Student Resources

In the 2009–10 academic year, three MA intern counselors will be available to provide counseling to students at a sliding scale per session (no one will be turned away based on an inability to pay).

How to set up an appointment:

Please print and fill out the Intake Form or visit the Naropa Student Affairs office to pick up a paper copy. Review the counselor’s bios listed below and contact one of them directly to set up an appointment.

Our counseling interns will also be available for walk-ins at our Counseling Offices on the East entrance of the Snow Lion building (20th and Goss) every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday between 11:30 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. You do not need to set up an appointment if you are coming during those times

Grazia Di Giorgio MA, LPC, Director of the Counseling Center
303-245-4633
gdigiorgio@naropa.edu

As a graduate of the MA Contemplative Psychotherapy program, Grazia has experienced life at Naropa as a student, as well as a faculty and staff member. A well-rounded professional with extensive experience as a supervisor, advocate and counselor, she brings her passion and her skills to the goal of supporting our students’ experience and overall well-being, and to the actualization of Naropa University’s vision in the world. Her office is located in the Administration Building, as part of the Student Affairs team. Call, email or stop by if you have any questions or comments about on-campus counseling services, referrals, local resources, life in general, or if you just want to say hello.

Joshua Furtado
Counseling Intern, MA Contemplative Psychotherapy
303-245-4697 X1
frizbietkd@yahoo.com

Joshua is a third year graduate student at Naropa University in the Contemplative Psychotherapy program. He has been working in the field of psychology focusing on addictions counseling, juvenile corrections, and teen issues (pregnancy, sexual identification, transitional living, etc) for several years. His passion is in Jungian psychology, which emphasizes the recognition of the self as a whole, specifically working on a union of spiritual, mental and physical health. Joshua's goal is to work with individuals and couples through varying situations. He is also working on developing some therapeutic groups geared toward men's issues, transitions, gender and sexual identification, sexuality, grief, loss and trauma. Outside of therapy, Joshua's passions are cycling, yoga, tae kwon-do, writing, and reading.

Fatina Hindi
Counseling Intern, MA Somatic Counseling Psychology
303-245-4697 X2
fatinahindi@gmail.com

Fatina, an on-campus counselor intern, is in her third year in Naropa’s MA Somatic Counseling Psychology graduate program. She values working collaboratively with clients to co-create healing spaces of empowerment and growth. Through compassionate exploration of emotions, movement, and thoughts, Fatina is committed to helping clients embody their path towards holistic well being. Her integrative therapeutic orientation is informed by Creative Arts Therapies, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, and Dance Movement Therapy. Fatina is interested in working with issues concerning self awareness and conscious development, including life transitions, identity, navigating social rhythms, depression, anxiety, creativity, relationships, and environmental stressors. She has additional experience in working with mood disorders, substance abuse, and disordered eating.

Henry Toney
Counseling Intern, MA Transpersonal Counseling Psychology
303-245-4697 X3
htoney@students.naropa.edu

Henry has 22 years of shamanic practice. He also writes poetry, practices T’ai Chi, and sculpts, and is a disabled Vietnam era veteran. In the tradition of the “wounded healer”, he has engaged a considerable range of common perplexing problems, as well as some that are fortunately less frequent. He brings much insight and awareness from the perspective of both a client and a counselor. Henry finds life as a human being to be extraordinarily complex and quite difficult at times. In general and multiculturally, he has experienced both enormous privilege and tremendously harsh challenges. This has fostered a core sense of the sacred within Henry, as well as a profound respect for all things. His quest is to be a safe and loving presence in all of his relations. Having a particular fondness for our diverse and remarkable student body, Henry is excited about exploring issues in partnership with his clients.