Find The Best Therapist Fit for Your Mental Health Needs

Meet the Team

  • Dr. Melanie Gomez

    Dr. Melanie Gomez - Licensed Psychologist and Clinical Director

    Dr. Gomez works with clients who have felt stuck in therapy in the past and want a more direct solution focused approach. Dr. Gomez’ clients describe her as grounding, approachable, and dedicated. She specializes in supporting individuals and couples navigating trauma, relationship distress, attachment issues, parenting stress, anxiety, depression, and cultural concerns. She is EMDR certified and has years of experience. Dr. Gomez accepts Aetna and Lyra for Colorado residents. 

  • Dr. Kasey Odell

    Dr. Kasey Odell - Licensed Psychologist

    Dr. Odell excels in helping clients learn and grow and find resiliency from difficult past experiences. She would be a great fit if you want to feel supported, challenged, and be guided towards lasting change. Dr. Odell’s clients describe her as honest, genuine, and caring. She specializes in supporting individuals navigating addiction, sexual trauma, PTSD, relationship issues, and IVF/infertility/pregnancy concerns. Dr. Odell especially enjoys working with LGBTQIA+ identities and relationships. Dr. Odell accepts Aetna for Colorado residents. 

  • Dr. Courtney Phillips

    Dr. Courtney Phillips - Psychologist Candidate

    Dr. Philips is greatly impactful for clients who want to not only understand the patterns they have developed over the years but develop ways to recognize and change these patterns when they are preventing them from truly connecting. Her clients would describe her as authentic, thoughtful, and supportive. She Specializes in working with attachment trauma, sexual trauma, dating/relationships, couples, and interpersonal difficulties.

  • Dr. Rachel Hughitt

    Dr. Rachel Hughitt - Psychologist Candidate

    Dr. Hughitt helps clients not only explore and heal from their past but feel strong and empowered to create a new life and journey forward for themselves. Her clients describe her as attuned present, and having a calm energy. They express that she is able to hold big and sometimes messy emotions without judgement. She specializes in relational trauma, identity exploration, body image concerns, couples, and anxiety/depression.

  • Dr. Casey Nelson

    Dr. Casey Nelson - Psychologist Candidate

    Dr. Nelson works with clients who feel lost or uncertain about what they want from life and who they are. If you are looking to find direction and feel confident and grounded in yourself, Dr. Nelson would be a great fit! Her clients describe her as conscientious, inviting, and grounded. She specializes in supporting individuals and couples navigating relationship issues, non-monogamy/polyamory, dating, divorce, break ups, sport and performance issues, and identity concerns. Dr. Nelson especially enjoys working with biracial couples, as well as BIPOC clients.

  • Jillian Snyder, LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker

    Jillian Snyder, LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker

    Jillian works with clients who have experienced something difficult and feel like they are unable to heal and move forward. If you're looking to gain deeper insight into how past trauma might be trapping you in repetitive cycles, Jillian would be a great fit. Her clients describe her as direct with empathy, non-judgmental, flexible, and encouraging of self-reflection. She specializes in working with trauma, attachment and relationship concerns, exploring sexual identity, EMDR, and depression and anxiety. Jillian accepts Aetna, United Healthcare, BCBS, and Lyra for Colorado residents. 

  • Dr. Veronica Scherbak

    Dr. Veronica Scherbak - Psychologist Candidate

    Dr. Veronica Scherbak is an experienced couples and relationship therapist who helps her clients navigate the uncertainty of relationships and feel confident in their connections. If you're seeking to improve communication, increase intimacy and vulnerability, rebuild trust, and create a stronger partnership, Veronica can guide you through strengthening your relationships. Her warm and inviting approach ensures a comfortable space where both partners feel heard and understood. Veronica specializes in couples therapy, premarital counseling, infidelity, attachment concerns, sexual concerns, and online dating.

  • Dr. Rebekah DePretis

    Dr. Rebekah DePretis - Licensed Psychologist

    Dr. DePretis is passionate about working with clients who are eager to learn more about themselves. If you want to better understand your past, how it impacts the present, and how to make concrete changes towards the future you want Dr. DePretis can help you with this journey! She has an in-depth understanding of the physiological, generational, and relational impacts of trauma. Her calm and genuine presence creates a space where you feel comfortable sharing the most difficult pieces of you.  She specializes in working with trauma, attachment concerns, couples,  LGBTQ+ hardships, and personality disorders. Dr. DePretis also accepts Aetna and Lyra for Colorado residents. 

  • Dr. Celeste Tinkoff

    Dr. Celeste Tinkoff - Licensed Psychologist and Office Manager

    Dr. Tinkoff strives to help her clients gain a deep understanding and insight into themselves and the aspects that may be holding them back. If you are struggling to feel worthy of love or in a cycle of bad relationships Dr. Tinkoff would be a great fit. Her authentic accepting approach to therapy will help you feel more comfortable and confident in your identity and provide guidance on how to create healthy loving relationships. She specializes in working with generational trauma, relationship concerns, couples, issues with sexuality and gender, ethical non-monogamy, and depression/anxiety

  • Meaghan Horsley

    Meaghan Horsley, MA - Doctoral Trainee

    Meaghan’s clients describe her as calm, humorous, and a great listener. If you are wanting to feel more grounded, connected to yourself and your needs, and get “unstuck” Meaghan would be a great fit! She specializes in supporting individuals and couples navigating relationship issues, substance use, trauma, LGBTQ+ concerns, and depression.

  • Karina Ernst, MA

    Karina Ernst, MA - Doctoral Trainee

    Karina’s clients describe her as open, flexible, and having a good sense of humor. She specializes in working with anxiety, depression, and LGBTQ+ populations, with a particular passion for helping clients navigate trauma. Karina aims to provide a safe and caring environment for her clients, in order to guide couples and individuals toward deeper self-understanding and connection.

  • Haley Schuveiller

    Haley Schuveiller, MA - Doctoral Trainee

    Haley enjoys helping clients feel empowered and that they have agency in their change. Do you feel like you lose your sense of self in relationships? Then Haley would be a wonderful therapist to help make these changes! She brings a balance of empathy and directness, so you feel heard and challenged. Her clients often say that she is great at hearing what "isn't being said." She specializes in couples, premarital counseling, relationship uncertainty, gender identity, and non-monogamy. Haley also has reduced fee clients slots available. 

  • Erin Murray

    Erin Murray, MA - Doctoral Trainee

    Erin strives to help her clients identify areas they avoid that are causing pain to fester and their relationships to suffer. Often, we have unmet needs that we may not have awareness of, and understanding ourselves with compassion and patience can help in getting unstuck from these places of distress and discomfort.  Her clients describe her as trustworthy, collaborative, and direct. She specializes in couples, trauma , attachment issues, LGBTQ+ concerns, and racial discrimination/trauma. Erin is one of our talented therapists that is trained and experienced in EMDR therapy. Erin also has reduced fee clients slots available.

  • Liz Anthony

    Liz Anthony, MA - Doctoral Trainee

    Liz is passionate about empowering her clients to discover who they truly are and what they truly want in life. She specializes in helping her clients gain clarity about their values in order to start making decisions and changes in their lives that align. Her clients describe her as curious, caring, and non-judgmental. She specializes in supporting individuals and couples navigating struggles with divorce and break ups, sex and sexuality, fertility concerns, pregnancy loss, trauma, and grief.

  • Dr. Mallaree Blake

    Dr. Mallaree Blake - Licensed Psychologist and Founder

    Dr. Blake is the Co-Founder of Authentic Connections Therapy and Wellness. She specializes in supporting individuals and couples navigating struggles with sex and sexuality, pregnancy and postpartum, women’s issues, relationship concerns, and non-monogamy. She is an AASECT Certified Sex Therapist and is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Denver teaching Human Sexuality.

  • Dr. Brittany Woolford

    Dr. Brittany Woolford - Licensed Psychologist and Founder

    Dr. Woolford is the Co-Founder of Authentic Connections Therapy and Wellness. She works with individuals and couples helping clients gain insight into their interpersonal patterns that make it difficult to connect and build intimacy. She specializes in dating/online dating, divorce/break-ups, couples, and trauma. She also specializes in working with couples who own their own business. In addition to her clinical work, Dr. Woolford is an Adjunct Professor at The University of Denver teaching two graduate courses on couples therapy.

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