licensed therapist in Denver, Colorado - mental health counseling

One-on-one therapy for adults dealing with depression, anxiety, trauma, and life transitions, plus relationship counseling for couples struggling with communication, trust, or connection. We work at your pace using approaches that fit your Denver life, with evening and weekend appointments available.

Professional counseling for people navigating the legal system in Denver. We provide the documentation, compliance letters, and progress reports your lawyer or probation officer needs - while offering real support during a tough time.

Support for families dealing with conflict, communication breakdowns, blended family challenges, or teen problems. We help Denver families figure out how to actually like each other again, not just survive under the same roof.

Therapy where you don't have to explain yourself or educate us on basic stuff. Just show up as yourself and work on what you need - identity, relationships, family issues, or trauma from discrimination.

Comprehensive custody evaluations and family mediation for divorcing or separating parents in Denver. We conduct court-ordered assessments and help families reach custody agreements without litigation when possible.

Forward-focused support for people who aren't dealing with mental health issues but want help with career transitions, goal setting, personal growth, or life balance. Coaching is about where you're going, not where you've been.

Psychological testing and diagnostic evaluations for ADHD, learning disabilities, autism spectrum, and other conditions. We provide comprehensive assessments with detailed reports for treatment planning, school accommodations, or personal understanding.

Professional psychological evaluations for asylum cases, hardship waivers, VAWA petitions, U-visas, and other immigration matters. We provide culturally sensitive assessments that meet USCIS standards and support your case.

Legal, therapeutic work with psilocybin and ketamine for treatment-resistant depression, complex PTSD, and anxiety that hasn't responded to traditional approaches. We guide you through preparation, the medicine session, and integration in a safe setting.

People ask us all the time what's the difference between a psychotherapist and a counselor in Denver. Honestly? Not much in practice. It's mostly about what feels right to you when your searching for help. Some people want a "counselor" because it feels less clinical. Others prefer "therapist" because it sounds more serious. We answer to both because what matters is the work we do together, not the title on our door.

What we've learned working as counselors in Denver is that people need different things depending on where they're at in life. The tech worker in LoHi dealing with imposter syndrome needs something different than the teacher in Park Hill who's burnt out from the school year. The college student at DU facing their first real depression needs a different approach than the retired couple in Wash Park trying to reconnect after 30 years of marriage.

We do individual counseling for adults dealing with everything from everyday stress to serious mental health stuff. Depression, anxiety, trauma, life transitions - all the things that make being human complicated. We meet weekly or biweekly, depending on what works for you and your schedule. Some people come for a few months when life gets hard. Others stick around for years because they like having that consistent support.

The individual counseling work we do in Denver covers a lot of ground. Maybe your dealing with work stress that's bleeding into everything else. Maybe you've got family drama that's been going on for decades. Maybe you just feel stuck and can't figure out why. We'll work through it at your pace, using approaches that actually make sense for your life. 

Your friends tell you what you want to hear. Your therapist will tell you what you need to hear.

Last spring, a family from Greenwood Village came to see us. Parents, two teenagers, and a whole lot of yelling. They'd tried family dinners, family meetings, even a family trip to the mountains that ended with everyone mad at each other. The dad told us, "We used to like each other." That stuck with us.

Family counseling in Denver is tricky because families here are stretched thin. As family therapists in Denver, we see this every single day. Both parents working long hours, kids involved in seventeen activities, nobody home for dinner. Then you add in blended family situations, cultural differences, or just plain old teenage rebellion, and things fall apart fast.

As family counselors in Denver, we see a lot of families who wait too long to get help. They think they can handle it themselves until someone's grades tank or a kid starts getting in trouble. Here's what we tell people: if everyone in your house is miserable, that's reason enough to come in. You don't need a crisis to deserve support.

Family counseling looks different for every family. Sometimes we all meet together. Sometimes we meet with the parents separately, or with the kids separately. We work on communication, boundaries, understanding each other's perspectives. We help families in Denver figure out how to actually be a family again, not just people who live in the same house and avoid each other.

The families we work with come from all over Denver - Centennial, Englewood, Lakewood, Westminster. They're dealing with custody issues, step-family dynamics, kids with mental health problems, parents with mental health problems. The common thread? They still care about each other, even when it doesn't feel like it.

Here's what frustrates us about how Denver talks about mental health services: everyone acts like it's all meditation apps and self-care Sundays. Light a candle, take a bath, practice gratitude. That stuff's fine, but it doesn't fix actual mental health problems.

The mental health service work we do in Denver is for people dealing with real stuff. Clinical depression that makes getting out of bed feel impossible. Anxiety so bad you can't go to the grocery store. PTSD from abuse or violence. Substance use that started as coping and turned into a whole other problem.

We're licensed therapists in Denver, which means we can actually diagnose and treat mental health conditions - not just talk about feelings. Not just listen and nod, but actually help you manage symptoms and get your life back. We might use cognitive-behavioral therapy, EMDR for trauma, or other evidence-based approaches depending on what your dealing with.

A lot of our Denver clients have tried therapy before and it didn't work. Usually because their therapist was too gentle, too focused on feelings without actually giving them tools to change. Or because their therapist didn't understand what it's like to live in Denver - the isolation, the seasonal depression, the pressure to always be doing something outdoorsy when you just want to stay home.

Mental health services in Denver should meet you where you're at. If you need weekly sessions, great. If you need to text between sessions because your having a panic attack at work, we can do that too. If you need someone to coordinate with your psychiatrist or primary care doctor, we're happy to be part of your team.

The individual counseling work we do as therapists in Denver covers a lot of ground. We meet one-on-one, usually for 50 minutes, and we work on whatever's making your life harder than it needs to be. Some people come because their doctor told them to. Some come because their partner gave them an ultimatum. Some come because they finally admitted they can't do it alone anymore.

We work with people in Denver dealing with depression, anxiety, trauma, relationship problems, work stress, life transitions, identity stuff, grief, and about a hundred other things. Each person gets a different approach because each person's different. What works for the lawyer in LoDo won't work for the line cook in Federal Heights.

Couples counseling is probably the hardest work we do as therapists in Denver, and also the most rewarding. Watching two people who can barely look at each other slowly find their way back to connection - that's why we do this job.

The couples we see in Denver are dealing with all the usual stuff: communication breakdowns, trust issues, sex problems, money fights, parenting disagreements. But they're also dealing with Denver-specific stress. That's why working with a therapist in Denver who knows the local stuff helps - we get that your rent just went up again and it's causing fights. Both working demanding jobs to afford a tiny house in Berkeley. One partner wanting to leave Denver and the other refusing to go. Growing apart because one person's always at Red Rocks or on the slopes while the other person's home alone.

Couples counseling works when both people actually want to be there. If one of you is just showing up to prove the other person wrong, we probably won't get far. But if you both still care and want things to be better, we can usually find a path forward.

This is hard work, and it's some of the most important work we do in Denver. If you're dealing with domestic violence, intimate partner violence, or abuse of any kind, you need someone who understands the dynamics and won't judge you for staying, for leaving, or for going back.

We do domestic violence counseling and IPV counseling in our Denver office for survivors (and perpetrators) who want to figure out the whys. Both sides need support, just different kinds. If you're being abused, we work on safety planning, understanding the patterns, rebuilding your sense of self. If you've been abusive, we work on accountability, changing behavior, and understanding why you do what you do.

A lot of our domestic violence clients in Denver are dealing with complicated situations. Maybe there's kids involved. Maybe you still love the person who hurt you. Maybe you've been abusive and you hate yourself for it. All of that's normal, and all of that's stuff we can work through.

Looking for an LGBTQ+ therapist in Denver? We've got you. Denver's pretty progressive compared to a lot of places, but that doesn't mean it's easy being queer here. We've worked with LGBTQIA+ folks in Denver for years, and we've heard all the stories. Getting kicked out of families. Dealing with discrimination at work. Struggling to find community. Dating while trans. Coming out later in life. All of it.

Our LGBTQIA+ affirming counseling in Denver is just regular therapy, except you don't have to explain yourself or educate us on basic stuff. You can just show up and be yourself. We work on whatever you need - anxiety, depression, relationship stuff, identity exploration, family drama, trauma from discrimination or violence.

We see a lot of queer folks in Capitol Hill, Baker, and Highlands, but we work with people from all over Denver. If you're looking for LGBTQIA+ affirming counseling in Denver and you're tired of therapists who say they're affirming but then ask weird questions, give us a call.

Already covered this above, but it's worth repeating: family counseling in Denver helps families who are stuck. We work on communication, problem-solving, understanding each other better. Whether your family's in Congress Park or Castle Rock, the issues are usually similar - everyone's busy, everyone's stressed, and nobody knows how to talk to each other anymore. 

Stepfamilies, separated families, blended families - any kind of family even your chosen family - we're here to help.

Not everyone needs therapy. Sometimes you just need someone to help you figure out your life, set goals, and stay accountable. That's where coaching services come in.

Not everyone needs therapy. Our Denver therapists also offer coaching services for people who aren't dealing with mental health issues but want help with career stuff, life changes, or personal growth.Coaching is more forward-focused than therapy - less about your past and more about where you want to go.

Coaching services in Denver are for the person who's doing okay but wants to do better. We meet regularly, we set goals, we work on obstacles, and we celebrate wins. It's practical, it's action-oriented, and it works for people who don't need or want traditional therapy.

Colorado legalized certain psychedelics a couple years back, and Denver's become a hub for this kind of work. We offer psychedelic-assisted therapy (magic mushroom journeys) in Denver for people dealing with treatment-resistant depression, PTSD, anxiety, creativity crises, and existential stuff.

This isn't recreational use - it's therapeutic work with substances like psilocybin in a controlled, legal setting. We do preparation sessions before, the medicine session itself, and integration sessions after to help you make sense of the experience and apply what you learned.

Psychedelic-assisted therapy in Denver is still pretty new, so there's a lot of questions. Yes, it's legal under Colorado law. Yes, we're trained and licensed to do this work. No, it's not for everyone. We'll talk through whether it makes sense for you before moving forward.

A lot of people end up in our office because a judge told them to be there. Court-ordered counseling in Denver covers everything from DUIs to domestic violence to custody evaluations. If you're dealing with the legal system and you need counseling, we can help.

We work with court-ordered clients all over Denver who need documentation for their case, letters for their lawyer, or just someone to help them through a tough time. Finding a therapist in Denver who handles court stuff without being judgmental is hard - we do both. We take this stuff seriously because we know your freedom or your kids might depend on it.

Custody evaluations are some of the hardest work we do. When parents can't agree on custody arrangements, sometimes the court orders an evaluation to figure out what's best for the kids. We do custody evaluations in Denver for families going through divorce or separation.

The process involves meeting with both parents, meeting with the kids, sometimes talking to teachers or other people in the kids' lives. Then we write a report with recommendations for the court. It's not about picking sides - it's about figuring out what arrangement will actually work best for the kids.

Custody evaluations in Denver can take a few weeks or a few months depending on how complicated the situation is. If you've been ordered to do an evaluation, or if you're thinking about requesting one, we should talk about what the process looks like.