Learning Disability

Empower Learning: Counseling for Learning Disabilities

Struggling with a learning disability? Our counseling provides tailored support, strategies, and encouragement to help you thrive academically and personally.

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Learning Disability Counseling in Colorado

Struggling in school despite trying hard. Feeling frustrated, embarrassed, or defeated by reading, writing, or math that comes easily to peers. Watching a child's confidence shrink year after year. Kids and adults with learning disabilities shouldn't have to carry that frustration alone. Overcomers Counseling offers supportive counseling across Colorado Springs, Aurora, Fort Collins, and Pueblo, plus statewide teletherapy.

You Don't Have to Struggle Through This Alone

Learning disabilities affect how someone processes information, not how intelligent or capable they are — but years of struggle can take a real toll on self-esteem and motivation. Whether you're a student feeling discouraged or a parent watching your child struggle, our therapists provide support for the emotional side of learning differences, alongside practical strategies.

What Counseling Can Support

Sessions often focus on building self-esteem and confidence, managing school-related anxiety or frustration, developing coping strategies for challenging tasks, supporting communication between home and school, and helping families navigate accommodations and advocacy. Learning differences can affect the whole family, and support is available for everyone involved.

How Our Therapists Help

Our providers use age-appropriate, strengths-based approaches to help kids, teens, and adults build confidence and coping skills, while supporting families in understanding and advocating for their child's needs. For clients who want it, we also offer faith-integrated counseling that reinforces a sense of worth beyond academic performance.

Support Near You

Find learning disability counseling in Colorado Springs, Aurora, Fort Collins, or Pueblo, or connect through secure teletherapy anywhere in Colorado. We accept Medicaid and most major insurance plans, including Aetna, Cigna, UHC, Kaiser, Anthem BCBS, and Tricare.

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Every learner deserves to feel capable and supported. Our team is ready to help your family build that confidence. Get matched with a therapist today.

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FAQs about Learning Disability

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Can a counselor help me with my social skills?

Learning disabilities can make social situations feel like a high-stakes, confusing game. Counseling provides a safe space for you to get a user manual for that game. We'll help you break down social cues, practice new communication skills, and find new ways to connect with others. We believe you have the power to create meaningful relationships, and we're here to help you get there.

What are some common emotional challenges with a learning disability?

Living with a learning disability can be an emotional roller coaster. You may feel a mix of frustration, anxiety, and a sense of being misunderstood. It's a lot to handle, and it's completely normal to feel overwhelmed. We understand this struggle. We'll provide a safe space for you to process your emotions and help you build a sense of self-worth. You are not a helpless passenger; you can learn to manage your emotions and live a life that feels authentic to you.

How does counseling help with academic struggles?

Struggling with academics can feel like trying to run a race in shoes that are too small. You're trying your hardest, but something is holding you back. Counseling helps you find the right pair of shoes. We'll work together to help you understand your unique learning style, build effective study habits, and find a new way to approach your academic challenges. We believe in your capacity to learn and succeed, and we will help you get there.

What is the goal of counseling for a learning disability?

The goal of counseling for a learning disability isn't to change how your brain works. It's to help you find your unique superpowers and a way to navigate a world that doesn't always appreciate them. Counseling provides a safe space for you to build confidence, manage feelings of frustration, and find the tools you need to succeed in school, work, and life. You can take control of your learning journey, and we're here to help.

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Across hundreds of client reviews, one theme comes through again and again: people feel truly heard here. Clients describe finally finding a therapist who understood them, gaining real tools for anxiety, trauma, and anger management, and walking away from sessions feeling lighter and more hopeful. Many say Overcomers was the first place therapy actually felt like the right fit — a space to be met with warmth, patience, and genuine care on the path to becoming who they're meant to be.
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Jacquelynne Sils, LPC
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I really appreciate how she helped me with my anger management, anxiety, she helped me with my issues with my dad, etc. I really appreciate everything that she did for me and she opened my eyes to realize that there is so much more to life than what you can see with your bare eyes.
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 Alondra Faudoa LPC
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Our fist time here for intake but I think we are going to like it here.
Apr 29, 2026
Benjamin Leverentz, LPCC
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The staff is super awesome. It’s a breath of fresh air being able to get the weight off of my chest. 5/5 10/10 whatever the scale. I never realized how much it would help. Wish I would’ve done it sooner! Better late than never !
Apr 23, 2026
 Stefanie Kerr LPCC
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I have been through some very extreme trauma, and I've also done so much research and done so much work on my own. As a very self aware patient, it's insanely difficult to find a good fit for a therapist. Sometimes you just need to find someone who thinks outside of the box. Someone who makes you see a different perspective. I found this in Stefanie Kerr. She the most wonderful therapist I have ever met, and I've met A LOT! She encourages you to see yourself as just a normal human. You get stuck in this mindset that you aren't normal and get used to the label of being a broken person and she somehow makes you feel like you were never actually broken at all, you were just using your toolbox all wrong. She gives you the guidance to use what you found that works for you and makes it better! She smashes toxic coping mechanisms and helps you turn them into beneficial ones. She not only improved my life but my relationship with emotions in general. Along the way therapy with her has even helped my marriage!! Not only has my spouse seen a huge change in me, but my peers have pointed out how absolutely zen I am compared to how emotionally dysregulated I used to be. The way she changes your relationship with emotions is absolutely magical and I will recommend her to everyone I know until I die. She is an absolute blessing to the therapy world.
Apr 17, 2026
Kaitlyn Chiasson, LPCC, NCC
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I was very happy with my journey with Overcomers. The process was very satisfying and has changed my life for the better. I have confidence that I've never had in my life, and I feel I now have the tools to overcome any obstacles going forward. May counselor was patient, kind and understanding and helped me work through my issues one at a time.
Apr 16, 2026
 Marie Whatley LPC
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I gained the tools I needed for this phase in my life. My therapist was able to help me get unstuck from trauma I needed to deal with.