Therapists in Englewood, CO

My approach is practical, open and straightforward while maintaining warmth and respect. I believe every person has the capacity to grow and change, given the internal resources and the courage to make the attempt. Together we can enhance self reflection, stimulate self renewal, and guide introspection. I use a family systems approach, with psychoanalytic and humanistic techniques. I also apply art and play therapy techniques with children and adults. Often I will give homework assignments and offer reading resources. I am trained in the use of EMDR and use EMDR techniques and processes.

My ultimate goal is to help clients live their best life and become the best version of themselves. I believe that every individual has the potential for growth, healing, and self-improvemnt. It is my privilege to support you on your journey towards reaching your fullest potential. I am committed to creating a safe and nonjudgmental space where we can openly explore your thoughts, feelings and experiences. Through empathy, understanding and collaboration, I will help you gain insight into your challenges, develop coping strategies, and make positive changes in your life.

I've been in the addictions / mental health (dual diagnosis) field for over 25 years in Colorado. I sincerely believe in clients' ability to make enduring change, after they have learned to identify and accept what's not working in their lives. I'm a very accessible and active therapist, and I offer specialized groups to meet clients' needs. Groups occur Tuesday through Saturday, depending on group assignment. Individual sessions are often a part of effective treatment planning, in addition to, or instead of, group format. Reasonable pricing.

If you have experienced trauma of any kind, either as a child or as an adult, I have many years of experience helping people heal from trauma. I am a certified EMDR therapist and consultant and have found EMDR to be a very successful therapy for post-traumatic stress symptoms, relationship problems, anxiety, stress-related problems or depression.

My practice is rooted in the belief that we are all doing our best in this life; at the same time, we have experiences wherein our best efforts to reduce pain and misery--or to live the life we want--simply do not work. My approach to treating life's most difficult problems involves balancing the strong desire for change, with the acceptance that change is hard and often slow going. In my clinical work I utilize both sophisticated change strategies (cognitive behavior- and behavior therapy), along with a compassionate acceptance of reality as it is (mindfulness).

I see the therapeutic process as a relationship between you and I where we begin to explore one's patterns, relationships, strengths, and challenges. In such exploration, one can find a deeper understanding of him/herself in order to move forward with a happy and productive life. My role is a partner, guide, and witness to your journey of becoming a more fulfilled you. I believe everyone is doing their best to survive and find happiness in their lives. Sometimes, our efforts can lead to maladaptive patterns. Therapy helps illuminate these patterns and guide you to develop new ones.

I have experience working with individuals dealing with depression, anxiety, relationship concerns, grief/loss, past trauma, and other significant life events. I use EMDR therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and mindfulness techniques to help my clients develop positive and healthy coping skills. I work to empower my clients, assist them in the self-awareness process, to relieve distress and find solutions in their daily lives. I offer a positive, non-judgmental and realistic approach to the counseling process. I am currently accepting new clients and would like to work with you.

The natural course of life presents many transitions, challenges, peaks and valleys. Each of us is "hard wired" in a different way, whether it be "nurture" or "nature". There are times in our lives when we can bounce back from anything and then there are times in our lives when our resilience falls short. It can be extremely helpful to have another person offer us new perspectives, be a sounding board, be a reality check or show us the way out of the storm. I enjoy working with adolescents, adults and families.

For me, working with teens and their families, along with couples and individuals, is my vocation rather than my profession. I help families and teens make sense of the struggles faced by kids and their parents today. I help couples rebuild strong bonds. I guide individuals into a heightened awareness of themselves and their world. Another professional/personal passion is Cancer. In this domain, it really takes one to know one (and their caretakers). Guiding either the patient or caretaker is a new mission for me. I work closely with the sentiments in Dr. Kelly Turner's books - Radical Remission and Radical Hope.

I am an energetic therapist who can help you address aspects of your life that you may think are unchangeable or too shameful to even discuss. I take a directive approach that helps you learn how to not allow your fears and anxiety to stop you from living the life you want. l get to the problem quickly and efficiently, and assign homework between sessions to facilitate progress. I work with individuals to live more meaningful lives by helping them approach, rather than avoid, those aspects of their lives and relationships that are most important to them.

We come to live our inspired life and relationships because of, not in spite of, our greatest challenges and pain. Every painful experience has at its center a great gift: the opportunity to live from a broader more joyful and peaceful place. I work with couples and individuals through the inevitable transitions of life supporting you as you learn how to shift from fear-based to trust and inspiration based choices.

Hi, my name is Shawna Kaneshiro. I'm a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with a Master’s Degree in Counseling with a focus in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. I've also completed additional training for Prepare/Enrich Marriage and Premarital assessments, perinatal (conception to a year after birth) mood and anxiety disorders, Gottman Method Couples Therapy Level 1, military culture, and suicide intervention skills. I am also a National Certified Counselor. My area of focus is on relationships, intimacy, postpartum, prenatal, parenting, premarital, and marital counseling. However, I do work with other clients too.

I see psychotherapy as a very essential tool for addressing difficulties, building skills, and honing strengths so that you can live your fullest life. Let's face it, life can get complicated. Sometimes even your day-to day can be hard. And the unexpected does happen. Some things we are not meant to go through alone. I can help with the everyday struggles as well as with the big, once-in-a lifetime events that we will all experience.

Counseling is all about learning new skills for relationship and managing emotions at work, home and in the community while allowing me to coach in the process! Individuals open to working within a family setting to change behaviors, long-standing relationship patterns or addictive behaviors are favorites with me.

I can help you with depression and anxiety and relationship difficulties. I work to help people move forward when they feel stuck in unhealthy patterns of feelings and behaviors. My belief is that we all have within us the capacity to flourish if the obstacles to doing that are identified and removed. I like to work with people who are committed to their healing and prepared to risk changing in order to thrive. I have experience helping clients heal from childhood trauma, from grief and loss of all kinds, from constant worry, and from persistent negative ideas about themselves. My approach is collaborative and interactive.

I enjoy working with people of all ages and from all walks of life. I enjoy helping them find solutions to whatever challenges life is presenting them with. For some people, this may mean that they need only a few sessions, or what I call a"minor tune-up", before they are back on course with their lives. For others, this may mean more in-depth therapy to help find solutions to problems that have persisted over many years. And yet for others, they may not have any problems at all to solve per se.

Traveling through your journey in life is a powerful experience with unexpected bumps in the road, often creating feelings of uncertainty and self-doubt. When we experience thoughts and feelings that are uncomfortable such as depression, anxiety, stress, and changes in mood, we tend to also feel it physically in our bodies through lethargy, pain, and changes in sleep and weight. Inversely, what we put in our bodies often times impacts how we feel emotionally, without often times even knowing it. Using a mind-body therapeutic approach allows you to identify skills for a means of transformation in your emotional and physical life.

For thirty years I have counseled adolescents and adults. I firmly believe that our capacity for creativity and joy depends on connecting well in our important relationships.

Hope and fear cannot occupy the same place at the same time. Invite one to stay. - Maya Angelou. My areas of expertise include working with men and women individually (I am not a couples therapist) as they navigate through a myriad of challenges such as anxiety, depression, insecurities, uncertainties and how past traumas and learned behaviors can all play a part in the health of their current relationships. Of course this includes their intimate partner relationships but I also have much experience in helping individuals navigate through concerns involving complex adult child/parent relationships.