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I work with individuals facing anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, and identity struggles, especially within the LGBTQIA+ community. My ideal clients are seeking clarity, self-understanding, and healing. They may feel disconnected, overwhelmed by transitions, or uncertain about their identity. My goal is to help them build resilience, explore their strengths, and create lasting change. As a non-binary transgender therapist and Licensed Professional Counselor Candidate (Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC)) in Colorado, I offer an inclusive, affirming space to explore challenges and develop coping skills for a balanced, authentic life. As an LGBTQIA+ affirming therapist, I support individuals through a wide range of mental health challenges, with a deep focus on the experiences that impact the LGBTQIA+ community. My practice centers on providing a safe, nonjudgmental space where you can openly explore and address what you are going through. Therapy can be a sacred and transformative space when the right fit is found between therapist and client. My goal is to create a collaborative environment where we work together as equals, so you can reach your goals, heal, and grow.

Active Listening: Therapists listen attentively to what clients say, as well as to nonverbal cues such as body language and emotional expressions. This helps them understand the client's experiences and feelings more deeply. Creating a Safe Space: A therapist provides a confidential and non-judgmental environment where clients can express themselves freely. This safety is crucial for effective therapy. Facilitating Dialogue: Through structured conversations, therapists help clients uncover insights about their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. This dialogue is essential for understanding and resolving issues. Therapeutic Techniques: Depending on their training, therapists may use various techniques, such as cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to address negative thought patterns, or psychodynamic therapy to explore past experiences and their impact on current behavior. Setting Goals: Therapists work with clients to establish therapy goals, which guide the sessions and help measure progress over time. This collaborative approach ensures that therapy is tailored to the client's needs. Providing Psychoeducation: Therapists may offer information about mental health, coping strategies, and the therapeutic process itself, helping clients understand what to expect and how to navigate their challenges. Emotional Support: Therapists provide empathy and validation, helping clients feel understood and supported as they navigate their emotions and experiences. Encouraging Self-Reflection: Therapists often prompt clients to reflect on their thoughts and behaviors, fostering greater self-awareness and insight, which can lead to personal growth and change.

I see myself as a source of unconditional support, a sounding board and a safe place for others to do the work of therapy. The therapeutic office is a sacred and unique space that gives others space to sort through their experiences, beliefs, and hopes. In my office, this happens in a developmentally appropriate way that allows anyone from the age of three up to work through the struggles that bring them to therapy. These interventions may include traditional talk interventions, experiential interventions like play therapy and sand tray therapy, EMDR, as well as narrative and art interventions. My eclectic approach allows Individuals to choose the best way for them to engage in the process of therapy.

Therapy should be a true partnership that is focused on you and your wants and needs. I'm not here to interject myself or tell you what to do. A good therapeutic relationship is critical to your long-term success and we will work at creating a positive and supportive space. While counseling can be, at times, inherently uncomfortable or difficult, it's important to make the time as enjoyable and positive as possible. I love using humor to cope with difficult situations and laughing at myself or the world is second-nature. Cultivating positivity is also important so I will focus on supporting you and building on your strengths and successes.

I am a Humanistic CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST, a Relationship & Recovery Life Coach, assisting Individuals, Couples, Groups, Families & Parents design and live their preferred and most desired life, based on what they value and what they wish for. I form very long term relationships with my clients as they go through their process of exploration, identifying their most preferred values, design and develop their dreams and action plans, implement, realize and maintain their preferred life. As a result, my clients achieve and experience a greater sense of Happiness, Life Satisfaction and an overall sense of well being. I am inspired, grounded in and greatly shaped by the theories and practices of Positive Psychology and Appreciative Inquiry models of therapy and coaching. I am trained and certified as a Master Addiction Counselor, Certified Cognitive Behavioral Therapist, Relationship Specialist, Advanced Imago Relationship Therapist, an Addiction & Recovery Therapist, a Life & Parent Coach. In addition, I am awarded the statuses of Psychologist Diplomate & Fellow by the American Psychotherapy Association. To find out more about me please visit; www.drtaliaziv.com

My Masters Degree is in Humanistic and Clinical Psychology. The heart of my approach is humanistic. My 35 years in private practice has been centered on compassion, honesty, and goal focused therapy. I strongly believe in the individual'sfamily's ability to heal themselves with proper guidance and a witness to their process. In my work with couples and parents, I place a strong emphasis on accountability as essential to improvement in relationships. I often will work on an individual basis with both members of a couple, as well as seeing them together. This allows me a comprehensive understanding of all contributing factors in a couple's problems. I have the ability not to "take sides" in couple or family problems. The result has been a high success rate in my family and marital therapy. In my work with children, I always evaluate a child's problem in the context of the family system. Parents need to be willing to be involved in the treatment. Sometimes I will meet only with the parents, with excellent results.

I believe in a strong sense of partnership between therapist and client. I provide a private, comfortable space for healing and growth. Asking just the right questions, I will help you define your path to wellness. I will celebrate your strengths, and help unlock the insight needed to overcome obstacles. I will connect you to resources that will assist in your journey. We all have the potential for positive change. Let’s work together to make it happen!