About Stoney Ridge Counseling
Helping you find authenticity in your life.
Compassionate & relational therapists in Denver, CO
You’re aware of what you want to change, but aren’t sure how to get there.
We work with clients who are curious to learn more about themselves and struggling with things like anxiety, relationship issues, and attachment trauma. We provide a non-judgmental space to explore your current patterns and create new ones that fit with your authentic self.
We do this by exploring holistically all of the pieces that contribute to your patterns — such as thoughts, emotions, beliefs you hold about yourself and the world, memories that stick with you, and feelings in your body.
In our therapy sessions, we will experiment with new ways of being. This often involves things like taking risks, deepening vulnerability, and practicing authenticity — all with the hope of helping you discover more of who you feel you are or want to be.
We work interpersonally and relationally - which to us means that the effectiveness of therapy comes from us having a trusting and safe relationship. From a foundation of honesty and security, we can go deeper together.
What it’s like to work with us
We see therapy as a “petri dish” of the outside world - the beliefs and experiences you hold in your day to day life will show up in the therapy room and we get to work with them in real time as they come up. We believe what happens in therapy is not meant to stay on the couch in our office — instead, we see it as a place where you can safely explore the patterns you want to change. Experiencing these patterns together requires some risk and vulnerability, but can lead to feeling more authentic and give you more skills to handle whatever challenges you might be facing.
Our hope is that you can take those skills outside the therapy room and practice what you’re learning with the relationships and situations in your life that you’re hoping to change.
Our Guiding Principles
Curiosity
We bring curiosity to every session, and we work best with clients who are curious about themselves.
Openness
We value being open to creating new stories, beliefs, and experiences.
Compassion
We believe having compassion for each other in the therapy room is key to building a secure relationship.
Mindfulness
We believe that creating awareness of our patterns and ways of being are an essential part of the healing process.
Non-judgment
We value offering you a space where you can be you, without any fear of judgment.
Exploration
We see every session as an opportunity to try new ways of being, so that over time, you will be able to apply them to life outside of the therapy room.
Why Stoney Ridge Counseling?
Stoney Ridge Road is the road Nicole grew up on - it’s a treacherous, winding hill up a mountain ridge. Riding a bike any time of year or trying to drive up this hill in the winter was an exhausting feat. As you’re trudging up this hill, you feel at times that it’s too difficult, too exhausting, too far to climb. When you reach the top and look at this incredible view of the Rocky Mountains, you realize all of that hard work was all worth it.
We see the journey of therapy like the journey up Stoney Ridge — as you dive deep into childhood patterns that are still impacting you today, there are many moments where you think to yourself that it feels too difficult and painful to go on. And then, much like when you reach the top of Stoney Ridge, you have these moments of breakthrough where you see things more clearly and understand the purpose in your struggle. As you view yourself and your world with new insight and renewed compassion, all of the hard work becomes worth it.
Specialties & Methods
Anxiety Therapy
Learn to feel at peace in every moment and let go of anxiety.
Relationship Issues Therapy
Connect with yourself to deepen your relationships.
Attachment Trauma Therapy
Let go of the hurt and trauma that is holding you back in life.
Somatic Therapy
Connect with your body to heal deep wounds.
Ready to create true authenticity in your life?
“True belonging only happens when we present our authentic, imperfect selves to the world. Our sense of belonging can never be greater than our level of self-acceptance.”
— Brene Brown