Medicaid Therapists in Colorado

Feeling stuck in repetitive patterns, overwhelmed by life's challenges, or unsure how to move forward? You're not alone. Many of us crave change but struggle to make it happen. As a therapist with a proven track record of helping clients achieve real progress, I offer a supportive and insightful approach to help you break free from old habits, develop new skills, and create a more fulfilling life. I specialize in helping adults navigate life transitions, relationship challenges, ADHD, trauma, anxiety, and depression.

Whether you have trauma with a big "T" or trauma with a little "t", it has impacted your nervous system and the neuropathways in your brain. Often times this may look or feel like general anxiety, maladaptive patterns of behavior, or negative core beliefs. I believe my job is to support you though the exploration of the areas in your life you want to change so that you can make the connection between your experiences and behavior and ultimately have a sense of growth and self-acceptance.

Get back to feeling good. I can help. I work with students, professionals, athletes, and others who expect a lot from themselves. Anxiety, depression, change, and loss, can all be profoundly lonely experiences. Together, we’ll identify what needs to shift so that you can get back to enjoying your life and functioning at your best.

I am a dedicated counselor who practices with a person-centered lens, utilizing mindfulness practices and embracing holistic treatment perspectives. I firmly believe that each individual possesses the inherent capacity for growth, healing, and self-discovery. Incorporating mindfulness practices will help cultivate present-moment awareness and develop a compassionate understanding of ourselves. My primary focus is on fostering a strong therapeutic alliance, as I consider it to be the cornerstone of effective counseling.

Do you struggle with feeling disconnected from yourself and others? Do you put your needs at the bottom of the to-do list? Do you wonder if life should feel somehow better? Happier? Now more than ever, people are feeling anxious, overwhelmed and uncertain about how they are supposed to manage their relationships, careers and their lives. Pushing away your needs and not taking time for yourself can lead to long-term issues for your mind and body. We believe it shouldn’t be so hard to live a better life.

I provide a safe, gentle environment to allow clients to grow and make positive changes in their lives. Utilizing a variety of evidence-based approaches, with the client's unique needs in mind, I bring a collaborative approach to finding healing, empowerment and strength. I am passionate about my work, and I am able to support adults, children, couples, adolescents, and families.

The human journey can be messy, chaotic, and confusing at times. Yet, even amidst the turbulence, there is always beauty to be discovered. If you've grown up in multiple cultural contexts, you may have encountered conflicting expectations and barriers. The experiences often brings unique challenges, including generational hurt passed down through familial and cultural channels. My approach to therapy is grounded in the belief that creating a safe space for authenticity and collaboration will help us to explore and navigate your unique path to healing.

We all carry stories, narratives that shape our lives in profound ways. How we engage with our life's narrative can significantly impact our health, relationships, spirituality, and overall well-being. When you find yourself feeling broken, anxious, alone, or lost, taking that courageous step to seek help marks the beginning of a transformative journey. I commend you for taking this step!

Experiencing transition in your life? Struggling in a relationship? Trying to sort out all of the noise and hear your own voice clearer? Reach out. Life transitioning, figuring out relationships and finding your voice are all challenging things to do. Get support through a client-centered approach that looks at you as a whole person, what you want and need matters. Think we'd be a good fit or want to hear more? Schedule a consult.

I am passionate about getting to know the people with whom I work and hearing the stories of how they came to be where they are today. My unique style and humor allow me to explore my client's reality from an experiential and non-judgmental place. Practicing clinical work since 1998 in a variety of different settings, I am able to utilize different treatment modalities comfortably, based on the needs of my clients.

The problems we struggle with seek to define and marginalize our identities as humans. The power that various problems seek to have in our lives can leave us feeling lost, helpless, and alone. Counseling can be a great place to begin to separate our identities from our struggles, where the problem does not get to define us as humans. My goal is to join you in this process and support the creation of a new identity, where the problem no longer gets to hold the mirror from which our own reflections are seen.

My goal as your therapist is to support you in navigating hardships and unexpected changes, discover your inner resilience, and recognize ways to evolve and enhance your life. As you navigate the path to healing and growth, I hope to help you light the way.

Have you been struggling to set healthy boundaries? Do you feel that you don't measure up or that you're just not enough? Has the distress from old traumas been triggered and re-triggered? Do you tend to see yourself in negative ways? Have you been thinking about making changes to the things in your life that aren't working, or that could work better?

"I am not what happened to me. I am what I choose to become." In today's world, people can be ambushed by any number of experiences that can leave us drained, exhausted, and feeling like it's hard to move forward. Counseling can be an outlet for individuals to sort through what they're feeling, and get perspective, and assistance, and most of all, a certainty that someone is listening; that your voice is being heard.

Every human being deserves a safe and non-judgmental space to process life's challenges, experience validation, and find healing. My utmost goal is to create an environment where you can feel truly heard and understood as we work together to navigate your journey towards self discovery, awareness, healing, and growth. If you find yourself having experienced a life event that leaves you with questions or overwhelming emotions, I offer a space where you can process these experiences and regain a sense of safety.

Being on this journey of life can be challenging, and dang it can be extra hard swimming upstream. Are you looking for a counselor who will meet you where you are and bring a compassionate, grounding and fiery energy to your intersecting identities? Are you seeking some extra support existing within this world? Are you wanting to better know yourself and explore growing edges? By Griffin gently bringing attention to internal sensations, emotions, movement, and thoughts clients are able to turn towards their most genuine, creative, empowered, compassionate and resilient selves.

I specialize in working with adolescents and young adults with a variety of different struggles; including, grief and loss, substance abuse, mood disorders, anxiety, relationships, suicidal ideations, self-harm, and trauma.

Crested Butte Counseling Service, LLC, provides Holistic Psychotherapy for all ages. Jean Bell-Dumas, M.S.,LPC, is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Colorado. She has been a Mental Health Counselor in Gunnison Valley for 20+ years, and is trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, EMDR, and Hypnosis, with much experience in working with: Depression, Anxiety, Relational Issues, Trauma, Stress, PTSD, Parenting Issues, Anger Management, ADHD, Eating Disorders, Autism, Addictions, Growth, & Spiritual Issues. If you have a counseling need, and would like to reach your goals for greater health and happiness, call for a brief consult.

I am a proud Colorado native who has had diverse life, career, and volunteer experiences. All this gives me a well-rounded perspective in helping couples, families, and individuals handle difficult life circumstances. We all sometimes struggle to communicate our needs and deepest desires, or we can get stuck in unhealthy patterns. Life can be hard, especially now in our fast-paced, stress-filled, and complicated world. Everyone needs a safe place to lay down their burdens, untangle their messes, and work through their issues.