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Grief counselors and therapists in Salida, CO


Top grief and loss counseling therapists in Salida, CO
Whether you're grieving a parent, partner, sibling, or friend, Headway provides specialized support in Salida for bereavement and complicated grief. Our network of 2,353 providers uses evidence-based talk therapy to help you work through isolation, preoccupation, and the complex emotions of loss.
I began my professional life as an actress and gather learning from that career to use therapeutically. I am creative, playful and eclectic in my approach. I graduated Naropa University MA in Transpersonal Counseling with a focus on Art Therapy. Colorado Counseling for addictions training.
I'm Nicole Shelton, a double board-certified Psychiatric-Mental Health and Family Nurse Practitioner (APRN, PMHNP, FNP). My experience in ICU and the ER informs my holistic approach to care. I specialize in treating anxiety, depression, substance use, and trauma across the lifespan. As a military wife and mother, I emphasize lifestyle balance, encouraging patients to integrate nutrition and exercise. I am dedicated to breaking mental health stigma and advocating for veterans and those impacted by trauma, ensuring you feel seen, supported, and empowered on your journey.
I’ve been a therapist for over 30 years, and I love my work. To me, it’s all about walking alongside clients, helping them reconnect to themselves or, sometimes, to find themselves for the very first time.
The client who will feel like I’m their very best fit is one who wants to let go of past experiences that keep them stuck. You may have trauma or difficult memories that you are ready to move past, anxieties that you want to learn to manage, or stress you want to let go of. Or you may be struggling to manage a new phase of life, like becoming a parent, navigating the transition from adolescence into adulthood, reinventing life after a loss, a relationship change, or retirement.
If any of this rings true for you, I’d love to partner with you. Together, we’ll use tools like EMDR, Brainspotting and mindfulness to help you rediscover your strengths, your confidence, and your interests, so you can create the life you’ve always imagined.
I am a Master's level Licensed Professional Counselor who is passionate about supporting you in your journey toward wholeness. I have worked with clients from children to older adults, supporting them around anxiety and mood disorders, trauma and abuse, and relationship concerns. My clients come from diverse cultures. I enjoy finding what we have in common as well as what makes us each unique. While acknowledging your struggles, I want to help you move toward your strengths in your own context.
About our therapists in Salida, CO who help people navigate grief and loss



- 100%Grief or loss
- 98%Anxiety
- 95%Depression
- 92%Stress management
- 88%Trauma

- 99%Aetna
- 91%Cigna
- 85%Carelon Behavioral Health
- 63%Select Health - Colorado

- 99%English
- 6%Spanish
- 1%French

- 82%Online only
- 18%In-person or online

- 79%Woman
- 19%Man
- 1%Non-binary

- 51%Licensed Professional Counselor
- 30%Licensed Clinical Social Worker
- 9%Advanced Practice Nurse
- 5%Licensed Marriage/Family Therapist
- 5%Psychologist

- 99%Individual therapy
- 31%Family therapy
- 23%Couples therapy
- 15%Child or adolescent therapy
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