General answers to common questions about getting started with Overcomers Counseling.
Book a SessionWait times vary by location and specialty, but our waitlist is built to get you seen as quickly as possible — many clients are booked within days, not weeks.
Yes. When you join the waitlist, let us know if you'd prefer an in-person office (Colorado Springs, Aurora, Fort Collins, or Pueblo) or online counseling anywhere in Colorado.
Start by visiting our Directory and use the filter to find a match and then Book! You filter by service, specialtiy, approach, language, location and more!
No referral is needed — you can contact us directly to get started, whether you're self-referring or being referred by a provider.
If you're in crisis, please call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline) or visit our Crisis Resources page for immediate support — our contact channels are for scheduling and general questions, not emergencies.
We have offices in Colorado Springs, Aurora, Fort Collins, and Pueblo, plus teletherapy available to clients anywhere in Colorado.
Yes — Overcomers Counseling offers teletherapy statewide in Colorado, in addition to in-person sessions at our Colorado Springs, Aurora, Fort Collins, and Pueblo offices.
Yes — Overcomers Counseling accepts Medicaid, along with most major insurance plans including Aetna, Cigna, UHC, Kaiser, Anthem BCBS, and Tricare. Reach out and our team will help confirm your specific coverage.
Yes, they will! You can book a counseling session and on the same day you can book a medication mgmt appointment.
Visit our cost page to learn more about our fees and accepted insurance here.
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I’m grateful for the opportunity to serve my clients and help them achieve their goals every day!
“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
“Trauma is not what happens to you but what happens inside you” - Gabor Mate
You are not alone. I'm here with you during your healing journey!
"To heal is to touch with love that which was previously touched by fear." -- Stephen Levine
“The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change.” - Carl R. Rogers
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Mindfulness and accountability are the keys to unraveling the best version of self.
You are embarking on an essential journey of growth and healing!
Together, we’ll take every step of your journey, side by side, through every twist and turn ahead.
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
Victory awaits on the other side—keep pushing forward to reach your goals!
Taking the first step is always the hardest, but it’s the one that sets everything else in motion.
The most challenging part of counseling is taking that first step.
Authenticity is the daily practice of letting go of who we think we're supposed to be and embracing who we are. -Brene Brown
"What we do is more important than what we say or what we say we believe." - bell hooks
You deserve to feel heard, understood, and genuinely supported as you navigate life's challenges. You don't have to go through it alone.
"There is hope even when your brain tells you there isn't" - John Green
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"The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change." — Carl Rogers
“Your vulnerability is a strength, not a weakness.” “Tu vulnerabilidad es una fortaleza, no una debilidad.”
"I like adventures, and I'm going to find some." by Louisa May Alcott
"People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel"- Maya Angelou
“Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it.”— Helen Keller
Imperfection is required for a joyful life - KC Davis.
"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
Don't give up what you want the most for what you want 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.
"Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it." Helen Keller
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.
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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.
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
“Vulnerability is the birthplace of innovation, creativity and change.” ― Brene Brown
Who I was yesterday may not be who I am today, and who I am today may not be who I will become tomorrow.
“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.”
"Storms make trees take deeper roots." - Dolly Parton
"To live authentically means embracing both your strengths and your limitations and allowing others to see both."
My primary goal when providing care is to ensure every client feels heard.
Each of us carries unique, intrinsic value that is irreplaceable.
“Not everything needs to be in full bloom to be meaningful. Growth often looks like stillness.”
"The greatest gift you ever give is your honest self." ~ Fred Rogers
I can be changed by what happens to me, but I refuse to be reduced by it” -Maya Angelou
“Your focus determines your reality.” - Qui-Gon Jinn
"""Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending."" -Maria Robinson"
“An inconvenience is only an adventure wrongly considered.” G.K. Chesterton
"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
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
When you wake up in the morning, and lift your head off of the pillow, you have all you need." - Anonymous
Feeling overwhelmed and hopeless, unsure of where to start or how to move forward?
"Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much."
"The soul is dyed by the colours of its thoughts." - Marcus Aurelius
"There is no standard normal. Normal is subjective. There are seven billion versions of normal on this planet." - Matt Haig
“Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow; it empties today of its strength.” -CTB
"Everything will be okay in the end. If it's not okay, it's not the end" - John Lennon
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"Stop searching and you will see. Stop running away and you will be found" Lao Tzu
"Give in to unpleasantness and pain just as to pleasure. Do not restrict your awareness." Claudio Naranjo
"Out of difficulties grow miracles" - Jean de La Bruyère
Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light. -Albus Dumbledore
"The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change."- Carl Rogers
"If you only carry one thing throughout your life, let it be hope."
"Be patient. I am a work in progress." Benjamin Leverentz
Healing sometimes requires vulnerability, and vulnerability requires an act of courage.
"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
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It is through overcoming our struggles that we discover strength.
"The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change."— Carl Rogers
"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
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.
"The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
It is important to me that you feel comfortable in every way, whether it’s sharing your thoughts, asking questions, or simply being yourself.
"Only when we are brave enough to explore the darkness will we discover the infinite power of our light." - Brene Brown
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.
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Healing is not becoming the person you were before, but becoming who you are meant to be now.”
There is always light. If only we are brave enough to see it. If only we are brave enough to be it.
"Light shines into darkness, and darkness will never overcome it!"
"The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change." Carl Rogers
"People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel".
“Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened.” - Dr. Seuss
"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"
We may encounter many defeats, but we must not be defeated. — Maya Angelou
"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
I strongly believe in the importance of the "therapeutic relationship" and the role it plays in fostering growth and healing.
"You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them." - Maya Angelou
I have witnessed the magic of therapy and the unwavering resilience of humans.
Let's continue your journey together and achieve great things.
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"When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves." - Viktor E. Frankl
Establishing a connection is the first step in establishing a relationship.
“One does not become enlightened by imagining figures of light, but by making the darkness conscious.” ― Carl Jung
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
Nature is authentic, unfiltered, and free from judgment, offering a space where everything exists as it is, in perfect harmony.
"When we love the earth, we are able to love ourselves more fully." -Bell Hooks
My goal is to empower you to reconnect with your authentic self, navigate life's challenges, and cultivate a life of meaning and purpose.
Improving lives and creating a better future for everyone!
