I am an experienced clinician and am talented at creating a safe, warm, empathic environment for my clients in which to heal and grow. I am a generalist but have specialized knowledge in the areas of eating disorders, body image, relational issues, trauma recovery, couples counseling, family of origin issues, anxiety, post traumatic stress, women's issues, parenting, and mindfulness and yoga as therapeutic endeavors.

I integrate psychodynamic/interpersonal and emotion focused/process experiential theoretical orientations while coming from a feminist world view, thus taking into account the impact of gender, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, and disability.

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Individual counseling for young adults and adults specializing in trauma, EMDR, LGBTQIA2S+, and perinatal and postnatal depression and anxiety.

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.

In each of us lies a deep wisdom and innate capacity for healing. That wisdom lies within our hearts, minds and bodies. Every moment is an opportunity to explore and discover our fullest potential. The human self is not a static entity. We are always unfolding and becoming. Sometimes, trauma cuts us off from this process of unfolding. Many of us have learned habitual coping strategies in response to traumatic environments. Later in life, these strategies may become "fixed" and automatic. This can lead us to feeling constricted, limiting our capacity for connection with the world around us.

Life doesn't have to be that way. I'd love to help you re-connect with your own aliveness.