Kara

Kara (she/her), MA, LPCC is a recent graduate from Regis University's Clinical Mental Health Counseling program. Kara is passionate about helping women/birthing people struggling with perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, complex grief and loss, birth trauma, and family systems activation that often presents in the birth of a child. She brings 4 years in the clinical mental health field including 2 years as a play therapist, and an additional 10 years in the field of education. Kara especially loves working with caregivers to invite change and healing for parts of themselves that may be especially activated in the birthing and parenting journey, more fully embodying sturdy leadership in their families. From her own experience, Kara is aware of the old wounds and dynamics that can be activated throughout the parenting journey, and seeks to lend a compassionate ear to others who have struggled in a similar way. 

Kara is trained in fostering integration through Internal Family Systems, Somatic/Contemplative work, DBT, Solution-Focused, Acceptance and

Commitment, and Narrative therapy.  She believes all women are immensely powerful, and by inviting compassionate awareness and contacting the riches of the present moment, new stories can be recognized and that power can emerge. In her spare time, Kara loves being outside, cooking, practicing yoga, running, and being with her partner and daughter.

Kara accepts Aetna, CCHA Medicaid, Cigna, Compsych, Humana, Kaiser, Co Access Medicaid, Mines, and United. She is happy to supply you with a superbill if she does not accept your insurance.

Kristen (she/her), MA, LPCC, NCC is a Licensed Professional Counselor Candidate in Colorado. She received her Master’s degree from Colorado State University and has specialized training in maternal mental health from Postpartum Support International and perinatal loss and grief through The Seleni Institute. Kristen is passionate about supporting birthing individuals and parents in the perinatal and postpartum period, as well as ongoing support through the various stages of parenting. In addition, she is passionate about working with parents and caregivers of children who have chronic illnesses, are medically complex, or are disabled, as Kristen is a parent of a child with complex medical needs. Kristen also brings a specialty in career counseling and recognizes the unique role that a career has in life, particularly for mothers and birthing individuals. Through supporting clients in these areas, her goal is to create a safe and supportive space where the client can feel seen and understood as we work together toward healing. 

Kristen accepts Aetna, CCHA Medicaid, Cigna, Compsych, Humana, Kaiser, Co Access Medicaid, Mines, and United. She is happy to supply you with a superbill if she does not accept your insurance.

Marie Yarrington (she/her), is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. She received her Master's Degree from the University of North Carolina, Wilmington, and has been working in the mental health field for the past 6+ years. Marie has various experience, working with children and families, particularly adoptive and foster parents. Marie's passion for working with adoptive and foster parents comes from personal experience of the foster and adoptive world. 

Marie's recent passion for working with the perinatal population comes from her own experience of enduring a high-risk, twin pregnancy which resulted in a prolonged hospital stay for herself and a NICU stay for her daughters. In February 2024, Marie will be Perinatal Mental Health Certified (PMH-C) through Postpartum Support International. 

Marie uses strengths-based and solution-focused therapeutic techniques, with an attachment-based lense. She strives to make the therapeutic experience feel open, safe, warm and inviting, where clients can show up and feel they are seen and heard, exactly as they are and meet them where they are at. 

Marie accepts Aetna,CCHA Medicaid, Cigna, Compsych, Humana, Kaiser, Co Access Medicaid, Mines, and United. She is happy to supply you with a superbill if she does not accept your insurance.

Mary (she/her), MA, LPCC is a recent graduate from Naropa University's Mindfulness Transpersonal Counseling program. She is trained in maternal mental health through Postpartum Support International and EMDR through EMDR Consultants Chicago. Mary is passionate in helping women/birthing people who have struggled with pregnancy loss, birth trauma, and perinatal mood and anxiety disorders. After enduring her own losses and birth trauma, Mary wanted to bring a compassionate ear to others who have struggled in a similar way. She believes all women hold power within themselves, and by learning self-awareness, how to be in the present moment, and healing trauma, that power can be recognized. Mary is also Reiki certified and a yoga instructor. In her spare time, Mary loves practicing yoga, running, and being with her partner, two sons, and fur babies. 

Mary accepts Aetna,CCHA Medicaid, Cigna, Compsych, Humana, Kaiser, Co Access Medicaid, Mines, and United. She is happy to supply you with a superbill if she does not accept your insurance.

Stephanie (she/her), MFTC is a Marriage and Family Therapy Candidate in Colorado. She received her Masters of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy from Regis University. Stephanie has been working in the mental health field for four years, and since

graduating has been working with individuals seeking help for treatment-resistant depression with both traditional talk-therapy and ketamine-assisted therapy techniques. She enjoys working with anxiety, ADHD, trauma, grief, and bi-polar disorder. Throughout her education, Stephanie

developed a keen interest in working with couples, and desires to make this the main focus for her practice, including a certification in sex therapy.

 Stephanie utilizes a mixture of Emotion-Focused, Attachment-Based, Narrative, and Cognitive-Processing Therapy to support her clients’ unique experiences and goals. She is grounded in

empathy, curiosity, and a deep belief in the capacity for change and growth. She strives to provide a safe and inclusive space where her clients can explore and process emotions, understand how past experiences shape their current perspective, identify and challenge

unhelpful thought patterns, and cultivate healthier habits of connection.

Stephanie accepts Aetna, CCHA Medicaid, Cigna, Compsych, Humana, Kaiser, Co Access Medicaid, Mines, and United. She is happy to supply you with a superbill if she does not accept your insurance.

Whitney (she/her), MA, MSHA, NCC, LPC, C-DBT, PMH-C, is the owner and founder of The Rylie Center for Hope and Healing. Opening the The Rylie Center for Hope and Healing has been a long time dream of Whitney's after her own struggles with Postpartum Depression and Anxiety as well as secondary infertility. Whitney has helped many women navigate their journies with infertility and perinatal mood disorders, spurring her to see the gap in our community for a center like The Rylie Center for Hope and Healing.

Whitney is not currently accepting clients.

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Emma (she/her), MT-BC, NICU-MT is a music therapist with over 5 years of experience serving newborns, children, adolescents, teens, & parents in the medical setting. She graduated from Western Michigan University in 2017 with a degree in music therapy & is board certified. Additionally, Emma underwent specialized training to provide safe music therapy services to premature infants who are hospitalized in the neonatal intensive care unit & music therapy assisted childbirth. Upon creating a music therapy program for perinatal patients at a local hospital, Emma became passionate about helping families cope with the stress associated with high-risk pregnancies using a holistic & patient-centered approach. Music therapy uses music to work towards non-musical goals. These goal areas are commonly associated with stress, pain management, relaxation, developmental growth, bonding/attachment, & legacy building.  

Emma’s creative services include personalized lullaby writing, guided meditations, adaptive music lessons, big sibling support, legacy songs for pregnancy loss, music to promote developmental milestones, and more! You can learn more about her services at her website www.birthplacemusictherapy.com. Contact Emma for a free consultation at emma@birthplacemusictherapy.com to begin your creative healing journey. Past musical experience is NOT required.

 Emma does not accept insurance but is happy to supply you with superbill.