People come to therapy for all kinds of reasons. Sometimes something specific has happened. Other times, life has simply become harder to manage, old patterns are getting in the way, or you know something needs to change even if you are not yet sure what.
Cordillera Counseling Services provides individual therapy for concerns including trauma and traumatic stress, anxiety, depression, grief and loss, attachment, and relationship challenges.
I believe symptoms are best understood in context. Therapy is not only about reducing distress. It can also help us understand what has shaped you, approach longstanding patterns with more compassion, and create more room for safety, connection, and choice.
My work is collaborative and individualized. I consider your history, current circumstances, strengths, relationships, and the ways your mind and body have learned to protect you as we figure out together what may be most helpful.
-Attributed to Rumi
Trauma can affect memory, emotions, relationships, beliefs, and the nervous system long after the original experience has passed. Therapy can help address PTSD, Complex PTSD, and other trauma-related patterns while supporting greater safety, flexibility, and connection in the present.
Relational trauma can shape how people experience trust, closeness, conflict, boundaries, and emotional safety. Therapy can help make sense of protective patterns that developed in relationships and create more flexibility in how you respond to connection, vulnerability, and self-protection.
Anxiety can show up as persistent worry, overthinking, perfectionism, avoidance, physical tension, or a strong need for certainty and control. Therapy can help make sense of these patterns and build greater flexibility in how you respond to uncertainty, discomfort, and perceived threat.
Depression can affect mood, energy, motivation, concentration, relationships, and the ability to feel connected to everyday life. Therapy can help explore what may be contributing to depression and create more room for engagement, self-understanding, and movement.
Grief can follow the death of someone you love, the end of a relationship, changes in health or identity, major life transitions, or the loss of a hoped-for future. Therapy can provide space to understand the loss, make room for its impact, and find ways to carry it without being defined by it.
EMDR is a structured, evidence-based psychotherapy used to treat PTSD and traumatic stress. It can help reduce the intensity of distressing memories, triggers, and trauma-related beliefs while supporting greater integration of past experiences.
EMDR is one part of an individualized, integrative treatment approach rather than a one-size-fits-all intervention.