HI, I’M MELISSA.
You might know me as Missy.I’m an Aspen-based Licensed Professional Counselor with over 15 years of experience to bring into our work together. My career has spanned a wide range of settings, modalities, and clients — but the heart of my work remains the same: I help teens, young adults, and high-capacity professionals untangle anxiety, reconnect with themselves, and rediscover balance and meaning.
My style is warm, collaborative, and a little bit playful (because healing doesn’t always have to be heavy). I specialize in a mix of nervous system regulation, IFS, depth psychology, and Brainspotting to help clients find their way back to themselves.
I’m an Aspen native, and I’m deeply grateful to do this work in the valley that has always been home.
I’M GLAD YOU’RE HERE.
You deserve to live fully, trust yourself, and find meaning and connection in your daily life. Let’s scrape off the layer of judgement, and with a good dose of self-compassion, figure out what makes you tick. My expertise and experience shows up in every session to create a safe space for you to make the changes you are seeking.
I MEET YOU WHERE YOU ARE
I help my clients find tools to navigate what they are facing, while also teaching them how to lean in and feel the really tough stuff that is showing up. Let’s create a space for you to gain some perspective, connect with your values, and learn how to slow down and engage in the present. I use many different modalities and techniques in my practice depending on what I feel will be most effective for you. I am fascinated by our mind-body connection, brain science, the evolution of our emotions and neural biology. I want you to understand the “why” so I often incorporate current research into our work. Current research shows that a positive client/therapist relationship is the most powerful factor for effective therapy, so that’s most important to me. I have a down-to-earth, compassionate presence. I bring warmth, wit, and humor into every session to help us create what is needed for healing and growth.
I GET IT
I’ve struggled with the balance, felt the feelings, and walked my own path to healing and fulfillment. I can tell you that doing the work is worth it, and there is joy on the other end. It’s hard to deal with our past, live in the moment, plan ahead, connect with others, find success, crush our careers, manage a family, show up in our relationships, transition through change, all while taking care of ourselves too. It’s my job to create a trusted space for you to explore what you really want. I believe change is possible and I believe you are worth it.
I am a major bookworm, sunshine and powder seeker, aspiring writer, extrovert, nap enthusiast, and animal lover. Enjoying the mountains, my friends and family, and my sweet rescue pup Denali, bring me so much joy.
PROFESSIONAL BIO
- Licensed Professional Counselor-Colorado LPC.0011852
- Nationally Certified Counselor
- Certified Brainspotting Practitioner
- Certified Bereavement Counselor
- Boston College, B.A. in Human Development & Creative Writing
- University of Denver, M.A. in Counseling Psychology & School Counseling
- Pacifica University, M.A. in Depth Psychology and Creativity (in progress)
Are you ready to live fully? Let’s talk…
Meet Denali
Denali is my 12-year-old lab mix and a very trusted co-therapist. With over a decade of experience in the therapy room, she brings her calming presence, gentle wisdom, and just the right dose of playfulness to our sessions (plus a little extra dog hair).