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Trauma Therapy in Colorado

Explore support for trauma-related stress, emotional overwhelm, and difficult life experiences while browsing therapists across Colorado.

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

How Trauma Can Affect Emotional Safety, Relationships & Daily Life

Trauma 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 trauma.

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 trauma 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 Trauma

Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)

Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) helps individuals examine and reframe unhelpful beliefs connected to trauma, stress, and difficult life experiences. Therapy focuses on building healthier thought patterns, emotional processing skills, and long-term coping strategies.

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Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) helps individuals process distressing experiences, trauma, anxiety, and emotionally overwhelming memories. This evidence-based therapy supports emotional healing while helping reduce the intensity of difficult emotional responses over time.

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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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Internal Family Systems (IFS)

Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy helps individuals better understand different emotional “parts” within themselves and how those parts influence thoughts, behaviors, and relationships. Therapy focuses on self-awareness, emotional healing, and developing a more balanced internal system.

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Somatic Experiencing Therapy

Somatic Experiencing Therapy focuses on the connection between emotional experiences and physical sensations within the body. Therapy helps individuals develop greater awareness of nervous system responses while supporting emotional regulation, stress reduction, and recovery from overwhelming experiences.

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Brainspotting

Brainspotting is a focused therapeutic approach that helps individuals process emotional experiences, stress, and trauma by identifying eye positions connected to stored emotional responses. This approach may support emotional regulation, resilience, and improved day-to-day functioning.

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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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Maggie McEachern
Maggie McEachern

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Maggie offers attachment-focused play therapy and expressive care for all ages, specializing in anxiety, adoption, and 2e support to help families and individuals find lasting healing.


  • Play Therapy, Anxiety, and Parenting Support
  • Self Pay
  • In-Person · Arvada, CO 8002
  • Video Call · Throughout Colorado
Katie Kelley
Katie Kelley

Licensed Professional Counselor

5.0· 1 review

Available on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.

Katie provides compassionate, trauma-informed care for all ages, using EMDR and CBT to help children, teens, and adults heal from anxiety and depression in a safe, inclusive environment.


  • Trauma, Depression, and Anxiety
  • Self Pay
  • In-Person · Lakewood, CO 80214
  • Video Call · Throughout Colorado
Jennifer Weise
Jennifer Weise

Licensed Professional Counselor

Jennifer uses EMDR and IFS-informed care to help adults and couples heal from trauma and anxiety through a warm, compassionate, and non-judgmental approach tailored to their unique goals.


  • Trauma, Anxiety, and Depression
  • Self Pay
  • In-Person · Longmont, CO 80501
  • Video Call · Throughout Colorado
Alex Spare
Alex Spare

Licensed Professional Counselor

Alex specializes in EMDR and trauma-informed therapy for teens and adults, using his collaborative approach to help clients overcome anxiety and depression.


  • Trauma, Anxiety, and Depression
  • Self Pay
  • In-Person · Lonetree, CO 80124
  • Video Call · Throughout Colorado
Kathy Brady
Kathy Brady

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Specializes in female clients, sees some men.

Kathy uses EMDR and a direct, casual approach to help teens and adults heal from trauma, anxiety, and PTSD with the support of her therapy dog, Leasel.


  • Anxiety, Depression, and Trauma
  • Self Pay
  • In-Person · Denver, CO 80211
  • Video Call · Throughout Colorado
Megan DuVall
Megan DuVall

Licensed Professional Counselor

Megan supports teens and adults managing anxiety, ADHD, and trauma using EMDR and collaborative care, uniquely incorporating her therapy dog, Athena, to foster connection and emotional growth.


  • Anxiety, Depression, and Trauma
  • Self Pay
  • In-Person · Lone Tree, CO 80124
  • Video Call · Throughout Colorado
Moriah LaRocque
Moriah LaRocque

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

5.0· 2 reviews

Moriah empowers teens and adults to overcome ADHD and anxiety using personalized CBT strategies that build resilience and transform daily challenges into lifelong strengths.


  • ADHD, Anxiety, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
  • Self Pay
  • Video Call · Throughout Colorado
Sarah Matthews
Sarah Matthews

Licensed Professional Counselor

5.0· 4 reviews

Sarah uses empathic CBT and mindfulness to help children, teens, and adults heal from eating disorders, anxiety, and trauma, as she empowers her clients to live a life aligned with their values.


  • Eating Disorders, Anxiety, and Depression
  • Self Pay
  • Video Call · Throughout Colorado
Valeria Rojo
Valeria Rojo

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

5.0· 2 reviews

Valeria offers bilingual, trauma-focused therapy for adults and elders; she uses EMDR and DBT to help her clients heal from postpartum and anxiety with a holistic, mind-body approach.


  • Anxiety, Depression, and Trauma
  • Humana and Self Pay
  • Video Call · Throughout Colorado

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