Anxiety Therapists in Lyons, CO

You may be struggling with common mental health issues such as anxiety, depression, trauma, or relationship difficulties. Or you could potentially be dealing with existential questions, identity crises, or issues related to personal growth & self-discovery. You want to feel better and live a more fulfilling life. You seek to understand yourself better, resolve your inner conflicts, and overcome the obstacles that are holding you back while cultivating a healthier relationship to self & others. You want pursue your goals with confidence & purpose and you'e willing to utilize therapy as a powerful tool to help you attain these goals.

I work with clients who are struggling with various kinds of suffering-- including depression, anxiety, mood disorders, and the more ordinary experiences of navigating life's challenges, losses, and transitions. I offer support and tools for staying with difficult emotions, and generating kindness and curiosity towards all kinds of experience. Together, we find more space to breathe and grow through these challenges. I work with adults, adolescents, and diverse populations of all kinds. I bring my lived experiences of working with my own challenges to my practice of supporting others.

About me: I specialize in women's issues, trauma, relationships, anxiety, grief, and life transitions. About you: You are intelligent, sensitive, and high-functioning. You appear to others as though you have it all together, but inside, something's not working. Perhaps this manifests physically, as insomnia or chronic tension. Sometimes it's more internal: anxiety or depression, indecision, heaviness, or an inability to move past a traumatic event. You seek answers to life's biggest questions, but sometimes have trouble hearing your own inner wisdom. You wish to feel more ease, more clarity, more connection, more meaning.

What would your life be like if you could love yourself freely? What’s getting in the way? A compulsive behavior? Fear? Shame? Grief? A story left over from childhood? You may not know but you’d like to. One client described working with me as, “An immersive experience into my subconscious that was actually energizing! I’ve been in therapy my entire adult life. I wish I had known sooner that this is an option!” Somatic hypnotherapy is great for neutralizing anxiety, phobias, childhood wounds, codependency, self-sabotage, addictions, etc. making it possible for Love to flow through you in your everyday life. It’s your birthright!

Hello and welcome. Thank you for being here. It may have been hard to get here and seek the help that is needed at this time. Recent and past life experiences might feel challenging, uncomfortable, painful, and scary. You are not alone. I'm dedicated to holding space for you to explore the challenging experiences and scary obstacles that have occurred recently and throughout your life. I'm passionate in supporting individuals navigate the perinatal experience and perinatal mental health, preconception through postpartum, anxiety, and developmental trauma.

I am a nationally certified master's level counselor with over 20 years of experience including, since 2014, volunteering with Tru Hospice facilitating grief groups. I offer counseling for issues related to loss and grief, depression, anxiety, life transitions, relationships, self-esteem, self-empowerment, divorce, parenting, emotional, sexual and physical abuse, co-dependency, adult children of alcoholics, and adult children from dysfunctional families. I have successfully helped many people navigate a variety of intensely emotional times so that they emerge with dignity, self-respect, increased coping skills and a clearer understanding of themselves and the lessons their experience has provided.

Are you finally ready for positive change and growth? I love working with clients who are curious and ready to take this leap. I use research-based, effective approaches in healing trauma, gaining self-esteem, working with anxiety, and many other issues. I have experience with clients of all ages including families and couples. I use EMDR and other body-based counseling for trauma resolution, along with mindfulness, and an eclectic mix of approaches to fit each unique person and situation.

I have 30 years of experience treating adults and families. I use an authentic and compassionate approach, celebrating diversity and differences. My modalities include EMDR, CBT, DBT, nonviolent communication, nature, spirituality, art, play and mindfulness. I specialize in trauma, family change, depression, personal growth, addiction recovery and anxiety.

I am currently accepting clients 3-10 years old and 20-65 years old! I creatively support gender and racially diverse clients, including students, mamas, papas, children, and adults making life transitions. I love working in nature with art, stories, and metaphors. My clients often deal with grief, lack of confidence, anxiety, depression, perfectionism, and boundaries. In therapy, we take these wounds and uncover their “Golden Shadow.”

Today, a record number of people are feeling alone, stressed, and disconnected. Many find themselves struggling with relationships, emotional expression, low mood, diminished energy, and a lack of confidence. Sound familiar? I am honored to work with individuals seeking support to reduce stress/anxiety, navigate grief, loss, and life transitions, improve interpersonal skills and relationships, build confidence, and feel more connected to their joy and vitality. I also enjoy supporting parents and children in fostering healthy social-emotional skills and navigating the challenges of parenthood.

Welcome! Learning to be in loving relationship with ourselves and others is the greatest gift one can offer the world. When we heal ourselves through improved self-love and self-esteem we are able to cultivate healthier relationships and life gets better. I specialize in relationship issues, especially our most vital relationship, the one with ourselves. I support clients through life-transitions, learning relationship tools, pre-marital counseling, infidelity, divorce, self-esteem, anxiety, co-dependence versus interdependence, boundaries, and addiction issues to name a few. I am PACT Level II certified.

Not Accepting New Clients. There is great opportunity for growth in life's challenges. Whether you are struggling with past trauma, relationship issues, life transitions or anxiety/depression, my goal is to help you find a strong trust and confidence in yourself and your inner wisdom. Blending traditional and non-traditional approaches to growth and change, we work to identify and shed thoughts, beliefs and actions that are no longer working, and to find new and effective ways to approach old problems.

Areas of expertise: childhood abuse, grief, anxiety, depression, and how to manage an addicted love one. I also specialize in couples and family counseling. I see teens, clients with gender identity issues, clients who are bipolar or have a personality disorder. Feedback from clients: "I finally understand how to cope with the emotionally immature person in my life." "Dawn is honest with me about things I need to improve on." "My husband and I are now able to discuss money, sex and co-parenting without fighting." "Dawn helped me stop the pattern of generational abuse in my family." "I am enjoying my life again! Thank you."

Would you like to set clear boundaries? Change persistent patterns that arise in relationships? Ease your heart’s longing to belong? Engage transitions thoughtfully and with empowerment? Embrace a greater sense of connection & well-being? Be more kindhearted with yourself & loved ones? Support your child living a more joyful life? These aspirations are natural, indicating a courageous readiness to reach a fuller potential and greater well-being. Adults express themselves through stories; children through play. Words & play activate the nervous & neural systems allowing access to emotions, thoughts, & sensations.

I am an animal-assisted, nature-based therapist who specializes in helping children and adults express their most authentic, empowered Self through mindfulness, movement and playful connection. I've seen clients create ease and familiarity within their own body and truly heal from trauma by rewriting old stories. Together we can clarify, name and claim your natural wants and needs while learning to set clear, organic boundaries and cultivate the skills necessary to create inspiring relationships with family, friends, lovers, colleagues and Self. I work at a number of locations including Boulder, Lakewood, Denver, Lyons and Golden.

Do you want to consciously create your life and live the truth of who you are? Do you value expansion, creativity, connection, integrity, authenticity and humor? I invite you to join me in a uniquely experiential counseling process that is structured to empower you in consciously creating the life you want. I integrate a deep curiosity about spirituality, how we find meaning, and how this translates into a life well-lived. My 50+ years of life has provided me with growth and healing opportunities ranging from joyfully inspiring to excruciatingly painful that fuels my deep compassion for the wide range of human experience.

The most important part of therapy is the therapeutic relationship. Non-judgment. Trust. Compassion. Acceptance. I encourage clients to work from within this space, creating a curiosity towards the innate workings of the self. "The curious paradox of life is that once I accept myself as I am, it is then I can change." Carl Rogers

Have you considered a wellness-oriented approach to mental health? Are you thriving in some areas and struggling in others? You may be in a life situation that leaves you feeling burned out, exhausted, stressed, isolated, disconnected, confused, angry, or just needing to find yourself. You can benefit from exploring your strengths. This begins with a plan. Do you have a plan for your wellbeing? You are the expert on your life and I can help you identify your strengths and develop a strengths-based plan to immediately improve your wellbeing and to achieve fulfillment and balance in your life.

I work with clients who feel there is more to who they are than how they are currently living, and who are committed to making a shift. My relational approach encourages the therapeutic process to be a co-creative exploration between clients and myself, meeting as a collaborative team. Working holistically, with the body and mind, I work with clients towards re-patterning old constructs to support living from a place of balance and deep presence. Together, we uncover new perspectives that are in support of the client's goals and growth.