Table of Contents

I. Therapists in Aurora, Co

Filters

Issues

Issues - issue

More

Language

Language - language

More

US Citizen

US Citizen - us-citizen

State / Territory

State / Territory - united-states-state

More

Countries

Countries - Country

More

Therapist's Gender

Therapist's Gender - gender

Faith Focus

Faith Focus - Faith

Sexuality Focus

Sexuality Focus - Sexuality

Professions

Professions - Profession

More

Age Group

Age Group - age_group_focus

Local Therapy

Local Therapy - in_person_therapy

Clear All

Not Sure Who to Choose?

Let our partners at BetterHelp match you with a therapist that is right for you.

Continue to BetterHelp

Sponsored by BetterHelp

There are no therapists currently located in Aurora, CO. The following therapists are located in CO.

No results found for the selected filters. Click here to see results without a filter.

Steve Garufi

Sponsored by BetterHelp

Languages: English

Treatment Approaches: Stress, Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, Self esteem, Depression, Christian, Addictions, Relationship, Family, Older, Grief, Intimacy-related, Eating, Sleeping, Parenting, Anger, Career, Bipolar, Teens

Dr. Wanetta "Nita" Hughes Bise

Sponsored by BetterHelp

Languages: English

Treatment Approaches: Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Parenting, Self esteem, Christian, LGBT, Family, Older, Grief, Intimacy-related, Eating, Sleeping, Anger, Non-religious, Depression, Teens, Liberal counselor

christina king

  • 14 years of Experience
  • United States
  • Basalt, Colorado
  • Visit Website

Areas of focus: Anxiety, Family Conflict, Goal Setting, Interpersonal Relationships, Leadership, Life Coaching, Life Transitions, Marital / Premarital, Relationship Issues, Self Esteem, Sports Performance, Stress, Women's Issues, Workplace Stress

Languages: English

Treatment Approaches: Attachment-based, Coaching, Cognitive Behavioral (CBT), Eclectic, Emotionally Focused, Family / Marital, Family Systems, Internal Family Systems (IFS)

State License: Colorado

Chelsea Cefalu

  • 6 years of Experience
  • United States
  • Lakewood, Colorado
  • Visit Website

Languages: English

Treatment Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral (CBT), Dialectical (DBT), EMDR, Family / Marital, Motivational Interviewing, Trauma Focused

State License: Colorado

Craig Loving

  • 20+ years of Experience
  • United States
  • Henderson, Colorado
  • Visit Website

Languages: English

Treatment Approaches:

Ted Wynfield

  • 2 years of Experience
  • United States
  • Boulder, Colorado
  • Visit Website

Languages: English

Treatment Approaches: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-based, Emotionally Focused, Existential, Family / Marital

State License: Colorado

Adam-Jon Aparicio

  • 6 years of Experience
  • United States
  • Fort Collins, Colorado
  • Visit Website

Languages: English

Treatment Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral (CBT), Culturally Sensitive, Eclectic, Existential, Gestalt, Humanistic, Interpersonal, Motivational Interviewing, Multicultural

State License: Colorado

Kyle Talbert

  • 4 years of Experience
  • United States
  • Loveland, Colorado
  • Visit Website

Languages: English

Treatment Approaches: Coaching, Cognitive Behavioral (CBT), Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)

State License: Colorado

Laura Houd

  • 9 years of Experience
  • United States
  • Denver, Colorado
  • Visit Website

Languages: English

Treatment Approaches: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Emotionally Focused, Existential, Psychodynamic

State License: Colorado

Jennifer Girard

  • 7 years of Experience
  • United States
  • Eagle, Colorado
  • Visit Website

Areas of focus: ADHD, Aging, Anger Management, Anxiety, Behavior Issues, Career Counseling, Caregiver Stress, Life Coaching, Self Esteem, Sleep or Insomnia, Smoking Cessation, Spirituality, Weight Loss

Languages: English

Treatment Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral (CBT), Integrative, Motivational Interviewing, Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)

State License: Colorado

II. The Best Therapists in Aurora, CO

best therapists in Aurora badge

A primary factor in finding the right therapist is whether you can work well together, but you also want someone who provides quality mental health care at a fair price. Online Therapy evaluated top-ranking therapists in Aurora to compile this list of 15 trusted counselors using eight key factors, including availability, credentials, cost, and specializations.

Keith Long: M.A., LPC | Best for personal growth

Image 1227

303-750-5435
Website

Keith Long is a licensed professional counselor who offers a highly personalized approach tailored to each client’s needs to help attain personal growth. He’s been practicing for more than 20 years using a collaborative, strength-based style that focuses on personal accomplishments and overcoming anxiety, depression, grief, or self-esteem issues. Keith accepts payments from a wide array of insurance carriers and offers a sliding fee scale.

Specializations Insurance Cost Sliding scale Remote services
Marital and Premarital
Trauma and PTSD
Divorce
Aetna
Anthem
Anthem EAP
Blue Cross
BlueCross and BlueShield
Cigna
Compass
GEHA
Guardian
HealthPartners
Humana
IBEW networks
Magellan
Optum
Secure Horizons
TriWest
Trustmark
UnitedHealthcare
NA Yes Yes

Loren Laughlin: Psy.D. | Best for Christian counseling

Image 1288

720-772-7474
Website

Loren Laughlin is a Doctor of Psychology whose greatest joy is working with clients using a Christ-centered approach, but everyone, regardless of their beliefs, is welcome. Loren has over 20 years of experience and accepts insurance from several carriers and Medicaid.

What patients say: “Dr. Loren Laughlin delivers insights to our psyche in a profoundly humorous and impactful way. Within minutes I honestly felt like she ‘gets me’.”

Specializations Insurance Cost Sliding scale Remote services
Mood Disorders
Self Esteem
Trauma and PTSD
Anthem
Beacon
Kaiser (Out-of-Network)
Medicaid
Medicare
Optum
Rocky Mountain Health Plans
UMR
UnitedHealthcare
You Define Wellness
$165 per session and initial intakes are $200 No Yes

Michael Dawson: M.A., LPC | Best for grief counseling

Image 1343

303-766-4111

Michael Dawson is a licensed professional counselor with 44 years’ experience. Grief counseling is one of his long-standing specialties, which includes helping clients cope with the loss of a loved one. Michael is a former hospital chaplain and has spent years overseeing family grief programs. He’s also previously conducted children’s grief support programs and educated teachers and school support staff about child grief.

Specializations Insurance Cost Sliding scale Remote services
Grief
Trauma and PTSD
Family Conflict
Medicaid Cost per Session: $120 Yes Yes

Carrie Chatterton: M.A., LPC | Best for anxiety

Image 1382

720-277-9508
Website

Carrie Chatterton is a licensed professional counselor whose passion is assisting clients wanting to find an abundant life in difficult times, including helping them overcome anxiety, grief, and depression. Carrie has been practicing for over 10 years and strives to help clients recognize underlying problems, realize their strengths, and adjust behaviors to see things in healthier ways. She also helps with infertility, eating disorders, and relationship issues.

Specializations Insurance Cost Sliding scale Remote services
Anxiety
Grief
Infertility
NA Cost per Session:
$150 initial intake
$120 per 50 minute session
No Yes

Zach Van Eps: M.A., LPC, NCC, EMDR | Best for marriage counseling

Image 1424

303-747-5457
Website

Zach Van Eps is a licensed professional counselor who helps clients work through issues in their marriage and navigate various problems, including ineffective communication, lack of trust or intimacy, infidelity, and emotional disconnection. Zach continually seeks training and education to enhance his ability as an expert marriage therapist and help clients achieve happier, more fulfilling marriages. He offers a sliding fee scale.

Specializations Insurance Cost Sliding scale Remote services
Trauma and PTSD
Relationship Issues
Anxiety
Cigna Cost per Session: $100 Yes Yes

Andrea Kirkland: M.A., NCC, RYT, LPC | Best for holistic healing

Image 1465

720-432-9372
Website

Andrea Kirkland is a licensed professional counselor and registered yoga teacher who promotes holistic health and wellness through counseling and yoga. She strives to raise awareness of PTSD, invisible injuries, and healing from chronic pain in holistic ways. Andrea accepts insurance and Medicaid and offers a sliding fee scale.

What patients say: “I love being a patient here. My therapist is wonderful and understanding.”

Specializations Insurance Cost Sliding scale Remote services
Trauma and PTSD
Traumatic Brain Injury
Life Transitions
Aetna
Anthem
BlueCross and BlueShield
Cigna
Cofinity
ComPsych
Humana
Kaiser (Out-of-Network)
Magellan
Medicaid
Optum
UnitedHealthcare
Cost per Session: $160 Yes Yes

Kate Daigle: M.A., LPC, CEDS | Best for eating disorders

Image 1522

720-340-1443
Website

Kate Daigle is a licensed professional counselor and certified eating disorders specialist who provides experienced, empathetic eating disorder and body image recovery counseling. Kate has been passionately helping women since 2007.

What patients say: “Kate is kind and compassionate and a respected expert in the eating disorder treatment community! I would not hesitate to refer anyone to her and would know they’re in good hands!”

Specializations Insurance Cost Sliding scale Remote services
Trauma and PTSD
Relationship Issues
Anxiety
NA Cost per Session:
$160 50-55 minute session
No Yes

Meagan Clark: M.A., LPCC, NCC | Best for overcoming traumatic events

Meagan Clark

720-238-0181
Website

Meagan Clark is a licensed professional counselor-candidate and licensed K-12 school counselor who provides integrative, individualized care for clients overcoming traumatic events or an accumulation of everyday stressors. She’s empathetic and passionate about helping her clients reach their highest potential and uses a holistic counseling model to aid clients in overcoming barriers holding them back from a better life. Meagan offers a sliding fee scale.

Specializations Insurance Cost Sliding scale Remote services
Grief
Chronic Illness
Women’s Issues
NA Cost per Session: $100 Yes Yes

Rebecca Walush: M.A., CST, LPCC, MFTC, LAC | Best for sex therapy

Image 1608

303-587-0783
Website

Rebecca Walush is a licensed professional counselor-candidate, marriage and family therapist-candidate, certified sex therapist, and certified addiction counselor. Since 2013, she’s specialized in sex therapy for couples, sexual disorders and dysfunctions, sex addiction, sexual abuse, stress management, trauma, and relationship and marriage issues.

What patients say: “Rebecca will help promote in you a healthy growth and development of self for success.”

Specializations Insurance Cost Sliding scale Remote services
Sex Therapy
Sexual Addiction
Sexual Abuse
NA Cost per Session:
$100 per individual
$135 per couple
$150 per family
Yes Yes

Meghan O'Connor: Ed.S., NCSP | Best for psychological and educational testing

Meghan O_Connor

720-574-2698
Website

Meghan O’Connor is a nationally certified school psychologist with four years of experience administering psychological and educational assessments for children and adolescents. She takes pride in bridging the gap between the school and home setting to help children succeed emotionally and academically. Meghan’s holistic approach ensures the whole child is represented when choosing assessments and providing recommendations, including resources for families and school issues.

Specializations Insurance Cost Sliding scale Remote services
Testing and Evaluation
Child or Adolescent
School Issues
NA Cost per Session:
Intelligence Quotient (IQ) Testing: $1,000.00
Academic Achievement Testing: $1,000.00
Executive Functioning Testing: $1,000.00
Social-Emotional Testing: $500.00
Full Battery Package A: Includes 3 areas of assessment ($2,500)
Full Battery Package B: Includes 4 areas of assessment ($3,000)
No Yes

Noëlle Fellman: Psy.D. | Best for stress management

Image 1702

303-777-5536
Website

Noëlle Fellman is a Doctor of Psychology who’s spent 24 years helping clients gain the skills needed to manage their stress and work through past hurts, including those suffering from anxiety in various forms and/or deeply grieving. Dr. Fellman also helps clients through trauma and stressful life transitions and is confident she can help her clients learn coping strategies and rediscover what brings happiness to their lives.

Specializations Insurance Cost Sliding scale Remote services
Grief
Anxiety
Trauma and PTSD
TRICARE Cost per Session:
$140 per 50 minute session
No Yes

Amanda Marconi: LCSW | Best for mind-body therapeutic approach

Image 1744

720-372-3644
Website

Amanda Marconi is a licensed clinical social worker who uses an integrated mind-body therapeutic approach that allows her clients to identify areas of concern, goals to work toward, and skills to transform their emotional and physical lives. She’s been practicing for nine years and specializes in helping adults struggling with anxiety, PTSD, depression, and relationship issues. Amanda works with some insurance carriers and offers a sliding fee scale.

Specializations Insurance Cost Sliding scale Remote services
Trauma and PTSD
Anxiety
Life Coaching
Cigna
UnitedHealthcare
Cost per Session: $120 Yes Yes

Zachary L. Gaiter: M.A., LPCC | Best for creative artists

Image 1786

303-214-1138
Website

Zachary Gaiter is a licensed professional counselor-candidate and life coach dedicated to helping creative artists and struggling adolescents. Zachary has three years of counseling practice, but his 20-year background in the music industry gives him the ability to provide the unique therapy or coaching approach creative artists who’ve had very different life experiences need. He offers a sliding fee scale.

Specializations Insurance Cost Sliding scale Remote services
Life Coaching
Child or Adolescent
Relationship Issues
NA Cost per Session: $110 Yes Yes

Kellie Hearndon: M.A., NCC, BC-TMH, LPC, CPCS | Best for expectant mothers

Kellie Vazquez

720-443-1638
Website

Kellie Hearndon is a licensed professional counselor, board-certified telemental health provider, and certified professional counselor supervisor whose specialty is supporting expectant mothers before, during, and after pregnancy. Her professional focus has always included working with families, and she helps with depression and anxiety. Kellie has been practicing for 10 years, works with numerous insurance carriers and Medicaid, and offers a sliding fee scale. 

Specializations Insurance Cost Sliding scale Remote services
Depression
Anxiety
Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum
Aetna
Anthem
Blue Cross
BlueCross and BlueShield
CHIP | Children’s Program
Cigna
Colorado Access
Colorado Community Health Alliance
ComPsych
Humana
Magellan
Medicaid
Morneau Shepell
Open Path sliding scale
Optum
Rocky Mountain Health Plans
TRICARE
UMR
UnitedHealthcare
Cost per Session: $150 Yes Yes

David Owen Miller: M.A., LPC, CHT | Best for life coaching

Image 1885

720-270-8287
Website

David Miller wants his clients to have a fulfilling and empowered life. Working with parents and adolescents, he guides them on a path to acceptance. A few of the issues David helps with are depression, grief, anger management, and addictions. Those interested in life coaching and help finding a college and career are welcome too.

Specializations Insurance Cost Sliding scale Remote services
Child or Adolescent
Life Coaching
Family Conflict
NA Not Provided No Yes

III. What You Should Know About Aurora Therapy

How are Aurora therapists licensed?

The Colorado State Board of Professional Counselor Examiners regulates licensed professional counselors in Aurora. To become licensed, prospective therapists must earn a master’s or doctoral degree from a program approved by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs and includes 700 hours of supervised professional practice. Following graduation, they must complete 2,000 hours of work experience, 100 hours of supervision and pass the Colorado Mental Health Profession’s Jurisprudence Examination and the National Counselor Examination.

How much does therapy cost in Aurora?

Therapy in Aurora has a price range of $100 to $200 per session, which lasts an average of 50 minutes. Costs are slightly higher for couple or family sessions. Aurora therapists tend to accept insurance plans from various carriers, with more than half of the therapists listed working with at least one carrier. The listed therapists also are open to helping clients of varying incomes, and two-thirds offer a sliding fee scale.

Start searching for your online counselor now!

Search

betterhelp-banner

author-img
LCSW

Caitlin Kingston is a licensed clinical social worker at Yale New Haven Hospital and has worked in the field since 2013. She earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology from Penn State University and her Master of Social Work, clinical/medical social work in 2020 from Fordham University. Her licenses and certifications include LCSW, LMSW, and CASAC.

Kingston has always had a passion for helping others and knew early on that she wanted to support others in her profession. During her undergraduate studies at Penn State, she met a social worker who inspired her to pursue a career as a therapist. She’s also trained in psychoanalytic psychotherapy with the New York School for Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy. Kingston completed internships working in an after-school program with underprivileged youth and their families and with inmates in the high-security sector of Rikers Island jail.

Kingston’s career has included work at a drug treatment center, where she became the supervisor of intake and assessment for individuals with alcohol and substance use disorders. Today, she’s a social worker in the Psychiatric Observation Unit of the emergency department. Kingston is also trained in perinatal mental health with a focus on helping new mothers adjust to motherhood, especially in these very difficult times of isolation.

author-img
LCSW

Caitlin Kingston is a licensed clinical social worker at Yale New Haven Hospital and has worked in the field since 2013. She earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology from Penn State University and her Master of Social Work, clinical/medical social work in 2020 from Fordham University. Her licenses and certifications include LCSW, LMSW, and CASAC.

Kingston has always had a passion for helping others and knew early on that she wanted to support others in her profession. During her undergraduate studies at Penn State, she met a social worker who inspired her to pursue a career as a therapist. She’s also trained in psychoanalytic psychotherapy with the New York School for Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy. Kingston completed internships working in an after-school program with underprivileged youth and their families and with inmates in the high-security sector of Rikers Island jail.

Kingston’s career has included work at a drug treatment center, where she became the supervisor of intake and assessment for individuals with alcohol and substance use disorders. Today, she’s a social worker in the Psychiatric Observation Unit of the emergency department. Kingston is also trained in perinatal mental health with a focus on helping new mothers adjust to motherhood, especially in these very difficult times of isolation.

IV. Sources