Kasia Poczwardowska, LPC

I am Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in the state of Colorado. I also have a background in physicaI therapy which helps me to better understand both physical and mental illness, as well as body - mind conection.
I specialize in working with adults with:
• Anxiety (stress and excessive worry)
• Depression
• Depression and anxiety as it relates to living with physical or chronic illness
• Adjustment to illness
• Major life transitions
• Personal growth issues
Frequently, I use Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Solution Focused Brief Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Internal Family System, EMDR and if necessary psychosocial counseling approaches to mind, body, and spirit beneficial for working with the total individual. I also utilize many mindfulness-based and borrow widely from health psychology and alternative therapies.

I believe that every individual is a unique and complex being, therefore, the approach I take is based on the information provided by the clients, my assessment of their emotional, mental, physical, social, spiritual, economic, and career characteristics, and an in-depth insight into their strengths.
I help clients to gain a refreshed insight into their life, experience or problem, and develop a new healthier perspective on what it takes to nurture one’s own well-being. I strive to achieve collaboration, which is necessary to identify issues that will be worked on. My services are based on an in-depth approach to developing coping skills and problem-solving skills, letting go of the history that no longer serves and changing unproductive behavior and thinking patterns in a way that participating in life becomes a more positive experience.
Any change, either a change of self-perception, emotions, and behaviors requires work both during the session and outside of the session. Some changes occur quickly and easily, but most often change requires slow, deliberate, and repeated efforts. Openness and honesty is crucial for appropriate and attainable counseling goals to be established. I strive to achieve collaboration, which is necessary to identify issues that will be worked on. I believe that counseling is a process in which the individual gains knowledge and tools that will facilitate his or her continued growth and development after therapy ends.