EMDR & Trauma Therapy in Denver
You Don't Have to Feel This Way Forever
Evidence-based EMDR and trauma treatment for Denverites ready to move beyond what's been holding them back. Available in person at our Denver office and via secure Telehealth across Colorado.
The Past Doesn't Just Stay in the Past.
It Lives in the Body — Until It's Released.
What we call trauma isn't only the event itself; it's the imprint that event leaves behind. When something overwhelming happens, the brain often files the experience incompletely — and that unfinished business shows up later as panic, numbness, anger, sleep problems, or the gnawing sense that something is off. If you've been living with that kind of weight in Denver, the path forward exists, even when it doesn't feel that way.
Our Denver office sits in the Berkeley/Highlands neighborhood at 5335 W 48th Avenue, where our clinicians offer EMDR and other trauma-focused approaches alongside Brainspotting and somatic work. The goal isn't to relive what happened — it's to help your nervous system finally finish processing it, so the past stops dictating the present.
How Trauma Shows Up
Trauma doesn't always announce itself. Big events, small ones, accumulated stress, and old wounds all leave fingerprints — and our Denver therapists work with the full range of what gets stored in the body and mind.
PTSD & Complex PTSD
Intrusive memories, sleep disruption, an always-on nervous system, or the feeling of watching yourself from outside your body — these are common signatures of post-traumatic stress. C-PTSD, which builds from prolonged or repeated harm, often hides in plain sight.
Childhood Wounds & Attachment
What didn't happen in childhood can leave just as much of a mark as what did. Emotional neglect, unpredictability, or having to grow up too fast can shape adult patterns in ways that take years to even recognize, let alone unwind.
Loss That Won't Lift
When a death, a breakup, a diagnosis, or the loss of a sense of self gets tangled up with trauma, ordinary grief becomes something heavier. Therapy creates space to untangle the layers and let movement happen again.
Single-Incident Trauma
A car accident on I-25, an assault, a medical scare, a natural disaster — discrete events can absolutely produce lasting symptoms. Reaching out early matters: the sooner trauma is treated, the less it tends to dig in.
Betrayal & Relational Harm
Coercive partners, infidelity, family estrangement, or growing up around addiction shape how you read other people, set boundaries, and feel safe in connection. The damage is real — and so is what's possible on the other side of it.
Vicarious & Occupational Trauma
Denver's nurses, paramedics, social workers, mountain rescue teams, and other helping professionals often carry exposure they didn't sign up for. Burnout, compassion fatigue, and secondary trauma deserve real treatment, not just self-care advice.
Connect With a Denver Trauma Therapist
You can pick up the phone for a quick conversation, or jump straight to scheduling your first session. Either path works — we meet you where you are. In-person at our Berkeley/Highlands office and Telehealth available throughout Colorado.
How EMDR Actually Works
EMDR — short for Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing — has been studied for over thirty years and is endorsed by the WHO, the APA, and the VA as a frontline treatment for trauma. Rather than asking you to talk through what happened over and over, EMDR engages the brain's natural ability to process and integrate experience, often shifting things that have been frozen for years. Here's how the eight-phase model unfolds in our Denver sessions.
Getting Acquainted & Mapping the Work
Before any reprocessing happens, your Denver clinician spends time learning your story — the events that brought you in, what's worked and hasn't in past therapy, and where you'd like to end up. Together, you build a treatment plan with clear targets.
Resourcing & Stabilization
You'll learn skills for staying grounded — calm-place imagery, body-based regulation, and other tools — so you can stay present during processing and pause anytime you need to. For complex or developmental trauma, this stage often takes longer, and that's appropriate.
Identifying the Target
You and your therapist zero in on a specific memory or moment, naming what makes it stuck — the snapshot image, the painful self-belief attached to it ("I'm not safe," "It was my fault"), the emotion, and where it lives in the body. This becomes the entry point.
Bilateral Stimulation & Reprocessing
Through sets of guided eye movements, gentle taps, or alternating sounds, your brain begins to do what it couldn't do at the time of the event — link the memory to existing adaptive networks. Many clients describe a felt-sense shift: the memory remains, but the charge drops.
Strengthening a New Belief
As distress fades, a more accurate, supportive belief takes root in its place — "I survived," "I'm safe now," "I have choices." A body scan checks for any leftover tension so the work feels whole rather than half-finished.
Closure & Between-Session Care
No session ends with you mid-process. Your therapist uses closure techniques to settle your system before you walk out the door, plus guidance on what to expect — and how to take care of yourself — between appointments. Future sessions begin with a check-in to see what shifted.
A Different Relationship With What Happened.
The story of your life isn't going to change — but the way it sits inside you can. Our Denver trauma therapists are here whenever you're ready, in person or via Telehealth across Colorado.
In-Person & Telehealth across Colorado
Meet the Denver Team
Licensed therapists in the heart of Denver, specializing in anxiety, depression, trauma, EMDR, couples therapy, and more. We'll match you with the right clinician for what you're working through — in person or via Telehealth across Colorado.
Carly founded New Vision in 2019 with a belief that processing unresolved trauma frees us to become our truest selves. She uses Gottman Method for couples and is pursuing advanced EMDR certification. Licensed in Colorado and Texas.
Taking the first step to consider therapy can be exciting, nerve-wracking, and scary all at the same time. I like to establish a warm, genuine connection with my clients in order to cultivate a sense of trust and safety when we meet. I assist clients in establishing goals and milestones they would like to meet in life and create a plan to help them get there.
I believe that unresolved trauma and/or grief is often the reason we may feel hindered or stuck in life, and that by processing past hurts, losses, and traumas, we are more free to be the best versions of ourselves; our true selves. I believe through a lens of self-compassion and acceptance, we can begin to be more kind to ourselves and heal our critical inner voice. Finally, getting clear about our values will help guide our actions, which in turn, helps us to create a purposeful life based on what we believe to be meaningful — not necessarily what the world, society, or family tries to tell us "should be" important.
In my work with couples I utilize the Gottman Method. The first session we meet together to get an idea of what needs to be improved upon, what issues bring you to couples therapy, and a general sense of how the interactions and communication are in the relationship. In the second session, we split our time with each partner for individual sessions and I continue my assessment on the pillars that research shows are most important to lasting relationships. In the third session, I share a detailed report assessing both your strengths and areas of growth as a couple so that we have a roadmap of goals to work towards in a tangible, productive way.
I have a professional background working in K–12 education, higher education, and counseling in the non-profit sector before I opened New Vision Counseling in 2019. I have pursued my passion for couples therapy and helping people process through trauma by receiving additional trainings in DBT, Gottman Method, trauma-informed care, and EMDR. I am currently working on additional training and consultation to become an advanced certified EMDR therapist. In my free time, I enjoy exploring nature with my two little dachshunds and discovering new coffee shops and bakeries around Denver.
Born in Kyoto, Hiroko is bilingual in Japanese and English. She blends somatic work, parts work, and mindfulness with a warm relational style — and believes humor is vital to real healing.
I'm passionate about working with individuals and couples using trauma-informed care and relationship-focused therapy. I enjoy using effective and creative tools by integrating somatic modality, parts work, and mindfulness. Just as seeds know how to sprout above the ground and leaves turn toward the sun without being taught, I believe we, too, hold that same inherent capacity to grow.
The difference is, with humans, that capacity can be hindered by physical, emotional, and psychological challenges. In my clinical and personal observation, our seeds have a much better chance of sprouting and growing when we feel truly seen and heard.
I was born and raised in Kyoto, Japan, and am bilingual in Japanese and English. I enjoy working with a diverse population. In area hospitals, I've worked with people at the end of life and find working with grief profoundly meaningful. Working closely with healthcare providers inspired my commitment to helping people manage burnout. It was my own history of trauma and journey to healing that led me to this profession.
While therapy can seem intense, I believe humor and playfulness are vital to the healing process. It's deeply rewarding to know that cultivating self-compassion and skills for my own growth can now support yours.
With nearly a decade working with individuals and couples, Joseph helps clients heal hurt and reclaim connection. Direct, warm, and occasionally truth-bomb honest. In-person Tuesdays in Denver.
I have been working with individuals and couples since 2015, and I can help you move through and heal the hurt so you can get back to having a life of love and intimacy. It's really easy to fall into the trap of thinking that we are supposed to go it alone — and having other people walking alongside us can feel vulnerable.
Life is full of challenges; everything from parenting, to work stress, to finding the balance between work, life, and play. Things don't always need to be taken overly seriously, and sometimes the best treatment is finding something to laugh about.
Sometimes when our relationships break down, what we need is to heal on our own. Maybe you feel lonely and disconnected in your relationship, or maybe you struggle to see your own inner worth. Either way, asking for help can be hard. I'm here to be a support, a guide, and occasionally someone to drop a truth bomb or two on you.
I know what it's like to come back from a failed relationship. I can help you heal your relationship or I can help you recover from a broken one. Reach out and I will gladly walk with you and help your pain find its place.
Matthew works through a Brain/Body/Mind lens using EMDR, certified Brainspotting, and Polyvagal Theory. A committed LGBTQ+ ally dedicated to creating a safe space for genuine transformation.
Welcome to the new path you have chosen on your mental health journey. I would be honored to be a guide and advocate as you start on this road less traveled.
Anxiety, depression, and trauma, if left unexamined and unprocessed, can take on lives of their own and negatively affect our ability to live more fulfilling lives. I like to support clients through the lens of their Brain/Body/Mind. I find that when we allow ourselves to discover our authentic selves through the interaction of the three, it can be a transformative and liberating experience.
It is ever important to be an ally and advocate for my clients. To me, this means creating a safe, caring, and accepting space to develop a strong, trusting therapeutic relationship. I use several modalities to guide and support my clients, including Certified Brainspotting, EMDR, Neurophysiological Psychoeducation, Polyvagal Theory, Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, and Motivational Interviewing.
I am trauma-informed and a strong advocate for LGBTQ+ folks. I am excited to get started and help you heal, grow, transform, and thrive as you travel down this new, exciting life path. Welcome!
Sydney believes asking for help is strength, not weakness. Person-centered and strength-based, she helps clients process shame and build self-trust — no judgment, just genuine support.
Finding the right fit for your mental health journey can be daunting. Therapy is vulnerable and powerful, and finding a person to support you in this is important. I firmly believe being a therapist is not about doing something for the client, but being someone for the client. I am here to be that someone for my clients.
There is a misconception in our world that asking for help is weakness, when in fact it's strength. I'll be here for you, with no judgement. My therapeutic style is authentic, warm, empathetic, open-minded, and person-centered. I believe each client is the expert of their own life, and I am here to assist along the way. I utilize a strength-based approach that helps my clients learn how to process shame and live their lives with more kindness towards themselves.
I take my approach from different modalities including DBT, TF-CBT, Person-Centered, Narrative, Systems-based, and Attachment Theory. I help my clients in discovering who they are, and that they are a gift to this world. You are worthy just by being you, and you are more than enough.
I grew up in New Jersey before moving to Colorado where I pursued my Master's in Counseling Psychology, and I have loved living in this beautiful state ever since! Outside of work I love reading, cooking, martial arts, walking, listening to podcasts, and spending time with family and friends.
Melissa specializes in love, work, and meaning. With a background in PR and a Master's from UNC, she brings a warm, relational style rooted in attachment theory, parts work, and depth psychology.
Are you feeling stuck in your relationships or unsure about your career path? I specialize in working with individuals navigating the complexities of love, work, and meaning. Whether you're longing for deeper connection, searching for purpose, or feeling overwhelmed by life transitions, I'm here to walk alongside you as we make sense of where you are and envision where you'd like to go.
My approach is warm, relational, and rooted in collaboration. Clients often tell me they feel safe, deeply seen, and empowered in our work together. I draw from a blend of research-backed methods and intuitive insight to help you rewrite old narratives, heal emotional wounds, and reconnect with your inner wisdom.
Before entering the mental health field, I spent nearly a decade in public relations, focusing on the travel and wellness sectors. That chapter taught me the power of storytelling, attuned listening, and the universal desire to feel understood — skills I bring into every session.
I hold a Master's degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling with an emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy from the University of Northern Colorado, where I graduated summa cum laude and was inducted into the Chi Sigma Iota Counseling Honors Society. My work is influenced by Carl Jung, Carl Rogers, Viktor Frankl, Irvin Yalom, Esther Perel, and Brené Brown, among others. I incorporate elements of attachment theory, existential exploration, parts work, and depth psychology to support your healing journey.
Tracy draws from CBT, Motivational Interviewing, and Solution-Focused therapy to help clients build healthier habits and self-awareness. Available online and in-person in Lakewood.
I can understand how hard it is to find a therapist that can relate and really understand. I have been there, and this is what led me to pursue a career as a Mental Health Therapist. After spending years in HR and in the education system I saw a need and desire to reach people on a deeper level and help them with areas of everyday struggles without the stigma of shame or judgment.
I pursued my calling and graduated from Colorado Christian University with a Master of Arts in Counseling. By having worked in a school setting I can understand the struggles, pressure, and stress that youths are facing. In addition, I have also worked with adults with substance abuse and incarcerated individuals. With my vast experience working with many different ages and populations I am able to identify a person's needs and work with them in the change process by offering encouragement without judgment.
My approach to therapy is somewhat different. Yes, we do talk about feelings and emotions — however, I work with my clients through the change process and developing a better self. I start by developing a safe, comfortable environment and really get to know who my clients are. My clients would say that I challenge and empower them to make healthier emotional, spiritual, cognitive, and behavioral choices.
I am a mother of two active teenagers, so most weekends you will find me being the team mom at their events. I enjoy family time by hiking, cycling, paddle boarding, movies, and board games. My friends say I am a kid at heart and can see the good in every situation. My motto: "Live for Today."