Our stories say something about who we are and how we manage life, how we get our needs met and how we relate. We all have the same basic needs for love, acceptance, connection, significance and purpose. Life can be full of joy and laughter, and at other times there can be deep hurt and sorrow when we need someone with an understanding heart and mind to join us in our journey. My heartfelt compassion and commitment to each person I serve, specifically caring for their unique needs makes all the difference.
I can also provide specialized treatment plans in expressive arts therapies - play therapy, art therapy and drama therapy - especially powerful therapy tools with children, teens, couples and families.
Everyone has a story. Our stories say something about who we are and how we manage life, how we get our needs met and how we relate. We all have the same basic needs for love, acceptance, connection, significance and purpose. Life can be full of joy and laughter, and at other times there can be deep hurt and sorrow when we need someone with an understanding heart and mind to join us in our journey. My heartfelt compassion and commitment to each person I serve, specifically caring for their unique needs makes all the difference.
(720) 789-8705 View (720) 789-8705
Play Therapy

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.