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Stress Therapy in Colorado

Find support for chronic stress, emotional overwhelm, and difficulty managing day-to-day pressure while exploring therapists across Colorado.

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Use the filter options to find available therapists by specialty, insurance, location and age group.

Appointments may be available in as little as 48 hours. Many major insurance plans accepted.

How Stress Can Affect Emotional Wellbeing & Daily Life

Stress can affect emotional wellbeing, relationships, communication, confidence, routines, and the ability to feel emotionally present throughout daily life. Many individuals experience stress, emotional overwhelm, anxiety, frustration, exhaustion, avoidance behaviors, difficulty concentrating, or feeling disconnected from others while navigating challenges related to stress.

Over time, these experiences may affect work, school, parenting, intimacy, emotional regulation, self-esteem, decision-making, and overall quality of life. Some individuals notice ongoing strain connected to burnout, family dynamics, major life transitions, identity concerns, health-related stress, or difficulty balancing personal responsibilities and emotional needs.

Therapists across Colorado provide support for stress through approaches tailored to each individual’s experiences, goals, relationships, lifestyle, and emotional wellbeing.

How Therapy Can Help

Therapy can provide support, perspective, and practical tools for navigating challenges, improving emotional well-being, and building healthier patterns over time.

Better Understand Patterns & Behaviors

Therapy can help individuals recognize emotional patterns, thought processes, relationship dynamics, and behaviors that may be affecting daily life and overall well-being.

Develop Healthier Coping Strategies

Many people use therapy to build practical tools for managing stress, navigating challenges, improving communication, and responding to difficult situations more effectively.

Improve Emotional Awareness & Regulation

Therapy can support greater self-awareness, emotional balance, boundary-setting, and confidence in managing emotions across work, relationships, and everyday life.

Support Long-Term Personal Growth

In addition to addressing immediate concerns, therapy can help individuals strengthen resilience, improve self-understanding, and build healthier long-term habits and routines.

Evidence-Based Therapy Approaches for Stress

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on mindfulness, emotional flexibility, and values-based decision-making. ACT helps people respond to difficult thoughts and emotions more effectively while building healthier patterns that support long-term well-being and personal growth.

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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people identify unhelpful thought patterns, emotional responses, and behaviors while developing healthier coping strategies and practical tools for daily life. CBT is commonly used to support anxiety, depression, stress, relationship challenges, trauma-related concerns, and emotional regulation.

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Mindfulness-Based Therapy

Mindfulness-based approaches help individuals develop greater awareness of thoughts, emotions, physical sensations, and behavioral patterns without judgment. These techniques can support stress management, emotional regulation, self-awareness, and overall mental wellness.

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Biofeedback

Biofeedback therapy helps individuals better understand how stress, emotions, and physical responses are connected. By tracking patterns such as breathing, heart rate, or muscle tension, therapy can support greater self-awareness, nervous system regulation, and long-term stress management.

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Solution-Focused Therapy

Solution-Focused Therapy helps individuals identify strengths, set practical goals, and build on existing coping skills to create meaningful change. This collaborative approach focuses on progress, resilience, and achievable solutions rather than staying centered on problems alone.

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We Work With Your Insurance

Westside Behavioral Care works with many major insurance providers to help make therapy more accessible and affordable. Coverage for counseling may vary depending on your plan, therapist availability, and whether you are seeking virtual or in-person sessions.

You can filter therapists based on your plan to find covered care quickly.

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Jeremy Thomas
Jeremy Thomas

Licensed Professional Counselor

4.7· 23 reviews

Jeremy uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help adults overcome trauma, anxiety, and addiction, empowering them to rethink challenges and move forward with meaningful, valued actions.


  • Anxiety, Depression, and Trauma
  • Aetna, Cigna, Humana, Self Pay, United/Optum, and more
  • In-Person · Littleton, CO 80123
  • Video Call · Throughout Colorado
Gabrielle May-Shinagle
Gabrielle May-Shinagle

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

4.0· 5 reviews

Gabrielle empowers adults and young adults to reclaim their lives from addiction and relationship stress through a focused approach on healthy boundaries and self-empowerment.


  • Substance Use, Relationship Challenges, and Stress
  • Self Pay
  • Video Call · Throughout Colorado
Ben DeVoss
Ben DeVoss

Licensed Professional Counselor

5.0· 1 review

Ben provides affirming, solution-focused therapy for teens and adults, using CBT and ACT to help them overcome anxiety and ADHD through his supportive and motivating approach.


  • Anxiety, Depression, and ADHD
  • Self Pay
  • In-Person · Denver, CO 80218
  • Video Call · Throughout Colorado
Beth Strong
Beth Strong

Licensed Professional Counselor

4.8· 6 reviews

Beth supports adults navigating relationship issues and life transitions with a holistic, interactive approach, helping her clients find spiritual growth and emotional healing.


  • Relationship Challenges, Depression, and Major Life Transitions
  • Humana and Self Pay
  • In-Person · Denver, CO 80222
  • Video Call · Throughout Colorado
Kristine Ocasek
Kristine Ocasek

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

4.8· 15 reviews

In-person only available Thursdays.

Kristine supports adults navigating life transitions, grief, and relationship stress through an empathetic, person-centered approach to help them find relief and hope.


  • Major Life Transitions, Grief & Loss, and Relationship Challenges
  • Aetna, Cigna, Humana, Self Pay, United/Optum, and more
  • In-Person · Denver, CO 80206
  • Video Call · Throughout Colorado
Rachel Mahoney
Rachel Mahoney

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

5.0· 1 review

Rachel offers compassionate therapy for children and adults, using CBT and EMDR to help clients navigate anxiety, trauma, and ADHD through a personalized, collaborative approach to healing.


  • Depression, Anxiety, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
  • Humana and Self Pay
  • In-Person · Centennial, CO 80112
  • Video Call · Throughout Colorado
Christopher Marhevka
Christopher Marhevka

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

5.0· 4 reviews

Christopher uses his collaborative CBT approach to help teens and adults navigate anxiety and LGBTQIA+ topics, fostering a safe and candid space for those new to therapy.


  • Depression, Anxiety, and LGBTQIA+
  • Aetna and Self Pay
  • In-Person · Boulder, CO 80302
  • Video Call · Throughout Colorado
Tye Kemp
Tye Kemp

Licensed Professional Counselor

4.6· 10 reviews

Tye uses a personable Cognitive Behavioral approach to help teens and adults navigate depression, anxiety, and trauma, creating a safe space for healing and authentic growth.


  • Anxiety, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Depression
  • Self Pay
  • Video Call · Throughout Colorado
Denae Arnold
Denae Arnold

Licensed Professional Counselor

5.0· 4 reviews

Denae uses humor and authenticity to help adults and young adults manage ADHD, anxiety, and their inner critic through CBT and mindfulness.


  • ADHD, Anxiety, and Stress
  • Humana and Self Pay
  • In-Person · Wheat Ridge, CO 80033 In-Person · No Physical Location, CO
  • Video Call · Throughout Colorado

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