Maria Droste Counseling Center

12/23/2025

Looking for support? Getting started with care at Maria Droste is simple — just call our Access Center or complete the New Client Registration form to be matched with a clinician who meets your needs. Whether you’re seeking in-person or telehealth support, we’re here to help you take the first step.

Take the first step toward a healthier you. For non-crisis related counseling services or questions, please contact our Access Center... Read More

12/22/2025

More folks experiencing homelessness in Denver are now connecting with health, counseling & support services, averaging over 9 meaningful service encounters per person—a sign of deeper engagement and expanded care.

More members of Denver’s homeless population are gaining access to health and behavioral services, according to city officials who briefed the Community Planning and Housing Committee on Tuesday. They’re getting more services, and they’re sticking around longer. Data from the Denver Department...

12/21/2025

Your diet may affect anxiety, with research linking nutrient gaps like magnesium & choline to anxious feelings—but supplements aren’t a cure and should complement, not replace, clinical care. https://www.vox.com/life/472211/anxiety-treatment-supplement-diet-magnesium-choline

12/19/2025

New research shows stress, anxiety & depression aren’t just mental health issues — they raise risk for heart attack, stroke & other cardiovascular disease too, highlighting how closely emotional wellbeing and heart health are linked.

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12/18/2025

Our “sixth sense,” interoception, shapes how we experience mental health—from anxiety to eating disorders—and understanding these internal signals could change how we approach mind-body wellness.

Disruptions in interoception may underlie anxiety, eating disorders, and other mental health ailments

12/17/2025

Colorado State University just landed a $6M state investment to launch a new center expanding Colorado’s behavioral health workforce statewide. Boosting training & support for providers so families and communities get the care they need. https://source.colostate.edu/new-6m-center-at-csu-will-expand-states-behavioral-health-workforce/

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12/11/2025

After a comprehensive national search, the Board of Directors of Maria Droste Counseling Center (MDCC) is happy to announce that Laura Ferguson, LPC, LMFT, has been selected as the organization’s next Executive Director. Ferguson, a seasoned behavioral health leader with more than 20 years of experience in clinical care, program administration, regulatory compliance, and nonprofit management, will assume the role on January 5, 2026.

Ferguson currently serves as the Executive Director of Pathlight Mood & Anxiety Center, where she oversees all operations for a behavioral health facility serving adolescents across residential, partial hospitalization, and intensive outpatient levels of care. In this role, she has led significant quality, clinical, and regulatory improvements, including returning the facility to good standing with the Department of Human Services within ten months and achieving major gains in patient outcomes, with 100% of discharging patients reporting subclinical levels of depression and anxiety in mid-2025.

She brings extensive expertise in compliance and quality improvement from her prior leadership roles as Executive Director of Quality & Compliance for Mind Springs Health and West Springs Hospital, and Director of Quality Improvement for Community Reach Center, where she implemented organization-wide auditing frameworks, strengthened regulatory performance, and prepared teams for Joint Commission accreditation.

Read more: https://www.mariadroste.org/uncategorized/maria-droste-counseling-center-names-laura-ferguson-lpc-lmft-as-next-executive-director/

12/10/2025

A new poll by the NAMI finds that 1 in 5 Americans reports their mental health is poor. And a majority think lawmakers are doing too little, spending too little to address mental health and substance use needs.

A new poll by the National Alliance on Mental Illness finds that one in five Americans reports their mental health is poor. And a majority think lawmakers are doing too little, spending too little to address mental health and substance use needs.

12/10/2025

Eating dark chocolate for your health may sound counterintuitive, but it is actually a superfood packed with nutrients and health benefits such as easing symptoms of depression and reducing risk of heart disease.

Dark chocolate is rich in nutrients such as iron, fiber and antioxidants

12/09/2025

It’s Colorado Gives Day! Your support truly makes a difference. Every gift helps ensure that children, survivors, and families across Denver have access to the mental health care they need—whether through affordable counseling, clinician training, or our ChildrenFirst program in local schools. Give today at coloradogives.org/mariadroste.

Every $100 provides one session to a person in need from a disadvantaged community.

12/08/2025

Tomorrow is . Your gift helps expand mental health access, support our clinician training program, and provide school-based counseling through ChildrenFirst. Support local care for Denver families at coloradogives.org/mariadroste.

12/02/2025

This donate to support compassionate mental health care and train next generation of clinicians. Visit https://givingtuesday.mightycause.com/organization/mariadroste to donate today!