relational, trauma-informed therapy in colorado

a compassionate space for those ready to explore their story with openness and return to their most authentic self.

accepting new clients!
grounded, down to earth, compassionate mental health therapy for those wishing to deconstruct purity culture, sexual shame, and religious trauma. therapists use a person-centered, relational approach to therapy in the state of colorado.

are we a good fit?

  • Are you often the “therapist friend” or the seemingly only sane one in your family?

  • do you feel like therapy hasn’t been helpful in the past because you can explain exactly what’s wrong and why, yet you’re still stuck or unable to move through what’s happened to you?

  • are you feeling disconnected from your body, or like you’re able to talk about your feelings but not feel them?

  • are you having difficulty with the pressures and responsibilities of transitioning into adulthood?

  • are you curious about how your past experiences may be informing how you show up in relationships?

  • are previous relationships or experiences making it difficult for you to trust others?

  • does the way other people perceive you cause intense anxiety?

  • are you realizing you have experienced religious trauma and are wanting to deconstruct and/or reconstruct your beliefs in a safe and accepting way?

  • are you wrestling with how religion has impacted your sexuality? are you experiencing anxiety or physical symptoms related to purity culture? are you struggling with the ability to experience pleasure or desire as a result of sexual shame or disengagement from your body?

  • do you always have your guard up in relationships, constantly fearing your partner may leave, or that your partner is mad at you? do you desire more internal and relational safety?

  • are you the eldest daughter of emotionally immature parents? do you often feel like the glue holding your family together?

  • do you have what one may jokingly (and lovingly) call “daddy issues” or “mommy issues?”

  • do you find yourself feeling exhausted in relationships, constantly people pleasing and bearing the weight of other peoples' expectations of you? despite how hard you try to make everyone happy, do you still feel guilty for not doing enough?

  • do you desire more than just surface-level solutions and feel ready to engage in deep, transformational work?

If any of this resonates with you, I’d love to connect and explore how I can support you in reclaiming the sacred parts of yourself that may have been wounded or abandoned along the way.

“Here is the idea: pain can be a doorway into the present. Even more, pain can be the invitation into loving and caring for oneself, sometimes learning how to do that for the very first time. The intensity of the sensations of pain are cause for us to try to escape into our mind, but they are also an invitation into the present. When we feel nerve activation in our bodies, it is a reminder that we are here, in the right now, alive and feeling.”

-Dr. hillary mcbride