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

Although no professional identified this category as a specialty, you will find plenty of help with your employment issues here in our Yampa Valley. If it is an issue of adjusting to a current career (unhappy, difficulty with co-workers or supervisor, poor adjustment to job demands, etc), contact me and I’ll recommend the right person. If it is career exploration (unsure of your ‘calling’, looking for a new career direction), you can contact the Colorado Mountain College Alpine Campus.