Jackie Ashley, MA, ADTR, LPC
BA, anthropology/dance, University of Wisconsin, Madison;
MA, somatic psychology, Naropa University
720-308-2728; squish@ecentral.com

Jackie Ashley is a body-based psychotherapist, a registered Dance Movement Therapist and also holds a Level 1 certification in Equine Assisted Psychotherapy. She is the Clinical Program Director at Medicine Horse Program and a senior clinician at Windhorse Community Services. Her work emphasizes the healing powers of community, contemplative practices and creativity. She is interested in the integrations of the arts, the environment and community in the healing process and in the training of those who hope to be of service to others. Through the use of movement, body awareness, contemplative practices and the creative process she helps her clients and students to further integrate their emotional and physical experience. She has worked extensively with acute and chronic mental challenges, due to trauma, stress and life’s challenges throughout the life span. She is adjunct faculty in the MA Somatic Psychology, MA Contemplative Counseling Psychology and BA Contemplative Psychology Departments at Naropa University.

Debra Azorsky, MA, LPC
Boulder Center for Sexual Health
2760 29^th Street, Suite2C
Boulder, CO 80301
(303) 444-1697; deb@bouldercenterforsexualhealth.com

Licensed Professional Counselor, Certified Gestalt Therapist, Certified Sex Addiction Therapist (Level 1)

Education: MA, Transpersonal Counseling Psychology, Naropa University, 2002; Gestalt Institute of the Rockies, Certified Gestalt Therapist, 2002; Certified Sex Addiction Therapist, Level 1, Dr. Patrick Carnes and the Meadows, 2003;  BA, Contemplative Psychology, Naropa University, 1999; Certified Massage Therapist, Boulder College of Massage Therapy, 1991 Background/Experience: 4 years experience as a psychotherapist (extensive experience with Naropa staff and students), 10 years experience working with individuals and families in the HIV/AIDS community; 4 years experience teaching Human Sexuality at Naropa University.  Bio: I specialize in counseling individuals and couples who are questioning, struggling and concerned with sexual issues.  I work with all sexual minorities (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, pan, BDSM, polyamory) as well as the heterosexual population. The issues range from female and male sexual dysfunctions, sexual orientation concerns, alternative sexual lifestyles, gender identity issues, healing sexuality in the aftermath of sexual abuse, sexual assault, and rekindling sexual desire in couples and individuals to enhance sensual and sexual intimacy.  Through diverse psychotherapeutic modalities, such as: Gestalt, Transpersonal, Body-centered psychotherapy and Cognitive Behavioral techniques, I help my clients awaken and heal from their sexual challenges. I offer my clients an opportunity to explore and discuss sexual concerns, which may have gone unexpressed for many years, and to understand how sexual beliefs, attitudes and behaviors can limit you from a fulfilling sexual life, regardless of whether you are single or in a relationship.  I work with many Naropa students, both graduate (TCP – Counseling and Wilderness Therapy tracts, MACP, MFA – Writing and Poetics and undergraduate.  I teach Human Sexuality at Naropa University and continue to study sexology at a postgraduate level. Upcoming groups this fall include: Women’s Sexuality Group: 8wk group focusing on enhancing women’s sexuality, Women’s Pelvic Pain Support Group – ongoing group for women who suffer with IC, Vulvodynia, Vulvar Vestibulitis, Dyspareunia.

James L. Bell, MA, LPC, CAC III
255 Canyon Boulevard, Suite 200B
Boulder, CO 80306
303-444-0138; cell: 720-327-0079; fax: 303-443-1292
JBell@jamesbellmalpc.com.

Licensed Professional Counselor
Approved Clinical Supervisor
Certified Addictions Counselor III
ADAD Approved Trainer

Let’s face it: living equals change and transition! In every transition, doors open and doors close. Because the only thing that does not change is the reality of change itself, we are constantly in transition. Change and transition, unfortunately, can sometimes create pain and suffering. Low self-esteem, depression, anxiety and substance abuse can result. However, while change is inevitable, pain and suffering are not. When we engage with transition deliberately, on purpose, there exists the opportunity for growth, compassion and success.

My mission is a simple one: I help families and individuals get beneath the fears, difficulties and struggles, to find their kind hearts and sane minds. I provide opportunities for families and individuals to connect to their inherent basic goodness, and promote behaviors that reinforce their natural inclinations to provide for themselves meaningful, interdependent lives.

James L. Bell, MA, LPC, CAC III, has practiced in the field of mental health since 1989, specializing in the integration of spiritual, psychotherapeutic and clinical issues. James provides counseling to families, couples and individuals on a variety of concerns such as substance abuse; mood disorders; diversity and multicultural affairs; career, education and vocation; gay, lesbian, bi-sexual, transgender, and queer issues; and terminal illnesses. Having attained advance training in supervision, James also provides clinical supervision consultation, mentor and business coaching for psychotherapists. In 2006, he was selected by the Colorado Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (CAMFT) for the Supervisor of the Year Award.  He is currently chair of the CAMFT Public Relations Committee. James has been a teaching assistant in the Contemplative Psychology program at Naropa University. An ADAD approved trainer, James is on the faculty of the Colorado School for Family Therapy. 

Professional Counseling for Teenagers, Young Adults, Adults, Families, and Couples.
Also providing: Supervision, Consultation, Mentoring and Business Coaching

Jim Bowen, MA LPC
1800 30th Street, Suite 217B
Boulder, Colorado  80301
303.534.8717
jimbowen@boulderdenvertherapy.com
www.boulderdenvertherapy.com

Licensed Professional Counselor
Certified Integrative Body Psychotherapist

Relationships can be painful
In 1974 I was a freshman at CU in Boulder.   I felt I had kept it together pretty well, all things considered.   Well, I was fooling myself, because I wasn’t studying and my relationships were not going well.  I remember the day I walked in to Wardenburg and talked to a counselor about what I’d been through.    Beforehand I felt reactive, on “auto-pilot”, resentful, and withdrawn.  Walking out of there I felt more free to be myself, more trusting of people, eager to get on with being myself and relating.   Admit I fall apart!  This may have been the hardest thing I’ve done in my life.  I’m so grateful I did.   Counseling taught me how I could put myself back together, that people are resilient and able to bounce back.

It was the beginning of a spiritual approach to my life that has continued to this day.  Years of meditation, counselor training in sexuality enhancement, becoming a step-parent; all have played a part in being of service in alive, energetic, and meaningful ways.  The office is near 30th and Arapahoe.  You are invited to contact me for your consultation.

Education:  MA in Counseling Psychology, University of Colorado, 1992.   Integrative Body Psychotherapy Certification, 1995.  Licensed Professional Counselor, 1997.

Professional Interests / Specialties

• Combining aliveness, warmth, humor and compassion
• Body-centered awareness of healthy relationship boundaries
• Self-soothing, breathing, and relaxation techniques for spiritual emergence
• Couples and pre-marital counseling
• Offering choices, including the enneagram, for people to understand and move beyond personality issues
• Men's issues: releasing and understanding anger without being destructive
• Help people understand habits, their origin, and uncovering healthy choices
• Help women and men with self-esteem, depression, anxiety, trauma, and loss

Beth Burcham, MA, LPC
1900 13th Street #305
Boulder, CO 80302,
303-717-2177

Beth has a strong belief in and passion for the deep inner workings of a person’s being. Beth’s approach to therapy is geared for the individual with a true desire for self-exploration, self-growth, and self-actualization. She creates a space where one’s inner world can arise and be present. She explores how the circumstances of the past affect one’s life in the present. Beth looks at emotional, cognitive, and behavioral patterns that may be stuck and not useful, and works to create more serving, open, authentic, and meaningful patterns instead.

Beth uses a Psychodynamic approach that combines Buddhist Psychology, Existential Psychology, Cognitive-Behavioral Psychology, and Transpersonal Psychology. She combines a wide array of tools in her therapy practice, which include Gestalt, EMDR, Sacred Ritual, Mindfulness Practice, and Experiential / Creative Process. Beth tries to weave a sense of the Spiritual and a sense of the Holistic into these sessions. Beth has professional experience with self-exploration, life transition, depression, anxiety, trauma, addiction, co-dependency, relationship issues, self-esteem and self-empowerment issues, women’s issues, grief and loss, death and dying, and Spiritual exploration. Beth works with individuals, couples, and families. She works with adolescents and adults. She offers a sliding scale fee when needed for her work.

Beth has a daily meditation practice, a deep yoga practice, and a background in dance. Beth earned a Master’s Degree in Transpersonal Counseling Psychology from the Naropa University in 1997. She has been seeing clients in private practice ever since.

Larry Cappel, MA, MFT
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
726 Mead Street
Louisville, CO. 80027
303-523-6123; larrycappel@gmail.com

Larry received his degree in Somatic Psychology at the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS) in San Francisco, CA, completing his internship training at the CIIS Somatic clinic.  He continued his training with various Somatic teachers in the bay area, combining Somatic therapies with Buddhist studies and Contemplative psychotherapies.  He also studied Tibetan Buddhism and Psychology in an ongoing program at the Sukhasiddhi Foundation www.sukhasiddhi.org in San Rafael, CA.  He maintained a private-practice psychotherapy office in San Francisco where he did individual and family counseling as well as doing psychological assessments and psychotherapy with children in the San Francisco Public School System.  Two years ago he returned to his home in Colorado and re-opened his private practice in Louisville.  Larry has 14 years of experience working with individuals and couples and in facilitating groups to assist individuals with their psychological and spiritual growth process.  Combining his training in eastern meditation techniques with his knowledge of western psychology he works compassionately with people to help them resolve their current issues and awaken to their full potential as human beings.  Larry continues his studies of Tibetan Buddhism and psychology in the Kagyu Student Program at the  Sukhasiddhi Foundation.

Alice Clark, MA, LPC, CCHt
Make It So
5377 Manhattan Circle, Suite 200
Boulder, CO  80303
303-263-7855

Are you a woman in mid-life experiencing disturbing feelings of restlessness and perhaps emptiness?  Do you find yourself wondering what you’ll do with the rest of your life, now that the kids are grown and your role has changed?  Are you troubled by a sense of dissatisfaction, even though your family life is great?  It’s normal to experience these feelings once a woman reaches her 40’s and beyond.  It’s not always easy to navigate this territory on your own.  My own experience with the mid-life transition that led me into my current, soul-satisfying career as a psychotherapist gives me an edge to help other women, like you, learn the tools and skills to map a course through this transition into a deeply gratifying next phase of your life.  I have been a psychotherapist since 1994, when I graduated from Naropa’s Transpersonal Counseling Psychology program.  I spent the subsequent 13 years working in community mental health helping adults recover from depression, trauma, anxiety, addictions, and loss and grief.  I have just completed the course work and experiential training in clinical hypnotherapy, which is an exciting addition to my tool chest.  My extensive training and experience combined with my Soul-based perspective will guide you into healing the aspects of yourself that have prevented you from more closely aligning with your Authentic Self to achieve your heart’s desires.  If you find yourself saying “I’d give anything if I could only . . .”, then let’s work together to Make It So.  I provide individual sessions, as well as groups and small workshops throughout the year.

Neil M. Cline, MA, LPC
MA Transpersonal Counseling Psychology, Naropa University 2001
Licensed Professional Counselor in State of Colorado
Certified Addictions Counselor Level II
BA Psychology, Cornell College, 1986
303-847-6170; nsquan@msn.com

Neil Cline is a licensed psychotherapist with a private counseling practice in Boulder, CO. For the past five years, he has worked with individuals, couples, families and groups facilitating addiction recovery, stress and anger management, impulse control, anxiety reduction, conflict-resolution, communication skill-building, grief and loss process work, crisis-intervention and healing from trauma. Neil utilizes an eclectic / holistic clinical approach, which draws from Psychodynamic and Cognitive theory bases as well as from Reality Therapy and Transpersonal Psychology. Neil’s belief is that an honest relationship with one’s self and others leads to personal well-being. He is a meditation and martial arts practitioner as well, and he uses insight and perspective derived from both of these personal health practices to support his professional work. In his therapeutic work, Neil encourages compassionate awareness of maladaptive belief systems and behaviors. Because Neil believes that therapy is a co-creative process, he assists clients in initiating their own healing, personal growth and self-improvement. Neil has lived in Boulder, CO. since 1998 with his wife Sheryl and their two canine companions Ben and Lyric.

Elmar Dornberger, BAI, MFA, MAPsy, LPC

“Step into your healing image”

Elmar’s counseling philosophy is strength-based and results-oriented. He works with the innate awareness of each client and the solutions that arise from within.

The model that comes closest to his work is practiced in Europe and is called “Systemic Imaginative Gestalting”. It combines Art Therapy, NLP (Neurolinguistic Programming) and Systemic Constellations. This method utilizes client’s images of issues as well as solutions, which are arranged in three-dimensional space. The internal process of this experience assists in the necessary healing movement for the client.

"This work is for those with the courage to trust in solutions that can come simply,
and in a short period of time, as in stepping from shadow into light...."
H. Stark, Dipl. Päd. Altadena, CA

The focus of Elmar’s practice is to restore balance for the individual and the ailing family system – which is often influenced by past trauma of the family of origin and other ancestors.
He has taught workshops on Art Therapy and Systemic Constellations at Aston Patterning, The Family Therapy Institute, Naropa University- Marpa Center and The Caritas Spiritist Center. He presented at the U.S. Systemic Constellation Conference in Portland, OR and Ashville, NC.

His education and training:

1. Master Practitioner of NLP (Neurolinguistic Programming) 1988
2. Certified in Hypnotherapy 1989
3. Masters in Art Therapy and Counseling Psychology 2001
4. Board Certified Professional Counselor 2003
5. He has extensive Training in Systemic Constellation work in both family and organizational systems. He trained in the US and Holland with Bert Hellinger, Weber, Schnabel, and others.
6. Elmar has been in private practice in Boulder since 2001.

He can be reached at 303 818 5969

Karen Drucker, PsyD, TEP, LPC
Center IMT Boulder, Mesa Office Commons
1803 S. Foothills Hwy., Suite 100
Boulder, CO 80303 
303-494-2227

Education: PsyD in clinical psychology from American School for Professional Psychology, Virginia, 2000; MA, University of Colorado; Post-doctoral work at Columbine High School; Trainer, Educator, Practitioner of Psychodrama, Sociometry and Group Psychotherapy Background/Experience: 12 years experience in counseling with an expertise in the use of experiential, action-oriented methods.  Professional Interests/Specialties: Expand your creativity, enhance self-awareness and develop more effective ways of interacting in the world. Develop and strengthen positive aspects of yourself as you move through DEPRESSION. Build emotional strengths and connect with your true power to decrease ANXIETY.HEAL wounds from the past and create new choices for the future. TRAUMA—Offer a clear structure to help move past old thoughts, behaviors and symptoms to reach your heart, soul and mind for true integration. COUPLES—Stop the cycle of blame and criticism and build richer, more intimate relationships. ADOLESCENTS and ADULTS—learn healthy ways to express feelings and cope with life’s challenges. Adjunct Faculty, Transpersonal Counseling Program, Naropa University since 2003. 

Julie Emmerman, Psy.D.
Psychotherapy and Consultation Specializing in Athletes/Sports Psychology
1634 Walnut Street Suite 221 Boulder, Colorado 80302
720 839 7350 www.julieemmerman.com

Biographical Statement
Julie E. Emmerman is a doctor of clinical psychology residing in Boulder, CO.  In private practice since 2000, she offers a broad spectrum of psychological counseling services with unique specialties in health and sports psychology.  Dr. Emmerman brings a keen sense of empathy and appreciation for the human condition to her work. The goal of her practice is to alleviate suffering and facilitate each client’s ability to reach his/her potential.  To this end, she tailors a variety of therapeutic influences to meet the unique needs of each client.

Dr. Emmerman obtained her doctorate in clinical psychology with a specialization in health psychology from the Illinois School of Professional Psychology/Chicago (APA approved).  In 1994, she moved to Colorado where she completed her doctoral internship at the University of Colorado-Boulder. Her doctoral dissertation examined personality change following mild traumatic brain injury.

Following several years of clinical experience, Dr. Emmerman established a private practice for adults seeking relief from issues such as anxiety, depression, relationship problems, eating disorders, childhood abuse, psychological aspects of acute and chronic illness, grief and loss. At the same time, she balanced her emerging practice with a second career as an elite professional cyclist, experiencing considerable national and international success.

Upon retiring from professional sport in 2005, Dr. Emmerman obtained specialized training in Sports Psychology.  With this advanced study, she can now offer men and women, regardless of discipline, athletic ability or level of commitment, the benefit of her combined skills and experience. A few examples of sports psychology related issues include all facets of injury/illness, metal and behavioral skills for optimizing performance and negotiating athlete/parent/coach dynamics.  Sports psychology also includes addressing psychological problems that are common to many people but are managed differently due to the role of sport in one’s life.

In addition to her private practice, Dr. Emmerman is a referred therapist and victim advocate for Moving To End Sexual Assault (MESA) and Safehouse Progressive Alliance For Non Violence (SPAN).  She also consults with businesses such as Beaver Creek and Vail Ski and Snowboard Schools dealing with issues such as sexual ethics in the Ski Resort workplace.  In addition, she is a member of the Oderberg Student Athletic Fund which seeks to make sports psychology counseling more accessible to college athletes.  Past presentations include Dealing with Difficult People, Coping with Loss and How to Address Self-Sabotaging Athlete Behavior.

Barry Erdman, LCSW, DCSW
Barry Erdman & Associates, Inc.
Adult, Couple & Family Psychotherapy
1900 Folsom Suite 203
Boulder, CO 80302-5723
be@BoulderTherapist.com
www.BoulderTherapist.com
Fax: 303 444-3491
Voice:  303 444-1404

Licensed Clinical Social Worker, private practice Boulder

"The success of a therapeutic intervention relies on the qualities of caring and respect that is shared in the relationship between therapist and client. Honesty, trust, and a willingness to reveal ourselves are important prerequisites to strive for. The therapist's ethical integrity provides a safe context for the client to then mindfully explore their own inner experience towards the betterment of the whole self."

For more than twenty-five years, Barry has dedicated his career to helping clients find creative solutions for overcoming difficult life challenges. He describes his approach as practical, interactive, creative and solution-focused. He often uses metaphor and humor to promote personal growth with his clients. As an eclectic practitioner incorporating a humanistic/existential framework, his therapeutic interventions may vary from person to person depending on what’s relevant to their particular needs. On occasion, he may draw upon his long time interests in eastern spiritual traditions to compliment contemporary psychotherapy techniques, when appropriate. A former client described him as “down to earth, expert, friendly, caring, and very effective”.

His clinical work includes: relationship & marital issues, mood disorders, bi-polar, depression, anxiety, panic attacks, compulsive addictive behaviors, complicated grief and loss, anger management, betrayal, intimacy, abuse, ptsd, sexual dysfunction, life threatening illness, stress management, and life transition.

Barry draws on intervention techniques from many years of professional trainings and continuing education seminars related to: cognitive behavioral therapy, systems/family/couples therapy, critical incident debriefing, nlp, emdr, clinical hypnosis, mindfulness, and body centered psychotherapy to name a few.

In the community, Barry remains committed to serving others. He provides clinical supervision for therapists in training, crisis intervention for local corporations, leadership in political and social action groups, pro bono work with non-profits, and serves on several agency/association boards and advisory committees.

Naropa students may be interested to know that he attended the first summer of Naropa Institute (1974); studied Vedanta and vipassana meditation in Asia (1975-78); worked for the Association for Transpersonal Psychology, Palo Alto CA (1980-81); worked as an outpatient therapist with the Mental Health Center of Boulder County (1982-87); was adjunct TP faculty at Naropa (1992); was past president of Colorado chapter of the National Association of Social Workers (2003-05), continues to chair Interface, a professional forum for clinicians and clergy, and continues his Boulder psychotherapy private practice (1987-present).

Tara Galeano, MA, LPC
The Galeano Group
P.O. Box 17653
Boulder, CO 80308
303-544-1400
www.TheGaleanoGroup.com

Education: MA, Contemplative Psychology, Naropa University, 2000; BA, Literature, Antioch College, 1993

Background/Experience: 10 years experience in counseling, including 6 years in private practice; 5 years in teaching and facilitating workshops and trainings.

Professional Interests/Specialties: As a psychotherapist, I help people understand why they are not having the sex they want to have and gain insight into their sexual lives so they can fulfill their desires. I especially enjoy working with clients who suffer from sexual addiction and sexual dysfunction, as I have had much success in these areas. My approach is direct, compassionate, and inclusive. Creating a collaborative relationship with you, we will explore your experiences, transform stuck patterns of behavior, and move them forward.

In your work with me, you will benefit by:
Developing skills to overcome your sexual addiction;
Expanding your awareness of your body's innate wisdom;
Enriching your life with healthy sexual expression;
Reclaiming your sexuality;
Enhancing your understanding of how past sexual experiences impacted your sexual identity.

Professional Affiliations/Activities: Certificate, American Board of Sexology; Educator, Colorado School for Family Therapy; Member, Toastmasters International; Volunteer, Reading to End Racism

George Garry, MSW, LCSW
954 North Street, Suite 307
Boulder CO 80304
303-444-5280

Education: Hakomi Therapist-training program, Dec. 2005.  MSW, Catholic University of America, 1996.
Background/Experience: Counseling individuals, couples, and groups for 10 years. 
Professional Interests/Specialties: Reduce stress and anxiety, broaden your sense of purpose and direction, enhance relationships through both individual and couples counseling, heal depression, trauma, loneliness, and grief, experience personal and spiritual growth, multi-cultural issues(fluent in Spanish).  I use a client centered approach that integrates experiential, body-centered, insight-oriented and cognitive-behavioral therapies.

Maxine Gower, LCSW, NCPsyP
(Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Nationally Certified Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist)
Psychodynamic Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis
for Adolescents & Adult Individuals, Couples and Families
303-875-5046
www.maxinegower.com

Education and Background
ATCL (Associate - Acting Teacher) 1975, Trinity College, London, BA (Psychology) 1991, Hunter College, New York. Counselor - National Organization for Women (NOW). MSW (Social Work) 1994 - Hunter College, New York. Clinical social worker (LCSW) in Mental Health settings in New York City, Mental Health Center of Boulder County, People's Clinic and private practice in Boulder. Eleven years of post-masters training at the Colorado Center for Modern Psychoanalytic Studies with National Psychoanalytic Certification (NCPsyP). Currently in private practice in Boulder, teaching masters students in the Contemplative Psychotherapy Department of Naropa University, Social Work Field Instructor, University of Denver and supervising therapists in private practice and for licensure.

Talking is strong medicine
"Whether depressed, anxious, suffering from grief/loss, or, whether one has a diagnosis such as bi-polar, PTSD or psychosis, the psychotherapeutic environment is a place to take the time to uncover root causes of pain and suffering, to repair and recover and, if necessary, to accept the unacceptable. Oftentimes emotional pain is due to alienation, loneliness and failures of past relationships. If one wants to stop suffering and feel better, establishing an authentic connection with a skilled practitioner like myself is a way to move out of painful states of mind.

Within a therapeutic relationship there is room to develop and exercise one’s “voice"—saying what one feels and asking for what one wants. It has been scientifically proven that new neural pathways develop when one talks and when another person listens, hears and understands. This is how abiding change takes place. Within an environment of safety, self inquiry and honesty it is, I believe, the relationship itself that ultimately "cures." I view psychotherapy and psychoanalysis as forms of contemplative practice.”

16 years of clinical experience includes ways to:

• discover underlying motivations for one’s thoughts, feelings and actions;
• turn expressions of depression and anxiety into self care and self acceptance;
• communicate clearly and honestly;
• transform feelings of guilt and shame;
• tolerate a wide range of emotions;
• use feelings of anger and aggression skillfully rather than being reactive;
• assimilate and adjust to life transitions such as divorce, grief/loss, aging;
• develop the ability to have, to mend or to end intimate partnerships, family relationships and friendships;
• choose fulfilling work;
• cope with the challenges of fertility.

Nathan Hartman, MA, LPC
303-817-5341
n8inthewild@comcast.net

Education: MA in Counseling Psychology, Naropa University, 2002; BS in Psychology with minor in Human Development and Family Studies, Colorado State University, 1996.
Background/Experience: 13 years of experience counseling children, adolescents, young adults, groups, and families in community agencies, undergraduate education, and in private practice. 
Professional Interests/ Specialties: Therapy is directed at working with real issues, helping clients through those stuck places and struggles we all find ourselves in. I believe in exploring how clients want/need to be supported and tailoring therapeutic experiences that truly fit. I specialize in working with adolescents and young adults who need support through transitions, grief/loss, difficult relationships, destructive patterns of behavior, stress and a variety of mental health issues. I provide individual, group, and family therapy focusing on the whole person – physical, mental, emotional and spiritual.  I help nuture a warm atmosphere with direct, honest, and confidential communication. Adolescents and young adults are supported in meeting the challenges of high school/college life, significant relationships, low self-esteem, stress, depression, and anxiety. Finding new ways of working through old issues that keep us stuck and struggling to find meaning and peace in the here and now. We will focus on building strengths and making contact with internal resources and community. I have a personal interest in using the power of nature, wilderness, and adventure to support and guide us through all of life’s challenges.

ELBERT M. HARTMAN, MA, CAC III
Center for Change
1790 30th Street, Suite 245
Boulder, CO 80301
303-449-1566 x1; elberthartman@hotmail.com
www.PsychotherapistInBoulder.com

SPECIALTIES:
ADDICTIONS, TRAUMA RESOLUTION, DREAMWORK & SPIRITUAL EMERGENCE

Elbert M. Hartman, MA, CACIII, is the owner and program director of two state-licensed adult out-patient treatment programs, Center for Change in Boulder and Chrysalis Counseling Center in Frisco, Colorado. He has extensive experience as a psychotherapist helping people learn about themselves, heal past wounds and grow towards living their life more fully. Elbert’s areas of expertise include addictions, trauma resolution, personal growth, dreamwork and spiritual emergence. Elbert has received depth training in Buddhist, Jungian and Gestalt psychologies and the Enneagram system and brings to his work a passion for the application and continued integration of these diverse approaches to psychological healing and growth. Elbert earned his bachelor’s degree in contemplative psychology and his master’s degree in Transpersonal Counseling Psychology from Naropa University. He is also trained in EMDR and IMAGO relationship therapy and working with issues that emerge from transpersonal experiences such as Holotropic Breathwork and meditation practices such as Shamatha-Vipashyana. Elbert has been a meditation practitioner since 1995 and has supported others in their unique spiritual paths.

Silvia Hast, MA, LPC, CAC III
suhast@hast.com
303-413-0794

Specialties: My overarching motivation is to help people become more integrated and mindful individuals, and to live balanced lives. I believe that our obstacles, judgments, and self-limiting beliefs can be transformed and used as fuel for growth and understanding. I draw on Contemplative and Western Psychology, and my own spiritual practice to support people in creating the lives and results they strive for.

For the past thirteen years I have worked extensively in the areas of conflict resolution and mediation, addictions, anger management, dynamics of power and control, stress management, and intrafamily violence. I have also started Life Coaching during the past two years. I work with individuals, couples and groups.

Background/Experience: I was born in Santiago, Chile. I came to the USA in 1975 after living in Switzerland for three years. I became a student of Trungpa Rinpoche in 1979 and have been a Buddhist practitioner and an active member of the Shambhala community since then. From 1989 to 1991, I was the practice coordinator at the Naropa Institute, and I have been a meditation instructor since 1990. In 1990 I also enrolled in the Contemplative Psychology Program at Naropa Institute and received an MA in 1993. Since then I have been in private practice and worked for various counseling agencies. I am a board member for the Domestic Abuse Prevention Project in Boulder County. I have also worked in HIV prevention program development, intercultural counseling, communication skills, and advocacy for the Latino community. I meet regularly with a group of peers dedicated to resolving conflict around the globe. I also enjoy hiking, cross country skiing and tango dancing.

Education: MA, Contemplative Psychology, Naropa Institute ( Naropa University) 1993. Life Coach Training with Newfield Network 2004. Certified Senior Addictions Counselor CAC III since 1996. Approved Domestic Violence provider since 1995. Mediation Training through Center for Dispute Resolution (CDR) 1990 and 1996. Certified Massage Therapist from the Healing Arts Institute of Boulder ( Boulder College of Massage Therapy) 1976. Business Engineer, Universidad de Chile 1974. BA in Economic Sciences, Universidad de Chile 1970.

Adrianne R. Holloran, MA, LPC
Bi-Lingual Psychotherapist
5378 Sterling Drive
Boulder, CO 80301
303-641-5281

Background/Experience: As a contemplative psychotherapist, I support individuals in developing greater awareness, both of themselves and their environment. Through deep listening, curiosity, and the practice of moment to moment awareness, the therapeutic relationship becomes a tool for healing, self-discovery and transformation. I view clients from a strength based perspective, creating an atmosphere of openness and compassion where individuals can discover their natural wisdom, inherent health, and develop the skillful means to make conscious and positive life choices. Having worked with high-risk youth, I recognize the need to hold chaos and create stability. Meditation practice from both Thich Nhat Hanh and the Shambhala traditions also informs my therapeutic approach.

Education: I assist clients who are experiencing grief and loss, depression, life transitions, cultural adaptation, relationships challenges, or seeking spiritual development. I am honored to work with adolescents, adults, and elders both in English and in Spanish. I earned a Masters of Arts in Contemplative Psychotherapy from Naropa University in Boulder and am a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Colorado.

I offer a free, 20 minute consultation. Sessions are 50 minutes and cost $80.00. I reserve a limited number of sessions on a sliding scale fee for $50 - $65.00 per session. Currently I do not accept insurance. For more information, please feel free to contact me by telephone at: 303-641-5281 or email adrianneholloran@yahoo.com.

Melissa Jones, LCSW
Individual and Couples Therapy
75 Manhattan Circle #208
Boulder, CO 80303
303-775-8474
www.mjpsychotherapy.com

I am a licensed clinical social worker with more than ten years of experience working with individual and couples. I specialize in working with individuals who are experiencing depression, anxiety, trauma, life transitions and relationship issues. 

 I incorporate cognitive behavioral therapy, psychodynamic and EMDR into my practice, depending on my client’s individual needs. I believe one of the most important parts of therapy is to build a trusting relationship between myself and my client’s. I am a caring, empathetic person who takes great pride in helping others find their way.

Affiliations: National Association of Social Workers, National Association of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapists, EMDRIA

Gretchen Kahre, MA, LPC
303-818-8357; gretchkahre@earthlink.net

Education: MA Contemplative Psychology, Naropa University, 1989; BA Psychology and Women’s Studies, University of Colorado, 1986
Background/Experience: LPC since 1994 with over 16 years psychotherapy experience including private practice, Practical Integrative Psychotherapy and Windhorse Community Services.

Professional Interests/Specialties: I help clients discover tools and insights that make their mind more workable in difficult situations. By joining clients in their everyday world outside of an office setting, I help them directly apply these tools in real life situations. The process of assisting my clients to create a new and more fulfilling life is what I enjoy most about my work.

Practical Integrative Psychotherapy and Mentoring, Treatment of Trauma and PTSD  (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder), Treatment of Bi-Polar Disorder, EMDR, Treatment of Eating Disorders, Troubleshooting and Support for NLD (Non-Verbal Learning Disorder), Life skills and time management.

Professional Affiliations/Activities: Eating Disorders Professionals of Colorado

Brigitta Karelis, MA, (1997, Naropa University), CHT
303-215-4513; bkarelis@yahoo.com

Brigitta holds a Diplom (MEd.) from the University of Marburg, Germany, in Paedagogik (a study combining social work, education, and psychology) and an MA in Somatic Psychology from Naropa University. She is a Certified Hakomi Therapist and serves as faculty for both Naropa University and the Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute. During her more than twenty years of experience in the Mental Health Field, she has worked with drug-addicted youth, political refugees, the mentally ill, and dying people in several countries. She has a private practice, offering psychotherapy that includes the body as a vehicle for growth and healing. EMDR is one of her tools.  She specializes in the recovery from trauma, and also works with relationship issues, grief, and life transitions. She believes that any challenge can be mastered, and any trauma can be integrated to make us kinder and wiser. She is a teacher and meditation instructor in the Buddhist Shambhala community.

Mary Ann Keatley, PhD, CCC
777 29^th Street, Suite 400
Boulder, CO, 30303
303-447-0022

Mary Ann Keatley is certified in Speech-Language Pathology, Biofeedback, EEG Neurofeedback and Orofacial Myology.  She has 35 years of experience working with individuals with stress-related disorders and neurological impairments.  Areas of specialty include traumatic brain injuries and medical outcomes.  Dr. Keatley has worked at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Denver and Boulder Memorial Hospital where she was the Director of Speech-Language Pathology and the Clinical Director of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation for 13 years.  She has worked in private practice for 21 years with a primary focus on neurocognitive rehabilitation with individuals with traumatic brain injuries, multiple sclerosis, attention deficit disorders and learning disabilities.  In the field of biofeedback, specialty areas include pain disorders, headaches, neck and back pain, anxiety and other stress-related problems.  Dr. Keatley has published widely in the fields of speech-language pathology, traumatic brain injuries and medical outcomes management. 

Beth Lichtenstein, MA, LPC
Marine Street Wellness Center
303-776-0889; bpsyched@msn.com 

Education: MA, Transpersonal Psychology Naropa University, 2001; BA, Psychology and Religious Studies, University of Colorado.  My style is to help you develop your relationship to yourself – to help you unlock your heart, your spirit and your bravery. This is not your average therapy.  Therapy does not have to take years. I am eclectic and holistic.  My approach is direct and honest, integrative and unconventional.  I work from my heart and my intuition.  I believe the body, mind and spirit are deeply connected.  Integration of these leads to balance and healing and back to our essence. 

Specializing in: Couples & Individuals, Teens & Young adults.  Mind/Body Centered, East/West Traditions, Relationship, Grief, Trauma, Emotional Abuse, Depression, Transitions, Spiritual Emergencies.

Gail Marcus, LCSW
1800 30th Street Suite 217B
Boulder, Colorado   80301
303-641-6475
gailrmarcus@aol.com

Background I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 20 years of experience working with individuals, couples and groups.  I completed my MSW at the University of Hawaii in 1986 and obtained my LCSW for the state of Colorado in 1998.  My experience includes work with sexual abuse, domestic violence, medical trauma and crisis intervention.

Modalities:  My approach is client-centered, a collaborative venture toward healing, skill building and resolution.  I provide clear, direct and compassionate guidance through the use of cognitive-behavior techniques and EMDR, a method which works to facilitate healing from traumatic life events. 

Belief: I believe that we all the ability to change old patterns that no longer continue to serve us.  I can help with resolving issues of grief, depression, anxiety, anger, stress, trauma and PTSD symptoms (flashbacks, nightmares, intrusive thoughts, anger, fear and isolation.)  I feel strongly that by resolving disturbing issues we can begin to grow towards healthier relationships and a stronger sense of self.

My rates are reasonable, and I take some insurances.

Affiliations-  NASW
                   EMDRIA

Kate Mazuy, MA, LPC, CHT (2000, Naropa University)
720-201-3868; kmazuy@comcast.net

Kate received her master’s degree in Transpersonal Counseling Psychology and is a certified Hakomi Therapist, working in private practice.  She is an adjunct faculty member in both the MA Contemplative Psychotherapy and Wilderness Therapy programs at Naropa.  She is also a Teacher for Matrixworks/ Living Systems Institute.  Kate draws from her experience of over 15 years of facilitating wilderness experiences to help create an environment where individuals and groups can establish deeper connections with themselves and others.  She is passionate about helping people discover their hidden potential and joy.  Her experience includes working with trauma, EMDR, life transitions/ rites of passage work, self-esteem, depression, anxiety and work with extreme emotional states.

Joanne Neiman, MA, LPC
1634 Walnut Street, Suite 221
Boulder, CO 80302
303-818-7252 

Joanne Neiman is committed to helping others come to an understanding and acceptance of their basic nature and intrinsic health. Her style is warm, open, and direct. Joanne’s interests and specialties include trauma and abuse, transitional issues, grief and loss, self empowerment, family and relationship issues, as well as depression and anxiety.

Joanne has worked with individuals and families in most every continuum of care including outpatient, day treatment, residential, and inpatient settings. In addition to her private practice, Joanne has worked at the Mental Health Center of Boulder County and the Cleo Wallace Residential Treatment Center in Westminster. Joanne continues to work part-time at the Adams County Mental Health Center as an outpatient therapist. She has worked as a hospital chaplain and has completed one unit of Clinical Pastoral Education. Joanne is currently a volunteer at Hospice of Boulder and Broomfield Counties in their Healing Circles program. Joanne is a certified EMDR therapist.

Joanne graduated from the MA Contemplative Psychotherapy program in 1998. She maintains a meditation practice and is a trained meditation instructor. As a Naropa graduate Joanne understands the unique challenges a student of this university faces. Since her graduation, Joanne has continued her involvement with Naropa as a teaching assistant in classes in the BA and MA Contemplative Psychotherapy programs. She has also served as an academic advisor in the MA Contemplative Psychotherapy program.

Joan Rieger, MA, LPC
1365 Forest Park Circle, Suite #202, Lafayette, CO 80026
303-548-6901; www.joanrieger.com

I received my master's degree in Transpersonal Counseling Psychology from Naropa University (2001) in Boulder, Colorado. I am also a certified Gestalt therapist from the Gestalt Institute of the Rockies (2002), and trained in EMDR.  I have more than ten years of experience working with individuals, couples and families. My specialties include trauma & abuse, grief & loss, depression, addictive behaviors, body image and eating disorders, anxiety, major transitions, and relationship issues. I was an administrator and family therapist for a nationally known wilderness therapy program for at-risk teenagers for about three years, and I also have more than ten years of corporate experience. 

My personal philosophy is rooted in Gestalt, family systems, emotional development and transpersonal theories. My approach is relationship based and experiential. I focus on helping people be in direct contact with themselves and others no matter what is being experienced, deepening trust and connection in relationship, and moving from an intellectual understanding of issues to an emotional healing and release. I offer both traditional psychotherapy, plus Equine-assisted psychotherapy. 

John W Steele, PhD, Licensed Psychologist
1055 Miami Way
Boulder, CO 80305 
303-499-9591; John@PsychotherapyInBoulder.com
www.PsychotherapyInBoulder.com

I am a licensed psychologist with twenty-two years' experience offering effective, affordable psychotherapy to women and men, older adolescents and seniors. As a psychotherapist with expertise in therapeutic applications of mindfulness, I can help you mobilize psychological and spiritual resources that promote deep healing and lasting change. I see individuals and couples for brief solution-focused work or ongoing insight-oriented psychotherapy. I provide clinical supervision to mental health professionals and serve as a therapist for students completing their counseling experiential. My sliding fee scale ranges from $30-120/visit. What is my personal style as a therapist? My daily practice of Zen and yoga has inspired me to integrate meditation and psychotherapy. I find that guiding clients to focus on their felt sense takes the work of therapy to a deeper level. Clients comment on my warmth and empathy. I listen carefully, give nonjudgmental feedback, and offer encouragement to try out new behaviors. What kind of problems do I treat?  My clients are generally capable people seeking support with issues such as: job, family and situation-related stress; relationship or marital problems; depression, irritability or anger; anxiety, fears or low self-esteem; trauma, stress-related illness or pain; loss and unresolved grief; existential and spiritual issues.

Edie Stone, MA, LPC
2027 Broadway, Suite H
Boulder, 80302
303-415-3755; Edie@EdieStone.com; www.EdieStone.com; www.ShamanicJourneys.net

Education: MA, Transpersonal Counseling Psychology, Naropa, 1997. MA, Experiential Education, CU, 1989. Post-Graduate Training & Certification: Shamanic Journey Guide; Certified Gestalt Therapist; Imago and PAIRS for couples; EMDR for trauma; Deep Memory Process past-life and trauma release. Experience: 10 years experience in soul-centered counseling, including many Naropa undergrads, grad students, staff, alumni, and TCP counseling experientials. Faculty: Colo. School of Counseling Hypnotherapy.

Professional Interests & Specialties: I provide a gentle, grounded, clear, and compassionate space to help you • find your strengths • feel more creative, powerful, and centered • explore and integrate mind, body, heart, and soul. DEPRESSION: Recover with an effective mind-body approach, including nutritional support and energy awareness. ANXIETY: Learn to relax and cope with warrior exams and other stress. RELATIONSHIPS: Learn communication skills. Deepen your capacity for intimacy and love, using practical PAIRS and Imago tools. YOUNG ADULTS: Individuate from family, find your path. MID-LIFE TRANSITIONS: Trying to balance school, kids, elders, exercise, menopause, meditation, and your budget? I have been there, too. GESTALT: Transform stuck patterns. Listen to your body's wisdom. Increase mind-body awareness. DREAMS: Dialogue with dream characters, re-enter the dream, shift the ending, receive spiritual guidance. HEART VISION SHAMANIC JOURNEYS: A safe, natural way to explore alternative states of consciousness. A powerful alternative to substance use and spiritual by-passing. Meet your Spirit Guides, recover your power, retrieve lost soul qualities. PAST-LIVES: Release chronic patterns. Move out of drama and trauma. Reconcile relationships, release unhealthy attachments. Receive spiritual healing in the "bardo" or between-lives state.

Free initial consultation. Discount for Naropa students.

Isabelle Tierney, MA, LMFT
2291 Arapahoe Avenue, 2nd Floor
Boulder, CO 80302
303-817-6912

Education: I graduated from The Family Therapy/Play Therapy Institute in 2005 with certificates in Marriage and Family Therapy and Play Therapy. I am also a graduate of the Barbara Brennan School of Healing, a four-year school in psychospiritual healing. I hold an M.A. in Child Development from Tufts University.

Experience:I offer individual, couples, family, and group sessions for those who struggle with eating disorders, disordered eating, and negative body image. I empower clients to discover reverence for their bodies, leading them to make heart-based –rather than belief-based-, choices. In the deepest sense, their work becomes about relationship, to Body, to Self, and to Other. I also work with depression, anxiety, substance abuse, relationship, and physical, emotional, and/or sexual abuse, all of which revolve around the concept of Self-awareness and Acceptance. I offer play therapy, couples therapy, and family therapy. I have been in private practice for ten years. Because I believe that “the client can only go as far as the healer/therapist goes,” I continue to do my own inner exploration with passion and diligence.

Professional Affiliations/Specialties:

• I am the co-founder of the Boulder County Eating Disorders Coalition, a group committed to education, risk reduction, and referral information.
• I am a therapist at Compass House, an adolescent outreach center in Boulder.
• I run a parent support group at La Luna Center, an eating disorder center in Boulder.
• I am the creator and President of The Habit Experts, a company dedicated to creating holistic products and services to help people with painful habits, including eating, substance abuse, relationship, and spending habits.
• I am a published writer on health and spiritual issues.
• I have hosted an Internet show on healing.
• I lead workshops and trainings nationally on eating disorders, disordered eating, health and spiritual issues.

Languages: I speak three languages: French, English and Spanish.

Soltahr Tiv-Amanda M.A. LPC
(720) 296-0041 soltahr@msn.com
Education: M.A. in Transpersonal Counseling Psychology from Naropa Institute, (now Naropa University) 1999, Licensed Professional Counselor since 2003
Background / Experience: 30 years in the helping/healing field, 9 years in therapeutic practice, 6 years training graduate students in Multicultural Counseling, 15 years as a Reiki Master/Practitioner, 24 years as a priestess/spiritual guide, Certified Mindfulness Meditation Instructor since 2004. Naropa Adjunct, former Faculty and staff.

Philosophy Statement and Specialties: My belief is that we all contain within us a deep well of healing, and an innate wise self that knows what we most need and what is best for us. In my work with you, I will help you to find and access this Sacred Well of healing within yourself, to help you open up to new worlds of health and wholeness. To facilitate this personal growth, I draw on a foundation of many Transpersonal methodologies, Strength-Based, Gestalt, and Liberation model therapies that are culturally sensitive to all people. I work at blending humor, insight/intuition and depth to create a trusting and ethical therapeutic connection.

I work with:

• Individuals of all cultural groups: to help with family-of-origin issues, early childhood, the ongoing trauma of racism and discrimination, relationships, grief and loss, depression, anxiety and violent relationship recovery. We will co-create new feelings of self-awareness, self-esteem/worth and sense of purpose. We can also explore spiritual and religious issues that can help you to find nurturing spiritual connection, purpose, and meaning in everyday life.
• Transgender, Lesbian, Gay, Bi and Questioning: to help with coming out to self, family and friends, transition, relationships, self-acceptance
• Women: Helping women of all ages toward empowerment and exploration of life stages/passages
• Other Therapists: providing supervision towards LPC hours, consultation around Intercultural issues with clients and peer connection

Matthew Tomatz, MA, LPC, CACIII
Licensed Professional Counselor; Certified Addiction Counselor - Level III; Certified Yoga Instructor - Forrest Yoga;  Master of Arts in Psychology: Contemplative Psychotherapy (Naropa University); Master of Music; Bachelor of Music
303-709-5525

Life invites us to engage and play, to experience happiness and deep love, and to transform our unique inspiration into creation, action, and meaningful relationship.  Too easily, this natural ability becomes stunted or blocked causing pain or suffering.  I’ve worked with people contending with issues related to addiction, life threatening or chronic illness, chronic pain, relationships, life transitions, overwhelming anger, depression, anxiety, detrimental thoughts or beliefs, and men’s issues.  Working with these people and witnessing amazing change has allowed me to understand that it is possible to overcome, transform, and learn to manage the barriers in life.  I believe that psychotherapy is fundamentally a process of working to release the patterns that dominate our lives, thwart our ability to choose, and deaden our vitality and creativity while finding solutions and new ways of living that cultivate joy and satisfaction.   

My counseling style is grounded in the commitment to assist you in releasing the burden of your struggle.  To engage in counseling with me is to work to untangle and demystify the powerful forces that hinder you in life.  I believe that the commitment to change is a noble pursuit and I am passionate about this task.  I am driven to uncover the ability we each possess to grow, adapt, and ultimately live joyful lives in relationship to others and the world of which we are a part.  My goal is to rely on warmth, directness, and integrity; my life and work experience; and my training to blend an integrative craft and create a therapeutic alliance that inspires such change.  This might take the form of insight therapy, concrete planning and skills training, addressing cognitive/behavioral patterns directly, exploring past emotional hurts and working to release them, understanding and restructuring relationship dynamics, mindfulness techniques and breath exercises, work with body and mind integration, and attending to whatever is present in your life or the therapeutic relationship.  It is my honor to join others on this journey.

Amy Winters, MSW, LCSW, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Riverbend Office Park
4860 Riverbend Road, Suite 1 
Boulder, CO 80301
303-554-9800; amyatlarge@yahoo.com 

Education: MSW in Clinical Social Work, University of Kansas, 1993, Integrative Body Psychotherapy ( basic & advanced 2-year training). EMDR certification. Post-graduate trainings in Imago & PAIRS Couple’s Counseling, Gestalt, Group Leadership, Trauma /addictions adn Clinical Chi Kung Energy Work

Background/Experience: Amy has 15 years experience as a psychotherapist in private practice, in adult outpatient counseling for Longmont Hospital where she also taught stress management classes, and in adolescent, family treatment centers in Kansas City, Denver and Boulder in which she provided individual. family and group psychotherapy to high-risk teens and pre-teens. Here 16 years of Buddist Mindfulness practice and experience as a meditation instructor, as well as advanced training in body-centered psychotherapy both complements and informs her psychoogical training. Drawing from her background in Buddisht, tradtional and transpersonal Psychology, she works from a strengths perspective, to empower clients to discover their own inner resources and soliutions and transform old energetic and emotional blocks. Her specialties include:

Relationship Counseling for individuals and couples, to deepen emotional connections, initmacy and communication adn to transform old patterns and behaviors keeping one stuck in power struggles and unsatisying relationship situations.
Sexual Abuse & Trauma Resolution – Utilizing powerful cognitive and body-based tools for emotional release and recovery
Depression and other Mood Disorders - Helping you transform difficult emotional pain to regain motivation, balance, productivity adn satisfaction in life
Stress, Anxiety & Panic - Learn tools to manage stress. Reduce or eliminate anxiety and panic thru cognitive-behavioral and mindfulness techniques, guided imagery, and EMDR.
Grief and Loss - Supportive therapy thru the process of grief and emitional healing from painful loss
Life Transitions and School/Workplace Challenges - Insight-oriented as well as solution focused therapy in making career adn life changes adn in succeeding in school and work
Low Self-Esteem, Procastination, Anger/Reactivity Patterns - Helping you gain insight, break old patterns and move in new directions. Providing practical tools and helping you find creative solutions.

Linda Woods, MA, LPC
Linda’s office is at 38th and Arapahoe in Boulder and she has a sliding scale with half-fee first visit. 
303-588-0522; lwcounsel@aol.com
www.lwcounsel.com

Linda has been in private practice in Boulder County for over 15 years, working with young people and adults on a variety of life issues:  depression, anxiety, relationship difficulties, career indecision, sexual assault, and other traumas.  She received her MA from the University of Colorado, worked as an intern at the Mental Health Center of Boulder County, and studied Gestalt therapy under Betty Cannon.  For 11 years, she facilitated support groups for rape victims through the Rape Crisis Team.  For five years, she was co-director of Healing Circles, a grief support program for teens and their parents.  In addition, she works with Workforce Boulder County counseling and facilitating groups for unemployed people dealing with depression and anxiety.  Her experience with Carl Rogers’ work gives her the theory that all people have the power to heal themselves, given a therapeutic relationship with unconditional positive regard.  She uses Gestalt work, cognitive therapy, and career counseling tools as necessary.  Her goal is to “empower people to create positive change.” 

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