Alyse Downey
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Alyse Downey

Pre-Licensed Professional Counselor

  • Online & In-Person
  • Location: Lakewood, 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

  • Depression
  • Trauma/PTSD
  • Domestic Violence

Locations

  • Lakewood
  • Online

Who I Work With

  • Adolescent 12+
  • Teens
  • Adults

My Approach to Therapy​

The experience of living comes with both pain and joy, but when suffering becomes too heavy, it can be difficult to carry it on your own. Healing begins when we can share our pain with others instead of carrying the weight of it alone. Therapy offers a space to explore what weighs on your mind, heart, and body, helping you move beyond simply surviving each day to fully living the life you have been given. You do not need to do this alone.
 
The goal of therapy isn’t perfection. Rather, I’ll help you learn to navigate and cope with the most difficult parts of life and find joy in living. Healing is loving the parts of yourself that are hard to face, forgiving past mistakes, feeling safe in your body again, and feeling capable of truly living life.
 
My primary approach is person-centered, meaning I believe you are the expert of your life. I blend this with relational therapy, IFS, and CBT. I work with teens and adults facing depression, trauma, low self-esteem, self-harm, relationship conflict, and addiction, including LGBTQ+ clients and those with chronic illness

Alyse has years of prior experience in community mental health, including providing direct service and group therapy as a mental health technician at Children’s Hospital and working as a crisis counselor at Crisis Text Line. This involved working with individuals with a variety of mental health concerns including depression, self-harm, and childhood trauma. Alyse currently works as a Victim Advocate for survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault. This work includes supporting people through trauma, homelessness, co-parenting, and court proceedings.

A little more about me…
One of my favorite things to do is camping! I like being in nature as this is where mindfulness comes easiest to me. I love looking at any birds, bugs, and trees that I can find during the day, but enjoy the stars and the moon at night even more. When I am at home, I enjoy curling up on the couch with my cat to paint, read, or listen to a podcast. I also enjoy a good concert with friends.

Other Specialties

  • Anxiety
  • Autism Spectrum
  • Behavioral Issues (Children)
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Body Image Concerns
  • Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)
  • Caregiver Issues (Fatigue, burnout, etc.)
  • Chronic Illness
  • Chronic Pain
  • Depression
  • Domestic Violence Survivors
  • Eating Disorders
  • Grief and Loss
  • LGBTQIA2S+
  • Life Transitions (E.g., divorce, career change, move)
  • Multicultural Issues
  • Neurodivergence
  • Open Relationships / Non-Monogamy / Polyamory
  • Relationships (Family)
  • Relationships (Romantic)
  • Self-Esteem
  • Self-Harm
  • Sex Positive / Kink Allied
  • Stress
  • Trauma and/or PTSD
  • Veterans and Military Concerns

Approaches

  • Art Therapy
  • Attachment Theory
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Couples Therapy
  • Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)
  • Inner Child Work
  • Mindfulness
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Parts Work
  • Psychodynamic
  • 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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