Need a friendly ear in Colorado Springs? Our therapists are ready to help you tackle life's hurdles with in-person or virtual sessions. We accept many insurances, including Medicaid, to keep therapy within reach.
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With multiple locations, it's easier than ever to get the help you need. From narrative therapy to EMDR and child therapy, we offer support for everyone. Our goal is to empower individuals on their recovery journey and guide them toward a brighter, more resilient future.
We're thrilled to accept most major insurance plans, making it easier for you to focus on your well-being while we handle the paperwork.
"Light shines into darkness, and darkness will never overcome it!"
The journey to healing is often winding and unpredictable.
"There is no standard normal. Normal is subjective. There are seven billion versions of normal on this planet." - Matt Haig
My goal is to empower you to reconnect with your authentic self, navigate life's challenges, and cultivate a life of meaning and purpose.
Who I am yesterday isn’t who I am today, who I am today may not be who I am tomorrow.
"The greatest gift you ever give is your honest self." ~ Fred Rogers
“Vulnerability is the birthplace of innovation, creativity and change.” ― Brene Brown
I strongly believe in the importance of the "therapeutic relationship" and the role it plays in fostering growth and healing.
"There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle." ~ Albert Einstein
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Therapy isn’t about changing who you are, it’s about empowering you to become the best version of yourself.
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"The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another." - William James
What challenges will you overcome in your journey? Whether it’s pushing past fears, reaching new goals, or finding your true potential, the possibilities are endless.
"The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change." Carl Rogers
Healing sometimes requires vulnerability, and vulnerability requires an act of courage.
Feeling overwhelmed and hopeless, unsure of where to start or how to move forward?
"Your vision will become clear only when you look into your heart. Who looks outside, dreams. Who looks inside, awakens." ~Carl Jung
"Give in to unpleasantness and pain just as to pleasure. Do not restrict your awareness." Claudio Naranjo
"It does not matter how slowly you go, as long as you do not stop." -Confucius
Authenticity is the daily practice of letting go of who we think we're supposed to be and embracing who we are. -Brene Brown
"People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel"- Maya Angelou
"Healing is not linear. It’s a like a waltz between you and the Divine weaving through time. When you join hands through the healing process, you transition to a beautiful rhythm for yourself and your life”. - Jaclyn Johnson
"The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
Flip It Positive! - Brenda Sampson, MA, Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor
It's time to become the hero of your story, to take control of your journey, overcome challenges, and create the life you've always envisioned.
When you wake up in the morning, and lift your head off of the pillow, you have all you need." - Anonymous
You deserve to feel heard, understood, and genuinely supported as you navigate life’s challenges. You don’t have to go through it alone.
"The grass isn't greener on the other side; it's greener where you water it." - Unknown
"Rarely, if ever, are any of us healed in isolation. Healing is an act of communion." — Bell Hooks
"I try to take one day at a time—but sometimes several attack me at once." — Jennifer Yane "Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it." — Rumi
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Mindfulness and accountability are the keys to unraveling the best version of self.
Only through our connectedness to others can we really know and enhance the self. And only through working on the self can we begin to enhance our connectedness to others. - Harriet Goldhor Lerner
“Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow; it empties today of its strength.” -CTB
"To heal is to touch with love that which was previously touched by fear." – Stephen Levine
This is the recipe of life said my mother as she held me in her arms as I wept. Think of those flowers you plant in the garden each year; they will teach you that people too, must wilt, fall, root, rise, in order to bloom. -Rupi Kaur
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Providing empowerment is far more impactful than simply offering advice, as it inspires action and growth.
There is always light. If only we are brave enough to see it. If only we are brave enough to be it.
I’m grateful for the opportunity to serve my clients and help them achieve their goals every day!
Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light. -Albus Dumbledore
Therapy is about having a good "fit" between you and your therapist. It’s important to feel comfortable, understood, and supported in order to make real progress.
Together, we’ll take every step of your journey, side by side, through every twist and turn ahead.
Having hope is one of the most important motivators for overcoming life's challenges.
“Don’t let this darkness fool you, all lights turned off can be turned on.” -Noah Kahan
The question is not what you look at, but what you see.
“Not everything needs to be in full bloom to be meaningful. Growth often looks like stillness.”
I have witnessed the magic of therapy and the unwavering resilience of humans.
"A cosmic perspective always attenuates tragedy. If we climb high enough, we will reach a height from which tragedy ceases to look tragic." - Irvin D. Yalom
Nature is authentic, unfiltered, and free from judgment, offering a space where everything exists as it is, in perfect harmony.
You deserve to feel heard, understood, and genuinely supported as you navigate life's challenges. You don't have to go through it alone.
"Everything will be okay in the end. If it's not okay, it's not the end" - John Lennon
I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. - MA
“Life is a spark between two identical voids, the darkness before birth and the one after death.” -Irvin D. Yalom
"To live authentically means embracing both your strengths and your limitations and allowing others to see both."
"When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves." - Viktor E. Frankl
Hearing that you're loved and that you're enough has the power to replace the negative voices with the feeling of belonging and being worthy of happiness, laughter, and love.
It is important to me that you feel comfortable in every way, whether it’s sharing your thoughts, asking questions, or simply being yourself.
My primary goal when providing care is to ensure every client feels heard.
"The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you have to put up with the rain" - Dolly Parton
"Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it." Helen Keller
"Being human is not about feeling happy, it's about feeling everything." - Glennon Doyle
"Only when we are brave enough to explore the darkness will we discover the infinite power of our light." - Brene Brown
Taking the first step is always the hardest, but it’s the one that sets everything else in motion.
“Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” — Howard Thurman
You are not alone. Whatever you’re going through, there are people who care about you and want to help. You matter, and your feelings are valid.
"The privilege of a lifetime is to become who you truly are." - Carl Jung
“Trauma is not what happens to you but what happens inside you” - Gabor Mate
"What we do is more important than what we say or what we say we believe." - bell hooks
To invent your own life's meaning is not easy, but it's allowed, and I think you'll be happier for the trouble. - Bill Watterson
"The good life is a process, not a state of being. It is a direction, not a destination." - Carl Rogers
Our counselors are pros at turning challenges into growth. Ready to start your journey to a happier, healthier you? Let’s do this!
