About
Dear Friend,
While counseling is in no way a miraculous or immediate cure-all, I do believe it can be an important path to mental wellness and holistic health. The beauty of your uniqueness, development of your gifts and celebration of your free-will lives in the space between input and response. Sadly, life can often refuse us the safety or time we need for that reflection.
My goal for Longmont Counseling Center is to balance authentic, grounded therapeutic practice with space for your unique experience. We look forward to supporting your resilience and healing.
Mary Ellen Carlson, MA, LPC
Owner/Founder of Longmont Counseling Center
“We felt heard and saw change after just a few sessions. It was clear that she understood the problem and had suggestions on how we could approach solving it.”
-Client Testimony
- Timely responses to requests for treatment
- Referrals to additional support or further specialized treatment
- Active treatment planning and collaboration.
Counseling is a journey where we seek clarity and support. With thousands of decisions each day, high expectations and demands from all directions, isolation and disconnection, modern life calls for intentionality.
Therapeutic Approach
- Cognitive-behavioral (CBT)
- Mindfulness-based (MBCT)
- Person-centered
- Trauma-Informed Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)
- Internal Family Systems techniques
- Child-Centered Play Therapy (CCPT)
- Parent Coaching
Specialties
- Trauma and PTSD
- Life Transitions
- Stress
- Adoption
- Anxiety
- Attachment
- Career Counseling
- Grief
- Spirituality
Credentials
Certified Clinical Trauma Professional
- Play Therapy Association
- Colorado Counseling Association
- Longmont Chamber of Commerce
- American Play Therapy Association