Melissa (Missy) Larson, MA, LPCC

Hello, I’m Missy, a down-to-earth and compassionate therapist with a passion for helping adults navigate life’s challenges. I come to therapy with broad life experience workings in crisis centers and educational settings and a warm, approachable style that makes therapy feel like a natural and empowering experience.

I specialize in helping clients overcome anxiety disorders, depression, trauma, grief, OCD, parenting challenges, and life transitions. My approach is humanistic integrative, drawing on evidence-based practices like acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy (TF-CBT), exposure and response prevention for OCD, and EMDR. I believe in meeting clients where they are and tailoring treatment to their unique needs.

I am a certified trauma professional (CTP) and understand how trauma impacts the way people function in the present. I also understand the importance of humor and lightness in therapy and incorporate laughter into the process when it helps clients feel more at ease. My down-to-earth approach means I strive to make our sessions feel comfortable without judgment or pretension. I’d be honored to be a part of your healing.

• M.A. Mental Health Counseling, Regis University
• B.A. Sociology and Anthropology, Gustavus Adolphus College

• Adults

• Anxiety
• Caregiver Stress
• Childhood Trauma
• Depression
• EMDR
• Grief and Loss
• Healthy Coping Strategies
• Interpersonal Relationships
• LGBTQIA Community
• Life Changes
• Life Transitions
• OCD
• PTSD
• Parenting Support
• Relationship Issues
• Stress Management
• Trauma
• Trauma/PTSD
• Women’s Issues
• Young Adults

• Cigna
• Kaiser Permanente
• Self-Pay

• CCHA Medicaid
• Colorado Access Medicaid