Gertie Breffle MA, LPC Sessions with me take on a mentor, down to earth, gritty feel. I believe in the therapeutic relationship being a human to human relationship and within that context I facilitate the healing process within clients as a collaborative effort. My orientation is using the body’s and nervous system’s natural capacities for healing along with human relationship to engage in the healing process. Using techniques and practices from the latest trauma research as well as attachment ...
e therapy is a journey to talk alongside you. Though I might be considered the "expert" in the areas in which you're looking for help, I also believe that you are the expert on you. I have a very collaborative and interpersonal style and though I use various empirically supported interventions to enhance with coping, the relationship between me and you is the most important thing. Change and growth are the goals of therapy. Change is a very subjective word, and it completely depends on where you...
Hello! Welcome to Anchor & Bell Counseling. We are a small group practice that operates out of Westwoods Community Church in Lakewood, CO. We love working with college age students as we help you explore more of your identity, passions, and goals. We know college can be a significant time of transition for you, and feel strongly about wanting to provide a safe place for you to come and catch your breath. Many of the college age clients we see are dealing with life transition issues, relation...
During the first session, our goal is to start to get to know you, what’s important to you, what you’re experiencing, what may still be lingering from the past, what your strengths and resources are, and to set some initial goals for our work together. Based on the initial session and our collaborative conversation, we will have some ideas as to the approaches that will be likely to help you achieve the change you’re striving for. Our varied educational and professional backgrounds mean that we’...
It is hard to look forward to your day when you feel stuck or burdened. With your energy reserves drained and coping strategies stretched thin, you may feel raw or wonder how to stay afloat. It doesn’t help when there’s plenty of advice suggesting “think positive” or simply “let it go.” Those words just add insult to injury. We offer support with trauma, anxiety & panic, LGBTQIA struggles, self-esteem, relationship challenges, depression or bipolar issues, as well as help through grief, l...
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I’m excited to work with you to build resources, develop skills, and assist you in taking any necessary steps toward achieving your goals. My style is relational, holistic, empathic, and collaborative; I believe that you are the expert of your experience. I enjoy working to understand where you’re coming from so that we can explore your roadblocks in life together. I use a combination of approaches that will be catered to your individual needs. Give me a call to see if we’re a good fit! I bel...
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*(We are an addiction treatment center)* NorthStar Transitions is a dual focused, co-occuring substance abuse recovery program in Boulder, CO. We offer a full recovery continuum of care for adult men and women focused on experiential and evidence based modalities. Our curriculum is trauma focused and CBT based, with an emphasis on reparative somatic experiencing, mindfulness, and evidence based therapies to equip our clients with tools for long term, sustainable recovery. We offer Med...
Natalie Cooney (LMFT), owner and founder of Compass Healing Project, uses her private practice to provide expert trauma resolution care and healing to individuals and relationships. She has a team of therapists on staff whom she supervises and supports as they help you heal. Our primary focus is you--healing. And our approach is holistic. We believe that stress, trauma, anxiety and depression can be best resolved through a body-mind approach. You want to heal, we can help you....
I am a psychotherapist in Boulder, Colorado and have spent my career working with people to find solutions, move towards recovery and create positive change in their lives. My focus is helping you to figure out the path forward to improve your quality of life. That might mean finding emotional stability, processing trauma, creating personal growth, or improving relationships. I have worked with college students, both undergraduate and graduate students, for the last 10 years at the Universit...
I have significant experience working with clients all over the world. I have worked with orphans in Mexico that were survivors of significant trauma and abuse and in Colombia with a group of displaced women, survivors of war. My therapeutic focus centers on the integration of the body and the mind in order to help my clients flourish. I am passionate about offering clients the opportunity to strengthen the gifts they have, and thrive. I work with college students from diverse backgrounds - tho...
Overwhelmed. Stressed Out. ANXIOUS. You keep asking yourself how you are going to get everything done. Being an adult and at college is a lot harder than you every thought. You wish you could feel happy and just have fun in college. But the pressure is on. The social pressure is there. Do you go out with friends or stay in and study? Going out you may have fun but would worry about getting homework done. But staying in you feel lonely, sad, wishing you would have gone out. Making the...
Let’s be real. These have been dark times, and uncertainty still abounds. Old wounds may be coming to the surface, and the thought of facing them may feel downright terrifying……it is terrifying. I believe that these moments are opportunities for us to learn, accept, and grow in our capacity to be Compassionate with ourselves, and with one another. This is how Transformational Healing occurs. If you are struggling wi...
Explore yourself and your relationships in a safe space where individuals and couples can ask their questions, speak their truth, look within, and grant one's self permission to feel, be supported, and evolve. Sessions can take place indoors at the office or outdoors, whether it be sitting alongside a river bed, walking a forest trail, or climbing a rock wall. Therapy is a leap of courage and a significant commitment to yourself and those around you. Mental health is achieved through life ...
When you or someone you love has been through a horrible experience, your whole life can be turned upside down. As an extensively trained trauma therapist, I have the education, experience, and passion to help you heal. There are proven approaches we can use to help you heal from your past. My clients learn to deeply understand how past experiences have affected them, and to feel in control and at peace in the present. You don't have to figure this out by yourself. Sexual assault, sexual hara...
Join me in learning the skills and tools to consciously create the life that you desire. Life experiences can lead to; PTSD, anxiety, depression, stress, addiction, grief, anger, hopelessness, and confusion that can make us feel out of control and overwhelmed. I support people to empower themselves through counseling, mindfulness, meditation, and yoga bringing together modern and ancient techniques for creating health and happiness in all areas of life. Everyone faces a variety of emotional, men...
Body-centered, Nature-based, Trauma-informed, Mindfulness, Transpersonal...
Hello! I've spent my entire career (30 years) working with undergraduate and graduate university students, both in the United States and abroad. I've worked in several University Counseling Centers and also teach graduate courses in counseling for NYU. During this time, I've had the opportunity to work with a wide range of individuals, including people from diverse backgrounds, who are grappling with many different issues: transition to college, relationship struggles, family issues, subst...
I help queer female college students suffering from emotional overwhelm, chronic stress, and anxiety about their future. Using the body-centered and expressive arts approaches of dance/movement psychotherapy, I help these young women discover their innate strength and resilience. By cultivating a connection to their bodies and true inner experience, my clients learn the tools they need to succeed in the modern world while developing a grounded and confident sense of who they are and what they wa...