If you are an adolescent or young adult going through a challenging time in your life and would like someone to walk alongside you, I would love to be that person! My style is direct, down to earth and focuses on a team approach. I have over a decade of experience and have training in DBT, CBT and Motivational Interviewing. I work extensively with individuals with dual diagnoses including addiction, mental illness and intellectual disabilities. My experience has been in both a more traditional talk therapy setting, as well as experiential including equine and adventure therapy. Because of this broader skills set, I can be flexible in meeting your needs in a way that makes you the most comfortable.

Together, through counseling and mindfulness exercises, we will work to bring peace into your life. I can provide a safe space to process and problem solve issues that are hard to discuss, such as hormonal changes and the aging process. We will connect and explore. See my blogs to get a better sense of who I am. www.joannafordcounseling.com

My goal as a therapist is guiding others to wellness, using their unique creative expression as a means to resiliency and envisioning your best self. I have been in the service of others since 1990 as case manager, clinician, supervisor, program manager and teacher. Through the Boulder Art Therapy Collective I offer Art Therapy, other traditional therapies, and Reiki through individual, family or group therapy. I use a variety of training and skills including Art Therapy, EMDR, Trauma Focused-Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Sand tray and other models. I also offer professional supervision and trainings. Areas of specialization are trauma, grief and loss, adoption, children/teens, families, parenting/co-parenting, and gender identity.

Somatic Therapy Partners is a group psychotherapy practice that specializes in treating clients struggling with the effects of trauma. Our practitioners are trained in a variety of somatic based and other leading edge approaches including Somatic Experiencing, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, Coregulating Touch, and Porges' Safe and Sound protocol.