Chelsea Van Essen

I have experience in working with adolescents, young adults, and adults who have experienced trauma, sexual abuse, spiritual abuse, anxiety, depression, eating disorders, suicidality, self-harm, and loss. I am trained in and practice Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy, other trauma-focused therapies, and bilingual Spanish therapy. I believe that there is always hope and that healing is always possible. I practice therapy with a systems lens, which is the understanding that all parts of our lives are connected and that each piece impacts and affects each other. I am committed to creating safe spaces for people and journeying alongside them in the process of coming into more full healing, more full freedom, into hope, and into abundant life. My passion is to enter into peoples’ stories with them where there may be chaos, darkness, and pain to help create atmospheres where integrated, holistic healing can be found. Growing up in Colorado has grown in me a deep love f