Darcey Cunningham is a Licensed Professional Counselor, assistant program manager, and an EMDRIA Certified therapist and consultant-in-training at the Mental Health Center of Denver. She received a master’s degree in Transpersonal Counseling Psychology from Naropa University.  Darcey has worked with adults of all ages, from all backgrounds, using a variety of therapeutic techniques, however Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is her primary therapeutic modality for clients to process and move through acute and complex trauma. With a humanistic, trauma- and attachment-informed approach, Darcey has found that  EMDR is a natural and effective tool for her clients to create and work towards positive goals, reduce or remove barriers,  and alleviate symptoms. It is her hope to facilitate her clients in finding a path to accessing their own inner wisdom and truth and integrating tools and knowledge in order to move towards wellness.

She is also a founding member of her organization's  LGBTQ+ focused employee resource group. Their focus is on improving cultural awareness and developing staff training to ensure appropriate clinical care is provided for all LGBTQ+ individuals and to ensure it is a safe space for all employees as well.

Victoria Giles-Vazquez is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT), and manages her own private practice called Calma Counseling LLC in Denver, CO. Victoria obtained a Master’s degree in Counseling from Northern Arizona University in 2015. Victoria’s professional journey began with working in several non-profits focused on the intersection of mental health and child welfare. Since then, she has worked with clients of all ages and has a passion for providing bilingual services that are trauma informed, culturally relevant, and social justice focused. Victoria enjoys supporting others in their healing process by providing therapeutic services including Latinx counseling, LGBTQ+ counseling, child and family therapy, as well as mindful-based and somatic approaches.

Tyler Woody is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Colorado. They earned a Master's degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling with an emphasis in Play Therapy at the University of Northern Colorado (2018). His clinical experience began in a community center focused on gender expansiveness. Since then, they have worked in a variety of treatment settings such as in-patient mental health hospitals, substance treatment clinics, and clinics specializing in trauma treatment for children and adolescents. At a group practice, dedicated to providing services to the LGBTQ+ community, Tyler developed and implemented an internship program for master’s level interns and pre-licensed clinicians who wanted to serve the LGBTQ+ community. Tyler now manages their private practice, Affirm Counseling, and sees client's of all ages in the LGBTQ+ community. Tyler is passionate about helping people to heal and improve life through a holistic and trauma informed approach using EMDR, DBT, and other modalities. When they are not supporting the community through mentorship and mental health treatment, Tyler can be found in the outdoors, enjoying all Colorado has to offer with their partner and dog.  

Lauren Pass Erickson (she/her/hers) is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) and dance/movement therapist (R-DMT) in Boulder, Colorado. Her private practice, Natural Embodiment LLC, provides holistic, body-centered, and LGBTQ+ affirmative mental health care. She specializes in helping adults heal from complex trauma and PTSD, explore queer identity and relationships, and navigate questions about their sexuality or coming-out process. Lauren believes that connecting deeply with our bodies and creative expression opens up new pathways of inner wisdom, resilience, and joy. She's passionate about helping her clients bravely build lives that they love. Her background in dance weaves into all her work, and she regularly leads dance meditation workshops and other groups focused on embodiment and self-expression. Lauren is also an avid volunteer and community organizer in the local arts scene. She loves anything involving art, music, dance, and nature, and can often be found gardening, writing, kickboxing, or attempting to cuddle her dangerously feisty cat.

​Paige Pancratz is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and has their own private practice in Colorado Springs, CO. They earned their Master’s in Counseling and Human Services with emphases in Clinical Mental Health and Addictions Counseling from the University of Colorado Colorado Springs in 2017. Paige began their clinical experience working with the military population in the Substance Use Disorder Program at the VA in Colorado Springs. They have worked at several treatment centers throughout their journey and have an affinity for helping folks address the intersectionality of trauma and addiction. Since opening their private practice in 2018, Paige has focused on trauma-informed, somatic-based care for adults through EMDR, Internal Family Systems (IFS), and other modalities of therapy. Paige is passionate about working with the LGBTQ+ community and helping folks explore their identities, relationship dynamics, grieving processes, and life transitions. They believe in helping people access their innate wisdom and healing potential to experience embodied well-being and confidence to thrive. Paige arrived at counseling through previous careers in independent bookselling and landscape gardening which is what you’ll find them doing outside of the counseling office – still an avid reader and writer, gardener, and aspiring thru-hiker.