Art Therapy in Louisville, CO

Louisville Family Center offers therapy to children, teens, individuals, couples and families. We embrace a compassionate, heart-centered approach to therapy. We engage with our clients on their unique journeys, employing evidence-based practices that blend empathetic listening with strategic interventions

Sometimes words don't cut it. Are you feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or seeking a safe space to explore your inner world? Art therapy uses tools that make traditional talk therapy an embodied experience. If you're wondering about what this actually looks like, the images on my profile illustrate how art therapy offers a safe space to dive deep. The heart of my practice is believing people are their own experts. You are the ONLY you with your unique values, experiences, routines, heartaches, and desires. I want you to feel seen, foster a deeper understanding of your journey, and find answers and solace through your own innate intuition.

I love working with people of all ages, particularly those in their earlier and later years. I have experience in supporting parents and children in connection and communication, and working with individuals who have gone through traumas such as abuse, incarceration, homelessness, estrangement, illness, and death. I'm especially interested in working with Medicaid clients.

I am on maternity leave from January 1st - April 30th, 2024 and will not be accepting new clients until May 2024.

Caitlin is a compassionate Licensed Professional Counselor and Art Therapist who holds a Masters in Transpersonal Counseling from Naropa University. Her expertise lies in treating both adults and children with trauma, as well as women along the birth continuum. Before starting her private practice, Caitlin worked in non-profits with children, and in private practice, using holistic methods to support women. Caitlin sees the body as key to healing and offers somatic interventions such as breathwork, meditation, and art making in her sessions. When not helping others, you will find Caitlin on the dance floor or splashing in the creek.

Do you find yourself stuck in the same routines and wanting to get out, or returning to unhealthy patterns? Maybe it's time to address your concerns in an open, yet safe environment. I offer a strengths-based, trauma-informed approach, and incorporate the creative lens of art therapy. My work is rooted in a social justice perspective, illuminating the impact of systemic influences on our thoughts, experiences and feelings.

Are you ready to be free of blocks and live in your power? If you are facing difficulties such as stress, anxiety, self-esteem, anger, depression, or grief, you are not alone. I can help by creating a safe and relaxed space for you to share the challenges you're facing. I see you in the wholeness of your being and reflect on your experience with empathy. Life can be hard sometimes. Expressing yourself through artwork is encouraged as a tool to tell your story, release emotions, and discover hidden parts of yourself. From a place of understanding, you may see how life difficulties become the key to liberation.

Your thoughts are racing-examining what you did, or could have done, wondering if you are over-thinking the situation. You try to pretend everything is okay but deep down there is a nagging feeling that something is off. So you work on doing all of the right things, trying to fix yourself, trying to improve, but the feeling inside doesn't change. You may even over-perform in attempt to prove to yourself and the world that you are worthy. But the feeling lingers. Many of my clients have had similar struggles with anxiety, perfectionism, self-doubt, trauma histories, or difficulty feeling comfortable in relationships.

I have over 20 years of experience as a social worker and therapist and over 14 years as an art therapist. I have worked with children and families in a variety of settings and capacities. I started my career working in foster care and residential settings and have experience working with grief/loss, trauma, family discord, behavioral and emotional issues, and mood disorders. Since becoming a parent in 2006, I have a passion for working with parents, women and mothers as well as adolescents. I am able to engage individuals who may be uncomfortable with traditional talk therapy.

Hi! It is my goal to provide a safe and compassionate space for individuals seeking personal growth and emotional support. If you're navigating relationship issues, struggling with low self-esteem, battling anxiety or perfectionism, dealing with grief and loss, or simply going through life transitions, it is my goal to help you find inner balance and harmony. I believe in a holistic approach that values the interconnectedness of mind, body, and soul. Clients are the experts of their own experiences, and I trust in their innate healing process.

My approach looks at people holistically concentrating on the interactions between thoughts, emotions, physical wellness, and spirituality. I do not have a cookie cutter approach and understand that life and individuals are complex. The relationship between therapist and client is the driving force for change; therefore my number one goal is to build a strong and supportive alliance. I use play therapy with children and expressive therapies (art and creative writing) with clients of all ages. I enjoy working in creative ways with clients when it is a good fit.

We all contain the inner wisdom to heal ourselves and move towards being an authentic, positive and loving person. The courage to be vulnerable -by moving toward our pain and confusion as well as our joy- utterly transforms and frees us. I am honored to enter into the sacred space of therapy together with my clients. I use an integrative, trauma informed, and strength based approach combining empathy, mindfulness, and radical acceptance as well as a plethora of therapeutic tools (ie--imagery, parts work, role play, body/somatic awareness). I have a passionate social justice orientation and am experienced in a wide breadth of issues.

We all experience challenges in our lives and need support to help us find our way through them. At Ellie Mental Health, we strive to make mental health care accessible and affordable for anyone. Show up just the way you are, with all the baggage that comes from living as a human being, and we will accept you and walk with you along your journey.

Ellie Mental Health in Louisville, Colorado, isn’t your average therapy clinic. Ellie provides mental health care for people. Period. This includes people of all ages. We’ve created a comfy, judgment-free zone where you can be authentic, get real about where you’re at in your mental health, and receive the compassionate care you deserve. We strive to break down treatment barriers and provide you with customized counseling services that meet your therapy needs.

The term "creative neurocounseling" describes my approach to therapy, which is founded in basic human connection, augmented by our understanding of the brain, and deepened by the practice of creative expression. Verbal language is a critical aspect of our lives, so much so that we can't imagine life without it. But our minds work far beyond the scope of conscious vocabulary - and we can harness that aspect in remarkable ways. My clients are often highly sensitive, highly intelligent folks who struggle with addictions, eating disorders, or other long-term consequences of developmental trauma.

As a child, adults said to you: “Wow, you’re mature for your age!” Maybe you had to be. Growing up, you walked on eggshells, desperate to keep the peace. You tried to stay as small, quiet, and compliant as possible. You found yourself parenting your parent, navigating their difficult emotions, but you weren’t allowed to have any of your own. As an adult, you find yourself continuing to live in these patterns. You say “yes” when you want to say “no”. You put everyone else’s needs ahead of your own. You deny your emotions and you doubt your intuition. You feel lonely, unseen, and unknown.

As a Somatic Counselor, I work from an understanding of how our thoughts and emotions are necessarily intertwined with our body - internally with brain wiring and externally through behaviors that communicate when words do not. My focus is challenging emotional states and helping adults, partners, and families resolve what the resulting behaviors may be trying to communicate. Specifically, I work with anxiety/ptsd, depression, anger, health crises/fear of death or abandonment, low self-esteem, and grief. Together we choose methods that feel like a fit to meet your circumstance. Ultimately, the goal is empowerment.

"There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you." I enjoy working with people and assisting them in discovering and removing the obstacles that are blocking their energy to living more authentic lives.

I approach my work with the family system is wholistic and humanistic focused. I work with each member to the family to capitalize on strengths to acknowledge, explore, and ultimately address presenting challenges. Families take many forms. Every family's story is different. Family members may feel isolated and misunderstood. It is our need for connection, understanding, guidance, support, and empowerment that is universal.