Child or Adolescent Therapists in Colorado

I have been working with children and families since 2004 in outpatient, hospital, and home-based settings.

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Speech-Language Pathology! @BrainGainsTherapy At BGTS, we provide highly skilled speech, language, cognitive, feeding, voice, and swallowing therapy services to children and adults, of all ages. BGTS utilizes a person-centered, family-centered, holistic approach to implement evidence-based therapy. At Brain Gains Therapy, you or your family member will be evaluated and treated by a compassionate, knowledgeable, licensed and ASHA certified, Speech and Language Pathologist. He or she will address all of your questions, and unique areas of concern, as you work together as a team to develop and reach your communication and swallowing goals.

I started off my career as working with children and adolescents. I have about almost 20 years of experience with kids, but I also feel that with children, you have to have patience, as they dont always know the right words for their thoughts and feelings. You have to talk with them, NOT at them.

Hi there! My name is Dr. Ana Alicia Potthast, and I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor with extensive experience and training in behavioral health, diagnostics, addiction, co-occurring disorders, depression, anxiety, personality disorders, trauma, domestic violence, sexual abuse and assault, maternity and fertility issues, grief and loss, hoarding, family dynamics and conflict, marital issues, sexual orientation and gender identification and expression, adjustment issues, stages in life, and many other situations that bring a client to seek counseling. I provide a collaborative and open approach therapeutic style, without any judgment to each client's unique situation. I am trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Family Systems Therapy, Interpersonal Psychotherapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Psychodynamic Therapy. I have a passion for assisting client's to reach their full potential and treatment goals. I obtained an Associate of Applied Science in American Sign Language from San Antonio College in San Antonio, TX, and then graduated with a Bachelor and Master of Social Work from Texas State University in San Marcos, TX, before obtaining a Doctor of Social Work from the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, California. I am an affirming ally for LGBTQIA clients, and this is a Safe Space. I am presently on the Board of Directors for Fiesta Youth, a member of PFLAG San Antonio, a Federal Club member for the Human Rights Campaign, and a former Steering Committee member for the Human Rights Campaign San Antonio. I was the first recipient of the Pride Center San Antonio Community Circle Award for my volunteer work in the community. Additionally, I work in the medical field, and I have extensive court room testimony experience regarding recommendations for contested custody situations and child welfare situations. I also have a passion for working along-side clients who are living with addiction, and the trauma and hardships they experience as they navigate towards a life of sobriety. I am a wife and mother, and I enjoy hobbies of going to concerts, volunteer work, geocaching, American Sign Language, watching documentaries, dancing, and spending time with family, friends, and my many pets.