About:
Hello and welcome. Thank you for stopping by and considering me. Counseling is a big decision for so many of us, and so is finding the right fit in terms of someone you relate to, feel comfortable with, and eventually trust. My name is Brett and I am a counselor who helps people make sense out of their lives, heal their hearts, and live with purpose.
I am a licensed professional counselor in Colorado and I specialize in mood & thought disorders, as well as relationships. In my 7 years of experience I have worked in private practice, community mental health clinics & state agencies. I received my Master of Arts from Asbury Theological Seminary in Orlando, Florida.
I genuinely love what I do and feel helping people overcome, heal, and find peace on earth is a fight worth condending for. I have been married 15 years to my wonderful and talented wife and together we have four awesome kids. I have a plethora of life experience working in construction, food service, outdoor adventure education, and finance that adds to my experience as a son, husband and father.
Style:
My approach to counseling stems from the believe that pain is our best teacher and our response to pain sets a course for our lives. Existential questions of belief, meaning, value, and belonging can either be deeply nourishing for our souls or tear us apart if unhealthy. Often a mixture of both. Out of our mouth comes the outpouring of our hearts, and thus the question, “how is your heart”? Pain and suffereing is unfortunately apart of life on earth but our response is something unique to each of our stories. It’s never to late to change the narrative and heal our hearts and thus restore our relationships.
In other words, I find value in integrating the stories and narratives of your life with modern day theories of existentialism, attachment based, and cognitive -behavioral real world practical nuts and bolts. I work from a solution focused framework and strive to bring things down to earth to make a plan that is both understandable and practical.
Flavor:
Counseling is similar to having a conversation with an old friend, but without the strings attached, where the focus is always on your growth and concerns. While I am able to diagnose according to my state license, and find value in the medical model by the way, I also believe in the power and value of relationships. I offer both clinical acumen from a professional perspective but also someone who can listen, understand, and simply be with you while you recover and heal.
Some things you should know about me outside of counseling? I really wanted to be a pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals and still follow them daily. Before the end I want to build my own house top to bottom. This year in Colorado Springs I was able to grow tomatoes from seed. I have a chocolate lab named Estes who is my running partner. I like to fish but often come up empty. I often make mistakes and still struggle sometimes to admit them. I’m a recovering control freak and parenting is not any easier since I have a counseling license. Oh I also have a firm belief that sometimes having a sense of humor is the best medicine.
I look forward to meeting you and feel it is a privileged to serve any way that I can. I am never too busy for a referral and if you have questions feel free to fire away!
Additional areas of focus: Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Family conflicts, Trauma and abuse, Grief, Anger management, Self esteem, Career difficulties, Coping with life changes, Compassion fatigue, ADHD
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