How does child or adolescent therapy work and how can it help?
Child and adolescent therapy is tailored to the developmental needs of young clients and focuses on helping them understand and express their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors in a safe and supportive environment. Therapy often includes play-based, creative, and age-appropriate techniques, as well as evidence-based approaches like cognitive-behavioral strategies. It can help children and teens manage challenges such as anxiety, ADHD, depression, behavioral issues, or trauma, while building coping skills, emotional regulation, and resilience. Additionally, therapy often involves collaboration with parents or caregivers to support growth and reinforce strategies at home and school.
Bridget is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), EMDR-trained, and a Certified Grief Therapist (CGT). She brings extensive experience in mental health care, having worked in inpatient and outpatient settings, as well as residential programs and intensive outpatient (IOP) and partial hospitalization (PHP) programs for adolescents and young adults.
She approaches therapy as a collaborative, supportive journey rooted in trust, respect, and authentic connection. She believes that meaningful and lasting change begins with feeling truly seen, heard, and understood—not only by others, but by oneself.
Dedicated to creating a safe, inclusive, and nonjudgmental therapeutic space, Bridget invites clients to explore their inner world with curiosity, courage, and compassion. With her warm and grounded presence, she helps individuals cultivate self-awareness, foster emotional healing, and support sustained psychological growth.
Bridget works with clients across the lifespan, including children as young as three, adolescents, adults, couples, and families, offering individualized, developmentally appropriate care. She is committed to ongoing professional growth and is currently pursuing Certifications in Neuropsychotherapy, Neural Desensitization and Integration, and ADHD Assessment & Treatment.
She integrates a broad range of evidence-based therapeutic approaches tailored to each client’s unique needs, including:
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Trauma-Focused CBT (TF-CBT)
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Mindfulness-Based Interventions
Psychodynamic Therapy
Bridget is particularly attuned to how shame, guilt, and inner conflict contribute to emotional distress and disconnection from self and others. She helps clients strengthen emotional regulation, cultivate self-compassion, and develop insight into their internal experiences. Her approach combines relational and neuropsychological perspectives, recognizing the brain’s remarkable capacity for growth, adaptation, and healing.
Areas of Clinical Expertise:
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Anxiety and Panic Disorders
Depressive and Mood Disorders
Trauma and Post-Traumatic Stress
Grief, Loss, and Life Transitions
Outside of work, Bridget nurtures her own growth and balance through time with family and friends, connecting with nature, journaling, reading, traveling, drawing, biking, practicing yoga and mindfulness, kayaking, playing soccer and lacrosse, running, and enjoying games—especially chess!
Bridget resonates deeply with the words of F. Scott Fitzgerald:
“For what it’s worth … it’s never too late, or in my case too early, to be whoever you want to be … there’s no time limit — start whenever you want … you can change or stay the same — there are no rules to this thing … we can make the best or the worst of it … I hope you make the best of it … I hope you see things that startle you … I hope you feel things you’ve never felt before … I hope you meet people with a different point of view … I hope you live a life you’re proud of … and if you find that you’re not, I hope you have the courage to start over again.”
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Psychiatric Services of the Rockies
Fort Collins, CO