Prenatal and postpartum therapists & psychiatrists in Durango, CO

Are you ready to transform your life with expert guidance and compassionate care? As a Colorado state-licensed clinical social worker in Cherry Creek, I offer private therapy sessions tailored to your needs. My unique approach combines intuition and empathy to truly understand and accept you. In our sessions, you’ll have a safe space to process unresolved emotions, build self-awareness, and discover how to thrive in your daily life. Let’s work together to help you reach your full potential!

I’m an LCSW, and my practice name, Life Shift Happens, comes from a truth I see every single day: people don’t come to therapy because they’re broken. They come because life stopped unfolding the way they expected, and they feel entirely stuck. A lot of the humans I work with are incredibly thoughtful and trying so hard. They usually don't lack insight; they’ve read the coping skills and talked things through with friends. Yet, they still find themselves procrastinating, shutting down, or feeling completely frozen by past stuff. When that happens, change isn’t a matter of forcing more willpower. It requires slowing down to look at the patterns and defense mechanisms we build to protect ourselves when life gets heavy.

My style is collaborative, deeply conversational, and entirely human. I’m not here to judge, lecture, or pretend I have all the answers. Instead, I’m active in our sessions through asking questions, noticing patterns, and gently pushing back when I see you getting in your own way. We will work on the practical things like boundaries, follow-through, and managing emotions, while sitting with the messy overthinking, panic, burnout, or feeling checked out underneath it all. Therapy with me is a relationship where we make sense of the sudden crises and quiet paralyses that come with life shifts. The goal isn’t a perfect, flawless life, but rather a therapeutic space where you can figure out what changed, sprinkle in compassion, and learn how to move forward in a way that feels genuinely your own.

I have been practicing as a trauma therapist, trainer, and consultant for the last 12 years. For much of my career, I specialized in working with kids and families who have experienced complex and intergenerational trauma, and specifically focused on infant and early childhood mental health. I work frequently with conditions such as anxiety, depression, and complex PTSD, and provide support for individuals and couples of the LGBTQ+ community.

I hold a B.A. in Communications and Law from Manhattanville College and an M.S.W. from Boston College. I am also experienced in writing WPATH letters to allow both minors and adults to access gender affirming care.

I am licensed in Colorado as a professional counselor. I have 10+ years of experience working with children and families, with careers ranging from nannying, Montessori art teacher, to family and couples therapist. 5 of these years include my professional work experience as a psychotherapist, family therapist, and art therapist. I have experience in helping clients with stress and anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, & eating disorders.

I believe that you deserve to be your happiest, healthiest, and most empowered self.

As a licensed counselor, I believe that prioritizing mental health is foundational to each of our wellbeing. I appreciate you taking the first step in improving your relationship with yourself and others. The focus of my practice is helping those that feel anxious, disconnected or negatively effected by the experiences they have had in life.