Child Therapists in Loveland, CO
Delaney completed both her undergraduate and graduate-level practicums at a Child Advocacy Center.
Delaney is committed to nurturing a therapeutic relationship that is founded on acceptance, safety, and trust. Delaney will meet you exactly where you are, walking alongside you one step at a time. She wants you to know you are worthy of finding and experiencing freedom from within. Delaney will speak kind truths and push you with gentle challenges, providing you with resources to create sustainable change. Delaney Cash is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the states of Colorado and Missouri.
Delaney completed both her undergraduate and graduate-level practicums at a Child Advocacy Center.
Delaney is committed to nurturing a therapeutic relationship that is founded on acceptance, safety, and trust. Delaney will meet you exactly where you are, walking alongside you one step at a time. She wants you to know you are worthy of finding and experiencing freedom from within. Delaney will speak kind truths and push you with gentle challenges, providing you with resources to create sustainable change. Delaney Cash is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the states of Colorado and Missouri.
Play is the way a child communicates and processes the world around them. My goal is to offer a safe space for children to be themselves in order to work towards their therapeutic goals. I provide therapy to the child along with parenting support to their caregiver, as both are necessary for growth and healing. I recognize that no two children are alike and place value on getting to know the unique needs of each person, which allows me to adapt my work to meet clients where they are. I look forward to meeting you and beginning our journey!
Play is the way a child communicates and processes the world around them. My goal is to offer a safe space for children to be themselves in order to work towards their therapeutic goals. I provide therapy to the child along with parenting support to their caregiver, as both are necessary for growth and healing. I recognize that no two children are alike and place value on getting to know the unique needs of each person, which allows me to adapt my work to meet clients where they are. I look forward to meeting you and beginning our journey!
I have extensive experience and training in delivering Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), SCHEMA Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Trauma-Informed Practices, depression, anxiety, grief, trauma, substance abuse issues, sexual addiction issues, parent and child relationship, and Existential Therapy.
Are you struggling with issues related to trauma, grief, addiction, anxiety, or major life changes? There comes a time when we need some help from a certified professional to help cope with many of life’s challenges. I’m a Licensed Professional Counselor in the greater Loveland/Fort Collins area, and I’d be honored to help you on your journey toward healing and self-discovery. I believe that each individual has the ability to change their lives for the better and my approach to change is geared toward helping individuals become more confident, capable, and become the best version of themselves.
I have extensive experience and training in delivering Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), SCHEMA Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Trauma-Informed Practices, depression, anxiety, grief, trauma, substance abuse issues, sexual addiction issues, parent and child relationship, and Existential Therapy.
Are you struggling with issues related to trauma, grief, addiction, anxiety, or major life changes? There comes a time when we need some help from a certified professional to help cope with many of life’s challenges. I’m a Licensed Professional Counselor in the greater Loveland/Fort Collins area, and I’d be honored to help you on your journey toward healing and self-discovery. I believe that each individual has the ability to change their lives for the better and my approach to change is geared toward helping individuals become more confident, capable, and become the best version of themselves.
Archways Family Counseling
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
Loveland, CO 80537
Archways Counseling Center provides individuals, families, children and parents a safe place to begin their process of change. Clients come to Archways for a variety of reasons including child and adolescent development, difficulties in school, behavior problems, divorce, parenting skills, depression, anxiety, trauma and abuse, stress and grief and loss. Archways Counseling Center specializes in working with young children through Play Therapy in order to provide children with an environment in which they can truly thrive.
Archways Counseling Center provides individuals, families, children and parents a safe place to begin their process of change. Clients come to Archways for a variety of reasons including child and adolescent development, difficulties in school, behavior problems, divorce, parenting skills, depression, anxiety, trauma and abuse, stress and grief and loss. Archways Counseling Center specializes in working with young children through Play Therapy in order to provide children with an environment in which they can truly thrive.
Brett Morley
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Loveland, CO 80538
Children naturally communicate through play.
As children, play is how we live our lives, interact with our environment, communicate our thoughts, feelings, and passions. Often times the stresses of life, relationships, job pressures, traumas, and losses make us forget how to play, how to explore, and seek growth. Wherever you find yourself today, I would be honored to help YOU find YOUR way back to your playful spirit. One that encourages you to grow, explore, and understand yourself. Gently pushing you to be the best you, you can be. So that you can overcome obstacles that are in your way, conquer hills you are seeking to climb, and relationships you are hoping to create.
Children naturally communicate through play.
As children, play is how we live our lives, interact with our environment, communicate our thoughts, feelings, and passions. Often times the stresses of life, relationships, job pressures, traumas, and losses make us forget how to play, how to explore, and seek growth. Wherever you find yourself today, I would be honored to help YOU find YOUR way back to your playful spirit. One that encourages you to grow, explore, and understand yourself. Gently pushing you to be the best you, you can be. So that you can overcome obstacles that are in your way, conquer hills you are seeking to climb, and relationships you are hoping to create.
Tracy Main
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, IPT-CST, RPT, LPC
Verified Verified
Loveland, CO 80538
I can help you develop a deeper understanding of your child and help them heal through the magic and wonder of play.
As a Registered Play Therapist who specializes in working with children 10 and under, I believe and know that children cannot process the same way that we adults do, which is why talk therapy won't work well for them. For children, play is their language and the toys are their words (Landreth). I am trained to communicate and use their play to reach their goals ( little do the kids realize what important work they are doing!) My job is to help them realize their best selves while helping you as their parent and caregivers understand and parent them in ways that can speak not only to their strengths but yours as well.
I can help you develop a deeper understanding of your child and help them heal through the magic and wonder of play.
As a Registered Play Therapist who specializes in working with children 10 and under, I believe and know that children cannot process the same way that we adults do, which is why talk therapy won't work well for them. For children, play is their language and the toys are their words (Landreth). I am trained to communicate and use their play to reach their goals ( little do the kids realize what important work they are doing!) My job is to help them realize their best selves while helping you as their parent and caregivers understand and parent them in ways that can speak not only to their strengths but yours as well.
Christopher L Gray
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Loveland, CO 80538
I work with children and families who are recovering from divorce.
Thanks for your interest in therapy. I believe that all people are capable of change and growth and that therapy can be an invaluable tool for increasing happiness in one's life and relationships. I am a Licensed Professional Counselor and I enjoy working with children, adolescents, and adults using individual, couples, and family therapy modalities. I strive to blend warmth and understanding with challenges for growth and change. Using cognitive behavioral techniques, I assist clients in addressing thought patterns, emotional patterns and behavioral patterns to increase happiness and satisfaction!
I work with children and families who are recovering from divorce.
Thanks for your interest in therapy. I believe that all people are capable of change and growth and that therapy can be an invaluable tool for increasing happiness in one's life and relationships. I am a Licensed Professional Counselor and I enjoy working with children, adolescents, and adults using individual, couples, and family therapy modalities. I strive to blend warmth and understanding with challenges for growth and change. Using cognitive behavioral techniques, I assist clients in addressing thought patterns, emotional patterns and behavioral patterns to increase happiness and satisfaction!
She also has a minor in Family and Consumer Science with an emphasis on Child Development.
Through counseling, Jamie Smiertelny offers a warm, supportive, nonjudgmental, nurturing setting in which her clients feel safe to explore any issue, along with having the freedom to grow. She provides an empathetic space to heal. Her approach involves providing individuals with the tools they need to make their world the best place it can be so they can succeed and live their best lives. Jamie will meet you where you are and will work from that point forward.
She also has a minor in Family and Consumer Science with an emphasis on Child Development.
Through counseling, Jamie Smiertelny offers a warm, supportive, nonjudgmental, nurturing setting in which her clients feel safe to explore any issue, along with having the freedom to grow. She provides an empathetic space to heal. Her approach involves providing individuals with the tools they need to make their world the best place it can be so they can succeed and live their best lives. Jamie will meet you where you are and will work from that point forward.
I am accepting children-adult clients! Do you think you feel things too deeply? Or that whatever normal is, you are next to it? If so, I can relate! My goal is to create a space where those I work with are not labeling themselves as "the problem," or for them to feel powerless in their big feelings and behavior patterns. Instead of asking why you felt too much or did xyz wrong, we should be asking what you have done right to make it this far. I take a strengths-based approach to therapy. We will explore your experiences and interactions through play, art and story-telling in order to accomplish your goals and celebrate who you are!
I am accepting children-adult clients! Do you think you feel things too deeply? Or that whatever normal is, you are next to it? If so, I can relate! My goal is to create a space where those I work with are not labeling themselves as "the problem," or for them to feel powerless in their big feelings and behavior patterns. Instead of asking why you felt too much or did xyz wrong, we should be asking what you have done right to make it this far. I take a strengths-based approach to therapy. We will explore your experiences and interactions through play, art and story-telling in order to accomplish your goals and celebrate who you are!
Extensive work with elementary age children, adolescents, individuals and families.
Therapy can be initially a very stressful undertaking, that may or should initiate change. I like to look at the positives of change and how that makes a person feel better about themselves and their outlook on life, now and in the future. In my 20 plus years of experience as a therapist I have found that the relationship between the client and therapist is most important for this to occur and for real healing to begin. I feel that my calm and excepting demeanor is a good fit for people to begin this process. It should be noted that I do not do marriage or couples therapy as my colleagues are a better fit and I prefer individuals
Extensive work with elementary age children, adolescents, individuals and families.
Therapy can be initially a very stressful undertaking, that may or should initiate change. I like to look at the positives of change and how that makes a person feel better about themselves and their outlook on life, now and in the future. In my 20 plus years of experience as a therapist I have found that the relationship between the client and therapist is most important for this to occur and for real healing to begin. I feel that my calm and excepting demeanor is a good fit for people to begin this process. It should be noted that I do not do marriage or couples therapy as my colleagues are a better fit and I prefer individuals
Kidstuff Child & Family Counseling, P.C.
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, LMFT, LCSW
Verified Verified
Loveland, CO 80538
Now offering TELEHEALTH. KIDSTUFF Child & Family Counseling, P.C. specializes in helping kids and families navigate life's challenges and improve overall wellness. We help kids AND ADULTS overcome a variety of issues including family conflict, domestic violence, divorce, blended families, academic and social challenges, bullying, addiction (including gaming,) low self esteem, ADHD, Depression, Anxiety, PTSD and much more. Our LICENSED counselors have many years of experience providing evidence- based techniques including expressive therapies like art, music, play and trauma-informed yoga therapy. Also offering reunification therapy.
Now offering TELEHEALTH. KIDSTUFF Child & Family Counseling, P.C. specializes in helping kids and families navigate life's challenges and improve overall wellness. We help kids AND ADULTS overcome a variety of issues including family conflict, domestic violence, divorce, blended families, academic and social challenges, bullying, addiction (including gaming,) low self esteem, ADHD, Depression, Anxiety, PTSD and much more. Our LICENSED counselors have many years of experience providing evidence- based techniques including expressive therapies like art, music, play and trauma-informed yoga therapy. Also offering reunification therapy.
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Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, PhD
Verified Verified
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Loveland, CO 80537
I have a PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision, with an emphasis in counseling children and adolescents.
I believe that you being the most authentic version of yourself is your gift to offer yourself and the world. Cultural messages often limit our potential if left unexamined; let's explore who you could be if you gave yourself permission to be your whole self. I want to celebrate your unique essence in an affirming space that welcomes the parts of you that you aren't sure others will understand. I'm a queer, affirming, anti-racist, trauma-informed healer with a lot left to learn on this journey. I'd be so grateful to explore your path with you!
I have a PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision, with an emphasis in counseling children and adolescents.
I believe that you being the most authentic version of yourself is your gift to offer yourself and the world. Cultural messages often limit our potential if left unexamined; let's explore who you could be if you gave yourself permission to be your whole self. I want to celebrate your unique essence in an affirming space that welcomes the parts of you that you aren't sure others will understand. I'm a queer, affirming, anti-racist, trauma-informed healer with a lot left to learn on this journey. I'd be so grateful to explore your path with you!
Whether it's a social, emotional, behavioral concern arising in your child or teen, or if your family seems to keep clashing and you want some insight into the patterns you've found you and your loved ones in, I believe we can work together to discover what's lying underneath, bring it into awareness, and promote the change each individual desires. My goal is not to keep you in therapy forever, but to help you achieve your goals and support building skills and tools to use for the rest of your life. Each individual is unique, so I offer a range of therapeutic modalities based on where the client is at.
Whether it's a social, emotional, behavioral concern arising in your child or teen, or if your family seems to keep clashing and you want some insight into the patterns you've found you and your loved ones in, I believe we can work together to discover what's lying underneath, bring it into awareness, and promote the change each individual desires. My goal is not to keep you in therapy forever, but to help you achieve your goals and support building skills and tools to use for the rest of your life. Each individual is unique, so I offer a range of therapeutic modalities based on where the client is at.
Ellen Geoffrion
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, R-DMT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Loveland, CO 80537
Through office-based counseling for children, teens, adults and couples, hospice and grief counseling in hospitals and home visits, movement groups, rites of passages, and school systems, I've witnessed and guided powerful changes.
I believe that you have innate goodness and worth, coupled with the need to be seen and valued for your creativity and unique contributions. It requires strength to find more clarity and possibility in your life, and I honor your courage. With my patient and innovative counseling methods, I will support you to remember and revitalize those aspects of yourself that may have become forgotten and lost. My warm and engaging style not only enables you to become aware of your limiting self-judgments, but also provides the necessary encouragement and tools for creating empowered, life-affirming, and embodied transformation.
Through office-based counseling for children, teens, adults and couples, hospice and grief counseling in hospitals and home visits, movement groups, rites of passages, and school systems, I've witnessed and guided powerful changes.
I believe that you have innate goodness and worth, coupled with the need to be seen and valued for your creativity and unique contributions. It requires strength to find more clarity and possibility in your life, and I honor your courage. With my patient and innovative counseling methods, I will support you to remember and revitalize those aspects of yourself that may have become forgotten and lost. My warm and engaging style not only enables you to become aware of your limiting self-judgments, but also provides the necessary encouragement and tools for creating empowered, life-affirming, and embodied transformation.
I have nearly 20 years of experience providing psychological services, including therapy and assessment, for children as young as three and across the lifespan.
Life's barriers sometimes get in the way of living life as abundantly as we would like. I know that it can be hard to seek help. I would be honored to come alongside you and see if we can find a way to overcome the barriers in life. Using a holistic approach, I will listen with empathy and together identify changes to be made and how to make those changes. Moreover, we will identify other important people in your life, including other health professionals with whom coordinating care will enrich your experience.
I have nearly 20 years of experience providing psychological services, including therapy and assessment, for children as young as three and across the lifespan.
Life's barriers sometimes get in the way of living life as abundantly as we would like. I know that it can be hard to seek help. I would be honored to come alongside you and see if we can find a way to overcome the barriers in life. Using a holistic approach, I will listen with empathy and together identify changes to be made and how to make those changes. Moreover, we will identify other important people in your life, including other health professionals with whom coordinating care will enrich your experience.
Erin M Thomas
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Loveland, CO 80538
The majority of my background and training has been working with children, adolescents and adults who have experienced significant trauma in their lives.
My name is Erin Thomas and I am a Licensed Professional Counselor in Northern Colorado. In therapy, every client is different and has differing needs for the healing process to occur. This is why the most important step to me in working with a client is establishing a trusting relationship at the beginning of therapy so that I can understand how to help in the most effective way. Connecting with others in a way that supports them through difficult times in their lives has been my passion and I continue to look for new ways to help those who struggle.
The majority of my background and training has been working with children, adolescents and adults who have experienced significant trauma in their lives.
My name is Erin Thomas and I am a Licensed Professional Counselor in Northern Colorado. In therapy, every client is different and has differing needs for the healing process to occur. This is why the most important step to me in working with a client is establishing a trusting relationship at the beginning of therapy so that I can understand how to help in the most effective way. Connecting with others in a way that supports them through difficult times in their lives has been my passion and I continue to look for new ways to help those who struggle.
Darla Kraft
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, RPT-S, CTS, EPT-S
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Loveland, CO 80537
My practice is unique in working with adoptive families to strengthen the bonds between their child/children and them.
I believe each and every person who walks through my door is unique with unique individual needs. I believe that it takes tremendous courage and strength to seek out counseling. I am a Licensed Professional Counselor, Registered Play Therapist - Supervisor, and a Certified Trauma Specialist with the National Institute for Trauma and Loss with Children and Adolescents. I am also EMDR level 2 trained. I work with families and children ages 3-18 that have trauma in their history. I teach play therapy to other mental health professionals. I have been in the mental health field for 30 years.
My practice is unique in working with adoptive families to strengthen the bonds between their child/children and them.
I believe each and every person who walks through my door is unique with unique individual needs. I believe that it takes tremendous courage and strength to seek out counseling. I am a Licensed Professional Counselor, Registered Play Therapist - Supervisor, and a Certified Trauma Specialist with the National Institute for Trauma and Loss with Children and Adolescents. I am also EMDR level 2 trained. I work with families and children ages 3-18 that have trauma in their history. I teach play therapy to other mental health professionals. I have been in the mental health field for 30 years.
Gregory S Creed
Licensed Professional Counselor, PhD, LPC, MA
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Loveland, CO 80537
I have 20 years of clinical experience working with couples, families, teens, school age children and adults. I believe my work has greatly contributed to enhancing the lives of my clients. I utilize a strength-based approach, which helps families to see beyond the problem and see opportunities for change. I strongly believe in building on family strengths to improve relationships and family functioning. I provide consultation and parent education designed to empower, educate and support parents in developing effective parenting strategies.
I have 20 years of clinical experience working with couples, families, teens, school age children and adults. I believe my work has greatly contributed to enhancing the lives of my clients. I utilize a strength-based approach, which helps families to see beyond the problem and see opportunities for change. I strongly believe in building on family strengths to improve relationships and family functioning. I provide consultation and parent education designed to empower, educate and support parents in developing effective parenting strategies.
Dominic Joseph Smith
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC, RPT
Verified Verified
Loveland, CO 80537
I have diverse clinical experience with children and their families in community settings, as well as in elementary and pre-school settings. I also have great experience with helping children navigate developmental disabilities, behavioral and mood disorders, divorce, separation, and stepfamily dynamics. I have worked with many children who have been exposed to trauma including, abuse, neglect, and domestic violence. I believe that involving the family, parents, and other primary caregivers in the therapeutic process provides the best possible resolution for the toughest challenges.
I have diverse clinical experience with children and their families in community settings, as well as in elementary and pre-school settings. I also have great experience with helping children navigate developmental disabilities, behavioral and mood disorders, divorce, separation, and stepfamily dynamics. I have worked with many children who have been exposed to trauma including, abuse, neglect, and domestic violence. I believe that involving the family, parents, and other primary caregivers in the therapeutic process provides the best possible resolution for the toughest challenges.
I have extensive training in experiential play therapy with children from trauma backgrounds, but this technique can be used with all children.
Things often happen in life that are out of our control, so having a space where you can safely share those experiences and feelings, tell your story to be heard, and get the support you need to overcome those hard times. For children this can be even hard because they often do not understand what happened to them, they just know they feel different and now respond differently. Children need someone who can meet them where they are and help them regain confidence and find ways to cope with and make sense of the trauma they experienced. Children, like others, want to be heard and validated in their experiences and feelings.
I have extensive training in experiential play therapy with children from trauma backgrounds, but this technique can be used with all children.
Things often happen in life that are out of our control, so having a space where you can safely share those experiences and feelings, tell your story to be heard, and get the support you need to overcome those hard times. For children this can be even hard because they often do not understand what happened to them, they just know they feel different and now respond differently. Children need someone who can meet them where they are and help them regain confidence and find ways to cope with and make sense of the trauma they experienced. Children, like others, want to be heard and validated in their experiences and feelings.
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Child Therapists
Child psychologists in Loveland, CO provide mental health therapy to children and are experts in child development.
Every comprehensive review of therapy with children shows that all credible approaches, when performed by a competent mental health clinician, produce almost the same results. About half of all kids will get better. Of those that improve, 80% will show progress in a relatively short time, while the remaining 20% will need longer-term support.
The best child therapists in Loveland build great relationships with the child and the parent. They also see the child's strengths and are open to hearing the child's possible solutions to the challenges the child faces. Finally, a good therapist appreciates the child's culture and is sensitive to the values of the child's community.
Every comprehensive review of therapy with children shows that all credible approaches, when performed by a competent mental health clinician, produce almost the same results. About half of all kids will get better. Of those that improve, 80% will show progress in a relatively short time, while the remaining 20% will need longer-term support.
The best child therapists in Loveland build great relationships with the child and the parent. They also see the child's strengths and are open to hearing the child's possible solutions to the challenges the child faces. Finally, a good therapist appreciates the child's culture and is sensitive to the values of the child's community.