Therapists in Fort Collins, CO

One of the greatest predictors of therapeutic success is a good match between therapist and client. My therapeutic approach is to be gently direct and focuses on you living the truth of who you are. I have no agenda about what your truth is or judgment of how it's become clouded. I am, however, interested in supporting you to live fully. I facilitate awareness through various means: body awareness, blockages to choice, personality, relationships, and teaching mindfulness practices. Clients who hold responsibility have the fuel to catalyze change, and I am ready to work with you.

Welcome. I often support active adults, nature-lovers, and mountain athletes (weekend warriors to professionals) through experiences with big transitions, stress, anxiety, authenticity, self worth tied to achievement, grief, injury, or backcountry accidents/ trauma. While I don’t yet know why you may be seeking support, I do hold hope that together we can create doorways to insight, growth, healing, and lasting change.

Hi, I'm Nikki and I'm so glad that you're here. I work with adults and teens and specialize in grief, women's issues, relationship issues, and support professional/graduate students. I also see clients who are struggling with anxiety, depression, life transitions, and a variety of other issues. I provide therapy with a trauma-informed lens and focus on a client-centered, strengths-based, and somatic approach. I apply Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Narrative practices as well.

Everyone has the capacity to change and grow given the space to breathe. There is an art and science to the practice of psychology. Mostly, there is hope. I warmly invite you to have me support you on your healing journey. We all have struggles that are typically met with the desire for a better, brighter way of life. It may feel impossible to change. But it is never too late. Try a new perspective, challenge yourself to different ways of relating and behaving. Often the gentle guidance of a therapist is helpful along a wellness journey. I am delighted by the opportunity to be that person for you.

Would you like to work on your issues with mindfulness, compassion and curiosity? Those are the qualities we use together to work with depression, grief, anxiety and relationship issues. Becoming aware of and learning to work with one's inner critic is very helpful too. In general, counseling and psychotherapy are powerful tools that can help us to feel better. I offer a safe, supportive and calm place to explore your self and your life. We can use traditional therapy techniques as well as mindfulness or meditative approaches to start to feel better as well as to grow and change.

I derive deep satisfaction from helping individuals in their journey toward healing, particularly following life's trials. Life is an unpredictable journey, blending joyous moments and painful experiences. There are instances when the accumulation of these difficulties can lead to feelings of uncertainty, insecurity, and unfulfillment. It's a universal experience sometimes to lose our sense of stability. I am well-acquainted with themes such as death, trauma, bereavement, terminal illness, self-esteem, anxiety, depression, and combat. I love working with people who intuitively know something is misaligned and are willing to entrust.

Connection to ourselves and others is essential to our mental health and well-being. Also, feeling like we’ve lost connection to ourselves or others (or both) at points in our lives is common. When this happens we may experience sadness, anxiety, grief, shame, and a range of other emotions. Our relationships may suffer and the cycle continues. Personally and professionally, I believe in the power of connection, relationships, and community. From this lens, I work with a variety of concerns including depression, anxiety, isolation, grief, shame, identity concerns, relationship difficulties, existential concerns, and men's issues.

We reach out for help when we recognize that we do not have the tools we need to think differently and/or feel better. This decision is born of insight, humility and courage. During my long career, I have counseled numerous individuals from all walks of life, in both private practice and as Clinical Director of Eating Disorders & Substance Abuse Residential & Outpatient treatment programs. If you are open to expanding your consciousness in areas of aging, transitions, sadness, anxiety, relationships (mending/ending), compulsive eating/binge eating/bulimia, sickness, dying, death and grief, sexuality, spirituality, let's meet.

For over twenty years I have had the privilege of helping clients improve their close relationships while also developing their comfort with a healthy, wide range of emotions. At times all of us experience overwhelmingly painful feelings or problems coping with our stressful lives. My ultimate hope and goal is to help you to expand your capacity to respond to future challenges with greater resilience, insight, and self compassion. I specialize in working with people committed to developing healthy connections, clients struggling with mood issues, and those looking to increase their understanding of their emotions and themselves.

Do you feel heard, seen, and understood by those around you? Do you feel like you're carrying the weight of the world on your shoulders? Do you wake up in the morning and struggle to perform daily tasks because you've lost that sense of joy and excitement you once had? If so, I want to assure you that you aren't alone nor do have to carry all of that weight alone.

With specialized training in trauma and grief, I am here to walk alongside you. When we've experienced pain or loss, we worry that we will never feel like ourselves again. I encourage you that you can heal; those impacted by grief, loss or trauma can feel joy. Together we will discover deep healing. Band aids do not cover deep wounds, and treatment in grief/trauma can help. A caring relationship that fosters personal growth and integration- counseling works! For parents searchIng for their child, it is important that you feel safe with your child's counselor- we will work together!

I aim to curate a safe space for my clients to be authentically themselves and fully human. As a therapist, I believe in the power of each individual to find the answers within themselves. In this way, therapy can be a mirror. I am passionate about working with individuals who are navigating disordered eating, body image, embodiment, gender identity, sexuality, shame, self-worth, spirituality and meaning, trauma, and grief. I enjoy using strength-based, somatic, and emotion-focused approaches.

I am passionate about working with individuals, couples and groups and will work with you to increase your felt sense of self-acceptance and self-esteem while challenging you to experiment, in the spirit of play, with new ways of seeing and being in the world. We will collaborate in creating a safe and trusting space where you can show up with greater authenticity, reclaim disowned parts of yourself, and be free to make new choices around old habitual patterns.

My teacher Brene Brown has said, "Owning our story and loving ourselves through the process is the bravest thing we will ever do." As a Psychologist with 35 + years in practice, I continue to study discoveries in neuroscience and human behavior, and while I'm glad of that, what I know is that counseling is about talking through the hard stuff - shame, blame, fear, anger, criticism, grief, forgiveness, and all the rest. Tell me your story in all of its messiness, and let's figure out what's to be done about it. I welcome adults 18 and up struggling with most of what life dishes up. I promise to be candid and compassionate.

I believe that helping you live in alignment with your individual beliefs and values will create a more balanced and meaningful life. As a Master's level intern, walking alongside you in your journey in a professional setting is a new chapter for me, one I hope we can walk together. I want to provide you with complete acceptance and a supportive environment to explore, express, and face any challenges you have. I am drawn to helping others who are going through life transitions, aging, relationship issues, loss, grief, depression, or anxiety.

I am glad you are searching for a therapist to help you with whatever life issue(s) you may be struggling with. Finding someone you feel safe and comfortable with is vital when deciding on a therapist. As part of my practice, I strive to create a secure and nurturing environment where you can share concerns and vulnerabilities while also making progress toward goals and the changes you would like to have happen in your life.

Are you struggling with your partner? Does your family feel out of control? Do you wonder how life became so unmanageable? I work with people struggling just like you. Using an attachment focused therapy, we'll work together to create secure connections and reduce anxiety. This approach has profound effects for couples with relationship and sexuality issues, social anxiety, recovering from trauma, or reengineering their life. I work with families, parents, and children recovering from trauma, illness, grief, loss, moving, and divorce.

Currently accepting new clients for in-person sessions in Fort Collins. My goal: to provide a safe relationship where you can face your difficulties in order to restore your connection to yourself and others. I am present with you in the messiness of life, while also providing you with new tools when possible. I work with individuals around pregnancy/postpartum, trauma (dangerous childhoods, sexual assault, etc), grief/loss, infertility, relationship patterns, emotions, identity, and deconstructing faith beliefs. I also help couples who have a respectful, loving relationship but are going through a difficult circumstance/transition.

You may be looking for a therapist for a variety of reasons and finding one that is a good fit is very important part of that process. Being comfortable in therapy and finding someone who can provide support, while directly addressing concerns and promoting growth is essential. I provide my clients with a supportive and enriching environment to address concerns, gain insights, and achieve real change in their life and the lives of those around them.