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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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Mandi Doryland
Mandi Doryland

Licensed Professional Counselor

4.8· 17 reviews
Soonest: This Thursday (6/18/2026) at 1:00 PM

Seeing patients over 15 years old.

Mandi empowers teens and adults to heal from trauma and anxiety using collaborative CBT and mindfulness, fostering resilience in a non-judgmental space.


  • Adjustment Disorders, Anxiety, and Depression
  • Aetna, Cigna, Self Pay, and United/Optum
  • In-Person · Highlands Ranch, CO 80129
  • Video Call · Throughout Colorado
Andrew Harris
Andrew Harris

Licensed Professional Counselor

5.0· 1 review
Soonest: This Thursday (6/18/2026) at 2:00 PM

Andrew specializes in EMDR and play therapy, helping children and adults overcome trauma through an authentic approach that fosters personal growth and lasting family healing.


  • EMDR, Parenting Support, and Trauma
  • Self Pay
  • In-Person · Denver, CO 80239 In-Person · Englewood, CO 80110 In-Person · Boulder, CO 80303
  • Video Call · Throughout Colorado
Karen Hauser
Karen Hauser

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

4.1· 14 reviews
Soonest: This Thursday (6/18/2026) at 2:00 PM

Seeing patients over 18 years old.

Karen is an expert in CBT for adults and seniors in Denver, navigating trauma and grief, offering a supportive path toward personal growth and emotional recovery.


  • Anxiety, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Depression
  • Humana and Self Pay
  • In-Person · Denver, CO 80224
  • Video Call · Throughout Colorado
Laura Shipman
Laura Shipman

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

4.7· 3 reviews
Soonest: This Thursday (6/18/2026) at 2:30 PM

Laura offers compassionate trauma and addiction therapy in Lakewood, using EMDR and CBT to help adolescents and adults build resilience in a safe, non-judgmental environment.


  • Substance Use, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Women's Issues
  • Aetna, Anthem, Cigna, Self Pay, United/Optum, and more
  • In-Person · Lakewood, CO 80214
  • Video Call · Throughout Colorado
Jaurene Blacklock
Jaurene Blacklock

Licensed Professional Counselor

4.9· 13 reviews
Soonest: This Thursday (6/18/2026) at 3:30 PM

Jaurene offers solution-focused online therapy for children and adults, specializing in addiction, anxiety, and relationship issues to help her clients achieve positive, productive change.


  • Substance Use, Depression, and Anxiety
  • Aetna, Anthem, Cigna, Humana, United/Optum, and more
  • Video Call · Throughout Colorado
Brianna Roggow
Brianna Roggow

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

5.0· 6 reviews
Soonest: This Friday (6/19/2026) at 8:30 AM

Brianna uses CBT, DBT, and play therapy to help children, teens, and adults overcome trauma, anxiety, and depression through a supportive, person-centered approach.


  • Anxiety, Depression, and Trauma
  • Aetna, Humana, Self Pay, and United/Optum
  • In-Person · Boulder, CO 80301
  • Video Call · Throughout Colorado
Amanda Bushek
Amanda Bushek

Licensed Professional Counselor

4.8· 4 reviews
Soonest: This Friday (6/19/2026) at 9:00 AM

Amanda provides a warm, solution-focused approach for adults and couples navigating anxiety, addiction, and life transitions, empowering her clients to achieve lasting, positive change.


  • Anxiety, Depression, and Major Life Transitions
  • Humana, Self Pay, United/Optum, and more
  • Video Call · Throughout Colorado
Mark Pennick
Mark Pennick

Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology

4.2· 35 reviews
Soonest: This Friday (6/19/2026) at 9:00 AM

Prefers online sessions, but offers some in-person.

Mark specializes in trauma and neurodiversity, using ACT and CPT to help adults find strength and healing through a compassionate, mindfulness-based approach.


  • Autism Spectrum Disorder, Developmental Disabilities, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
  • Aetna, United/Optum, and more
  • In-Person · Denver, CO 80238
  • Video Call · Throughout Colorado
Sarah Page
Sarah Page

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

4.1· 17 reviews
Soonest: This Friday (6/19/2026) at 11:00 AM

Sarah helps adults and couples find vibrancy through brain-spotting and holistic therapy, specializing in trauma, anxiety, and relationship issues for lasting emotional change.


  • Anxiety, Depression, and Trauma
  • Aetna, Anthem, Cigna, and Self Pay
  • In-Person · Lakewood, CO 80214

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