Meet Ana: Attachment Specialist
Whether you’re overwhelmed by emotions, trying to reconnect with your true self, or navigating relationship challenges, finding the way forward can feel confusing.
Often, these patterns are rooted in attachment wounds that may present as intense anxiety, panic attacks, boundary issues, avoiding conflict, or relationship challenges.
As a therapist specializing in attachment, maternal mental health, and grief, I take a holistic, strengths-based approach to help you make sense of your experiences, identify patterns and themes, and work to uncover their roots. Together we will work towards creating a sense of safety, purpose, resilience, balance, and connection.
SERVING WOMEN IN COLORADO
Online & In-Person
OFFICE HOURS
MONDAY - THURSDAY
8:00am - 7:00pm
RATES & INSURANCE
Therapy: $175 per 50-min session
Insurance: Aetna and Out-of-Network
Ana Specializes In
Attachment Styles
Trauma Journeys
Relationships
Ana’s Story
Trauma & Attachment Specialist
As a mother of two with a background in child development, I understand the profound role of attachment on both personal and professional levels. I’m especially attuned to how childhood experiences shape your current struggles and can help you bring awareness and healing from the fear that may keep you from the love and connection you seek.
I believe the foundation of any healing process is to create a safe and trusting space to reconnect with your mind, body, and spirit and to realign with the wisdom that is already within you. I am profoundly grateful to hold space with you to uncover the roots of past attachment wounds and where all parts of you are welcomed and celebrated.
Using a blend of mindfulness, experiential tools, Attachment Therapy, Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), I take an integrative, holistic, and trauma-informed approach that adapts to whatever you bring to each session. Together, we’ll work toward building a foundation of security and resilience, empowering you to feel more grounded in your relationships and life.
Ana’s Qualifications
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Licensed Clinical Social Worker
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Master of Social Work - The University of Denver
Bachelors of Arts in International Relations and Spanish - Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania
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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Internal Family Systems (IFS)
Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT)
Attachment Theory
Extensive training in trauma informed care practices, child development, and foster care & adoption services
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Young adulthood
Relationships
Attachment work
Grief/Loss
Anxiety
Depression
Trauma
Perinatal, postpartum, and maternal mental health
Hormonal Health
Highly Sensitive People
What to expect when meeting with Ana
I offer a collaborative, trauma-informed, and holistic approach focused on safety, trust, and one that honors your unique experiences. Taking a whole-person perspective, I will embrace your whole self with curiosity and compassion, using your unique insights to guide the therapy process, leading to deeper understanding and a stronger sense of self-awareness.
By taking a whole-person perspective, I embrace our work with curiosity and compassion. Your unique insights will guide the therapy process, revealing deeper understanding and a stronger sense of self-awareness.
Together, we will explore your patterns, learn how to regulate your nervous system, develop healthy relationship skills, process and heal from traumatic experiences, process grief and loss, and identify coping mechanisms.
I will help guide you through an adaptable framework to highlight parts that need calm and ones that need deep healing. We will explore solutions that support your personal growth, encourage emotional resilience, and foster a deep sense of balance and well-being.
How Ana Can Support You
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“Micro” Self-Care
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Together, we'll address mom guilt by embracing small, manageable self-care practices that help you stay centered amid the chaos.
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Boundaries & Communication
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We'll navigate relationships, work, and family dynamics, ensuring you can prioritize yourself and your new baby.
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Gentle Movement
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Explore how movement can help you process emotions, connect with your body, and bring calm and joy to your journey.
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Build Community
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Whether your family is nearby or you have little support, we'll find ways to create your own "village" so you don't have to face it all alone.
Do You Need Attachment Therapy?
Certain experiences can deeply impact our attachment system, leading to distress, overwhelm, and isolation. If you identify with one or more of these experiences, working with an attachment specialist may be beneficial, although this list is not exhaustive.
Environment
- Emotionally distant or unavailable caregivers
- Growing up in a chaotic, neglectful, or violent home(s)
- High-conflict family dynamics
- Cultural displacement, i.e. immigration, transcultural adoption, foster care placements, or refugee status
Relationships
- Any change in relationship - new relationship, separation, divorce, marriage, pregnancy
- Loss of an important person in your life
- Repetitive, unfulfilling relationship patterns
- Patterns of codependency or hyper-independence
- Caregivers with undiagnosed or untreated mental health issues
Self
- Change in identity – parenthood, career, graduation, or aging
- Difficulty trusting others or fear of intimacy
- Emotions feel like a rollercoaster (and not the fun kind)
- Feeling unworthy or insecure
- Constant need for reassurance
- People-pleasing
Why Do Attachment Styles Matter?
Understanding your attachment style can be a powerful step toward feeling more grounded, shifting painful emotional patterns, and creating secure, fulfilling relationships.
Whether you experience anxious, avoidant, or mixed feelings about closeness, we’ll work together to explore the roots of these patterns, often shaped by early experiences and cultural messaging. By understanding your responses to your emotional needs, you can uncover beliefs that may be preventing you from getting your needs met.
If you've ever felt afraid to be vulnerable with others, felt panic during relationship conflict, or questioned your self-worth in relationships, I’ll help you express your needs, set healthy boundaries, and navigate conflict with strength and resilience.
Get Started with Ana Today
If you struggle with intimacy, trust and emotional regulation you may benefit from working with an attachment specialist. Ana provides a compassionate and safe space to explore these feelings and figure out the best step forward.
Ana will support you to uncover your attachment patterns, improve your relationships, and gain a greater sense of self.