Cognitive Process Counseling

Our Approach

Both Rachael and Hannah have studied and currently practice research driven interventions that are measured and proven to be effective. We are LGBTQ+ friendly and affirming. Our practice is an inclusive, safe space for people of all backgrounds, cultures, and walks of life. We serve a variety of clients, in-person or via telehealth, from all over the city and county of Denver. Because of our hybrid ability, we have been fortunate to reach adult, teen, and child clients across the state of Colorado, stretching from Aurora, to Grand Junction, Loveland, Centennial and Colorado Springs.

As for Cognitive behavioral therapy, related interventions can be useful for adults and adapted for children. CBT can help people recognize, investigate, and better manage thinking patterns that are either hurtful or helpful for one's emotional and functional well-being. We support clients in learning how to accept, pivot or change one's thinking to be adaptive and strength-based. When an individual is provided with a safe space and the proper tools to cope with their experiences, these resources become internal and can gradually be self-coached not only in the moment, but for a lifetime. CPC strives to provide unconditional positive regard as a means of fostering a working alliance, and in turn helping clients toward empowerment and their goals.

In addition to CBT, related and other approaches applied in practice consist of the following:

• Trauma-Focused CBT • Experiential + Play Therapy • Written Exposure Therapy • TEAM-CBT • Cognitive Processing Therapy • Acceptance + Commitment Therapy •Positive Behavioral Supports • Dialetical Behavior Therapy • Emotion-Focused Family Therapy

Specialty Populations

Children, Tweens + Teens

We enjoy helping children and teens work through their hardships to increase their emotional regulation skills and to promote feeling more seen and heard. Sometimes talk therapy does not open up dialogue about hardships enough for kids and other expressive, gaming and play therapies are utilized. Therapeutic connection here is important before any healthy redirection can take place. We have created a healthy balance of allowing a child or teen to optimize their privacy within a counseling session, while simultaneously involving a safe parent(s) or caregiver(s), when needed, as a helpful agent of change. Joint parts of sessions can foster better family communication, as well as relational and behavioral boundaries.

Adults and the changing workforce

As working adults within a changing world and american workforce, it can be very frustrating to hear erroneous stereotypes of generations being lazy or irresponsible. Working individuals are navigating major changes and adjustments in communication, technology, remote or back to office work, mass layoffs and more. The aforementioned over-generalizations are not valid, but still effect how we view ourselves and the career part of our identity. With this being recognized, it is important to live a healthy working lifestyle and find work-life balance. Some job-placements have toxic environments and can exude a negative, counterproductive, culture. In these settings it is common for individuals to develop vicarious trauma, burnout, and fatigue. Sometimes we may consider more assertiveness, or job and career adjustments. Therapeutic support with these choices can help with intentionality during the process. Changing a career path or losing one's job can be a very exhausting challenge and we support individuals through these taxing endeavors.

Teens and Adults with Neurodiversities

The practice has a background of experience helping teens, and adults with a variety of neurodiversities as well as helping them with their home, work, and school-life. Specifically, we have worked with individuals with ADD/ADHD, varying levels of autism, learning disabilities, and sensory processing challenges. With these challenges, we use a neurobiological lense, utilizing strength-based interventions, such as skill building and positive behavioral supports. Additionally, we advocate for and within Individual Education Plans (IEPs). These approaches provide concrete interventions that can be applied outside of the counseling room and also help foster growth with adaptive social and emotional communication.

Services

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Individual Counseling

Individual sessions are optimal for clients across the lifespan, working through things like stress, depression, anxiety or trauma and making progress toward personal goals. This is a private and confidential space in which one can express how they think, feel, and be listened to in a non-judgemental way.

Secure Telehealth

CPC offers sessions via video Telehealth to meet commuting, travel, inclimate weather, and fluctuating social distance needs. We use a HIPPA compliant platform to protect confidentiality. Screens can be shared as a means of highlighting written, visual, or play therapy interventions. A computer is not necessary and a mobile device can be used if needed.

Consented Consultation

In addition to counseling, some individuals have asked CPC therapists to consult with their psychiatrists, nurse practitioners, guidance counselors, or other team-oriented personnel when they feel the continuity of care is necessary. Individual clients and families have these options if they choose, and the undivided care and attention is thoroughly provided within their treatment.

Family Counseling

Family counseling focuses strongly on promoting the family to be a healthy, systemic, unit. Family counseling may involve joint sessions with the child client and a safe parent/caregiver(s). Family counseling is usually a shared experience, requiring effective communication, connection, and empathetic listening that will be supported by the safe space. One major priority with this therapy is for caregivers to become effective agents of healing for their child through validation, attunement, and behavioral redirection. Additionally, it is common that we refer other connected community resources that can provide additional wrap around support such as parental groups, workshops, and coaching.