I am a Licensed Psychologist, EMDRIA-Approved Consultant and Trainer, and Certified EMDR Therapist. I have worked in the mental health field for over 20 years, as a Professional Counselor since 2003 and as a Psychologist since 2013. I work full-time in private practice, The Road Less Traveled Counseling Center, in Denver, Colorado. The focus of my practice includes trauma treatment from an EMDR and AEDP therapeutic orientation, couples therapy from an Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy approach, as well as supervision, consultation, and training. I completed my PhD in Counseling Psychology at the University of Northern Colorado, where my dissertation focused on EMDR within couples therapy. I also developed the Denver Collaborative Health Center, a network of skilled independent professionals dedicated to providing quality health care services to treat the whole person, including a Licensed Professional Counselor, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Psychologist, Rolfer, Yoga Therapist, Massage Therapist and Craniosacral Practitioner, Integrative Healer /Curandera, and a Full Spectrum Doula/Herbalist/Ancestral Medicine Practitioner.

I am a EMDR Certified Therapist, Licensed Professional Counselor, Approved Clinical Supervisor, an EMDRIA Approved Consultant in Training and owner of Aerie Counseling, a private practice based in Denver, Colorado. Through my practice, I care for clients and clinicians with warm and compassion in the journey toward healing and wholeness. My specialties include trauma recovery, faith integration, and disordered eating. I also have advanced training incorporating parts work and IFS informed techniques into EMDR and often utilize that lens in my practice and consultation. I hold space for shame-free, authentic learning and processing. I value the experience of connecting as fellow human beings and collaborators in the field of mental health and supporting the advancement of EMDR through increased accessibility of care.

I specialize in working with individuals (children, teenagers, young adults and adults) struggling with symptoms related to trauma, anxiety disorders and depression. I take a strengths based approach with both clients and other helping professionals. In addition to being EMDR Trained and Certified, I have additionally been trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Trauma (Level 1 Certificate from the Institute for Advanced Psychotherapy Training and Education and Trauma Focused-CBT), and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) skills training.

I'm a Bicultural, Bilingual (Spanish-English), trauma recovery specialist, with over 20 years of post-graduate training and experience. I've been practicing EMDR for 14 years and I specialize in Complex PTSD and Attachment Trauma. My work is embedded in transformational anti-oppression, anti-racism, and de-colonizing work, and I integrate Western psychology with ancestral and earth-centered medicine.

I love supporting EMDR clinicians to hold a healthy respect for the standard protocol while helping them deeply attune to their clients’ individual readiness and unique needs. This way, incorporating other EMDR protocols and treatment interventions can happen more seamlessly throughout the 8 phases. Areas of experience: I've conducted EMDR (in both Spanish and English) with complex trauma cases in a community mental health setting with children and teens ages 6+, as well as with teens and adults with complex trauma in private practice. I have additional training in AEDP, EFT, Somatic Psychology, and Psychedelic/MDMA-Assisted therapy and integration. So, I work to help Consultees better “embed” EMDR within other crucial modalities like parts work, somatic therapy, and attachment injury work, within a relational framework.

I can provide consultation for children (age 6+), teens, and adults.

As EMDRIA approved Consultant-in-Training I offer consultation that can be used towards EMDR certification. My specialty areas include using EMDR with people who are Neuro-Diverse, Children and Adolescents, members of the LGBTQIA+ community, survivors of Mass Event Traumas, survivors of abuse, and Attachment Trauma.

I meet with children, adolescents, and adults who has experienced attachment trauma, complex posttraumatic stress disorder, depression, anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder, and health-related anxiety/trauma. I am Certified in Sand Tray Therapy by Ana Gomez. I have been trained in Easy State Ego Interventions, EMDR Integrative Attachment Protocol for Children, and Ana Gomez Master Classes.

I am an EMDR Certified Therapist and EMDRIA Approved Consultant. I am the owner of Denver Wellness Counseling and currently hold a number of other professional roles including: Adjunct Faculty for Regis University’s Counseling Program and an instructor for Parenting After Divorce. I have a great deal of experience in training, education, and supervision, including working as the Clinical Director of a large family agency, and teaching at both the High School and Graduate level. I have over 14 years of professional experience in counseling and specialize in helping clients recover from trauma, attachment wounds, dysfunctional family systems, PTSD, depression, anxiety/panic, and significant life transitions. I have 9+ years of EMDR experience and have been Certified since 2015.

I am a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) specializing in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and working with parents and caregivers of all ages, particularly during the sensitive periods of development in perinatal, infant, and early childhood. I have expertise in the field of EMDR, perinatal, infant, and early childhood mental health and I offer consultation for other helping professionals.

Semi-retiring in 2021 from a 35-year career in Healthcare Administration, I deeply craved a better life/work balance (yes, in that order). Joining The Road Less Traveled Counseling team has been an honor and has been reenergizing. As a former EMDR client, I know firsthand the power of EMDR therapy, so I’m thrilled to be a small part of this larger purpose. I have a masters degree in Management and a bachelors degree in Business Administration. In my spare time, I love to learn, travel and be outdoors with my husband and two dogs.