About Us
We provide exceptional counseling services that are rooted in mindfulness.
With compassionate presence and wisdom, we support the diversity, health and well-being of clients and the local community.
Our counselors are well trained in the integration of innovative, contemplative, creative and traditional methods of counseling.
Our therapy sessions are ideal for those interested in contemplative and mindful healing.
Somatic therapy: Focusing on the body's role in transforming behavior, integrating body awareness and movement with counseling skills.
Contemplative therapy: Merging in-depth training in cultivating mindfulness and compassion with therapeutic work.
Transpersonal therapy: Reconnecting the spiritual dimensions of human experience with traditional theoretical perspectives.
Wilderness therapy: Integrating therapy with experiential and nature-based wisdom.
Art therapy: An integrative form of therapy that enriches the lives of individuals, families, and communities through active art-making, creative process, applied psychological theory, and human experience within a psychotherapeutic relationship.
Create effective change: Our clinicians are trained in stages of change/motivational interviewing, and are ready to help you make positive changes in your life.
Referrals: If an initial evaluation reveals that your needs would be better served elsewhere, we will provide referrals to local therapists and resources.
Client-Centered & Wellness-Informed Model
Our focus begins and ends with the needs of each client.
Treatment plans are reviewed and evaluated by the director.
As a wellness-informed model, we specialize in treatment of depression, anxiety, trauma, bereavement, and adjustment issues.
Group and individual services are available.
Scope of Service
As a counseling center that largely employs graduate interns to provide individual and group services to clients, we are limited in the appropriate scope of our service and practice. Every client will receive an initial evaluation by interns resulting in recommendations for best treatment which are then reviewed by licensed staff.
Our Story
Naropa’s Community Counseling Center (NCC) was the vision of former faculty member and Graduate School of Counseling and Psychology founder Deborah Bowman. It was 25 years in the making and, since NCC opened in 2015, our clinic has offered genuine and growing support for the mental health needs of the Boulder community. With a team of Interns as well as Pre-Licensed Therapists, two clinical supervisors, and an office manager, our once tiny clinic now serves approximately three hundred clients and runs multiple groups a week.
We’re honored to be here serving the Boulder community.
“I very much enjoyed the time that I had at the Naropa Counseling Center and am thankful that Naropa offers such a great service!”
“I found it very beneficial to my mental health. I looked forward to my session and took comfort knowing that my therapist was there for me.”
“I’m truly grateful for the service!”