Courtney Kirschten
LPC, NCC
Surviving to Thriving Services PLLC
Accepting new clients
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Licensed states
Colorado
Services Provided
Couples Therapy Family Therapy Individual Therapy
Ages Served
Adults (18+) Older Adults (65+) Young Adults (18-25)
Languages Spoken
English
Practice details
Faith Communities Served
Christian
About this provider
Clients I Work With
I work with adults navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, burnout, relationship challenges, people-pleasing, emotional overwhelm, and low self-esteem. Many of my clients are highly sensitive, self-aware, and deeply caring people who feel exhausted from carrying so much for others. Together, we focus on building confidence, emotional resilience, healthier boundaries, self-understanding, and lasting change in both internal experiences and daily life.
Approach
As a Clinical Mental Health Therapist, I provide a compassionate, collaborative, and empowering approach to therapy. I integrate evidence-based practices with genuine human connection to help clients better understand themselves, process difficult experiences, and create meaningful change. My work often focuses on anxiety, depression, trauma, attachment wounds, self-esteem, emotional regulation, relationship patterns, burnout, and life transitions.
I strive to create a therapy environment that feels supportive, authentic, and emotionally safe while also encouraging accountability, growth, and deeper self-awareness. Rather than simply helping clients “cope,” I believe therapy can help people reconnect with their identity, needs, confidence, values, and sense of purpose. My style is warm, engaged, nonjudgmental, and grounded in helping clients feel both understood and empowered.
Beliefs & Lived Experience
I believe therapy works best when clients feel genuinely seen, respected, and emotionally safe. Healing is not about “fixing” who you are — it is about understanding yourself more deeply, developing healthier patterns, and creating a life that feels more aligned and fulfilling. I believe many people have learned to survive by disconnecting from their own needs, emotions, boundaries, or sense of self, especially after difficult relationships or painful life experiences.
My goal is to help clients build insight, emotional resilience, self-trust, and autonomy while creating tangible change in their lives and relationships. I value authenticity, compassion, curiosity, empowerment, and collaboration in the therapy process. I also believe growth can be challenging while still being hopeful, meaningful, and deeply transformative.
More About My Practice
I offer virtual telehealth therapy in Colorado. I accept many insurances and can provide superbills for reimbursement for those out of network!
Specialties & approaches
Specialties
Anxiety Behavioral Issues Body Dysmorphia Codependency Depression Divorce Domestic Abuse Eating Disorders Executive Coaching Faith-Based Care Gender Identity Men’s Mental Health Older Adults & Aging Religious Trauma & Spiritual Abuse Self Esteem Self-Harming Sexual Abuse Spiritual Abuse Spirituality Trauma & PTSD Weight Loss Women’s Mental Health
Therapy approaches
Acceptance and Commitment (ACT) Adlerian Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) Behavioral Activation (BA) Biofeedback Brief Strategic Family Therapy (BSFT) Cognitive Behavioral (CBT) Compassion Focused Therapy Culturally Responsive Therapy Dialectical Behavior (DBT) Discernment Counseling Dreamwork Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) Energy Psychology Existential Therapy Exposure Therapy Family Systems Therapy Gottman Method Internal Family Systems (IFS) Metacognitive Therapy Mindful Self Compassion Mindfulness Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) Motivational Interviewing Narrative Therapy Neurofeedback Parts Work Person-Centered Therapy Positive Psychology Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) Somatic Experiencing Somatic Therapy Walk and Talk Therapy
Specialized Experience
First Responders & Medical Professionals Law Enforcement LGBTQ+ Affirming Sex-positive / kink friendly Veterans / Military Service
Fees & insurance
Session Fees
Up to $200
Payment Accepted
Credit
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Health Savings Account (HSA)
Out of Network (Superbills Provided)
Private Pay (Superbills Not Provided)
Sliding Scale
Insurance Accepted
Aetna Anthem Carelon Behavioral Health Cigna Elevance Health / Anthem BCBS plans Optum
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