Frequently Asked Questions
Starting therapy brings up a lot of questions — about how it works, whether it's worth it, and whether I'm the right fit. Below are the ones I hear most. If yours isn't answered here, book a free 20-minute consultation and ask me directly.
Getting Started
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You don't need a crisis or a diagnosis to start therapy. Most of my clients come to me functioning well on the outside while carrying anxiety, old trauma, or patterns that keep repeating no matter how much they understand them. If something feels stuck and you're ready to work with it, that's enough of a reason.
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This is one of the most common things I hear. A lot of people come to me after talk therapy helped them understand their patterns without changing them — you can know exactly where your anxiety comes from and still feel it in your chest every morning.
My work engages the body as well as the mind. Somatic therapy, Brainspotting, and nervous system regulation work with the parts of your mind-body connection that don't respond to quick changes with insight alone. That's often the missing piece for people who feel like they've already talked it through. It’s not your fault for not being able to translate insights into action! The modalities I use help people ground insights into change they can see and feel.
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Individual Sessions are $150 for one hour, and Couples Sessions are $175 one hour. I offer 75 and 90 minute as well as multi-hour sessions for clients who are doing medicine work, intensive-style sessions, or find that one hour is too limiting for their processing style.
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I do not take Insurance, but I do offer a Receipt of Payment called a Superbill. If you are interested in seeking partial reimbursement for our sessions from your insurance provider, reach out to them to ask what that would look like.
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I see clients online throughout Colorado. If you live anywhere in the state — Denver, Colorado Springs, Fort Collins, the Western Slope, a mountain town — we can work together. I don’t have a physical office in Colorado, but I find there are benefits to clients creating new outlooks and habits in the comfort and familiarity of their own space.
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There are multiple factors that influence how long you can be in therapy for.
1. Your goals for therapy. Some people come for a focused stretch of a few months around a specific issue; others stay longer for deeper trauma and attachment work. I'll check in with you regularly about goal progress so you're never guessing about whether it's working.
2. Some clients want established care that can be consistent through life’s ups and downs, so when things get hard, they have someone they trust who already knows how they operate.
I am honest with my clients when I see they have met their goals. Clients can choose to graduate, or set new goals. Whenever I see clients doing well, I may encourage a few weeks or a month off to go out, live life, and enjoy. I will be here when they need me!
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Sessions are one hour, with customizable options for 75 and 90 minutes. Psychedelic-assisted sessions that I offer to established clients are 3 hours.
Clients start weekly to build momentum early on. As clients integrate skills, habits, and stability, they can move to every other week. Eventually, clients may move to monthly, and can always reach out for additional sessions as-needed. We'll figure out what makes sense for you together.
How I Work
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We'll spend 20 minutes on a call talking about what's bringing you to therapy, what you're hoping for, and how I work. You can ask me anything. There's no pressure and no sales pitch. My goal is to find out whether working together feels right. If I'm not the right fit, I'll do my best to point you toward someone who is.
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The first session is about getting to know each other and understanding what you're carrying. It’s an opportunity to see what it’s like for us to be in the therapeutic space together. I'll ask about what's bringing you in, your history, and what you want to be different. You're in control of how much you share and how fast we go. We won't dive into your hardest material on day one unless you want to. At the end of the session, if either one of us decide this isn’t the right fit, I will help you get in touch with someone who would be a good fit for therapy. I don’t want to waste your time or money, it’s more important that folks get expert help in what they are wanting to achieve, rather than me attempting to work with goals outside of my scope of practice.
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Trauma, anxiety, and couples therapy. Within that, I often work with people navigating hypervigilance, overthinking, burnout, repeating relationship patterns, and a general sense of disconnection from themselves. The folks I see are often creative and insightful but don’t have the tools to translate their insights into action.
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I don't apply a fixed protocol. In any given session I draw from whichever approach your system seems to need — sometimes that's slow, body-based tracking, sometimes it's parts work, sometimes it's straightforward conversation. We move at your pace, and you always have a say in what we do.
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Brainspotting uses eye position to access and process stored trauma. It's based on the observation that where you look affects how you feel — certain eye positions connect to unprocessed experience held in the brain and body. It tends to work well for material that's hard to put into words, and often moves more quickly than talk therapy alone.
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Since Dysautonomia and POTS are nervous system conditions, this means an extra level of attainment, education and awareness is needed from Therapists to support clients in regulation. Talking about difficult content or using somatic therapy can lead to symptoms, processing in talk therapy can be re-truamaatiizng and destabilizing.
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Having hands-on ways of processing, whether it be expressive arts, Gestalt therapy to utilize objects in the room to represent an experience, or visualizations, I take time to learn about how my clients process and offer options so clients can understand their own process. This empowers clients to have a diverse toolbox for working with difficult emotions, intrusive and looping thoughts, and overstimulation in creative and personalized ways that are authentic to them, not prescriptive.
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Yes. Research consistently finds online therapy as effective as in-person for anxiety, depression, and trauma. In practice, many clients find it easier to go deep from home: you're in your own space, there's no commute, and you can take the time you need after a hard session instead of driving straight back to work.
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It does. Somatic work is about your attention to your own body, not about physical contact — nothing about it requires being in the same room. I can see your posture, your breathing, and shifts in your face and body on video. Many clients feel safer doing this work from a familiar environment. Brainspotting is also well-established online.
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Yes, and it solves a real logistical problem — two schedules and one commute is often what keeps couples from starting at all. You can join from the same room or from two different locations if that's easier. What matters more than the format is that both partners are willing to engage.
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A private space where you won't be overheard, a reliable internet connection, and a device with a camera. Headphones help with both privacy and audio quality. I'll send you a secure, HIPAA-compliant video link before each session — there's nothing to download or set up in advance.
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I do! Life is unpredictable and so is Colorado internet. Phone calls are a great option. For clients who would like to have sessions as phone calls, I recommend starting sessions out virtually, but once we are established phone calls are a convenient option for folks who process well while walking, on hikes in the mountains, or have an easier time tracking their own somatic experience without the stress of eye contact or needing to meet social expectations.
Questions about Online Therapy
Online therapy In Colorado & How to Get Started
For those throughout Colorado, I provide virtual therapy as a convenient in-home option, serving areas like Denver, Arvada, Highlands Ranch, Fort Collins, Boulder, Grand Junction, Loveland, Westminster, Colorado Springs and Lakewood.
How to Get Started
The first step is a free 20-minute consultation call. This is a chance for you to share what's bringing you in, ask questions, and see if we're a good fit.
You don't have to know where to begin. I’ll walk with you through this.
What others are saying
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Find New Perspectives
Heather is a gifted and intuitive therapist. She has a wide variety of skills and tools that she uses to fully customize the therapeutic experience to the needs of the client. I find her to be patient, kind and a great supportive listener. She is able to discern things that never occurred to me and give helpful perspectives that help me look at issues in a new way. I love talking with her.
Lynette H.
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Journey to Wholeness
I highly recommend Heather as an exceptionally skilled and kind therapist. Known for her warmth and relational style, she utilizes mindfulness-based psychotherapy to support clients in their individual journey to wholeness.
Jordan Y.
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Your Body as your ally
Heather is incredible at helping me understand and appreciate my full self. My ability to feel and understand what’s arising in my body now provides a level of clarity and appreciation beyond what I could have imagined.
David C.
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Compassionate Discovery
Heather is daring enough to go to the places within yourself that need to be visited with the compassion that enables you to do so. Her work is completely unique and therefore it’s own magic that you cannot find anywhere else.