I support clients in using art materials and processes as a way to make visual, tangible contact with whatever is beneath the surface. Art making, within the container of a collaborative therapeutic relationship, can create pathways for expression, understanding, and acceptance of your dark parts while tapping into your innate capacity for resilience and healing. Images can give voice to your experience where words fall short. Through exploring art and creativity, you might also learn ways to cope with impulses and overwhelm, find grounding, and self regulate. You do not need to be an artist or have any art experience to benefit from Art Therapy!

I have experience and specific training in working with teens and adults identifying in the LGBTQ+ community. I look forward to supporting your self-discovery.

I am a board certified psychiatric nurse practitioner specializing in addiction and dual diagnoses. I can offer medication management for a variety of psychiatric conditions to include depression, anxiety, ADHD, bipolar disorder, PTSD, etc. and medication assisted therapy for substance use disorders.

As a Certified Gestalt Therapist, I work with young children and adults with issues of grief, loss, self-esteem, anxiety, and estrangement from loved ones. I also work with groups and individuals who are problem drinkers (vs. chronic). With support and education, many problem drinkers are able to gain a new awareness of effective coping skills, triggers, and the need for honest accountability. In addition, for almost 12 years, I've been the facilitator for Denver's Moderation Management meetings.(www.moderation.org). I have 2 offices, one at People House near the Highlands in Denver, and one in SE Denver in Greenwood Village. In my therapy toolbox, I may use Gestalt, play therapy, art, the sand tray, and/or cognitive techniques. (www.diannedrakefoss.com)

For over fifteen years I have had the privilege of witnessing people achieve life-changing growth during our work together. At times all of us experience overwhelmingly painful feelings or problems coping with our stressful lives. My ultimate hope and goal is to help you to develop the capacity to respond to future challenges with greater resilience, empathy, and self compassion.

I specialize in working with clients struggling in their close relationships and individuals and couples committed to improving their understanding of their emotions and themselves. People who tend to benefit the most from working with me in therapy often have difficulty maintaining healthy connections or feel overwhelmed due to grief, loss, or trauma. I also work quite a bit with clients looking to continue their process of personal growth and development.