Heartstrings Counseling offers online and in-person counseling to help you discover your unique self, connect to your power and intuition, find your true center and personal balance. I provide gentle, creative and compassionate individual and group online and in-person therapy for you to thoroughly explore and successfully address your struggles, while finding and living the life you truly want and deserve. My clients usually experience long-lasting relief, profound healing, and positively changed lives. I offer in-person counseling in Littleton, Colorado by appointment only and subject to availability. Zoom appointments are available upon request. My time is generally split between traditional one hour sessions on and longer sessions Mondays-Fridays. My Heart-full depth approach is a unique blend of effective ways for self-exploration and discovery, creative elements to help you tap into your intuition, balance and deepest potential. Using experiential mediums we'll connect to your true self, honor your goals and dreams, find effective ways for balanced living. I provide sessions in the state of Colorado only. Please CONTACT us today for a balanced and peaceful life you truly deserve.
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Individual only Session 60 mins $150 Couples/Family Supplementary Session 60 mins $150 Group Session $50 for a group session Trauma Healing Intensive Session 120 mins minimum priced at $100 per hour $200 & up Nestled in in the heart of beautiful Colorado, surrounded by the healing power of nature, Nina combines her 15 years experience and training in the field of Trauma, utilizing EMDR, Somatic Experiencing, Sandplay and Art Therapy, to formulate treatment tailored just for you. I accept all major credit cards, checks and cash. Payment is due at the beginning of each one of your sessions. If you must miss a session, please give 24 hour advance notice to avoid cancellation fee. Heartstrings counseling is out-of-network for other insurance providers. I am happy to provide you with a superbill for services rendered if needed, but do not file claims on behalf. *** Medicaid clients may not pay out of pocket for services, and have to utilize a Medicaid provider due to Medicaid guidelines. NOTE: When considering the use of your insurance for the reimbursement of services you need to be aware that at a minimum I must provide them a diagnosis, progress and plan of treatment. Further, if you have an insurance policy which is reviewed by one of the managed health care companies I must provide them with detailed information as to your personal history, sexuality, HIV status, drug and alcohol use, problems and progress etc. Many times, if your health insurance is managed by an HMO or PPO, the company may only authorize a small number of sessions averaging five or less. NOTICE: You have the right to receive a “Good Faith Estimate” explaining how much your medical care will cost. Under the law, health care providers need to give patients who don’t have insurance or who are not using insurance an estimate of the bill for medical items and services. You have the right to receive a Good Faith Estimate for the total expected cost of any non-emergency items or services. This includes related costs like medical tests, prescription drugs, equipment, and hospital fees. Make sure your health care provider gives you a Good Faith Estimate in writing at least 1 business day before your medical service or item. You can also ask your health care provider, and any other provider you choose, for a Good Faith Estimate before you schedule an item or service. If you receive a bill that is at least $400 more than your Good Faith Estimate, you can dispute the bill. Make sure to save a copy or picture of your Good Faith Estimate. For questions or more information about your right to a Good Faith Estimate, visit www.cms.gov/nosurprises or call the Colorado Division of Insurance at 303-894-7490 or 1-800-930-3745. You are responsible for all charges not covered by your insurance.
Therapeutic Options at Heartstrings
TRAUMA COUNSELING Trauma is an emotional response to a terrible event like an accident, attack or natural disaster, as well as abuse or neglect. Longer term effects are confusion, unpredictable emotions or getting triggered easily, flashbacks, struggle in relationships and even physical symptoms like headaches, stomach pain or nausea etc. Whether your trauma had occurred in childhood or more recently, until resolved, it has a tendency to hold us captive and affect our everyday living. Through the use of a personalized combination of various effective trauma processing methods such as AEP,EMDR, SE, IFS, Art Therapy, and Sandplay Therapy, we can address and resolve the underlying and root issues for the freedom you truly deserve.
TRAUMA HEALING INTENSIVES also known as EMDR Intensives Nina provides a unique, advanced therapeutic service called a Trauma-Healing Intensive. Trauma-Healing Intensives are therapeutic experiences that last a minimum of two and up to six hours per day. Intensives are tailored to your needs and to your individualized experience of trauma and developmental wounds in your life. Intensives are designed to provide you with deep healing and change through evidence-based trauma therapy coupled with an environment conducive for more progress than one would make in a traditional therapy format with weekly or bi-weekly sessions. Intensives are a specialized form of trauma treatment designed for anyone with past experiences and wounds that hold them back from living a full, peaceful life due to symptoms that correspond to past traumatic experiences and developmental injuries.
DEPRESSION COUNSELING Depression is hard and can have a crippling effect on a person’s life, and it can also be very dangerous and even life threatening. Many people suffering from severe depression will self-harm and contemplate taking their own lives at one point or another. Some of those people will actually attempt to commit suicide, and others might even be successful. Heartstrings counseling provides effective and solution focused support to help connect you to life and living again. Through the use of the depth approach of existential psychotherapy, we guide you on your journey through the "Dark Night of the Soul" in a gentle, yet profound way to truly heal and discover a life of meaning.
INFERTILITY AND PREGNANCY/BABY LOSS COUNSELING Infertility is such a difficult experience. It creates major financial, emotional, mental stains. In addition to the crises of loss of the dream of parenthood, the trauma of infertility and/or baby loss has the ability to strain and even damage family relationships as well as friendships by impairing communications and interactions. Facing a loss of a child can be one of the most difficult times in a person's life. It causes a lot of pain and scars very deeply. We offer services to women and their partners, as well as their support systems coping with the stress of issues related to fertility challenges, infertility, loss and postpartum adjustment. Don't suffer in silence. Contact me today for caring and gentle support during this difficult time. GRIEF AND LOSS COUNSELING Most people will experience loss at some point in their lives. Grief is a reaction to any form of loss. Bereavement is a type of grief involving the death of a loved one. It is a tough process to walk alone. At Heartstrings we provide compassionate and heartful care to clients walking this shadow part of their journey. Through the use to Trauma reprocessing, Expressive arts and experiential exercises, we are here to provide you with a very special gentle support in your pain. The grieving process often involves many difficult and complicated emotions. We are here to pride you with a safe space to explore these difficult emotions on your way to healing. TRANSITION COUNSELING Transitions are usually times in our lives forcing us to discover and follow our authentic selves, leading the life of meaning. When we are in the middle of a transition, it is sometimes hard to see various options or ways out, as well as the gold inside it all. Whether positive or negative, life transitions cause us to leave behind the familiar and force us to adjust to new ways of living. They can leave us feeling completely unprepared, feeling stuck, angry, anxious, stuck, sad, and withdrawn. We are really dedicated about helping people take advantage of this fork in the road and find themselves again, while restoring and newfound balance, peace and renewed acceptance. We are passionate about supporting individuals identifying LGBTQ+
Supervision for Professional Licensure. With over 20 years of experience in mental health as well as teaching, Nina Danhorn MS LPC is happy to provide you with a unique and in-depth opportunity to explore your craft and discover who you are as a clinician, to examine your thoughts, feelings and reactions related to your work as a therapist.
Whether your passion is to work with kids and teens or adults, I am here to help you build your dreams, discover your clinical purpose, and become an effective clinician you are meant to be. You will hone your therapeutic skills, dive deeper into your self, increase your confidence, and heighten your level of understanding, in order to provide the best possible service to your clients. In addition, you will explore many approaches and specific techniques to add to your tool chest and be able to use them effectively with your clients. Nina Danhorn MS LPC is now accepting applications for 2023 LPCC Supervision of two individuals looking to get licensed as a Licensed Professional Counselor. Supervision is structured to meet DORA LPC licensure requirements of 30 group and 70 individual supervision hoursspecifically tailored for the two individuals accepted. We will meet each 1st, 3rd and 4th Wednesday for Individual and each 2nd Wednesday for Group Supervision during the first year and individually only during the second year. Cost: $120 an hour for individual supervision and $60 an hour for closed group supervision only included for persons supervised by Nina Danhorn MS NCC LPC Dates: Individual Supervision: Each 1st,3rd, 4th Monday. Group Supervision: Each 2nd Monday, with an addition evaluation group quarterly. Description: In this experiential process, we will utilize stages of the Hero’s Journey as well as the development and transformation and empowerment models in order to explore and appropriately address the different stages of your personal growth journey to becoming a fully rounded clinician. In addition to case consultation and evaluation, with the help of expressive arts, as well as guided activities, we will gradually move through the stages of your professional and personal development and learning to explore various competencies of • Self as therapist including individual strengths, triggers, biases and weaknesses • Clinical Skill, including specific skills, tools and strategies • Areas of growth and professional development • Professional Identity and Standards of Practice • Administrative effectiveness. You will receive guided support and structure for in-depth exploration of your therapeutic identity and have an opportunity to explore your own attributes in order to become your best. By the end of this process you will to develop effective coping strategies and self-confidence as well as be able to establish a good and comfortable system in order to feel confident and competent as well as a clear vision and ability of your work with clients Things we will explore:
self management and HeARTful self-care: how to listen to other people’s problems all day and not burn out
assertiveness: maintaining healthy boundaries with clients and colleagues
identifying and resolving unhelpful personal triggers and counter-transference with clients
learning new skills: tips and techniques (building your tool box)
building a professional self-development track
career /business planning and goal-setting, structure, set up and routine establishment
maintaining professional ethics and accountability
setting up your business in a positive and creative way
explore your vision and heart work and much much more