INDividual Therapy

Whether you’re trying to rediscover yourself after a divorce, need solutions to manage a neurodivergent home, or need new tools to manage the struggles that come with raising children who require extra support, I’d love to connect.

I specialize in treating mental, emotional, and relational struggles relating to

  • ADHD

  • Autism

  • Parenting

  • Disability

  • Pathological demand avoidance

  • Twice-exceptionalism (2e)

  • Giftedness

  • Life transitions (divorce, recent move, new stage of parenting, new job, new relationship, faith transition, etc.)

  • Stay at home parenting

  • Caregiver burnout

  • Religious trauma/faith crises

  • Anxiety

    I am LGBTQIA+ affirming and constantly aim for cultural humility and sensitivity. I provide treatment for individuals for ages 11+.

In session, I provide a listening ear, collaborate with you to establish goals and discover solutions, and may occasionally provide activities or resources to try between sessions. Sometimes people just need someone to really see and understand them, and some people are eager to try new approaches—I’m here to meet you with wherever you’re at.

My bachelor’s degree is in art education, so I also love doing art therapy techniques with clients if you wish, even with adults! Absolutely no talent required!

To schedule a free consultation call or your first session, click here.

**At this time I have a few available sliding scale slots for parents of special needs children (not applicable for couples sessions.)

Millennial aged person of color speaks with a virtual therapist using his laptop. The therapist is using telehealth and is engaging in an individual session to treat the client with compassion and honors his lived experience.

Couples Therapy for Neurodiverse couples, high Achieving Couples, and couples raising children with unique needs

Communication issues, navigating parenting disagreements, experiencing conflicting needs...you love your partner but some things are just not clicking and sometimes it feels like you are living in different worlds, and you want more than anything to be seen and understood by your partner.

I specialize in treating couples experiencing ADHD and/or Autism, as well as couples experiencing differing neurotypes. For couples with different neurotypes, I help them find ways to get both of their needs met.

I also work with high achieving couples, and couples who are raising children with unique needs (giftedness, disability, twice-exceptionalism.) I work best with couples who are ready and motivated to change. If one of you is experiencing addiction or a severe psychiatric distress, couples therapy should wait until that has been stabilized.

I am trained in Levels 1 and 2 of Gottman Couples Counseling and currently undergoing RLT training. I use an eclectic approach to meet the needs of the clients, while still following a structure. I am not a passive couples therapist—we will work hard to identify relational patterns, excavate the “why” behind the problems, and practice new skills in session to work towards creating a healthier relationship.

My approach: In the first session (90 minutes), we will establish goals and do a deep dive into your relationship history as a couple, as well as your family of origin. After the first session, I will do one-on-one sessions with each member (60 minutes each, does not need to be on the same day), and most sessions after that will be all together (60 or 90 minutes, decided by the couple after the first session). I typically assign activities to do outside of session, as that is where the real change happens. Couples sessions will begin either weekly or every-other-week, and then can move into once a month for maintenance. You will walk away from the first session with new tools to help strengthen your relationship, and we will continually check in to see what is working and what needs adjusting.

I am comfortable talking about intimacy issues, including ethical nonmonogomy.

If either of you are seeing an individual therapist, I will request a Release of Information so that I can work with your therapist in order to give you the highest level of care.To schedule a free consultation call or your first session, click here.

Please note that if you are experiencing abuse, couples therapy can actually cause further harm. If you are in need of help and live in the Denver or Boulder area, please contact one of the following resources:

  • Porch Light Center (a family justice center) www.porchlightfjc.com

  • The Rose Andom Center (located in Denver; helps victims of domestic violence and sexual assault) www.roseandomcenter.org (720) 337-4400

  • Safehouse Progressive Alliance for Nonviolence (located in Boulder, can contact for yourself or for someone else) www.safehousealliance.org (303) 444-2424

  • Safehouse Denver (provides emergency shelter, non-residential counseling, and advocacy services to adults, children, and youth experiencing intimate partner violence) www.Safehouse-Denver.org 24 hour crisis line: (303) 318-9989

  • Latina Safe House (provides bilingual and culturally sensitive services to Latina survivors of domestic violence and their families. www.latinasafehouse.org (303) 433-4470

If you are potentially causing harm to your partner or children, there are resources for you too.

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Family Therapy

When an individual has a disability, it often impacts the whole family system. While struggles are a normal part of being in any family, disability can exacerbate stresses and pile on new ones, with no built-in roadmap on how to navigate them. If your family could use some support, I am here to help you navigate conflicts and challenging times relating to disability and special needs, including but not limited to: ADHD, autism, oppositional defiant disorder, demand avoidance, Down Syndrome, and rare disorders.

*Please note that at this time, I can only provide family sessions if all the members participating are present in Colorado, but I am happy to provide a referral if you need support that crosses state lines.

Two gen x or boomer parents and their teenage or young adult son with Down Syndrome or other disability. The stay at home mother and son are looking and smiling at the camera while hugging while the father smiles and looks at them.

“Asking for help isn’t giving up…it’s refusing to give up.”

From The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charlie Macksey