Colleen Lewis
she/her
About
Colleen
I am driven by the belief that there is no "one way" to do therapy. Communication styles that work well for one person, may not suit another. My mission is to create a space where you are truly seen and met exactly where you are. If you need practical strategies and tools to help change unwanted thought patterns, unhealthy behaviors, or manage intense emotions, we can do that. If you want to look at the stories you tell yourself or how your past impacts the present we can do that. If you want to use art, writing, and creativity to express what words can’t capture, or just sit quietly in self-reflection, we will collaborate to use whatever works best for you.
I am often described as having a calm, comforting, and steady energy, mixed with a natural sense of humor that helps build the relationship and ease the heavy moments. While I am a deep, active listener, I’m not just a passive observer. I will ask you direct questions, offer feedback, and gently challenge you when you are ready to grow.
I consider myself a creative, a thinker, a doer, and an animal lover. I have 2 dogs and a cat who might occasionally make an appearance in session (apologies in advance). In my spare time I volunteer with an animal sanctuary and for local LGBTQIA2S+ organizations. I enjoy playing games in the evenings with my partner, family, and friends or doing creative art projects with paint, collage, and mixed media. My favorite summer day would include kayaking and soaking up the sun and my favorite winter day would be curling up with a good novel.
Colleen
treats clients with
Anger
Stress
Depression
Anxiety
Cultural or Racial Identity
Substance Use
Life Transitions
Relationship Difficulties
Postpartum Mood Disorders
Sleep or Insomnia
Sex/Intimacy
Grief and Loss
Autism
ADHD
Gender Identity
Physical Health
Bipolar
Communities
Colleen
specializes in
LGBTQIA+ Affirming
Older Adults
Women's Issues
Approaches
Colleen
can use
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Social Phobia
Abstinence-Only Models of Recovery
Narrative Therapy
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Panic
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Chronic Pain
Seeking Safety
Humanistic/Transpersonal
Smoking Cessation
Solution-Focused Therapy
Motivational Interviewing
Mindfulness
Dialectical Behavioral (DBT)
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
Harm Reduction for Substance Use Disorders
Colleen
education and experience
- Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
- Registered Art Therapist
- Addiction & Recovery Counselor: Helping individuals in live-in rehab facilities and intensive day programs recover from substance abuse through individual talks and group therapy.
- Psychiatric Hospital Clinician: Working in a psychiatric hospital as well as Partial Hospitalization and Intensive Outpatient Program.
- Forensic Mental Health Therapist: Assessing incoming detainees for safety risks, monitoring those on suicide watch, providing individual therapy and running support groups inside a county jail.
- Clinical Supervisor: Training, guiding, and overseeing newer therapists and interns who are working toward their licensure.
- Assertive Community Treatment Clinician: Supporting juvenile probation youth with mental illness and their families with community based wrap-around services including individual therapy, parental support, and family therapy.
- Crisis Program Director: Managing a short term crisis facility used as a step-down or in lieu of psychiatric hospitalization
- School Counselor & Family Advocate: Helping students in schools deal with emotional needs and relationships, while helping their families get basic needs like food, housing, and medical care.
Colleen
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