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Trauma, Grief, Joy, Spirituality & Couples Therapy

in Boulder & online throughout Colorado

Helping individuals & couples lead their lives in ease and connection to self and others.

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 You hear an inner voice, a knowing there is more to live into. More of you to live into.

Does this sound familiar?

You barely let yourself feel what it is you do you all day and wonder, “Is this it?”

Something feels off, something you can’t really describe with words. 

It feels like nobody understands you, and you may struggle to understand yourself. 
You overanalyze sometimes – a lot of the time, and it’s painful.
What would it be like to live in a natural state of being?

You want clarity in your relationship to yourself, and avoid addressing the issues.

People see you as put-together, but that’s not how you feel. They miss your emotions and your pain.  Your inner critic will not stop judging.

Your relationships suffer,  leaving you to believe there is something wrong with you.

Though you crave genuine relationships, part of you is terrified, keeping you from taking risks and being vulnerable. You retreat, feeling isolated, and wondering if real connection is possible.

And then there are the existential questions that keep you up at night.

Existence, death and loneliness, freedom. This is the human condition and these
questions deserve your time and attention. 

When you connect with others, it feels superficial… like you’re going through the motions. You want something deeper, something real. 

You want more, you want to change and decondition yourself from the “shoulds” we are told need tending. YOU need tending.

And you have no idea where to start. 

lissa treger - gestalt, couples, trauma therapist in boulder, colorado
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Hi, I’M LISSA.

SO GLAD YOU ARE HERE. 

I work with individuals & couples collaboratively, guiding clients inward to deeply listen, remember who they are, and express themselves fully.

I want to help you find your sovereignty, both minfully and somatically. Compassion, confidence, creativity, and a sense of harmony lead to positive change and there are orientations we can become aware of and begin to choose,

MA | LPCC she/hers

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The world can be overwhelming, and in response, we often block our direct experience. We have more questions than answers and the uncertainty that’s hard to shake.  Spring is in the air, change and growth are promising. This political climate is also challenging, changing and divisive.

The world of nature is always in transition. Why do we think we are exempt? Change is part of things, we are in constant transition in the sweetest of ways and also challenging ones.

Now is the time to find ourselves personally and in community support.

We are not designed to hold these experiences alone.

I am here to look at these things with you. 

We will sit, walk, and play, making space for all parts of your experience. 

I genuinely care for and connect with my clients, with the invitation to come and be as you are in any moment.

Most importantly, you’ll see more of yourself, and see differences emerge through deconditioning old beliefs and through a process of evaluating areas in your life that need tuning.

You can have the connections you desire and seek out what drives your passion.

You can come into full contact with your Self, and in so doing, expand your capacity for the deep relationships you crave. 

You will say YES to life.

That YES, that’s what you’ve been waiting for.

I’ll help you create the conditions for your true self to emerge.

HOW CAN I SUPPORT YOU?

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Some clients arrive…

  • feeling swept by anxiety, depression and lack of clarity in what they want

  • at war with themselves

  • experiencing shame

  • afraid to connect, and tired of being alone

Some clients know what they want and don’t know how to get there. 

In our work together, we create a bond and in that, my clients get to know – and enjoy – parts of themselves they have never fully met or may have known in childhood.  

Creativity, imagination, wisdom, love... it’s all inside you already, ready for you. It’s just a matter of connecting to it. 

We’ll start with educating your nervous system, teaching it that regulation and stability are safe.

This is possible, even if it seems out of reach right now.

When you’re ready, you will  explore and gain clarity in what you want in life and how to move towards it.

I can help you expand, change, and become a more dimensional and liberated version of yourself – so you can show up fully in your relationships.

You can awaken your creativity, become curious in your relationships, and feel a sense of purpose you know is there.

Living life is an art, and we are all artists. 

Let’s work together to get you there. 

I’m ready whenever you are.

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