Just click a problem area or issue to see the names of local mental health providers who list it as a specialty in their practice.  General categories are in capital letters; More specific concerns are in lowercase type.

Abuse & Recovery          Addictions          Adolescent problems          Aging, Geriatric Issues          Anxiety problems

Business Consulting          Childhood issues          Dissociative disorders          Eating disorders          Family issues

Learning problems          Life Adjustment          Mediation services          Medications          Men’s Issues

Mood Problems           Neurological Concerns          Pain Management          Personal Improvement

Personality disorders          Physical or Health Related          Psychological Assessments

Relationship counseling          Sleep problems          Sexual difficulties   

Sexual maladjustment         Thought Disorders           Women’s Issues          Work & Career Issues

ADD/ADHD         Adoption          Aging          Agoraphobia          Alcohol          Alzheimer’s          Amnesia          Amphetamines          Anger control          Anorexia          Antisocial          Assertiveness          Assessments          Attachment disorder          Behavior (child)          Behavior (teen)          Bipolar disorder          Bizarre thinking          Blended families          Body Image          Borderline personality          Bulimia          Business consultation          Career counseling          Child abuse          Chronic fatigue syndrome          Coaching          Cocaine          Compulsions          Conduct disorder          Couples counseling          Delirium          Delusional thinking          Delinquent behavior          Dementia          Dependent personality          Depression          Disability counseling          Discipline          Dispute resolution          Divorce counseling         Drug abuse           Elder Abuse          Emotional control          Employee conflict          Economic stresses          Educational assessments          Enuresis/Encopresis          Exhibitionism          Fears of childhood          Fetishism          Fibromyalgia          Food aversion          Gambling addiction          Gay/Lesbian counseling          Gender identity          Geriatric mental health         Grief/Loss          Head trauma          Hypertension (due to stress)          In-law conflicts          Insomnia          Intelligence testing          Loneliness          Marijuana          Marriage counseling          Memory problems          Midlife issues          Migraines          Motivation (life)          Motivation (school)          Multiple personality          Narcissism          Narcolepsy          Nightmares          Obesity          Obsessive thinking           Oppositional-defiant (child)          Organizational consultation          Overeating          Pain control          Panic disorder          Paranoid thinking          Parenting children          Parenting teens          Peak performance          Pedophelia          Phobia          Postpartum depression          Pregnancy counseling          Prenuptial counseling          Prescription meds          Procrastination          Psychoneurological testing          Post-traumatic stress          Rebellious (teen)          Schizophrenia          School phobia          School problems          Seasonal affective disorder          Self-esteem          Separation anxiety          Shyness          Sleep problems (childhood)          Sleep problems (adults)          Sleepwalking         Sexual abuse          Sexual addiction          Sexual arousal/desire          Sibling rivalry          Single parenting         Smoking cessation          Social anxiety          Sports psychology          Stages of Life          Step-parenting          Stress          Stuttering          Suicidal thinking          Teen counseling          Terminal illness counseling         Tics/Tourette’s          Tobacco addiction          Transvestism          Trichotillomania          Vocational assessment          Voyeurism          Workplace mediation          Work-related problem

Abuse & Recovery

This category refers to the aftermath of having experienced severe personal abuse or family trauma, whether in an ongoing relationship or as a child, and whether a single incident or an ongoing pattern of victimization.  Often we deal with these painful scars after reaching adulthood. If the abuse is current, please contact the Department of Human Services (if a child) or Advocates Against Battering and Abuse (if an adult).  

Problems of Addiction

Aging & Geriatric Issues

Business, Organizational, EAP’s

Issues of Childhood

Dissociative Disorders

Dissociative thinking is a mental disconnection of one’s thoughts, feelings, memories, actions, or sense of identity. It is a protective reaction to severe trauma, but when it continues it can become a serious problem in itself (e.g., lack of emotional feeling, amnesia, multiple personality disorder).  Although no professional identified this as a primary focus of his/her practice, many therapists in our area have had experience in treating dissociative syndromes.  Contact me for a referral.

Eating Disorders

Family Issues

Life Adjustment

This is a broad, non-clinical category encompassing a wide range of issues.  It refers to the problems resulting from a crisis or change in circumstances of life, which often make coping more difficult for a time.  While there are several therapists who identify this as a specialty, virtually all practitioners have had considerable counseling experience with adjustment problems.

Mediation Services

Most therapists can help couples work through conflicts and disputes, i.e. “mediate.”  However, Certified Mediators have additional specialized training to resolve issues of divorce settlements, child custody, workplace issues, and arbitration.  The professionals listed here are Colorado-certified mediation specialists.

Medications

Psychotropic medicines (antidepressant, antianxiety, etc) can only be prescribed by an M.D. or APRN (this includes your family physician, of course).

This is a broad, non-clinical category, and targets problems common to men.  For example, men frequently have trouble with anger control, workaholism, and connecting with their emotions.  Their male perspective can also limit the intimacy of a relationship. Consider other therapists not listed here, if you believe your issue is better defined as a relationship issue, alcohol/drug abuse, or some other problem.

Mood Problems

This category, along with Relationship Problems, accounts for the majority of problems addressed by mental health counselors (hence, a large number of professionals have identified it as a top area of interest).  It includes a wide range of problems including depression, grieving, loneliness, mood cycles, and emotional stability.

Neurological Concerns

Some problems may have a psychological basis, a physical basis, or a neurological basis (or a combination).  The specialists listed here have unique training in assessing the source of memory problems, headaches, emotional over-reaction, and many other difficulties, and work closely with the medical community.

Pain Management

Personal Improvement

This specialty concerns enriching one’s potential for enjoying life, by confronting negative inner beliefs or hang-ups. Many people discover a greater fullness of life -- in relationships, career, or self-awareness -- once they understand how ‘old tapes’ have restricted their potential.

Personality Disorders

This is a broad area, and includes such diagnoses as Borderline Personality, Narcissistic Personality, Obsessive-Compulsive Personality, and others.  It is always best to see someone who identifies this area as a specialty.  However, you will also find that most practitioners have had experience in treating most personality disorders.

Physical or Health Issues

This category refers to emotionally-related physical problems such as chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia, migraine headaches, stress-related hypertension, etc. Do not confuse this with medical problems that have no psychological basis, for which you should consult your physician or other health care professional.

Psychological Assessments

Agencies, employers, and others sometimes need to evaluate individuals according to their psychological profile, their ‘match’ to a situation or role, or their intellectual and emotional assets and needs.  This specialty area uses psychological questionnaires, tests, and interviews to gain such insights quickly and accurately.

Relationship Counseling

Sleep Problems

Sleep difficulties can cause or add to the stress of living, and can be dangerous to safety and personal health.  In addition to the professionals listed here, be aware that the Yampa Valley Health Center has a Sleep Center with an emphasis on medical issues impairing sleep.

Sexual Difficulties

Sexual difficulties range from male erectile dysfunction to incompatible sexual needs or desires in a relationship.  These are different from problems of sexual maladjustment (see below), and are usually treatable by many experienced therapists.  The fact that no professionals have listed this as a specialty does not mean there are no competent therapists in our area.  Call or e-mail the person of your choice, to ask if he/she is skilled in this area.

Sexual Maladjustment

This category refers to unusual sexual interests or practices that result in problems for the individual or others (e.g., voyeurism, porn addiction, exhibitionism, gender confusion, etc).  Treatment is a clinical specialty that is best handled by a someone with specialized training.  Although there are no area therapists who have identified this category as a top area of their practice, this does not necessarily mean you must leave the Yampa Valley for treatment.  Send me an anonymous e-mail and I will suggest a name or two for your consideration.

Thought Disorders/Psychosis

Some mental health problems cause the individual to confuse or distort reality to such an extent that everyday living can be a problem.  Schizophrenia is the most common psychosis.  Treatment usually involves medication.

Women’s Issues

Work & Career

The issues here range from adjusting to a current job or career (unhappy, difficulty with co-workers or supervisor, poor adjustment to job demands, etc), to career exploration and counseling (unsure of your ‘calling’, looking for a new career direction).