Office in Boulder on University Hill @ 14th and Aurora http://www.wisdomemotions.com

Individual Adult Counseling, Family and Couples, Teenage and Children Trauma Counseling, Experiential Non-Directive Play Therapy, Performance Enhancement

Therapy in Natural Settings, Individual and Family Ski Therapy http://www.skitherapy.com EMDR, Brainspotting, Biofeedback (Sympathetic and Parasympathetic state change), Emotional regulation is fundamental for individual happiness, relationship success, and parenting and contributes to improving equity in society. My professional mission is to increase the health of the community and individuals, children and adults, by providing counseling services and education to clients, practitioners, and caregivers.

My specialization is working with adults who experienced childhood abuse & neglect, although I work with other issues as well. Reasonable rates. Author of Healing From Trauma(2008) and The Emotionally Absent Mother (2010), both self-help books.

My work draws from many traditions. These include working with “parts” of self, including inner child parts; somatically oriented trauma therapy; working relationally to help heal attachment wounds; and working with beliefs and life structures when that is relevant. I find that being a consistent, caring presence and having traveled through much of this territory myself in my own healing are central to my work.

Arvada Therapy Solutions, LLC provides a strength-based and collaborative approach while working with children(4-11yrs), adolescents, adults, and families. After working in hospital and agency settings, I began my private practice in 2011. I am trained in directive and non-directive play therapy as well as Trauma Focused CBT, CBT, DBT, and ACT. I also provide supervision and internship opportunities for Master's level clinicians and although not required in Colorado, I am working on becoming an Approved Clinical Supervisor (ACS), which will be completed in 2017. The interns at my office provide counseling on a sliding scale based on income, to prevent finances from being a barrier to receiving care.

I have also just launched my business consulting and business workshops designed to help clinicians start and build a private practice.

Alicia Ankenman, MA, LPC, SEP, BSP, is a licensed therapist in Boulder, Colorado with 17 years of experience. She specializes in trauma, PTSD, anxiety, chronic stress, and chronic pain, integrating Somatic Experiencing, Brainspotting, and IFS-informed work to help clients build nervous system regulation and greater safety and ease.

Many people come to therapy feeling anxious, overwhelmed, disconnected from themselves, or stuck in patterns they understand but can't seem to change. While traditional talk therapy focuses on changing thoughts or understanding patterns, somatic therapy works with emotions, nervous system responses, and physical sensations in the body.

Sessions are offered in-person at her Boulder office. She welcomes clients from Boulder, Louisville, Lafayette, Longmont, and surrounding communities.