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In my practice, I work with both individuals and couples with contemplative psychotherapy as the primary modality. This involves building a strong therapeutic relationship with my clients and intuitively guiding them towards healing. I view this relationship as a partnership, instead of a top-down approach. Additionally, I utilize other common modalities such as ACT Parts Work and CBT within this overarching framework.
In my practice, I work with both individuals and couples with contemplative psychotherapy as the primary modality. This involves building a strong therapeutic relationship with my clients and intuitively guiding them towards healing. I view this relationship as a partnership, instead of a top-down approach. Additionally, I utilize other common modalities such as ACT Parts Work and CBT within this overarching framework.
I can see clients in-person or virtually and also recently opened up some weekend availability if that is helpful for you. I offer a sliding scale between $100-$150 and accept Medicaid and other insurances.
I can see clients in-person or virtually and also recently opened up some weekend availability if that is helpful for you. I offer a sliding scale between $100-$150 and accept Medicaid and other insurances.
Joel Ricklefs
Licensed Professional Counselor Candidate, LPCC, MA
Joel Ricklefs
Licensed Professional Counselor Candidate, LPCC, MA
Services
Services
Addiction Recovery
Addiction Recovery
Recovery from addiction is not straight forward. Different people need different solutions. I believe in all pathways to recovery, and I have lived experience. I can offer you a trusting, healing, judgment free space where you can be completely honest. Together we can figure out how you can best heal from this devastating affliction.
Couples Counseling
Couples Counseling
During my couples sessions the couples are facing each other, and most of the interaction occurs between them. I will gently facilitate from the outside and point out where there might be a communication breakdown or blind spot. Most of this is done intuitively. I also utilized Gottman method of repair. I have seen amazing healing through this.
Neurodiversity
Neurodiversity
I have a passion for working with people who have ADHD and other forms of Neurodiversity. My appraoch in this area is mainly informed by my own experience. A large part of our work together will be to embrace all of your identities especially the ones that cause your life to be different than the mythical normal, and seeing how rejecting them causes suffering. We will also explore ways to implement useful forms of structure in ones life. Structure is often liberation for people with ADHD, and then one can often reliquish this structure without fear to find a deeper layer of liberation. My contemplative lens comes in to this work too, meaning we will find out what exactly is best for the client. No client is the same.
"Joel is a contemplative, gentle therapist who holds a non-judgmental space for his clients to explore and heal. I worked with him at Naropa Community Counseling Center and saw his work first hand. I highly recommend Joel for any client, and especially men."
-- Rivkah Standig, Clinical Social Work / Therapist, LSW
Who I Serve
Teen , Adults , Elders (65+)
Blind Allied
Body Positivity
Cancer
Gay Allied
HIV / AIDS Allied
Non-Binary Allied
Open Relationships
Non-Monogamy
Racial Justice Allied
Sex Worker Allied
Veterans
Specialty Areas
Alcohol Use
Anger Management
Anxiety
Chronic Relapse
Codependency
Depression
Drug Abuse
Life Transitions
Relationship Issues
Sleep or Insomnia
Spirituality
Substance Use
Trauma and PTSD
Types of Therapy
Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)
Attachment-based
Culturally Sensitive
Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
Family Systems
Integrative
Motivational Interviewing
Transpersonal
Trauma Focused
Insurance Accepted
Aetna
Cigna and Evernorth
Colorado Access
Medicaid
Out of Network
Comfortable sun-lit therapeutic space.
"Joel has a humble, empathic and kind presence that will invite you to curiously look at your Self and your relationships in in both a spiritual and secular framework. I wholeheartedly endorse him in the work he brings to his clients and this field. "
-- Laura Travisano, MA, LPCC, ADDC
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