Buddhist Therapists in Colorado

I specialize in working with men in major life transitions: launching from adolescence, career change, mid-life crisis, divorce or death of a spouse. My experience as a grief counselor, leading men's groups, training in depth psychology, yoga therapy, and 40 years of personal growth work in tandem with my empathetic and deep presence will help you navigate through the liminal space of your major life transition.

Finding a sense of inner balance and ease in a world of expectations, pressures, distractions, and demands can feel overwhelming. You might be navigating the internal tug-of-war between the different parts of yourself- perhaps one voice that says "I should keep pushing" while another says "Oofh, can I just get a break?!" You might be craving more satisfaction from your partnership and are ready for some outside help in finding your way back into love. I am here to support you in making deeper contact with yourself, tending to old hurts and finding potent ways of saying YES to yourself, to your relationships, and to your life.

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.

As a seasoned board licensed psychotherapist, I have maintained a private practice primarily in Colorado for thirty years. My work allows for your vulnerability, utilizing Transpersonal solution-focused therapies; cognitive-behavioral, EMDR, hypnotherapy, Internal Family Systems, Jungian, somatic, wilderness/art therapies. I work with adolescents and adults, individually, as couples, families, in groups and in workshops.Specialties: emotional attachment, spirituality, ceremony, sex positive/diverse sexuality, wellness top to bottom, neurosciences, addictions, forensics. Please visit my site! Above all else follow you inspiration.

I enjoy providing consultation and therapy to other psychotherapists. Culturally unique, therapists are usually self-reflective and often grew up in milieus that inspire a desire to help! Therapy happens in the context of relationship. When transference and countertransference blind spots arise it gets complicated and very interesting. Examining what is happening in the sticky moments can open doors to insight, personal growth and better treatment outcomes. Therapists tend to be life-long learners and fortunately our work affords us the opportunity to cultivate the models and techniques we are attracted to.

You’ve had experiences you can’t talk about with others. You’ve never made peace with them. They haunt you, lurking under the surface all the time. Leaving you feeling rattled, jittery, afraid, jumpy, depressed, fatigued and isolated. Decades of abuse. A pattern of falling in love with unavailable, alcoholic narcissists. Escaped poverty in shameful ways. Had an illness, injury or disability that changed your life forever. Perhaps you escaped a cult. Had a psychotic or manic episode. A near death experience. A spiritual awakening turned crisis. Think you’re an alien or were abducted. Healing wounds that are not yours.

I'm a specialized therapist who works primarily with neurodivergence, specifically ADHD, OCD, autism & borderline spectrums, and chronic depression, anxiety, & bipolar disorders. I also have expertise in complex trauma issues, often stemming from narcissistic family systems or relationship abuse. Many of my clients possess an excellent or above-average capacity for self-reflection and introspection. However, they feel their heightened self-awareness can sometimes backfire, magnifying feelings of powerlessness and frustration when they find themselves stuck in repetitive patterns and unable to make desired changes in their behaviors.

I offer a mindfulness-based approach for teens and adults. I provide a gentle, safe & nonjudgmental space to explore emotions, painful memories, grief, and limiting beliefs or self defeating patterns. Trauma work can help integrate lost parts of self to relieve anxiety, depression, anger, health concerns & PTSD. Using EMDR and body/mind methods, I help those feeling stuck find resolution and transformation. For grief work I use EMDR and Pathfinders, Comprehensive Grief Care. As a PACT therapist for couples, I help you improve communication, understanding & secure functioning to support connection and pathways to repair.

What if we as people (and all of our parts) are intrinsically good? What if even our suffering has something kind and wise that it’s trying to say, and all we have to do is listen? With this notion that we could “become friends” with the pain in our hearts and minds and access this intrinsic goodness, I aim to empower my clients to embrace their tenderness and to discover the beauty and brilliance of their authentic selves.

Therapy can be a space to understand our emotions, learn to control our reactions, and increase communication skills. My strengths are in working with grief, anxiety, depression, and strengthening boundaries. In addition to individuals, I work with both couples and with families beginning a journey of uncoupling. I work best with people who bring a curiosity and desire to learn more about their thoughts and behaviors while on the path to healing.

Traumatic experiences and childhood trauma can have devastating effects. Relational wounds cut deep and can affect our sense of self, and our relations, in pervasive ways. Now is the time to let our experiences make us kinder, wiser, stronger. We take what hurts and find ways of being with it, organically and gently. Our bodies hold both the wounds and our healing powers in the ways we breathe, move, and hold ourselves. Noticing sensations, impulses, posture and gestures opens doors to healing from adverse experiences, whether recent, long ago, or current, and to new ways of moving through life, in healthy, open, empowered ways.

Would you like to experience a deep and radical transformation in your life? Do you believe that everything in life happens for a reason, but you're not always sure what it is? How would you like to achieve the highest expression of your soul in this lifetime? Every night our soul is speaking to us through our dreams, but often we don't know how to interpret the message. As a portal to the source of who we are, dreams guide us to our deepest healing, our highest potential, and the connections that assure us we are on the right path.

Are you wanting to feel that you are good enough? Anxiety, grief, trauma, relational wounding, and oppression can really shake our belief in ourselves, others, and the world. Working together, you will cultivate relief by developing trust in your inner strengths, increasing your ability to manage stress, processing past wounding, and tending to ongoing challenges. We will weave in the impacts that systems of oppression have had on your well-being. I don't have a magic wand that can make the pain or life challenges disappear. And it is possible to cultivate a larger container that holds the complexities of being human with more ease.

Let’s uncover your inner peace. We get that you want freedom from struggle. It’s tough navigating life’s ups and downs. It’s normal for things to fall apart and change in life. It hurts to fight against it. We bet you're ready for something completely different. Maybe, you're ready to stop avoiding life's tough stuff and instead go towards it with self-compassion to wake up to your true, perfect, whole, and beautifully evolving Self. Imagine creating your life from a place of joy, abundance and possibility. You don't have to settle for just "getting by." We help you see and live your truth - you are amazing!

These are hard to write without sounding cringy (sorry!) Janessa’s education and training has equipped her to treat individuals with a wide range of experiences including depression, anxiety, PTSD, sexual assault, divorce, religious trauma, and major life transitions. Her current clientele includes individuals ranging from late adolescence to retirement age. Janessa is passionate about carefully deconstructing harmful narratives that we adopt through life's experiences and integrating a healed concept of self. She is passionate about working through anxiety and depression that often comes as a result of life transitions.

My work is built on a foundation of the belief that everyone possesses health, sanity, and wisdom regardless of how disconnected they feel from it or the problems presenting in their life. I support clients tired of being pathologized and ready to become authors of their own experience through self-defined narratives of healing.

People are complex and life is a lot - sometimes we can manage alone and sometimes we need additional support. I'm here for those times that could use support. You may feel overwhelmed, stuck, or even bored with your current situation. You may have an urgent concern and insufficient tools to deal with it. Or, you might not be quite so sure what the problem is exactly, but know something isn't right in your core or spirit. You are probably seeking to change your thoughts, emotions, behaviors, or beliefs in some meaningful way. By being here and looking for a therapist in the first place, you're taking a brave first step.

I empower my clients live intentionally so that they can get more done in less time and feel better about it. When people live and work intentionally, they are happier, more productive, and live life more gracefully and peacefully. As a business and personal coach and as a therapist, I help my clients improve their business and personal relationships and efficacy by reconnecting with their values, vision, and passion in life. Working together we define and refine your goals so that you can make better decisions about your life and work and accomplish what you have always wanted to achieve. Together we bring light to what is getting in your way and work with you to find ways to remove those obstacles so that you can live authentically.

Embark on a journey of self-growth with me bringing you 12+ years of experience as a licensed counselor and wellness therapist. I specialize in managing depression, anxiety, and mood disorders, including treatment-resistant depression via Ketamine-assisted therapy. Let’s explore together.