Clinical Associates

Kristen Milliron is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, in both Colorado and California. Kristen has over 12 years of experience working with individuals and helping them identify the areas that they want to address. She assists patients in learning healthy ways to cope with their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, empowering them to make positive changes in their lives.

Kristen’s therapy is focused on helping patients achieve their goals. She gets feedback after each session so that sessions are tailored to each client’s needs. She believes that the therapeutic process must be individualized for each person and that the process of healing and growth is collaborative between therapist and patient. Kristen is trained in CBT (cognitive-behavioral therapy), Solution Focused Treatment and EMDR.

Kristen’s role as therapist is to provide a place to understand a person’s particular circumstances and to offer empathy, insight, and useful tools. Her therapeutic approach is compassionate, respectful and professional, using a combination of cognitive-behavioral therapy and solution-focused approaches.

Kristen grew up in Northern California and moved to Georgia after graduating from California State University Chico with her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology. Kristen received her Masters degree in Social Work at Georgia State University in 2008. She has spent the last 13 years working in various roles in the mental health field in Georgia, California, and Colorado.

Kristen works with Adults and Adolescents.  Kristen works well with those who are looking for help in the following areas: 

• Depression
• Stress
• Anxiety
• Panic Attacks
• Self Esteem
• Grief and loss
• Mood swings
• Pregnancy, Prenatal and Postpartum
• Relationship problems
• Peer and Family Conflict and Relationships
• Life Transitions
• Work or school struggles
• Anger Management 

Pronouns: she / her / hers 

Ben is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Colorado with over 20 years of experience helping pre-teens, adolescents, adults, couples, and families in a variety of settings, such as private practice, community mental health, and public & private schools. He works with clients' intuitive ways of growing to help them improve upon how they think, feel, and act. Ben focuses on clients' strengths and past successes to help them build upon and develop new and effective solutions for how they operate in life. Affirming and solution-focused, he encourages his clients to move their feet in the direction of their goals and values. While empathetic and supportive, Ben may gently challenge a client's perspective and offer motivation to try something new and different. Context matters to Ben and he supports people from all different backgrounds and cultures. Solution Focused Therapy (SFT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) are a few of the theoretical orientations Ben utilizes in his work with the following issues:

•  Anxiety and stress Depression 
• Job related stress Goal Setting and Achievement
• OCD Learning Disabilities: e.g. ADHD, Dyslexia
• Problem anger Thriving as LGBTQ+ 
• Technology addiction School-related problems 
• Parenting or Divorce Life transitions (school, career, early adulthood) 
• Relationships Identity formation 

Pronouns: he / him / his 

Kelly specializes in supporting children, tweens, teens, and parents navigate the challenges of growing up. Her interdisciplinary experience as a clinical therapist, parent coach, and school-based mental health professional gives her a deep knowledge of how to effectively support families. 

Kelly works collaboratively with families to build a robust toolkit of evidence-based strategies that lead to lasting changes and encourage more harmony in the household. Once successful skills and strategies are identified, she knows how to advocate for accommodations to ensure that her clients receive the individualized support they need to thrive academically, socially, and emotionally.

Her strengths-based approach is rooted in relational neuroscience and she uses play-based strategies alongside skill-building in the areas of emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and mindfulness. As a neurodiversity-affirming therapist, she uses developmentally appropriate language to educate young clients about how the brain works. She believes this approach helps to de-stigmatize mental health struggles so we can learn to embrace our whole selves. 

Kelly holds a dual licensure as a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in the state of Colorado and a Licensed Professional School Counselor (PreK-12). She earned her Master's in Counseling from the University of Colorado Denver and received clinical training at the CU Denver Student & Community Counseling Center, with an emphasis on social justice and culturally responsive counseling.

In her free time, she loves visiting museums with her family, discovering new coffee shops, swimming, and making seasonal Spotify playlists. She believes in the power of healing through creative expression, and her passion for art, music, literature, and play is infused into her counseling practice.

‍Kelly works primarily with children, teens, parents, and families looking for support with:
 

ADHD 

Adoption

Anger/Tantrums

Anxiety/Worry

Behavioral Issues

Depression/Self-Esteem

Family Conflict

Gifted/Twice-Exceptional

Grief

Life Transitions

LGBTQ+ Identity Affirmation 

Parenting

School Issues

Sensory Sensitivities

Pronouns: she / her / hers