Trauma and PTSD therapists in Denver, CO
Find experienced trauma and PTSD therapists in Denver, Colorado who provide testing, evidence-based treatment for trauma, post-traumatic stress disorder, and related challenges such as anxiety, depression, and stress. Compare detailed therapist profiles and connect with a provider that’s right for you.
PTSD/Trauma
Denver Mental Health Collective
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW
Trauma comes in different forms and can impact how we function in the present or the future. Work with one of our specialized therapists to move through your past to a place of healing.
11 Years Experience
In-Person in Denver, CO 80224
Online in Denver, CO
PTSD/Trauma
Dr. Amy Karbasi
Psychologist, PsyD
I provide therapy for adults experiencing trauma and PTSD, including the effects of medical trauma, frightening health experiences, and other distressing or overwhelming events, including trauma from childhood, abuse, military/combat, and more. I use evidence-based, trauma-focused treatments such as Cognitive Processing Therapy, Prolonged Exposure Therapy, and more. These approaches can help you understand and work through trauma-related symptoms such as anxiety, avoidance, repetitive memories or nightmares, heightened alertness, and feeling unsafe or mistrusting of others. Treatment is individualized and may incorporate cognitive behavioral strategies, mindfulness, exposure (gradually and safely approaching feared activities or triggers), and mind-body approaches to help you process difficult experiences and regain a greater sense of safety, confidence, and engagement in your life.
14 Years Experience
Online in Denver, CO (Online Only)
PTSD/Trauma
Melissa Crisp
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW
I combine experiential and dynamic elements to heal emotional trauma. I help you access and transform stuck emotional patterns, and integrate positive experiences into your sense of yourself.
Together, we work to create a secure, empathic environment where you feel safe enough to explore your emotions. I work to create an attunement to your emotional state, allowing you to form a deep connection based on trust and support.
We work together to heal emotional wounds, including past experiences of trauma, anxiety, and depression.
28 Years Experience
In-Person in Denver, CO 80203
Online in Denver, CO
PTSD/Trauma
Sarah J Thompson
Counselor/Therapist, MEd, LPC, LCMHC
Most people will experience trauma in their lifetime whether it’s a car accident, abuse or neglect, the sudden death of a loved one, a violent criminal act, exposure to the violence of war, or a natural disaster.
While many people can recover from trauma over time with the love and support of family and friends and bounce back with resiliency, others may discover effects of lasting trauma, which can cause a person to live with deep emotional pain, fear, confusion, or post-traumatic stress far after the event has passed.
In these circumstances, the support, guidance, and assistance of a therapist is fundamental to healing from trauma.
Trauma Symptoms
According to the four types of symptoms listed in the DSM-5
Avoidance Symptoms
Avoiding specific locations, sights, situations, and sounds that serve as reminders of the event
Anxiety, depression, numbness, or guilt
Re-experiencing Symptoms
Intrusive thoughts, nightmares or flashbacks
Hyperarousal Symptoms
Anger, irritability, and hypervigilance
Aggressive, reckless behavior, including self-harm
Sleep disturbances
Negative Mood and Cognition Symptoms
Loss of interest in activities that were once considered enjoyable
Difficulty remembering details of the distressing event
Change in habits or behavior since the trauma
Research has proven psychotherapy to be the most effective form of treatment for trauma. Most commonly, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) are used in treating trauma.
If you or someone you know matches the trauma symptoms listed above, I am confident that I can help and invite you to contact me today for a free consultation.
17 Years Experience
In-Person in Denver, CO
Online in Denver, CO
PTSD/Trauma
Candice Dow
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, NCC,
CPTSD Healing Rooted in Safety, Connection, and Self-Compassion Living with Complex PTSD often means carrying invisible wounds from relational trauma, chronic stress, or developmental disruptions. I support teens, college students, and adults in gently untangling these patterns—without rushing or retraumatizing. Our work centers nervous system regulation, relational repair, and reclaiming your sense of self. Using EMDR, attachment-based care, and practical tools for shame, dissociation, and emotional overwhelm, we’ll co-create a space where healing feels possible. You don’t have to navigate this alone. Your story matters, and your resilience deserves to be honored.
7 Years Experience
In-Person in Denver, CO 80222
Online in Denver, CO
PTSD/Trauma
Amanda Etienne
Psychologist, Psy.D
Trauma isn't always a single, obvious event - a lot of my clients come in with something that happened gradually, or something they've never called trauma at all. I use approaches like EMDR to help your body actually process what happened, not just talk around it, at whatever pace keeps you feeling safe enough to stay in the work.
3 Years Experience
Online in Denver, CO (Online Only)
PTSD/Trauma
Vincent Espinoza
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW
I believe we all have experienced adverse events, significant moments in life and undeniable little and big traumas that have defined how we view the world. My goal in working with clients who have experienced trauma and who are addressing Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Acute Stress Disorder (ASD) is to provide a gentle, slow approach to explore and reveal trauma, rewire the body and brain's response to the trauma and reconnect with our family, friends and the world-at-large again feeling safe and secure.
12 Years Experience
Online in Denver, CO (Online Only)
PTSD/Trauma
Melaney Flaniken
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, B.S., Integrative Health Studies M.S., Clinical Mental Health Counseling
I work with trauma and PTSD by creating a safe, supportive environment where you can process and heal from past experiences. Through trauma-informed approaches, we’ll explore the effects of your experiences on your mind and body, using techniques like grounding, mindfulness, and cognitive restructuring to help you regain a sense of safety and control. My goal is to support you in processing the trauma at your own pace, while empowering you to move forward with greater strength and resilience.
3 Years Experience
Online in Denver, CO (Online Only)
PTSD/Trauma
Barbara Clark
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, MS, LPCC, Brainspotting Certified
I specialize in trauma therapy and PTSD, helping clients process experiences that continue to feel overwhelming or unresolved. I use Brainspotting and somatic-based techniques to support deeper healing and nervous system regulation. Therapy focuses on helping you feel safer in your body and more grounded in your daily life.
1 Years Experience
Online in Denver, CO (Online Only)
PTSD/Trauma
Andrew Goldin
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, LAC
I work with men who are figuring out how to show up in their personal and professional lives in ways that are consistent with their values and priorities. Sometimes, experiences from their pasts continue to have an unintended impact. As a EMDR-trained therapist, I offer clients the opportunity to reprocess past memories so they have less impact moving forward.
3 Years Experience
Online in Denver, CO (Online Only)
PTSD/Trauma
Michael Lockwood of Scene Creative Life Solutions
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, LMSW
Embarking on the path of healing from trauma and PTSD is a courageous and transformative journey, and as a therapist specializing in trauma recovery, I am here to offer unwavering support. In the therapeutic space, we navigate the complex terrain of trauma, gently exploring the emotional aftermath and working towards resilience. Together, we address the impact on your daily life, relationships, and sense of self, using a trauma-informed approach rooted in empathy and understanding. My goal is to empower you with coping strategies, foster self-compassion, and guide you towards reclaiming a sense of safety and control. I am here to stand alongside you, providing a safe and nurturing space for your unique process of healing and growth. Your strength is already remarkable, and I am committed to supporting you every step of the way towards reclaiming a life of balance and well-being.
11 Years Experience
Online in Denver, CO (Online Only)
PTSD/Trauma
Rebecca Castle-Waller
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW
Hey Survivor, are you tired of feeling guilty and overwhelmed all the time? Everyone else seems so together and you're stuck battling your past? I get it. My name is Rebecca Castle-Waller and I help badass women with trauma become present in their lives and in their relationships, so you can actually enjoy this life you've built.
Many of my clients grew up in chaotic and unstable homes where from a young age they started taking care of others. Making meals, waking their parents up for work, getting their siblings off to school. From there, you went on to take care of your partner and your kiddos while also working hard to keep everything running smoothly. Now with work and relationships and family drama and life you feel constantly stressed out and like you should be doing more. Oh, and you're doing all of this while facing nightmares, flashbacks, numbness, random waves of anger, and the like. Who's taking care of you?
Let's give you a space where you can be your messy, imperfect self so you can finally take care of you. It's time to heal your trauma, you've built an amazing life and you deserve to actually live it.
7 Years Experience
Online in Denver, CO (Online Only)
PTSD/Trauma
Skye D Ross, EMDR Therapist for High Achieving Women
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, PMH-C, MPH, EMDR-Certified Therapist & Consultant In Training
If you are finding yourself reexperiencing or perseverating on traumatic events from your life, this is so common. When there is an acute trauma, it disrupts your body and brain's natural memory process, leading you to relive the experience and causing distress. Other times, trauma histories are complex and chronic, and rather than vividly reliving the past, you find yourself responding to current stressors as though they're connected to your early experiences.
My therapy practice uses EMDR to help alleviate the stress of acute or chronic trauma. Our goal is for memory consolidation and integration, along with increasing capacity for distress tolerance that allows for deep healing and changing relational and reactive patterns that no longer serve you.
11 Years Experience
Online in Denver, CO (Online Only)
PTSD/Trauma
Ashley Vroegindewey
Pre-Licensed Professional, LPCC
Coping and healing after threatening or scary events, such as witnessing accidents or experiencing sexual, verbal, emotional, or physical abuse.
8 Years Experience
Online in Denver, CO (Online Only)
PTSD/Trauma
Cedric Reeves
Counselor/Therapist, LPCC
The two modalities I am trained in (Schema Therapy and Ideal Parent Figure Protocol) address both recent trauma and early developmental trauma
3 Years Experience
In-Person in Denver, CO 80202
Online in Denver, CO
PTSD/Trauma
Dr. Trey Cole
Psychologist, Psy.D., ABPP, DAAETS
I provide a safe, supportive space for individuals coping with trauma and PTSD to process their experiences and reduce distressing symptoms. Together, we work on grounding, emotional regulation, and healing from the lasting effects of trauma. My approach is trauma-informed, compassionate, and tailored to help clients rebuild resilience, empowerment, and a sense of safety.
19 Years Experience
In-Person in Denver, CO 80222
Online in Denver, CO
PTSD/Trauma
Arazeli Wagner
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
I support adults who are healing from trauma and PTSD, including experiences rooted in childhood, relationships, or family systems. Trauma can show up as emotional overwhelm, hypervigilance, shutdown, or difficulty feeling safe in your body or relationships. Therapy focuses on building safety, awareness, and new ways of responding with greater choice and self-trust.
10 Years Experience
Online in Denver, CO (Online Only)
PTSD/Trauma
Catherine Bitney
Psychologist, PhD, Licensed Psychologist
Working on trauma is very difficult. I commend all my clients who show up to do this kind of work. It's a long road and often starting therapy stirs things up and can make things more challenging for a short while. If you're plagued by trauma responses, please find a therapist you trust. These things don't typically just go away and there is a lot of evidence that trauma therapy works!
15 Years Experience
Online in Denver, CO (Online Only)
PTSD/Trauma
Ryan Ramsey
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Being authentic matters to me. I show up as a real person in the therapy room, and I want you to feel like you can do the same. My goal is to create a space where you can be yourself, open up, and unpack everything you’ve been carrying: the stress, the thoughts you keep to yourself, the experiences you’ve been through, and all the stuff life has handed you. When people feel safe enough to be honest and real, that’s when therapy really helps.
I’m informal, down-to-earth, and easy to talk to. I believe that the relationship between us is far more important than any technique or theory. When you feel comfortable, understood, and really seen, you’re more likely to take risks, say what’s true, and make real changes.
That said, I do bring strong clinical training when it’s useful. I have advanced training in Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy from the Albert Ellis Institute in New York. REBT is one tool in my toolbox and something we can use to help you understand and challenge your thoughts, shift unhelpful patterns, and create new ways of responding to stress, relationships, and life in general. But therapy with me isn’t rigid or overly structured. It’s a conversation. It’s two humans sitting down, figuring things out together.
If you’re motivated to change, to feel better, to understand yourself more deeply, or to get clearer about where you want your life to go, I can help you with all of that.
7 Years Experience
In-Person in Denver, CO 80203
Online in Denver, CO
PTSD/Trauma
Greta Carlson, Psy.D., ABPP
Psychologist, Licensed Clinical Psychologist
I am certified in Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) and psychodynamic psychotherapy for dissociative disorders. I completed a postdoctoral fellowship in trauma, PTSD, and dissociative disorders and worked as a supervising and staff psychologist at Kennedy Krieger Institute's Center for Child and Family Traumatic Stress. I am alert to how trauma and dissociation shows up in everyday life, and can work with you on healing from a range of traumatic events across development.
7 Years Experience
Online in Denver, CO (Online Only)
Trauma and PTSD therapists in Denver, CO Statistics
Trauma and PTSD therapists in Denver, CO average 15 years of experience and charge around $200 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The top treatment approaches are Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) (69%), Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) (35%), and Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian) (33%).
Average years in practice
15 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$200
Accept insurance
46%
Offer sliding scale
32%
Gender ID
| 65% |
Female |
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| 30% |
Male |
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| 3% |
Non-Binary |
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| 2% |
Gender Fluid |
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Session Type
| 60% |
In Person and Online |
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| 40% |
Online Only |
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Top Treatment Approaches
| 69% | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) |
| 35% | Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) |
| 33% | Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian) |
| 32% | Psychodynamic Therapy |
| 31% | Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) |
| 29% | Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) |
| 28% | Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) |
Ages Served
| 99% | Adult |
| 69% | Young Adult |
| 49% | Senior |
| 40% | Teen |
| 16% | Children |
Client Focus
| 55% | Women |
| 43% | LGBTQ+ |
| 38% | Men |
| 28% | Military / Veterans |
| 23% | Hispanic / Latino |