Find a Therapist in Salida, CO

I encourage a safe, nurturing environment free of judgment. I get to the bottom of what's troubling you and use all the resources I can find to help support you and guide you to a happier you, and the life you want. It's a collaborative process.

I am a licensed psychologist with over 30 years of diverse experience in treating psychological disorders, neurodevelopmental disorders, and brain injuries. I specialize in assessing and treating cognitive and developmental problems, anxiety, and depression, using relational and cognitive-behavioral approaches in therapy, and I am Board Certified by the American Board of Professional Psychology. I try to develop an empathic, curious and patient atmosphere in my therapeutic communication

Are you struggling to rebuild trust after an affair? If you are the one who strayed, you may be feeling overwhelmed and may be experiencing a great fear that there is nothing you can do to save your marriage. If you have been betrayed, you may feel that everything you thought was true about your life and your history together is gone. You both may be wondering if there is hope. Maybe you have been working very hard to rebuild but find the pain and fear too overwhelming. Are you deeply worried about these things? If so, I'd like to help. It is important to know you are not alone. Most people who have been betrayed feel rage, have nightmares and panic attacks, and find themselves spending hour upon hour trying to piece together what was happening and when. Most people who have strayed from their vows feel helplessness along with terrible sense of responsibility and work doggedly to earn back trust. Many people work hard trying to rebuild their marriage but find themselves bumping into dead end after dead end. There are reasons for this. I'm here to help you navigate the path forward. With affair recovery therapy, I can assist you and your spouse in turning things around. There are no easy answers, but you can learn and master the principles that can guide you toward healing and ultimately toward a life of meaning and happiness. In addition to private affair recovery therapy I also offer individual counseling and group counseling. A new group is currently forming for women who have experienced betrayal. Group size: 5-8 women Group start date: September 2026

I’m Travis, and welcome to Elevation Mental Health Inc. With more than 18 years of experience in talk and behavior therapy, I’m dedicated to providing counseling that is thoughtfully tailored to each individual’s unique needs. I believe the effectiveness of therapy depends largely on the connection between counselor and client. Without a strong therapeutic relationship, meaningful growth can be difficult to achieve. For this reason, creating a safe, supportive, and balanced environment is central to my approach. My goal is to provide compassionate, judgment-free counseling that combines evidence-based interventions with a genuine and supportive therapeutic relationship.

My goal as a therapist is to help individuals and families achieve greater levels of wellness. None of us can control all of the situations we face in life. However, it is possible to develop a sense of wellness that goes beyond daily circumstances and allows you to feel joy, even in difficult times. I help clients to build the tools and insight needed to identify and overcome current roadblocks while better utilizing strengths. I use specifically designed experiences in sessions to help make therapy useful, motivating, and memorable. I also help families through a specific skills training to build healthy conflict skills. Conflict is often unavoidable, but it can be done in a healthy way. Contact me to see if the services and experience I provide are a good fit with what you are hoping to achieve.

I believe the therapeutic relationship should feel safe, collaborative, and empowering. I approach counseling with the belief that every person has strengths, resilience, and the capacity to grow, even when life feels overwhelming. My goal is to help you understand yourself more deeply, build practical skills, and create meaningful change at a pace that feels right for you. My style is warm, direct, and collaborative. I tailor therapy to each client using evidence-based approaches. Together, we’ll explore what’s getting in the way, build skills that support emotional regulation and resilience, and work toward the life you want to live. I want to help you feel supported, capable, and more in control of your life. If you’re looking for a therapist who will meet you with compassion, honesty, and practical tools, I’d be honored to connect. I’m currently available for telehealth and in-person therapy sessions.

I like to make a safe place for my clients to heard, validated, and understood. I enjoy helping others navigate the storm that they are in. My approach is not a "one size fits all" approach. I believe everyone is different and we all have different needs. So, after we address the goals that the client wants to achieve, I will formulate a plan that is custom to each client, couple, or family.

I help women navigate anxiety, panic attacks, the unique emotional challenges of perimenopause, and sleep difficulties. Anxiety often surfaces when life feels unbalanced, stress levels rise, or we become too busy to prioritize our own well-being. During the perimenopausal years, these feelings can increase, often bringing sudden waves of panic, irritability, mental fog, fatigue, and sleep disruptions. If you are feeling overwhelmed, unlike your usual self, or you need help finding more balance in your daily life, I am here to help. Together, we will create a gentle, tailored plan to help you reconnect with yourself and feel grounded again. I offer a warm, person-centered approach and a collaborative space to navigate what you’re going through. Based on your needs, I blend mindfulness to help you stay present, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to examine thoughts and behaviors, cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) for sleep difficulties, and positive psychology to cultivate self-compassion and growth. Since finding the right therapist can feel a bit overwhelming, please feel free to call or email me to schedule a brief time to chat and see if we’re a good fit.

Real change comes from honest feedback, and I strive to combine compassion with the truth of what I’m seeing. After years of doing my own work, and years of sitting with people doing their work, I have become skilled at efficiently helping people get to the roots of their problems and patterns. I pull most heavily from a psychodynamic approach and relational work. I also regularly use cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT). In my work with couples and relationships, I draw most regularly from emotionally focused therapy and Gottman methods. I work best with people who have some therapy experience and want to go deeper. My passions as a therapist include relationships, attachment and attachment styles, codependence, motherhood, divorce and healing from divorce, anxiety, family of origin work, boundaries, dealing with and healing from narcissistic relationships, coparenting, and blended or nesting families.

Our mission is to help anxious people reduce or eliminate their anxiety, and to do so as quickly as possible. We are a team of Denver psychologists specializing in treating people of all ages with Anxiety Disorders, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, and related problems. Do you feel anxious all the time and don't know what to do about it? Have you tried therapy or other strategies before with no success? Are you starting to feel hopeless that anything will ever work? Don't lose hope... We can help you minimize your anxiety so you can live a normal, fulfilling life where YOU have control, not your anxiety. We use a straightforward, practical, proven approach. The method we most typically use is Exposure Therapy, which has been shown through extensive research to be the most effective therapy for any type of anxiety, including OCD. Most people who undergo Exposure Therapy for their OCD or anxiety respond very well to treatment and can go on to live healthy, happy lives.

Do you struggle with feeling lost, unsatisfied, or overwhelmed with your life? Do these struggles affect your relationships, your mood, or your work? I help adults and emerging adults work through these concerns. Life?s difficulties can cause feelings of anxiety and depression and affect our relationships. They can trigger feelings of anger, make us feel clingy, or cause us to seek time alone. I help clients work through these feelings and experiences, to improve your life and help you achieve your goals. In therapy, I strive to understand your unique world and to work with you to deepen your understanding of your struggles. I do this by working with you to create a supportive, trusting, and safe therapeutic relationship, through which difficult thoughts and feelings related to your struggles can be explored and understood more fully. This individualized and collaborative approach allows me to treat people as the individuals that they are, rather than a person with a diagnosis. No two treatments look the same, but my clinical decisions are guided by experience and contemporary research.

I believe in helping you develop practical skills to use in real life, so you feel more confidence and ease in day-to-day interactions. Insight is valuable, but there's more to therapy than understanding your past and yourself. In developing skills like self-compassion, you can learn to be kinder to yourself when things don't go perfectly, which can reduce anxiety. In learning how to self-regulate, you can be more authentic and assertive in your communication with others, which can lead to less people-pleasing, healthier boundaries, or greater fulfillment in relationships. These are just a few of the skills that I help clients develop in therapy, in both individual and couple work. If you're motivated to make real change, contact me for a free initial phone consultation. Or visit my website for more details about my therapy practice.