https://www.kelseyalbert.com/home daily 1.0 2023-10-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6204171b40699953b0faf4a3/f646f64f-3b72-46e0-bbdc-825cbd1d12a7/012922-KelseyAlbert-9.jpg Home - The power of play Play therapy naturally invites children to share their inner world; including thoughts, feelings, stories and experiences. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6204171b40699953b0faf4a3/3e560748-f2ed-4230-bb22-3d239c5ea900/012922-KelseyAlbert-178.jpg Home Art is a way of knowing The expressive arts allow us to get out of our heads and into our hearts, hopefully balancing messages from our mind, body, and intuition. https://www.kelseyalbert.com/approach daily 0.75 2022-02-23 https://www.kelseyalbert.com/get-started daily 0.75 2022-02-23 https://www.kelseyalbert.com/about daily 0.75 2022-02-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6204171b40699953b0faf4a3/687b08cf-bd42-4431-a7c3-536fc404a32d/012922-KelseyAlbert-48.jpg About - Passion & playfulness I am a person of passion, depth, and playfulness. I enjoy cooking, dancing, being in nature, snuggling with my hairless cats, and spending time with my beloved family and friends. I grew up in a large blended family in Arvada, Colorado and was an avid competitive gymnast for fifteen years. After high school, I went to nursing school where I found a passion for maternal child health and family systems. After graduation in 2011, I worked as a labor and delivery nurse for one year, then moved to public health for four years where I was a nurse in a program called the Nurse-Family Partnership, which supports first-time mothers and their families as they enter their first two years of parenthood. I became well versed in parent-child relationships, interactions, bonding, and infant mental health. I also learned several counseling techniques which I loved, and in 2018 this propelled my desire to go back to grad school to study expressive arts therapy and counseling psychology. I began my career in psychotherapy with a year-long internship at The Mariposa Center in Denver, Colorado where I worked with children and families on issues such as trauma, anxiety, grief/loss, adoption, attachment concerns, body awareness, regulation, impulse control, and building healthy relationships. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6204171b40699953b0faf4a3/d55166f6-3443-4d0b-a01a-ed25b3e9250f/012922-KelseyAlbert-336.jpg About - Kelsey Albert I found my way to private practice through many life experiences and circumstances, which includes my own struggles and healing journey. As a child, I survived trauma, loss, and abandonment by my father, which naturally created false beliefs about myself and patterns to back them up. In early adulthood, I married young and found myself in an entangled trap of self-abandonment, isolation, and toxic relationships. Screaming for a change and a need to escape the chaos robbing me of life, I decided to divorce and walked a new pathway of single parenthood and self-discovery. One step at a time, while holding on to hope and curiosity, I confronted my past and my programming. I came to question everything I had ever known. Exploration and healing became my deepest friend, and listening with my heart became my highest priority. I learned we heal in and through healthy relationships. I learned connection with self and connection with others lights our way home. I believe we all have the capacity to heal and grow. Sometimes, we feel alone, but I am here to remind you, loved ones are always near, whether we can see them or not. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6204171b40699953b0faf4a3/5f3155fd-fec0-4dd6-b837-d59b39123ba6/012922-KelseyAlbert-204.jpg About - My promise I received my master’s degree in Expressive Arts Therapy and Counseling Psychology from California Institute of Integral Studies, and I hold a bachelor’s degree in the Science of Nursing from Regis University. With eleven years of experience in family systems and mental health, I now provide contract work to Denver schools conducting social emotional groups for students and reflective consultation groups to teachers. I also have my private practice where I provide therapy services to children, teens, adults and families. I deeply love the work I do and I feel my journey has assisted me to step into this role with humility, wisdom, and purpose. Thank you for entrusting me with your stories, your inner world, and your time. I enjoy getting to know each and every one of you while supporting you along your own path. I believe every person deserves to feel valued and celebrated for their uniqueness. I am devoted to supporting clients with openness, honesty, and safety. In session with me, you can expect a warm, authentic, and playful presence, inviting you to relax into self-expression and self-discovery. https://www.kelseyalbert.com/services daily 0.75 2023-10-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6204171b40699953b0faf4a3/e26a9948-9e42-4c16-9beb-2ec3dc3e89e9/012922-KelseyAlbert-10-4000px_L.jpg Services - Family Therapy We are biologically built for bonding and it is our innate desire to be loved and accepted by our family. Sometimes, family life does not feel smooth and understanding does not come easy. However, when a family is supported and on the same page…. children and adults will thrive. I assist families to explore differences and come to understandings. I offer parenting support, sibling support, and therapy to extended family members looking to improve dynamics and heal intergenerational wounds. I use a variety of approaches in my family sessions based on family needs and interests, including play, expressive arts, and creative-arts modalities. "The need for connection and community and the desire to be a part of meaningful and responsive relationships is at the heart of human experience.” - Judith V. Jordan, Ph.D. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6204171b40699953b0faf4a3/635cb85b-9ed6-4a7f-9c9a-7394121e0b3a/012922-KelseyAlbert-263.jpg Services - Child and Adolescent Therapy Using the power of play, creative-arts, and therapeutic relationship I assist children to process their stories, emotions, and development new skills to face their challenges. I work with children on a variety of issues, including attachment, anxiety, low self-esteem, abandonment, adoption, trauma, grief, loss, ADHD, ASD/autism, emotional & nervous system regulation. Children naturally express themselves through play and gives them a platform to express their inner world. Through play and expressive arts therapy, children can build new skills and inner resources in safe and empowering ways. “Before a child speaks, it sings. Before they write, they paint. As soon as they stand, they dance. Art is the basis of human expression.” - Phylicia Rashad https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6204171b40699953b0faf4a3/a543f5bc-0fbc-47fe-b545-09a3a04396ec/012922-KelseyAlbert-119.jpg Services - Adult Therapy Every individual is unique, and thus, their therapy journey is unique! I celebrate individuality and tailor my approach based on personal needs and goals. The expressive arts in psychotherapy further support personalization of therapeutic practice and bring voice to internal objects that do not speak. The arts are ancestral, authentic, non-judgmental, and natural. When given the opportunity, the arts express to us what we once kept locked inside. It is through this process, that art becomes a way to inner knowing, connection, meaning, and healing. I work with individuals as they seek change through exploring attachment issues, traumas, negative patterns, anxiety, depression, external pressures, and societal systems. “Everything you want is just outside your comfort zone.” - Robert Allen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6204171b40699953b0faf4a3/f72b69b2-8e66-4d99-801e-8a2edd978d57/012922-KelseyAlbert-297.jpg Services - Reflective Consultation & Workshop I offer consultation groups and workshops to organizations and professional groups including childcare workers, teachers, nurses, healthcare workers, and public health teams. My workshops are intended to process vicarious trauma and provide support with self-care. If you are interested in having a group or workshop at your workplace please reach out to me. https://www.kelseyalbert.com/team daily 0.75 2022-02-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ede5d5c4e1eb54d74680dd4/1592258727432-UHN8WZ02ISEKG4Q0ZE0W/image-asset.jpeg Team - THERAPY, COACHING Tai Schell, PHD It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. Email — LinkedIn — Facebook https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ede5d5c4e1eb54d74680dd4/1592258950048-IQSUQL3B3Y9KPD6ZYLXF/image-asset.jpeg Team - ACUPUNCTURE Lana Vargas, ND, LAc It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. Email — Instagram https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ede5d5c4e1eb54d74680dd4/1615997305106-E9C8DZGPRZC76V1CUSOD/Stocksy_comp_2318452.jpg Team - PSYCHIATRY , COACHING Emmett Marsh, PHD It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. Email — LinkedIn — Facebook https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ede5d5c4e1eb54d74680dd4/1592258528238-TEL66TXUF0H17Q5NZ1M7/image-asset.jpeg Team - THERAPY, PSYCHIATRY, COACHING Larissa O’Connor, MD It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. Email — LinkedIn — Facebook — Instagram https://www.kelseyalbert.com/contact daily 0.75 2022-02-23 https://www.kelseyalbert.com/services-archive daily 0.75 2022-02-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6204171b40699953b0faf4a3/e26a9948-9e42-4c16-9beb-2ec3dc3e89e9/012922-KelseyAlbert-10-4000px_L.jpg Services (Archive) - Family Therapy We are biologically built for bonding and it is our innate desire to be loved and accepted by our family. Sometimes, family life does not feel smooth and understanding does not come easy. However, when a family is supported and on the same page…. children and adults will thrive. I assist families to explore differences and come to understandings. I offer parenting support, sibling support, and therapy to extended family members looking to improve dynamics and heal intergenerational wounds. I use a variety of approaches in my family sessions based on family needs and interests, including play, expressive arts, and creative-arts modalities. "The need for connection and community and the desire to be a part of meaningful and responsive relationships is at the heart of human experience.” - Judith V. Jordan, Ph.D. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6204171b40699953b0faf4a3/635cb85b-9ed6-4a7f-9c9a-7394121e0b3a/012922-KelseyAlbert-263.jpg Services (Archive) - Child and Adolescent Therapy Using the power of play, creative-arts, and therapeutic relationship I assist children to process their stories, emotions, and discover understanding. I work with children on a variety of issues, including attachment, anxiety, low self-esteem, abandonment, adoption, trauma, grief, loss, ADHD, emotional & nervous system regulation. Children naturally express themselves through play and gives them a platform to express their inner world. “Before a child speaks, it sings. Before they write, they paint. As soon as they stand, they dance. Art is the basis of human expression.” - Phylicia Rashad https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6204171b40699953b0faf4a3/1c9f7c76-541f-4232-a66f-c421513edb67/012922-KelseyAlbert-83.jpg Services (Archive) - Couples Therapy I work with couples through exploring relational patterns that are holding them back from deep connection. As unique individuals, we are destined to bump. It’s not the bumping itself that is the problem, but how in which we do it. I assist my clients to explore power dynamics, communication, nervous system responses, past experiences, and unconscious behaviors so they can show up with each other through intention and equality. If a couple decides to part ways, I help guide them to do so in loving, conscious ways. “Curiosity is the bridge to unity.” - Mark Groves https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6204171b40699953b0faf4a3/a543f5bc-0fbc-47fe-b545-09a3a04396ec/012922-KelseyAlbert-119.jpg Services (Archive) - Adult Therapy Every individual is unique, and thus, their therapy journey is unique! I celebrate individuality and tailor my approach based on personal needs and goals. The expressive arts in psychotherapy further support personalization of therapeutic practice and bring voice to internal objects that do not speak. The arts are ancestral, authentic, non-judgmental, and natural. When given the opportunity, the arts express to us what we once kept locked inside. It is through this process, that art becomes a way to inner knowing, connection, meaning, and healing. I work with individuals as they seek change through exploring attachment issues, traumas, negative patterns, anxiety, depression, external pressures, and societal systems. “Everything you want is just outside your comfort zone.” - Robert Allen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ede5d5c4e1eb54d74680dd4/1592257949474-24WVPWDYQ2XUALLQ3P2D/image-asset.png Services (Archive) hand-drawn aim target icon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ede5d5c4e1eb54d74680dd4/1592257884218-5M8IJDOP8N07F4IMOC4Z/image-asset.png Services (Archive) hand-drawn empty pill bottle icon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ede5d5c4e1eb54d74680dd4/1592257964989-8DUQISWFIW61SQVEJ0WJ/image-asset.png Services (Archive) hand-drawn simplified needles in back acupuncture icon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ede5d5c4e1eb54d74680dd4/1592257873663-UIEP0NPR7WLXHEWM0EJF/image-asset.png Services (Archive) hand-drawn armchair icon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ede5d5c4e1eb54d74680dd4/1591890351443-9BFPVD8JAZDMEYXJNIIQ/image-asset.jpeg Services (Archive) - “I underestimated how hard it would be adjusting to working from home, but with Dr. Schell’s help, I was able to regain focus.” — OLIVIA R., CLOVE CLIENT https://www.kelseyalbert.com/home-archive daily 0.75 2022-02-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6204171b40699953b0faf4a3/f646f64f-3b72-46e0-bbdc-825cbd1d12a7/012922-KelseyAlbert-9.jpg Home (Archive) - The power of play Play therapy naturally invites children to share their inner world; including thoughts, feelings, stories and experiences. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6204171b40699953b0faf4a3/3e560748-f2ed-4230-bb22-3d239c5ea900/012922-KelseyAlbert-178.jpg Home (Archive) Art is a way of knowing The expressive arts allow us to get out of our heads and into our hearts, hopefully balancing messages from our mind, body, and intuition. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ede5d5c4e1eb54d74680dd4/1596735464610-AI9YSPNX6XDAB7ZYHEVN/image-asset.jpeg Home (Archive) Scenic shot of the beach with waves hitting the rocks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ede5d5c4e1eb54d74680dd4/1596735437739-PLZ9IGEX0K4LE2I40EX6/image-asset.jpeg Home (Archive) Happy smiling woman with curly hair lounging on couch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ede5d5c4e1eb54d74680dd4/1596735391229-WFZO0YGQY5XS8CAGI64G/image-asset.jpeg Home (Archive) Pretty Caucasian woman at the beach smiling at camera. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ede5d5c4e1eb54d74680dd4/1596735343208-REFD48BLXTO0VYD1GP8F/image-asset.jpeg Home (Archive) Bright natural dining room nook with vases plates and fruits on the table. https://www.kelseyalbert.com/about-archive daily 0.75 2022-02-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6204171b40699953b0faf4a3/d55166f6-3443-4d0b-a01a-ed25b3e9250f/012922-KelseyAlbert-336.jpg About (Archive) - Kelsey Albert I found my way to private practice through many life experiences and circumstances, which includes my own struggles and healing journey. As a child, I survived trauma, loss, and abandonment by my father, which naturally created false beliefs about myself and patterns to back them up. In early adulthood, I married young and found myself in an entangled trap of self-abandonment, isolation, and toxic relationships. Screaming for a change and a need to escape the chaos robbing me of life, I decided to divorce and walked a new pathway of single parenthood and self-discovery. One step at a time, while holding on to hope and curiosity, I confronted my past and my programming. I came to question everything I had ever known. Exploration and healing became my deepest friend, and listening with my heart became my highest priority. I learned we heal in and through healthy relationships. I learned connection with self and connection with others lights our way home. I believe we all have the capacity to heal and grow. Sometimes, we feel alone, but I am here to remind you, loved ones are always near, whether we can see them or not. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6204171b40699953b0faf4a3/687b08cf-bd42-4431-a7c3-536fc404a32d/012922-KelseyAlbert-48.jpg About (Archive) - Passion & playfulness I am a person of passion, depth, and playfulness. I enjoy cooking, dancing, being in nature, snuggling with my hairless cats, and spending time with my beloved family and friends. I grew up in a large blended family in Arvada, Colorado and was an avid competitive gymnast for fifteen years. After high school, I went to nursing school where I found a passion for maternal child health and family systems. After graduation in 2011, I worked as a labor and delivery nurse for one year, then moved to public health for four years where I was a nurse in a program called the Nurse-Family Partnership, which supports first-time mothers and their families as they enter their first two years of parenthood. I became well versed in parent-child relationships, interactions, bonding, and infant mental health. I also learned several counseling techniques which I loved, and in 2018 this propelled my desire to go back to grad school to study expressive arts therapy and counseling psychology. I began my career in psychotherapy with a year-long internship at The Mariposa Center in Denver, Colorado where I worked with children and families on issues such as trauma, anxiety, grief/loss, adoption, attachment concerns, body awareness, regulation, impulse control, and building healthy relationships. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6204171b40699953b0faf4a3/5f3155fd-fec0-4dd6-b837-d59b39123ba6/012922-KelseyAlbert-204.jpg About (Archive) - My promise I received my master’s degree in Expressive Arts Therapy and Counseling Psychology from California Institute of Integral Studies, and I hold a bachelor’s degree in the Science of Nursing from Regis University. With eleven years of experience in family systems and mental health, I now provide contract work to Denver schools conducting social emotional groups for students and reflective consultation groups to teachers. I also have my private practice where I provide therapy services to children, teens, adults and families. I deeply love the work I do and I feel my journey has assisted me to step into this role with humility, wisdom, and purpose. Thank you for entrusting me with your stories, your inner world, and your time. I enjoy getting to know each and every one of you while supporting you along your own path. I believe every person deserves to feel valued and celebrated for their uniqueness. I am devoted to supporting clients with openness, honesty, and safety. In session with me, you can expect a warm, authentic, and playful presence, inviting you to relax into self-expression and self-discovery.