Denver Mental Health

“Trauma is not what happens to you but what happens inside you” - Gabor Mate

Healing sometimes requires vulnerability, and vulnerability requires an act of courage.

I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. - MA

Imperfection is required for a joyful life - KC Davis.

"""Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending."" -Maria Robinson"

This is the recipe of life said my mother as she held me in her arms as I wept. Think of those flowers you plant in the garden each year; they will teach you that people too, must wilt, fall, root, rise, in order to bloom. -Rupi Kaur

You deserve to feel heard, understood, and genuinely supported as you navigate life's challenges. You don't have to go through it alone.

“Not everything needs to be in full bloom to be meaningful. Growth often looks like stillness.”

“An inconvenience is only an adventure wrongly considered.” G.K. Chesterton

"When we love the earth, we are able to love ourselves more fully." -Bell Hooks

Feeling overwhelmed and hopeless, unsure of where to start or how to move forward?

“Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it.”— Helen Keller

"The privilege of a lifetime is to become who you truly are." Carl Jung

"Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much."

"Only when we are brave enough to explore the darkness will we discover the infinite power of our light." - Brene Brown

“Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow; it empties today of its strength.” -CTB

Mindfulness and accountability are the keys to unraveling the best version of self.

"When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves." - Viktor E. Frankl

My goal is to empower you to reconnect with your authentic self, navigate life's challenges, and cultivate a life of meaning and purpose.

"The soul is dyed by the colours of its thoughts." - Marcus Aurelius

"Storms make trees take deeper roots." - Dolly Parton

"I like adventures, and I'm going to find some." by Louisa May Alcott

Let's continue your journey together and achieve great things.

You've been graced for confusion, hard things, death, suffering, denial, and betrayal, and you will find strength when you are weak & beauty in every burden. - Rich Tolbert Jr.

"The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change." — Carl Rogers

"The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change."- Carl Rogers

Hearing that you're loved and that you're enough has the power to replace the negative voices with the feeling of belonging and being worthy of happiness, laughter, and love.

"But part of getting to know yourself is to unknow yourself—to let go of the limiting stories you've told yourself about who you are so that you aren't trapped by them." — Lori Gottlieb

Healing is not becoming the person you were before, but becoming who you are meant to be now.”

"If you only carry one thing throughout your life, let it be hope."

Therapy is about having a good "fit" between you and your therapist. It’s important to feel comfortable, understood, and supported in order to make real progress.

"There is no standard normal. Normal is subjective. There are seven billion versions of normal on this planet." - Matt Haig

"It's okay if our future is uncertain. I think we're just meant to do our best with what's in front of us today"

"To live authentically means embracing both your strengths and your limitations and allowing others to see both."

“Your focus determines your reality.” - Qui-Gon Jinn

"To heal is to touch with love that which was previously touched by fear." -- Stephen Levine

Each of us carries unique, intrinsic value that is irreplaceable.

"People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel".

Everyone needs support—a compassionate ear to truly listen.

"It's not about what it is, it's about what it can become."

Improving lives and creating a better future for everyone!

"The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change."— Carl Rogers

“The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change.” - Carl R. Rogers

"Be patient. I am a work in progress." Benjamin Leverentz

Authenticity is the daily practice of letting go of who we think we're supposed to be and embracing who we are. -Brene Brown

The most challenging part of counseling is taking that first step.

"There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle." ~ Albert Einstein

I have witnessed the magic of therapy and the unwavering resilience of humans.

"The grass isn't greener on the other side; it's greener where you water it." - Unknown

I’m grateful for the opportunity to serve my clients and help them achieve their goals every day!

"One of the greatest discoveries a person makes, one of their great surprises, is to find they can do what they were afraid they couldn't do." Aaron T. Beck

All deserve relationships in which we feel emotional safety.

What challenges will you overcome in your journey? Whether it's pushing past current fears or trauma, reaching new goals, or finding your true potential, the possibilities are endless.

Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light. -Albus Dumbledore

You are embarking on an essential journey of growth and healing!

"What we do is more important than what we say or what we say we believe." - bell hooks

“We think we need answers, but what we really need is room. Room to change our minds. Room to be surprised by joy again. Certainty is tidy, but it leaves no space for wonder.” - The Tiny Joy Project

It is through overcoming our struggles that we discover strength.

Victory awaits on the other side—keep pushing forward to reach your goals!

"We cannot change, we cannot move away from what we are, until we thoroughly accept what we are. Then change seems to come about almost unnoticed." -Carl Rogers

When you wake up in the morning, and lift your head off of the pillow, you have all you need." - Anonymous

Just because someone carries it well, doesn’t mean it isn't heavy.

You are not alone. Whatever you’re going through, there are people who care about you and want to help. You matter, and your feelings are valid.

“Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened.” - Dr. Seuss

To invent your own life's meaning is not easy, but it's allowed, and I think you'll be happier for the trouble. - Bill Watterson

There is always light. If only we are brave enough to see it. If only we are brave enough to be it.

"The greatest gift you ever give is your honest self." ~ Fred Rogers

"Let us not become weary in doing good,for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up." -Galatians 6:9

Taking the first step is always the hardest, but it’s the one that sets everything else in motion.

"The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change." Carl Rogers

It is important to me that you feel comfortable in every way, whether it’s sharing your thoughts, asking questions, or simply being yourself.

I am passionate about helping you live the life you want!

"Let all that you do be done in love" .... Unknown

Together, we’ll take every step of your journey, side by side, through every twist and turn ahead.

Don't give up what you want the most for what you want now.

“Vulnerability is the birthplace of innovation, creativity and change.” ― Brene Brown

"Stop searching and you will see. Stop running away and you will be found" Lao Tzu

"Out of difficulties grow miracles" - Jean de La Bruyère

“Healing is not about fixing what is broken, but supporting what is human.”

We may encounter many defeats, but we must not be defeated. — Maya Angelou

“One does not become enlightened by imagining figures of light, but by making the darkness conscious.” ― Carl Jung

I strongly believe in the importance of the "therapeutic relationship" and the role it plays in fostering growth and healing.

Only through our connectedness to others can we really know and enhance the self. And only through working on the self can we begin to enhance our connectedness to others. - Harriet Goldhor Lerner

“Your vulnerability is a strength, not a weakness.” “Tu vulnerabilidad es una fortaleza, no una debilidad.”

My primary goal when providing care is to ensure every client feels heard.

You are not alone. I'm here with you during your healing journey!

"Light shines into darkness, and darkness will never overcome it!"

"The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Who I was yesterday may not be who I am today, and who I am today may not be who I will become tomorrow.

Establishing a connection is the first step in establishing a relationship.

"Give in to unpleasantness and pain just as to pleasure. Do not restrict your awareness." Claudio Naranjo

"There is hope even when your brain tells you there isn't" - John Green

I can be changed by what happens to me, but I refuse to be reduced by it” -Maya Angelou

"People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel"- Maya Angelou

What challenges will you face and ultimately overcome?

Nature is authentic, unfiltered, and free from judgment, offering a space where everything exists as it is, in perfect harmony.

"Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it." Helen Keller

"Everything will be okay in the end. If it's not okay, it's not the end" - John Lennon