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Types of Therapy
Seeking Creative Therapeutic Solutions: Exploring innovative approaches to personal development and emotional health.
Struggling with Relationships: Enhancing communication and resolving conflicts with loved ones.
Feeling Burnt Out: Overcoming work-related stress and chronic fatigue.
Feeling Lost: Navigating through uncertainty or major life transitions.
We understand that each journey is unique, filled with its own challenges and hurdles. It's not uncommon to feel overwhelmed or stuck at times. That's why we're here—to offer a supportive space where you can find clarity and resilience. Let us help you uncover the strength within and guide you toward a path of healing and growth.
Compassionate Support Every Step of the Way
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Strength-based therapy focuses on your strengths, resources, and abilities, rather than solely on your weaknesses or problems. Our goal is to collaborate with you to leverage your existing strengths to overcome challenges and achieve personal growth and empower you to recognize your abilities to bring positive change to your life.
Strength-Based Therapy
Inner Child Therapy is based on the idea that each person has an "inner child" within them that represents their childlike aspect, emotions, and experiences from their past. During inner child therapy, we help you connect with your inner child, understand your unmet emotional needs and wounds from childhood, and provide a safe space for healing and integration
Inner Child Therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is used to helping you create a rich, full, and meaningful life while effectively handling the pain and stress that life inevitably brings. ACT is based on the idea that psychological suffering is often caused by the attempt to control or avoid unpleasant thoughts, feelings, and sensations, leading to a cycle of distress. Instead of trying to eliminate or suppress these experiences, ACT teaches you to accept them and to commit to actions that are in line with your values and life goals.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Mindfulness-Based Therapy (MBT) is a therapeutic approach rooted in mindfulness practices, which originate from Buddhist meditation techniques. Mindfulness involves paying attention to the present moment in a non-judgmental and accepting way. This heightened awareness allows us to observe our thoughts, emotions, and bodily sensations without reacting impulsively or becoming overwhelmed. By practicing mindfulness, we learn to develop a different relationship with our thoughts and feelings, reducing habitual patterns of rumination and emotional reactivity.
Mindfulness-Based Therapy
Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) is an evidence-based, specialized therapeutic approach designed to help children, adolescents, and their families overcome the negative effects of trauma. TF-CBT focuses on identifying and changing negative thought patterns and behaviors, with techniques specifically tailored to address trauma-related issues such as abuse, neglect, domestic violence, natural disasters, traumatic loss, and post-trauamtic stress disorder.
Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) integrates principles of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) with mindfulness techniques. It emphasizes the dialectical process, which means finding a balance between acceptance and change. DBT often includes mindfulness, emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal communication techniques. DBT aims to help individuals create a life worth living by improving emotional regulation, interpersonal effectiveness, and overall quality of life.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy
Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI) is a crisis prevention and intervention model that includes responding to early signs of escalating behavior in order to prevent a crisis from occuring, providing support and understanding to those in crisis to help them regain control and prevent the situation from escalating further, teaching techniques and strategies to safely and effectively de-escalate crisis situations, and support after a crisis to help process the experience, regain emotional stability, and learn from the situation.
Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI)
Solution-Focused Therapy (SFT) is a goal-oriented therapeutic approach that focuses on solutions rather than problems. It is rooted in the idea that you, the client, have the ability to find solutions to your own challenges when guided by a skilled therapist. SFT is typically brief, aiming to help you achieve change in as little as 3-12 sessions. Your therapist will utilize your strengths, help you focus on small, incremental changes, and emphasize exceptions and solutions to problems.
Solution-Focused Therapy
Reality Therapy emphasizes the present moment and what clients can do right now to address their current issues. It discourages dwelling excessively on past events or hypothetical future scenarios, focusing instead on taking action in the present. Reality Therapy teaches you that you have the power to choose your behaviors and responses to situations, regardless of external circumstances. Using Reality Therapy, your therapist will aim to establish a collaborative and supportive relationship with you, focusing on providing encouragement and guidance rather than on diagnosing or labeling.
Reality Therapy
Child-centered play therapy (CCPT) is a therapeutic approach specifically designed for children. It is rooted in the belief that children have an innate ability to heal themselves when provided with a supportive and accepting environment. In CCPT, The therapist creates a safe and nurturing space where the child is free to play with toys and materials of their choice. The therapist follows the child's lead during play sessions, allowing the child to explore their thoughts, feelings, and experiences at their own pace.
Through play, children often express complex emotions, conflicts, and issues that may be difficult to verbalize. CCPT allows these feelings to be communicated symbolically through play actions and narratives.
While the play sessions are unstructured in terms of content, they are structured in terms of time and physical environment. This provides a predictable and secure setting for the child to explore and process their experiences.
CCPT aims to empower children by promoting autonomy, decision-making, and problem-solving within the play therapy context. As children gain confidence and self-awareness through play, their self-esteem often improves.
Overall, CCPT is a gentle and effective approach to helping children navigate challenges, process emotions, develop resilience, and foster healthy social and emotional development. It is widely used to address a variety of issues such as anxiety, trauma, behavioral difficulties, and relationship problems.
Child-Centered Play Therapy
Art and expressive interventions encompass a variety of therapeutic approaches that utilize creative expression as a means of promoting healing, self-discovery, and emotional well-being.
Art and expressive interventions provide a non-verbal way for individuals to communicate thoughts, feelings, and experiences that may be difficult to express verbally. This can be particularly beneficial for clients who struggle with traditional talk therapy or have limited verbal skills.
Engaging in creative activities such as drawing, painting, sculpting, writing, or music-making allows individuals to tap into their creativity. This process can help them explore and express their inner world, gain insights into their emotions, and find new ways of coping with challenges.
Creating art or engaging in expressive activities can provide a safe outlet for releasing pent-up emotions and stress. It allows individuals to externalize their feelings in a tangible form, which can promote emotional catharsis and a sense of relief. Art and expressive interventions often involve the use of symbols, metaphors, and imagery. These symbols can represent deeper meanings and unconscious thoughts or feelings, providing valuable insights into the client's psyche.
The therapeutic process often involves reflecting on and discussing the artwork or expressive creations with the therapist. This dialogue helps clients integrate their experiences, gain new perspectives, and develop a deeper understanding of themselves and their challenges.
Art and expressive interventions can be adapted to meet the needs of diverse populations, including children, adolescents, adults, and older adults. Engaging in creative activities can promote mindfulness and relaxation. Focusing on the process of creating art or expressing oneself through movement or music can help individuals reduce stress, increase self-awareness, and improve overall well-being.
Art and Expressive Interventions
Sandtray therapy is a therapeutic approach that utilizes a tray filled with sand and miniature figures to facilitate healing and self-expression. The therapist offers a wide array of miniature figures, objects, and symbols that you or your child can use to create scenes or landscapes in the sand. These miniatures can include people, animals, buildings, nature elements, vehicles, and abstract shapes.
Clients use the miniatures and sand to create scenes that reflect their inner thoughts, feelings, conflicts, and experiences. The process of selecting and arranging miniatures in the sand can provide a safe and non-verbal way to express complex emotions and memories.
Engaging in sandtray therapy encourages clients to tap into their imagination and creativity. It can help uncover unconscious or suppressed feelings and provide new perspectives on personal challenges.
The therapist maintains a supportive and empathetic relationship with the client throughout the process. They may observe and inquire about the scenes created, helping the client explore deeper meanings and connections.
Sandtray therapy can be adapted for clients of various ages, backgrounds, and abilities. It can be particularly effective for children, adolescents, and adults who may find verbal expression challenging or prefer non-verbal forms of communication.
Sandtray Therapy
Social Emotional Learning (SEL) refers to the process through which children and adults acquire and effectively apply the knowledge, attitudes, and skills necessary to understand and manage emotions, set and achieve positive goals, feel and show empathy for others, establish and maintain positive relationships, and make responsible decisions.
Key components of SEL include self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills, and responsible decision-making.
Research has shown that developing strong social and emotional skills not only improves academic performance but also leads to more positive behaviors, reduced emotional distress, and better long-term outcomes in various aspects of life.
Social Emotional Learning
Grief therapy is a specialized form of counseling aimed at helping individuals cope with the emotional, psychological, and sometimes physical responses to loss.
Grief therapy may include the following components: understanding the nature of grief, a supportive environment for individuals to express and explore feeling so floss, validating feelings, and education about the grieving process and normalization of your unique grief experience. It may also include exploring the meanings and beliefs involved in your grief, how to make sense of your grief experience, and implications for your identity and future. Your therapist will also aid you in your own individualized approach to grief, in finding coping strategies for you to manage the practical and emotional challenges in your grief, and help you to adjust and integrate your loss and experiences into your life.
Grief therapy can be beneficial for individuals experiencing complicated grief, prolonged mourning, or significant disruptions in daily functioning due to their grief reactions. It provides a structured and compassionate framework for healing and adjustment during one of life's most challenging experiences.
Grief Therapy
Couples Therapy is designed to help couples resolve conflicts, improve communication, and enhance their relationship satisfaction.
Couples Therapy would include aiding partners in learning effective listening and speaking skills as well as tecniques for expressing emotions constructively.
Your therapist will assist you in identifying and addressing sources of conflict within your relationhsip, learning conflict resolution stragies and problem-solving techniques, and help you to navigate disagreements more effectively.
Couples therapy also involves identifying negative patterns of interaction that may contribute to relationship distress, as well as building empathy and understanding between partners. More areas that may be focused on include intimacy and connection, setting golas and creating change, managing life transitions and challenges, and supporting individual growth and self-awareness.
Couples therapy can be beneficial for couples at any stage of their relationship, from those facing specific challenges to those seeking to enhance their connection and maintain relationship satisfaction over time.
Couples Therapy
Parent skills coaching is a form of support and guidance to help you enhance your parenting skills and improve your relationships with your child(ren). We empower parents with knowledge, tools, and strategies to effectively manage challenges and promote positive behaviors in your children. We provide personalized guidance based on your and your family’s specific needs.
Therapists provide parents with information and guidance on child development, behavior management strategies, effective communication skills, and parenting techniques. This education helps parents better understand their child's needs and behavior.
Parent coaching emphasizes identifying and building on the strengths of both parents and children. Therapists help parents recognize their parenting strengths and leverage them to address challenges and foster positive interactions with their children.
Therapists collaborate with parents to identify specific concerns or goals related to parenting. They work together to develop personalized strategies and solutions that align with the family's values and goals.
Parent coaching involves teaching parents practical skills and techniques they can use to support their child's development and manage behavior effectively. This may include setting consistent routines, using positive reinforcement, implementing effective discipline strategies, and promoting emotional regulation.
In Parent Coaching, Therapists provide emotional support to parents, acknowledging the challenges and stressors of parenting. They create a safe space for parents to express concerns, frustrations, and uncertainties without judgment.
Parent coaching may also address broader family dynamics and relationships. Therapists consider how interactions between parents, siblings, and extended family members impact parenting and child behavior.
Parent coaching in therapy can be beneficial for parents seeking support with a wide range of issues, including behavior management, developmental milestones, sibling conflicts, school-related challenges, and adjustment to life transitions. It is designed to enhance parenting skills, strengthen parent-child relationships, and promote healthy family dynamics.
Parent Coaching
Family Therapy is a form of psychotherapy that focuses on improving communication and resolving conflicts within family relationships.
Family therapy views the family as a complex system with its own structure, patterns of communication, and dynamics. Therapists examine how individual behaviors and interactions within the family system influence each other.
Family therapy takes a holistic approach, considering the interconnectedness of family members and the impact of family relationships on individual well-being. It recognizes that changes in one family member can affect the entire family system.
Therapists help families identify recurring patterns of interaction that contribute to conflict or dysfunction. This may include communication styles, roles within the family, and unspoken rules or expectations.
Family therapy focuses on improving communication among family members. Therapists teach active listening skills, help family members express their thoughts and feelings effectively, and facilitate constructive dialogue.
Therapists assist families in resolving conflicts and addressing disagreements in a healthy and productive manner. They teach negotiation skills, problem-solving techniques, and strategies for managing emotions during conflicts.
Family therapy aims to promote empathy and understanding among family members. Therapists help family members recognize and validate each other's perspectives, feelings, and experiences.
While focusing on the family unit, family therapy also considers the goals, strengths, and challenges of individual family members. Therapists work collaboratively with families to integrate individual needs with collective family goals.
Family therapy can provide support during times of crisis or transition, such as divorce, illness, loss, or relocation. Therapists help families navigate these challenges and strengthen their resilience as a unit.
Therapists acknowledge and respect the cultural backgrounds, values, and beliefs of each family member. They adapt therapeutic approaches to be culturally sensitive and inclusive, addressing unique challenges that may arise based on cultural differences.
Family therapy can be beneficial for families experiencing a wide range of issues, including communication breakdown, conflicts between parents and children, behavioral problems in children or adolescents, adjustment to life changes, trauma, and grief. It provides a supportive and structured environment for families to explore their strengths, enhance relationships, and work towards positive changes together.
Family Therapy
Support for Mental Health Concerns
Cultural Sensitivity
Prevention of Future Issues
Long-term Wellness
Enhanced Communication Skills
Positive Behavioral Changes
Increased Understanding
Conflict Resolution
Strengthened Relationships
Improved Communication
Support for Mental health Issues
Stress Reduction
Problem-Solving Skills
Increase Self Esteem and Confidence
Behavioral Change
Improved Coping Skills
Self-exploration & Insight
Emotional Support
Confidentiality
Personalized Attention
Here are a few common benefits we see with our clients
The benefits of therapy can be numerous and ongoing.
Therapy Benefits
Unfortunately, we do not accept Medicaid and cannot accept out of pocket payment for Medicaid clients.
We Currently Accept Insurance from Aetna, Cigna/Evernorth, & Kaiser
Insurance Accepted
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Family Session
$140-200
60-90 minute session
Adult Session
(18 and older)
$125-185
50 minute session
Child or Adolescent Session (Under 18)
$125-185
30-50 minute session
Each of our therapists have their own specialties including the following styles: solution-focused, companioning and grief, couples and family, children and adolescents, inner child, mindfulness-based, CBT, DBT, acceptance and commitment therapy, parenting skills coaching, narrative, play, and other expressive therapies!
Fees for services are based on your therapist's experience and specialties.
Therapy Pricing
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"I’ve found Kristen to be deeply compassionate and warm spirited. She is knowledgeable and keeps up to date on updates in the field. Kristen truly connects with not only her clients, but also with the client’s family and other professionals. When I speak with Kristen there is a sense of being seen, heard, and valued. And let’s not forget the playroom she has created! It is an ideal environment for freedom to explore and express through play. I highly recommend Kristen."
"Kristen is compassionate and helpful. I was referred to her and she was prompt in responding to me and helping me figure out the best course of action for getting my kids into therapy with their unique needs. She has a deep understanding of the needs of children and child development as well as the family dynamic. I highly recommend her."
I highly recommend Kristen, she is such a kind and warm spirit that has such a connection with those around her and especially those she works with.
“Kristen has the most beautiful soul. She has an innate gift to relate to and support others. She is knowledgeable, warm, approachable, and thoughtful. When you meet Kristen, you’ll immediately feel like she’s been in your life forever - she has that unique ability to welcome and connect with you and your loved ones.”
Kristen is highly empathetic and excellent with children and families. She can navigate wellness with ease for families struggling with co-parenting, children suffering from a range of mood and behavioral concerns and parenting needs of all sorts. I only refer my client's children to a few select and trusted therapists, Kristen being one of them.
8120 Sheridan Blvd C334 Westminster, CO 80003
Westminster Playroom
5738 Olde Wadsworth Blvd. Arvada, CO 80002
Olde Town Arvada Playroom
info@denverplaytherapist.com
720-443-0871
We have two locations in Colorado. One in Olde Town Arvada, the other in Westminster. If those locations are out of reach, you can also schedule Telehealth appointments.
Accessible Therapy Across Colorado:
Olde Town Arvada, Westminster, and Telehealth Options
Our Locations
5738 Olde Wadsworth Blvd. Arvada, CO 80002
Olde Town Arvada Office
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