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Cynthia Cruz is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Colorado with 5 years of experience providing individual, couples, and family therapy. She is passionate about helping children and adolescents experiencing behavioral issues due to situations such as trauma, divorce, and peer relationships. Cynthia also works with adults on a variety of concerns such as anxiety, depression, life events, relationship concerns, and more!
Cynthia received her Master’s in Marriage and Family Therapy from Northcentral University. She works from a solution-focused and experiential approach, using modalities including cognitive behavioral therapy and play/sand therapy (for children and adults!).
Cynthia understands it can be difficult to take that first step towards therapy and congratulates you for being here! You are ready to make a difference in your life and have the courage to do so. Cynthia hopes you will allow her to join you and guide you on your journey of change!
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As an empowered female, I embrace a strength-based, client-centered approach to build self-efficacy in my clients in order to assi...
As an empowered female, I embrace a strength-based, client-centered approach to build self-efficacy in my clients in order to assist them in achieving optimal outcomes from the therapy.
Denice Maiden is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and Certified Addiction Specialist with over 10 years of experience in behavioral health, providing assessment, crisis stabilization, and therapeutic care to individuals seeking help with depression, anxiety, trauma, substance abuse, depression, anxiety, women’s issues, and life stressors; and to couples who are experiencing communication and other relationship challenges. Denice is compassionate, dedicated, and results-driven. She is passionate about enriching clients’ lives and invested in their journey toward living successful and mentally healthy lives.
Denice completed her Master of Arts (MA) in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Argosy University-Denver. She embraces a collaborative, individualized, strength-based approach to treatment which is centered in present-moment awareness, utilizing evidence-based interventions for mindfulness, exploring core beliefs and thought distortions, and reframing narratives, in order to promote client self-efficacy and foster mental wellness.
Denice endeavors to put you at ease, instill hope, and help to normalize your present life challenges in a space that is inviting, validating, accepting, and unconditional, so that she may assist you in building a path toward a happier and brighter tomorrow.
Life is a multidimensional experience and I am committed to helping people process those experiences....
Life is a multidimensional experience and I am committed to helping people process those experiences.
Jaelyn Aragon is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who specializes in working with children, teens, and adults who are struggling to cope with issues related to addiction, depression, anxiety, undeveloped coping skills, chronic illness, family conflict, trauma, PTSD, sexual or physical abuse, parenting difficulties, and much more.
Jaelyn works from a person-centered approach that borrows strategies from narrative therapy and insights from an existential lens. She knows that the client is an expert on themselves, but may need guidance from a counselor to help navigate the trials and tribulations of life. Jaelyn’s journey into counseling began with her work at Safe Passage Children’s Advocacy Center, where she volunteered for over two years. The experience taught her the value of meeting a client at whatever place or mindset they are in, and she learned how to respond to a range of emotional situations while being an advocate for the client’s best interest.
Jaelyn knows that everyone carries experiences that help to shape who they are. She is devoted to helping people process those experiences. Reach out to schedule a session with her, where you'll work together as a team to start achieving your personal goals.
You deserve dedicated time with a mental health professional — it can be life-changing.
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My go-to approach for helping people in grief & loss counseling is to take everything at the client's pace. Grief and loss can be complex and deserve gentle guidance and assistance.
While this list is not exhaustive, I teach the following tools in grief and loss therapy:
A client making meaningful progress in grief and loss therapy will look different from person to person. Grief and loss are multi-faceted; there is likely no singular end goal or point where a person will be able to say that their grief or loss no longer impacts them in some way. Rather, a person knows they are making progress when they can cope with the negative impacts and make meaning out of their experience.
Clients can supplement their time in grief and loss counseling by giving themselves a lot of grace, patience, and time. Lean on a consistent support person and reach out when needed.
To prepare for your first session for concerns of grief and loss, I encourage individuals to simply show up as they are, and to not put too much pressure on themselves. You get to decide how much information you share in the first session and can decide how much time to spend talking about grief and loss.
Grief and loss counseling helps people grieve difficult losses including the death of a loved one, the loss of a job, or the end of a relationship. It helps people navigate their grief process and eventually accept, understand, and move forward from their loss. Thriveworks grief therapists in Colorado Springs, CO have specific experience, training, and skills that enable them to best support grieving individuals.
Grief and loss counseling isn’t one-size-fits-all, but it involves sharing about your loss and then working with your counselor to acknowledge and accept your new reality in its wake. Your provider at Thriveworks in Colorado Springs, CO will design your treatment plan around your unique needs and goals for therapy, applying the counseling techniques that best support them.
If you have recently experienced an event like the death of a loved one, a breakup or divorce, the loss of a job, or another major life change, then you may want to seek grief and loss counseling. Grief can be caused by many experiences and events, so if you feel that you are having trouble moving on from a certain event or find that it is still impacting your life and functioning, grief and loss counseling can help you process it more effectively so that you can move on and once again find fulfillment and satisfaction in your life.
There are many counseling theories for treating grief, one of the most frequently used being the dual process model of grief which helps people acknowledge who or what they’ve lost through rumination while also adjusting to the new roles and identities that this loss has now placed on them. There are also many commonly used therapy approaches used in grief and loss counseling, including Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), and traumatic grief therapy.
Grief & loss counseling at Thriveworks is conducted both in person and online by video. We encourage you to choose the option that works best for you.
For many, grief and loss counseling lasts for about 6 months. For others, it may last shorter or longer, depending on the severity of their loss and their grief.
Includes individual, couples, child/ teen, & family therapy
Includes reducing symptoms with medication & management
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