Self-compassion Counseling

In-person and Telehealth Individual Counseling for Adults

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Hi! I’m Sophia (they/them)

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Painful experiences, including trauma live in the body, making you feel like you’re not you any more. You might feel overwhelmed, scared, stuck. Your inner voice may be full of mean things, saying “You’re not good enough,” “You’re a bad,” or “You’re too much.” So painful!

Through my own journey, as well as accompanying my clients, I’ve learned that when we turn towards our hurts, slowly and gently, the imprint of those wounds shift. Softening, flexibility, and openness enter and allow for new possibilities. 

My own trauma and grief led me to this work. As a Latine, queer, AFAB person, I know how marginalization can intensify emotional pain as well as be the source of those wounds. I’ve learned that relief is possible through being in relationship with what our pain and trauma bring up.

My approach centers collaboration, curiosity, and exploration. I’m not here to “fix” you or your challenges. I’m here to help to create a new kind of relationship with yourself, one shaped by your heart.

Outside of the therapy space, I enjoy hiking, knitting, quilting, plant parenting, and spending time with family and friends.

If this sounds like the kind of support you're looking for, let’s connect.

Have Questions? I’m Happy to Answer Them
“Healing always happens through relationship, whether it is relationship with a therapist, a tree, or a grandmother. ”
— Prentis Hemphill
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  • I offer individual therapy for adults and adolescents. Sessions are typically 55 minutes. I provide virtual, in office, and walk-and-talk options.

    I typically provide long-term therapy, meaning we work together as long as we need to. If you are interested in meeting for only 6-12 sessions, let me know and we can come up with a plan together.

    I use body-based, parts, mindfulness, and contemplative modalities. My work is collaborative, client-centered, trauma-informed, and neurodiversity-informed.

  • You don’t have to. I’ll follow your lead. You get to say “no”, “not yet”, “not that”.  The parts that cue you to slow down or move away from certain experiences have wisdom. We will hear them with no agenda and without pushing past them.

  • Try it. Typically within six sessions you’ll have a sense if the approach is a good fit and if I’m a good fit. You’re not committed to staying. And we get to talk about how its going, what is working and what isn’t. If I’m not the right fit, I am happy to provide you with recommendations and referrals.

  • $150/ 55-minute session. I offer sliding scale based on accessibility needs. I accept HSA/FSA as well.

  • Yes! I accept Aetna, Anthem Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Cigna, Kaiser, Select Health, UnitedHealth, and Medicaid (CCHA) insurance.

    If you use Medicaid, I can help you determine which region your in and walk you through the process.

    For all other insurances, I am happy to provide you with a benefits check (its free) so you know if you have an copays, coinsurances, or out-of-pocket costs.

  • I reserve space for people who are uninsured or underinsured requiring and a low-cost pathway for therapy through Open Path Psychotherapy Collective. (These client slots are currently full.)

    I also accept Medicaid. If you think you may qualify for Medicaid, please visit Health First Colorado for more information.

  • Unfortunately, the design of the current health care system does not offer an ideal set up for clients nor clinicians. The cost of a session includes more than just the 55 minutes that we meet together. It includes training, consultation, research, administrative tasks, billing, marketing, bookkeeping, accounting, care coordination, vacation time, and sick time. It is a rate that allows me to meet my daily living needs and sustain my wellbeing in order to continue to provide counseling services.

    I strive to fill in the gap the system creates by providing low-cost options, sliding scale options, accepting insurance options, including Medicaid. If cost is a concern, please email or call me to discuss options.

“I deserve the right to exist, to take up space, and to embody my most authentic self, especially when this expression does not harm me or anyone else.”
— Lama Rod Owens
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Ready to get started?

Step 1: Click the link below to go to my scheduling page and request a consultation.

Step 2: We’ll meet for a 20-minute phone call (it’s free) to talk about what you’re wanting to get out of therapy and ask any questions.

Step 3: If we decide its a good fit, we’ll schedule your first session and start the onboarding steps.

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“The inherent nature of everything is change. It’s our preoccupation with a problem that nails it in place.”
— Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche
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I acknowledge that I live in the territory of hinono’eino’ biito’owu’ (Arapaho), Núu-agha-tʉvʉ-pʉ̱ (Ute), Tséstho’e (Cheyenne), and Očhéthi Šakówiŋ Nations, according to Native Land, and that Colorado’s Front Range is home to many Native peoples. I further recognize I occupy this land due to the broken Treaties of Fort Laramie of 1851 and 1868.