Therapy for women in Denver
Counseling for women’s issues with female therapists who understand you.
Counseling for women's issues
The issues that women face in today’s society in Denver are unique. Societal pressure often sends messages that can be difficult to juggle, but women also have their own relationships, needs, experiences, and goals that play a big part in their lives. Men and women also experience the world in vastly different ways too, which can lead to communication issues, challenges at work and at home, and more. There are times when it feels like you can’t please everyone, and oftentimes that includes yourself.
However, with the help of a women’s issue therapist in Denver, you can prioritize your self-care, process unresolved trauma, create healthy boundaries in multiple areas of your life, and take control of your mental health. Our team of therapists include therapists who specialize in trauma, relationships, couples therapy, life transitions, family issues, anxiety, and more who see clients in-person in Denver, Greenwood Village, and Lone Tree.
While women’s issues can be a broad term for therapy, it applies to a wide range of issues that women seek counseling for, including self-esteem issues, issues with a relationship, your family, anxiety, postpartum depression, or infertility issues. You also might just be going through a lot of life changes at once, and you’re looking for help processing it all and moving forward. You might feel like you’re losing control, are having trouble managing your stress, or you just need someone to listen to you who isn’t a friend or family member.
In the United States, women are twice as likely to develop an anxiety disorder than men, but less than 40% of people with anxiety get help. Women are also nine times more likely to experience an eating disorder, and women face a greater risk of experiencing sexual and dating violence. Our female therapists understand that there is no formula or one-size-fits-all checklist to being a woman, and we also understand that every woman’s story is unique—whether that story includes trauma, infidelity, or just the stresses of being a parent, we develop therapy plans that are uniquely personalized to you, whether those plans are there to help you heal, grow, strengthen, or rediscover who you are.
As women’s issues therapists, we’ll help you understand the many factors that are shaping and affecting your mental health. We’ll help empower you to live life in ways that serve you so that you can become the best version of yourself, with peace of mind, clarity about your past and future, and even positivity about what’s ahead. We also understand that some women prefer to see a male therapist in Denver, and we offer that as well.
We can also help you develop skills, like self-compassion, assertiveness, and discovering your inner strength. Through therapy, we can develop ways to use these skills at home, at work, and in your relationships. The steps forward might feel challenging at times, but our therapists for women will be right there with you, encouraging you to take that next step forward on your way to living a better life.
Common mental health issues experienced by women
Studies have shown that women may be between 20% and 40% more likely to develop a mental illness than men.
A clinical psychologist determined that women tend to view themselves more critically and negatively than men, which can create vulnerabilities for mental health issues. Some common mental health issues experienced by women include:
- Depression and loneliness
- Experiences with sexism, inequality, or power dynamics
- Anxiety
- Eating disorders and body image issues
- PTSD
- Borderline personality
- Challenges managing emotions
- Low self-esteem or confidence issues
- Postpartum issues, including anxiety and depression
- Self-harm behaviors, including cutting
Reasons why women start therapy
There are many types of issues that bring women to therapy, including common symptoms like anxiety and self-esteem issues. Sometimes, there’s a specific life event that causes women to seek out a specific type of therapy, like grief or trauma counseling.
Oftentimes, women want to improve their relationships with family, a significant other through marriage counseling, or create stronger bonds with friends, coworkers, and people in their lives. There are also women who pictured their life going a certain way, whether that’s in regards to marriage, work, or family life, and things have gone differently.
Every woman’s story is unique, and our women’s therapists understand that. We listen to your story and use years of training and experience to specialize in you.
Examples of women's therapy issues
While there are many reasons why people start therapy, some are very specific to women:
Betrayal trauma: While relationships are a common reason why women come to therapy, seeking help for cheating or infidelity by a partner or spouse and the trauma that comes from it can be a common reason why women look for help from a therapist.
Postpartum issues: After having children, as many as 75% of new mothers experience a shift in emotions, often known as the “baby blues.” Reproductive mental health issues can include prenatal and perinatal mood changes, OCD, anxiety, stress, and more.
Why try therapy for women's issues?
When left untreated, women’s issues can wear on a woman’s emotional, physical, and mental health in significant ways.
These negative effects can be mild to extreme. In many cases, women aren’t able to cope with their issues on their own productively. That’s where therapy comes in.
By working with a women’s issues therapist, a woman can get the help she needs overcoming the specific issues that she’s struggling with in her everyday life.
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Meet our therapists
My Denver Therapy is one of the largest woman-owned therapy private practices in Colorado with many of the best, most requested mental health therapists in the Denver Metro area.
As a therapist-owned practice with decades of combined experience, we care about seeing our clients heal, grow, and thrive. We’re one of the only therapy practices in Colorado with licensed professional counselors, marriage and family therapists, addiction counselors, social workers, and psychiatric nurse practitioners who actively see new clients. Whether you’re an adult, teen, young adult, couple, or family, our inclusive therapist team is built to specialize in you.
Our practice started with one therapist in a shared office suite, but we’ve grown to help thousands of people in Colorado by providing in-person therapy at our conveniently located Denver Metro area counseling offices in Denver, Greenwood Village, and Lone Tree, plus online therapy for clients throughout Colorado. Because of the way our team works, our therapists also provide consultation for other therapists and private practices in the Denver Metro area.
Our inclusive therapists provide some of the most innovative, effective, and in-demand forms of therapy available today, including EMDR, Ketamine-assisted psychotherapy, CBT, and IFS. We also have more therapists trained in Ketamine-assisted therapy, EMDR, and more teen therapists and young adult counselors than nearly every other private practice in Denver.
We know that clients want to find the best therapists in Denver, so our team includes therapists with different backgrounds, specialities, and experiences to help you find the right fit. We’ll match you with one of our therapists who is the best for your goals, location, budget, and schedule to help you get started quickly.
We’re out of network for insurance, Tricare, and are unable to take Medicaid, but most of our therapists’ rates are lower than the local and national averages for therapy.
All of our therapists take a client-focused approach to counseling and approach each session with a commitment to your progress and growth.
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