Therapists in El Paso County, CO

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.

I have worked in Early Childhood Education for 25 years, which has given me the opportunity to help young children develop social-emotional skills. I look forward to utilizing these skills I've learned to help my clients strengthen their areas of need within the field of mental health.

My clients are often suffering from anxiety, depression, and struggles with self-worth. Building resiliency and distress tolerance are the first steps, increasing comfort with uncomfortable emotions and body signals. Once a client has skills to self-soothe, we can start digging deeper into issues of trauma, attachment wounds, and injuries stemming from family of origin. Identifying and challenging self-limiting beliefs, building self-love through exploration, discovery, and radical acceptance of self are some of the things we may work on.

Are you overwhelmed by depression, anxiety, or feeling the stress of a traumatic experience/life situation? Do you have recurring relationship problems? Do you feel like your life sometimes becomes unmanageable? Let me help. I'm a licensed psychologist in Colorado, specializing in the treatment of mood disorders, Post Traumatic Stress, and other trauma-related disorders and adjustment problems. If you are suffering, there is no reason you can't make it better. We will work together toward improved thinking, feeling and overall well-being.

I spent seven years as a collegiate head coach in cross country and track and field, rejoined my dream of counseling in 2020, and started our practice in 2022. My caseload is made up of 70% youth between 4 and 18, 30% adults, and about 75% men and boys, overall. I utilize cognitive behavioral therapy, techniques from play therapy for the youngest clients, and see couples with an assertive REBT action-oriented style. I am mostly in-person here in Colorado Springs, and I work weekends! Let's get better!

Anastasia has a passion for play therapy, children age 4-17, adult and child trauma counseling, individual therapy, and family therapy.

There should always be hope, and you shouldn’t have to suffer alone! No matter what you are facing, I believe that together we can find a solution! We all face difficulty, but it is important to remember that the way you feel is only temporary! It is only a matter of time before the sun comes out after a storm. While life can be challenging at times, having a skilled professional with over 20 years of experience can help you to manage whatever difficulties you are going through. It’s my job to “walk along-side you” in a non-judgmental manner and offer you the support, encouragement, and the concrete solutions you are seeking.

The Sanctuary of Growth is a place for those on the spiritual walk. A sanctuary where you can begin initiating and establishing positive change, new supportive routines and self-reflection in your life, also exploring areas that may hold many significant answers to your own journey of growth by allowing for spaces of healing and reflection that resonate with where you wish to head next. My practice is unique in joining evidence based psychotherapeutic approaches with spirituality based exploration, integration and training as the catalyst of growth and root source healing as a tool to help you navigate and uncover the healer within.

My ideal client is seeking personal growth and self-discovery. They are driven to overcome challenges, gain clarity, and make positive changes in their life. They may be struggling with issues such as anxiety, low self-esteem, or difficulty managing relationships. Their primary goal is to attain emotional well-being, find meaning and purpose, and cultivate a fulfilling life. They are motivated to achieve these goals because they desire a sense of fulfillment, happiness, and a greater understanding of themselves and their place in the world.

I know that your pain and trauma make you feel lost and small. That the conflict relationally is exhausting. You want the hurt replaced by healing, and the feeling of being lost by knowing you have a place and are grounded. Let’s go there!

Need help? Is your life or family life out of control? With Penny Frank and team, we understand the demands and pressure of life! Our expertise includes treating Trauma, EMDR, Family, Play, Military, Grief, Autism, and Group therapy. We will walk with you as you confront your issues, seeking the right solution. We enjoy serving a broad spectrum of people; working to decrease anxiety, inattention, attachment issues, parenting issues, relationship/communication problems, depression, addiction and anger management. Let's get you on a plan to have a positive and healthier life!

We have openings! Our team is dedicated to serving others. Many people find themselves feeling overwhelmed at some point in their lives. We are here to listen, offer hope, and walk through difficult times with you. We can work together to set achievable goals, gain insight, and work towards healing. We provide our clients with a safe, playful, creative and homey environment, where you can gain an outside perspective, additional support, or just someone to listen. Making the call takes courage and is the first step in the process.

Are you looking to heal, grow, and overcome life’s many challenges? Have you reached the point where your old patterns of thinking, feeling, and behaving are getting in the way of what you want? With 20 years of experience in serving others through private practice, school counseling, backcountry guiding, strengths-based coaching, adventure education, experiential groups, and 12-step programs, I would love to partner with you to tangibly decrease your suffering and increase your wellbeing.

I sincerely believe that one's perception is their reality, and understanding that perception allows me to connect with them in a more therapeutic manner. Each client brings their own unique story, and hearing that story brings valuable insight. My goals in the therapeutic setting are to earn and build client trust, to always be authentic, to model empathy and warmth, to employ unconditional positive acceptance, to assist with reframing problematic thinking to foster potential solutions for happiness and healing, and to foster development of healthy coping skills as needed.

I want to invite you to awaken to the life you were created for...filled with hope, healing and freedom to live the Bigger Story. When we go through difficult times, it is so easy for our hearts to simply go to "sleep" to protect ourselves from further pain and disappointment. Sometimes it can be challenging to know how to break out of the ways our hearts have opted for the status quo. With 31 years of counseling experience and a passion to see hearts awakened, I offer to come alongside those who are sincerely hungry for true transformation.

Do you find talks with your partner turn to fights? Does frustration surface when you need to discuss important topics? You are not alone. Many couples struggle with communicating effectively and understanding each other. Every argument is a conversation you need to have. It is not too late to have the fulfilling relationship you have always wanted.

When people experience trauma, severe life stressors, or even experience change of any kind, it is not uncommon for their lives to unravel. My passion and greatest gift is bringing healing to people who have been through a traumatic/stressful experience. I help my clients, children, adults, and families, including the very young (ages 2-5), find healthy perceptions of themselves and strengthen their relationships so they can know themselves as restored, complete, whole, and safe.

I work best with clients who have suffered some form of trauma, have issues with their family, issues with abuse and military members/veterans and the issues they face.

I offer individual, couples / premarital / marriage, family, child, and adolescent counseling. The environment is a non-judgmental, safe place of acceptance. I will walk along side and offer ways that can be helpful in managing trauma, stress, and relationships. My goal is to help you access internal resources and make adjustments that can be helpful. My focus has been working with individuals of all ages dealing with a variety of issues, including trauma. I have worked with a diverse population including individuals who are dealing with anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, self-esteem, and grief to develop a plan to bring positive changes.