August 11, 2026
High-Functioning Is Not the Same as Fine
The people most likely to delay getting help are the ones whose lives still look good on paper. Here is why performance is such an unreliable measure.
Trauma, Anxiety & Burnout Therapy in Denver, Colorado Change that holds.
Book a consultTherapy for adults who are done white-knuckling it
You have handled it long enough.
Most people who find their way here are competent, capable, and quietly exhausted. You have managed. You have coped. From the outside it looks like you are fine — and some part of you knows how much that costs.
I work with adults on trauma, anxiety, and burnout using methods with real evidence behind them, in a room where you do not have to perform being okay. We name what is actually happening, we build skills you can use this week, and we keep checking whether it is working.
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The goal was never to feel nothing. It was to stop being run by it.
How I help
What we can work on
Weekly Individual Therapy
A standing hour that is yours. We work on what is actually in the way, at a pace that holds.
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Weekly + Intensive Trauma & EMDR
Structured, evidence-based processing so the past stops setting the terms of the present.
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Weekly Anxiety & Burnout
For high-functioning people running on empty — practical skills, plus the deeper why.
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Intensive Therapy Intensives
One to three focused days that cover ground a weekly hour would take months to reach.
Learn moreTwo ways to work together
Which format fits you?
Some people want a steady weekly hour to think out loud in. Others want to clear a specific thing in a concentrated stretch and get their life back. Both are legitimate. If you are not sure which you need, that is exactly what the consult is for.
See all services| What's included | Weekly | Intensive |
|---|---|---|
| A standing weekly hour | Included | Not included |
| Multi-day focused format | Not included | Included |
| Personalized treatment plan | Included | Included |
| EMDR and trauma processing | Included | Included |
| Pre-session assessment and prep call | Not included | Included |
| Custom workbook and aftercare plan | Not included | Included |
| Between-session messaging | Included | Included |
| Superbill for out-of-network benefits | Included | Included |
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From the blog
July 7, 2026
What EMDR Actually Is (and What It Isn't)
EMDR gets described as everything from magic to pseudoscience. Here is a plain account of what happens in the room and why the eye movements are the least interesting part.
June 2, 2026
Why I Ask About Sleep First
It sounds like small talk. It is actually the highest-yield question in the first session — and often the fastest place to get a real win.