Kathleen(she/her) is a clinical intern completing her master’s degree in clinical mental health counseling at Regis University. She is entering the counseling profession with decades of experience supporting individuals and families through life’s most significant transitions and challenges. Her person-centered approach is grounded in empathy, respect, and unconditional positive regard. She views each client as a unique individual and works collaboratively to foster self-awareness, insight, personal growth, and meaningful change.

Prior to becoming a counselor, Kathleen enjoyed a career as a registered nurse, providing care across the lifespan. Her experience includes leadership roles in neonatal intensive care, lactation, and family education. She led a hospital-based labor doula program, which included providing bilingual doulas for all Spanish-speaking patients. Kathleen also worked as a clinical nurse on postpartum units with mothers and babies, as well as with adult patients in hospital settings and in a community health role.

Kathleen’s extensive healthcare background, combined with her clinical counseling education, uniquely equip her to support women, parents, and families with compassion, expertise, and understanding. She is passionate about helping clients navigate life’s challenges, strengthen resilience, and achieve their personal goals. 

Kathleen is accepting new clients for in-person and virtual support.   

Louise(she/her) is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, specializing in motherhood therapy. She has been providing maternal care in various ways for almost 2 decades as a doula, birth educator, midwife assistant, and now a therapist. She is also mother herself to a delightful daughter. In her work, she feels deeply passionate about supporting women through their transition into motherhood, as it is a critical time of radical change, development and growth. She uses a wide lens when supporting mothers by recognizing both the personal struggles that mothers go through and social elements that impact the “hood”, in which they mother in. Louise has been trained in various modalities in meeting the unique needs of mothers including Emotion Focused Therapy and Matricentric Feminism. 

Louise is also the owner and founder of The Grove, a Mother-Centered Wellness space, dedicated to creating social connection and emotional support for new mothers and their children in Gunnison, Colorado. 

Louise is accepting new clients for virtual support.   

Meridith Griffin Bertwell (she/her)   

I am a clinical intern in the Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling program at Regis University, graduating in August 2026.

My approach is rooted in person-centered and psychodynamic therapy, where we explore how early relational patterns and unconscious processes shape your current emotions, relationships, and sense of self. I also integrate an interpersonal focus, supporting clients in navigating role transitions, identity shifts, grief, and changes in relationships, especially during times of profound life adjustment. Alongside this work, I support you in reconnecting with your body as a source of strength and healing.

My style is trauma-informed, collaborative, and grounded in multicultural humility. I strive to create a space that honors your unique cultural, relational, and lived experiences, recognizing how identity, systems, and context shape mental health. You set the pace, and I aim to offer a safe, steady presence where even the most vulnerable parts of your story can be explored with care. I honor the resilience that has carried you through difficult experiences while also recognizing the impact of stress, loss, and adversity on your nervous system.

Years of personal experience have led me to focus on perinatal mental health, walking alongside individuals through pregnancy, postpartum, infertility, and loss with compassion and deep respect for the complexity of these seasons. No matter what brings you to therapy, my hope is to help you feel more connected to yourself, your relationships, and your sense of meaning, so you can move forward with greater freedom, resilience, and authenticity.

Meridith is accepting new clients for in-person and virtual support.   

Jade (she/her) is a clinical intern currently completing her Master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Regis University. As a yoga teacher, she draws on an understanding of how the mind-body connection can support emotional healing and self-understanding. Through thoughtful integration of mindfulness practices, Jade helps clients develop greater self-awareness, nervous system regulation, and self-compassion. When helpful, she may also incorporate breathwork or gentle somatic exploration to deepen awareness of internal experience. 

Jade approaches therapy from a holistic, person-centered, and collaborative perspective, rooted in the belief that everyone possesses inherent goodness and an innate capacity for healing. She views the therapeutic relationship as a partnership, honoring clients as experts on their own lives. Jade seeks to offer support, humility, and attuned guidance as clients reconnect with their inner wisdom and nurture their own growth. She strives to create a grounded and compassionate space where clients feel safe exploring their experiences with curiosity, honesty, and authenticity.  

Jade holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from Pacific Lutheran University with minors in Gender & Sexuality Studies, Holocaust & Genocide Studies, and Dance. Her broad academic background informs her commitment to affirming, individualized care where clients feel respected, seen, and empowered in their healing journey.

Jade is accepting new clients for in-person and virtual support.   

Sidney Brees-Martinez (she/her), LPCC, PMH-C, is a compassionate therapist who believes deeply in the healing power of human connection. She brings a warm, relational, and trauma-informed approach to her work, creating a space where clients feel seen, supported, and genuinely understood. Sidney holds a Masters in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Regis University, as well as an undergraduate degree in Counseling Psychology with a minor in Addiction Studies. She completed her PMH-C in 2025 after primarily working with the perinatal population and families in a pediatric medical office. 

Sidney has a particular passion for working with individuals and families during the perinatal and parenting seasons of life. She understands how pregnancy, postpartum, and parenthood can surface complex emotions, identity shifts, and unresolved experiences. Her work honors the full spectrum of these experiences, without judgment or pressure to “do it right.” With a collaborative and client centered style, Sidney partners with clients to help them build resilience, reconnect with themselves, and move toward meaningful change at a pace that feels safe and sustainable. She integrates clinical expertise with real-world understanding, meeting clients exactly where they are and tailoring care to their unique needs and goals.

At the heart of Sidney’s work is the belief that healing happens and meaning is made through relationships—with trust, willingness, and authenticity. Sidney is proud to be part of the Rylie Center for Hope & Healing, where she aligns closely with the center’s mission of offering diverse, inclusive, and equitable care for all persons. 

Specializing in: Women’s Health, Maternal Mental Health, Addictions/Co-occurring Disorders, CBT, DBT, Depression, Anxiety, PTSD and Trauma, Eating Disorders, Self-Esteem, Mindfulness, Systemic and Families, and Psychoeducation.

Sidney is accepting new clients for virtual support

 Kailey (she/her)  is a clinical intern currently completing her Master's in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Regis University. She bring a compassionate, person-centered approach to her work with adults, adolescents, and children. With a background in theology and developmental studies, Kailey integrates trauma-informed care with a deep understanding of early childhood attachment and attachment patterns. She believes that healing occurs in the context of safe, authentic connection and works collaboratively with clients to foster greater self-awareness, emotional safety, and resilience.

   Kailey holds a Master of Divinity from Fuller Theological Seminary where she focused on the interactions between youth, family, and culture. She also has a Bachelor's degree in Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences from the University of Colorado boulder. 

   Her diverse academic and professional background allows her to support clients in exploring they many layers of identity, relationship, and meaning that shape their stories. Kailey approaches therapy with warmth, curiosity, and respect for each person's lived experience. She is passionate about helping clients feel seen, supported, and empowered as they move forward toward growth and healing. 

Kailey is accepting new clients for virtual and in-person support

Whitney (she, her) MA, MHA, NCC, LPC, PMHC, C-DBT, Founder and Clinical Director. I have advanced training and certifications in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy and Perinatal Mental Health. I graduated from Regis University with a Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health in 2016 and a Master of Science in Healthcare Administration from Oklahoma State University. I hold a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology-Family Studies from the University of Northern Colorado. I am a member of Chi Sigma Iota National Counselors Honor Society, Alpha Phi Women's Fraternity. I am an active member of the Colorado chapter of Postpartum Support International and Colorado Counseling Association.

I have been working in the mental health field since 2013. My clinical experience ranges from in-home therapy with at-risk families to the elderly in long term care communities to individuals in community mental health. I opened my practice in 2019 as a means of bridging the gap for more women and mothers in need of mental health services that were unable to access care in their community. In 2023, I opened Colorado's largest perinatal collective, The Rylie Center for Hope and Healing, as a means of offering wrap-around care for Colorado families navigating pregnancy, pregnancy loss, infertility, and postpartum.

I specialize in treating postpartum mood disorders, women’s mental health issues, bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder, new mothers, mother wounds, adult children of emotionally immature parents, parenting stress, general life stressors and transitions, aging, and quality of life improvement. I am most passionate about working with women transitioning into motherhood as well as women with their own mother woulds and adult children of emotionally immature parents.

Specializing in:

Motherhood transition, Women's Mental Health, Pregnancy and Postpartum, Pregnancy loss, Infertility, Women with BPD, Mother Wounds, Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents, C-Suite Executives and Women in Leadership.

I believe that therapy is a partnership; you are in control of your journey and it is my job as your therapist to guide and navigate you towards your chosen path, goals, and destination. You have the tools and wisdom to reach your goals and full potential, it’s my job to help you access them and use them successfully. I believe in using a broad scope of skills and evidenced based practices depending on the client and their needs. I am clinically trained and certified in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), and various other counseling approaches. My theoretical orientation aligns with Person-Centered approach, existential therapy, humanistic therapy approaches, and some behavioral based models including DBT and CBT.

Whitney is accepting new clients