Kathryn Prendergast
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Kathryn Prendergast

Pre-Licensed Professional Counselor

  • Online & In-Person
  • Location: Denver, CO

I may not always have immediate availability. If I’m booked, our intake coordinators will respond by the next business day with some alternative therapists specialized to your needs. 

Top Specialties

  • Trauma
  • ADHD
  • Perinatal Concerns

Locations

Who I Work With

  • Teens
  • Adults
  • Older Adults

My Approach to Therapy​

Therapy can be a place to slow down, make sense of what you’re carrying, and begin moving toward a life that feels more connected, meaningful, and your own. I work collaboratively with clients who are navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, life transitions, relationship stress, identity development, and the challenges of feeling stuck or disconnected from themselves.

My approach is warm, curious, and grounded in evidence. I believe meaningful change happens through both compassion and action: making room for difficult emotions, understanding the patterns that keep you stuck, and building concrete skills that help you live more in alignment with your values. I draw from acceptance- and mindfulness-based approaches, trauma-informed care, and strengths-based counseling.

Before coming to Better Life, I earned a PhD in neuroscience and studied how stress and trauma shape the body, brain, and long-term health. That background informs my deep respect for the ways our histories live in both mind and body. In our work together, my goal is to offer a supportive, nonjudgmental space where you can better understand yourself, reconnect with what matters, and take meaningful steps toward healing.

Kathryn has a background in neuroscience research, with a PhD focused on how stress and trauma shape the brain, body, and long-term health. Before coming to Better Life, she worked in academic research settings studying trauma, early life adversity, and the biological effects of stress. Her clinical interests include supporting clients working through trauma, grief, anxiety, life transitions, and the unique pressures faced by new parents, students and emerging professionals.

A little more about me…
Spirituality and mindfulness are important parts of my life, and I enjoy making time for meditation and mindfulness retreats when I can. I feel most grounded in nature, with friends and family, and around a table with really good food. Hiking, skiing, laughter and shared meals are some of the ways I stay connected to joy and presence. I’m also perfectly content curled up with my cats and a good book.

Other Specialties

  • ADHD
  • Adoption
  • Anger Management
  • Anxiety
  • Autism Spectrum
  • Body Image Concerns
  • Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)
  • Career Issues (Including burnout)
  • Caregiver Issues (Fatigue, burnout, etc.)
  • Chronic Illness
  • Chronic Pain
  • Depression
  • Domestic Violence Survivors
  • Eating Disorders
  • Grief and Loss
  • Immigrant & First Generation
  • Infertility (including miscarriage challenges)
  • Life Transitions (E.g., divorce, career change, move)
  • Multicultural Issues
  • Neurodivergence
  • Parenting
  • Pregnancy, Pre-natal, & Postpartum Concerns
  • Relationships (Family)
  • Relationships (Romantic)
  • Self-Esteem
  • Self-Harm
  • Stress
  • Trauma and/or PTSD

Approaches

  • ACT
  • Attachment Theory
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)
  • EFT (Emotionally Focused Therapy)
  • EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing)
  • ERP (Exposure Response Prevention)
  • Faith-based Counseling
  • Gottman
  • Meditation
  • Mindfulness
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Polyvagal Theory
  • Somatic Therapy
  • Trauma-Informed

Accepted Insurances

  • Cigna
  • Colorado Access
  • Colorado Medicaid
  • Health First Colorado
  • MINES and Associates
  • United
  • United Medical Resources (UMR)

A note about my specialties…

While this list will help you better understand my therapeutic approach, I work with a number of specialties and techniques not shown here! If your personal challenges aren’t on this list, feel free to contact us anyway to see if I’m a good fit for you. Our expert scheduling team will let you if one of my colleagues is better suited for your treatment.
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