Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) is a structured approach often used for OCD, gradually reducing the grip of intrusive thoughts and compulsions. Learn how it works.
Book a SessionERP is the gold-standard treatment for OCD, helping you face triggers while resisting the urge to perform the usual compulsion, which breaks the anxiety cycle over time.
Yes, ERP is also highly effective for phobias and severe anxiety, not just OCD.
Yes, we accept Medicaid and most major insurance plans for ERP therapy.
Yes, ERP is available through secure teletherapy statewide as well as in person at our four Colorado offices.
You may feel discomfort as you resist compulsions, but your therapist paces exposures carefully so you build tolerance gradually, not all at once.
Establishing a connection is the first step in establishing a relationship.
"The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change."- Carl Rogers
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
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
Taking the first step is always the hardest, but it’s the one that sets everything else in motion.
“Your vulnerability is a strength, not a weakness.” “Tu vulnerabilidad es una fortaleza, no una debilidad.”
Authenticity is the daily practice of letting go of who we think we're supposed to be and embracing who we are. -Brene Brown
"People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel"- Maya Angelou
Victory awaits on the other side—keep pushing forward to reach your goals!
"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
“An inconvenience is only an adventure wrongly considered.” G.K. Chesterton
“Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow; it empties today of its strength.” -CTB
“Not everything needs to be in full bloom to be meaningful. Growth often looks like stillness.”
"Storms make trees take deeper roots." - Dolly Parton
"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"
When you wake up in the morning, and lift your head off of the pillow, you have all you need." - Anonymous
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 have witnessed the magic of therapy and the unwavering resilience of humans.
My goal is to empower you to reconnect with your authentic self, navigate life's challenges, and cultivate a life of meaning and purpose.
“Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened.” - Dr. Seuss
"When we love the earth, we are able to love ourselves more fully." -Bell Hooks
"Light shines into darkness, and darkness will never overcome it!"
I’m grateful for the opportunity to serve my clients and help them achieve their goals every day!
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Mindfulness and accountability are the keys to unraveling the best version of self.
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
"The greatest gift you ever give is your honest self." ~ Fred Rogers
"The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change."— Carl Rogers
"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
“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
"I like adventures, and I'm going to find some." by Louisa May Alcott
You are not alone. I'm here with you during your healing journey!
“Your focus determines your reality.” - Qui-Gon Jinn
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"The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change." — Carl Rogers
“One does not become enlightened by imagining figures of light, but by making the darkness conscious.” ― Carl Jung
Don't give up what you want the most for what you want now.
“The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change.” - Carl R. Rogers
"The soul is dyed by the colours of its thoughts." - Marcus Aurelius
"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
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Healing is not becoming the person you were before, but becoming who you are meant to be now.”
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.
Improving lives and creating a better future for everyone!
Nature is authentic, unfiltered, and free from judgment, offering a space where everything exists as it is, in perfect harmony.
“Trauma is not what happens to you but what happens inside you” - Gabor Mate
"You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them." - Maya Angelou
“Vulnerability is the birthplace of innovation, creativity and change.” ― Brene Brown
"To heal is to touch with love that which was previously touched by fear." -- Stephen Levine
The most challenging part of counseling is taking that first step.
"Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it." Helen Keller
I strongly believe in the importance of the "therapeutic relationship" and the role it plays in fostering growth and healing.
"To live authentically means embracing both your strengths and your limitations and allowing others to see both."
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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.
"Give in to unpleasantness and pain just as to pleasure. Do not restrict your awareness." Claudio Naranjo
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.
"Only when we are brave enough to explore the darkness will we discover the infinite power of our light." - Brene Brown
"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.
"Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much."
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"When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves." - Viktor E. Frankl
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It is through overcoming our struggles that we discover strength.
Each of us carries unique, intrinsic value that is irreplaceable.
Feeling overwhelmed and hopeless, unsure of where to start or how to move forward?
“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
"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
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
"There is hope even when your brain tells you there isn't" - John Green
There is always light. If only we are brave enough to see it. If only we are brave enough to be it.
"There is no standard normal. Normal is subjective. There are seven billion versions of normal on this planet." - Matt Haig
"What we do is more important than what we say or what we say we believe." - bell hooks
I can be changed by what happens to me, but I refuse to be reduced by it” -Maya Angelou
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"Stop searching and you will see. Stop running away and you will be found" Lao Tzu
"The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change." Carl Rogers
My primary goal when providing care is to ensure every client feels heard.
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.
Let's continue your journey together and achieve great things.
You deserve to feel heard, understood, and genuinely supported as you navigate life's challenges. You don't have to go through it alone.
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 are embarking on an essential journey of growth and healing!
Imperfection is required for a joyful life - KC Davis.
"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
"""Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending."" -Maria Robinson"
Healing sometimes requires vulnerability, and vulnerability requires an act of courage.
"People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel".
"Out of difficulties grow miracles" - Jean de La Bruyère
Together, we’ll take every step of your journey, side by side, through every twist and turn ahead.
"Be patient. I am a work in progress." Benjamin Leverentz
We may encounter many defeats, but we must not be defeated. — Maya Angelou
"If you only carry one thing throughout your life, let it be hope."
“Mental health care is not one-size-fits-all. I believe in evidence-based treatment, meaningful connection, and empowering each person to become an active partner in their healing.”
