About Therapy
What should I expect?
Therapy should be about you. From the very beginning, this is what you should expect from me. When you call, I will not hesitate to answer or call you back. Having to wait for help is difficult, so I strive to minimize that as much as possible.
When we first speak, I will ask you some questions to learn more about you. What has motivated you to seek help, what has kept you from accomplishing your goals, and what you are hoping to accomplish with therapy?
This is also time for you to learn about me. It’s just as important for you to know that I am a good fit for you. If I don’t think that I’ll be able to help you, I will refer you to someone who I believe would be able to assist you better.
A Warm Welcome
When you walk into my office for your first appointment, I will great you warmly. I strive to make my office welcoming and a safe place for my clients. This is a place for people to be open emotionally and be vulnerable about their struggles, so I will approach you gently and follow a pace that is not overwhelming.
Entering therapy after experiencing trauma and feeling overwhelmed is a courageous decision. I will honor this choice by respecting your decisions, providing you a place to feel comforted, and supporting you through this journey. My goal is to help you not feel alone as you process through your past experiences and emotions.
In our first session, I will ask you some questions about your past to help me understand how your past is affecting you currently and to support you more effectively. Again, I will ask these questions at a pace that is not too overwhelming for you.
As we continue to meet, I will follow you on this journey to discover the best way for you to heal and feel safe from the trauma you experienced. I will assist you in adding skills to your tool box to help you cope with intense emotions and thoughts. Most importantly, we will work together to discover the best way to bring out your healthy identity that has been locked away.
Remember, you are no longer alone. I am here to go through this difficult time with you to help you find your inner hope.
About Katrina
I first learned that I wanted to help individuals going through PTSD and trauma when I was getting my bachelor’s degree in psychology from Colorado Christian University. At the time, I was interning at a local domestic violence shelter and learned quickly how common domestic violence and trauma happens in our society. This put a fire in my heart that I needed to help and do more.
I continued to work in various shelters for abused victims in Colorado for six years. During this time, I realized that being an advocate wasn’t enough to help victims of abuse and trauma, so I decided that I should return to school to become a counselor. In 2016, I graduated from the University of Northern Colorado with a master’s degree in counseling.
From there, I have provided counseling to victims of abuse at a domestic violence shelter. I believe shelters are a necessary resource, but also limiting in how they can help therapeutically. Shelters are equipped to help with the immediate crisis of the abuse, but not deal with the ongoing trauma that results from it. This is when I decided that I wanted to start a private practice, so I could help my clients in a deeper way. From there I have expanded my work from just domestic violence to a others forms of trauma that can occur in your society.
I now provide therapy that will help my clients process through their trauma and develop skills to help them heal. I use EMDR to treat PTSD, so I can be a more affective therapist.
When I am not in the therapy room, I spend most of my time with my husband and sons. As a family, we spend our time going on walks, swimming, seeing movies, and playing mini golf. Most of my exercise these days is chasing down my sons as they are both extremely playful young boys. As a couple with my husband, we enjoy an occasional poker game with friends.