Dynamic Counseling - Colorado Springs

03/23/2026

Most people think addiction is about poor choices, lack of discipline, or weak willpower.

But if that were true, people would just… stop.

And they don’t.

Not because they don’t want to—but because addiction isn’t primarily about the substance or behavior… or even a biological pre-disposition.

Read more..

https://www.dynamiccoloradosprings.com/post/why-do-people-get-addicted-it-s-not-what-you-think

03/22/2026

High-Functioning Addiction: When Everything Looks Fine, But Isn’t

From the outside, everything looks steady.You’re working, showing up for your family, keeping up with responsibilities. No one would look at your life and think “addiction.”And yet, there’s a quiet pattern you can’t ignore.Something you reach for—at the end of the day, in moments of stre...

03/20/2026

As Gabor Maté often points out, we are wired for connection. When that connection is disrupted, even if the person is still physically present, something deep inside us registers loss.

There is a kind of grief people rarely talk about.It is not the grief after death. It is not the grief with a clear ending.It is the grief of losing someone who is still alive.Maybe it is a parent who has changed. A spouse who feels emotionally distant. A child who has pulled away. Someone you love....

03/19/2026

We are excited to welcome Anne Cramer, LPC, LAC, NCC to the team at Dynamic Counseling. Anne brings a deep passion for helping individuals struggling with addiction, trauma, and mental health challenges find healing and stability.

Her addition to our team expands access to outpatient addiction counseling in Colorado Springs, allowing more individuals to receive compassionate, evidence-based support for alcohol use, substance use, and behavioral addictions.

We are excited to welcome Anne Cramer, LPC, LAC, NCC to the team at Dynamic Counseling. Anne brings a deep passion for helping individuals struggling with addiction, trauma, and mental health challenges find healing and stability.Her addition to our team expands access to outpatient addiction counse...

03/17/2026

Check out our first podcast!

The Human Work: Episode 1
Therapy, Pop Psychology, and the Work of Being Human

https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1885018983?i=1000755165030

https://open.spotify.com/episode/1xZEvB8zlwEZdKOuc7Ijbp?go=1&sp_cid=cc25a3161c1896c09185d91438cf10a9&utm_source=embed_player_v&utm_medium=desktop

The Human Work · Episode

03/14/2026

Lizzy caught a sweet moment at the office today 🥰

03/13/2026

Come visit us at our new office near Garden of the Gods! 5030 Boardwalk Drive

03/10/2026

We’re excited to announce that Dynamic Counseling is expanding to a new office near Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs! Beginning this week, many of our sessions will take place at our new location at 5030 Boardwalk Drive, Colorado Springs.

Our new space allows us to continue growing our team and offering specialized services including trauma therapy, EMDR therapy, child therapy, teen counseling, couples therapy, and family counseling in Colorado Springs.

Clients visiting the new office can also ask their therapist about our walk and talk therapy sessions at Garden of the Gods, a unique option that combines the benefits of nature with the therapeutic process.

We’re also excited to welcome new therapists to our team, including clinicians specializing in child and teen therapy, art therapy, and EMDR therapy for trauma and anxiety.

Some of our therapists will continue seeing clients at our Tall Oaks office, while others will begin seeing clients at the new Boardwalk location near Garden of the Gods.

If you’re looking for a therapist in Colorado Springs for yourself, your child, or your relationship, our team is here to help.

📍 New Location: 5030 Boardwalk Drive, Colorado Springs
🌿 Near Garden of the Gods
💬 Now accepting new clients for child therapy, teen counseling, trauma therapy, EMDR therapy, and couples counseling in Colorado Springs.

03/04/2026

Why High Achieving Adults Often Carry Childhood Trauma

Many high achieving adults appear successful on the outside. They build careers, maintain responsibilities, and push themselves to accomplish more than most people around them. Yet beneath the surface, many quietly carry anxiety, chronic self-criticism, and a deep fear of failure.It can be confusing...

03/03/2026

We are excited to expand our services to adolescents and welcome Jenna Chiga! Jenna specializes in child and teen therapy, art therapy, and CBT.

https://www.dynamiccoloradosprings.com/post/welcoming-jenna-chiga-to-dynamic-counseling-in-colorado-springsptpyp

We are excited to welcome Jenna Chiga, LPCC to the team at Dynamic Counseling in Colorado Springs.Jenna brings warmth, creativity, and clinical depth to her work with children, teens, adults, couples, and families. She is especially passionate about helping young people who are struggling with diffi...

02/27/2026

Naming What Happened: Healing Shame and Self-Blame After Sexual Abuse

If you’re reading this, you may be carrying something that never should have been yours to carry. Sexual abuse often leaves survivors with two unbearable burdens: the harm itself, and the meaning that gets glued to it afterward. It was my fault. I should have stopped it. I am damaged. I am disgust...

02/24/2026

“In The Wingfeather Saga by Andrew Peterson, there is a powerful moment when Tink is transformed into something wild and unrecognizable, a wolf driven by instinct, distance, and fear. He forgets who he is and begins acting from survival. But his family refuses to treat him like a monster. They call him by his true name. They remind him where he comes from. They speak to the boy beneath the fur. Slowly, as recognition returns, the tension in him softens and the snapping eases. The remembering changes everything. It is a beautiful picture of what love does in the presence of distortion. It does not argue with the wolf. It calls forth the person underneath until identity reawakens and instinct no longer leads.”

It’s one of the most helpless positions to be in.You see the red flags.You hear the stories.You notice the way they’ve gotten smaller, quieter, more anxious.But they don’t see it.Or they defend it.Or they minimize it.Or they say, “It’s not that bad.”When someone you care about is in a co...