Trauma-Informed, Compassionate Counseling for Adults in Colorado
Life never stops moving. Perhaps you are entering menopause, feeling disconnected or deeply uncomfortable in your skin, exploring your authentic identity, unsure of who you are and how you got here, struggling with conflict in your relationships, uncertain how to communicate with loved ones, experiencing a radical life transition or divorce, uncovering your true gender, moving through trauma, acutely suffering, or just flat out confused about what you feel as you shift from one stage of life to the next.
Maybe you have already done years of talk therapy and can articulate in excruciating detail what your issues are, but nothing ever changes as the same patterns emerge over and over again. Maybe you have never never done therapy and are curious about what the process can do for you. Whether you're contemplating life’s big “WTF?” questions or accumulating small conundrums, I'm here to help you explore all the hidden corners, heal wounds, build on your strengths, practice relational health, gain emotional intelligence and attunement, expand your sense of self, and choose how to live with conscious intention.
You deserve to feel whole, healthy, and connected. You deserve effective help and compassionate care. You deserve to feel better.
Because to simply survive is simply not enough.
Menopause & Women's Health
Sexual Health
& Intimacy
Identity
Development
& Transformation
Attachment Wounds & Relational
Conflict
The heart of my practice:
You are not "going crazy," and your experience is valid. Get integrative care as you transit this sometimes confusing hormonal shift and discover who you are becoming. Find health, comfort, and connection through postpartum, perimenopause & menopause, or gender transition.
A safe, non-judgmental, shame-free, trauma-informed space to explore the mind-body connection to true intimacy, erotic desire, healthy connection, healing, and pleasure. Self acceptance lives here without embarrassment or fear. I am kink, trans, queer, and sex worker allied.
Step into your fully embodied, authentic self as you discover and explore the values, beliefs, and perspectives that honestly reflect your unique being. Recognize your worth, build self esteem, live in congruence with your ideals, and reduce the distress and negative impacts of depression and anxiety.
Uncover, identify, and heal foundational attachment wounds, make peace with relational trauma, achieve emotional regulation, experience safe rupture & repair, and learn effective communication skills to help foster a healthy and enriching relationship to the self and others.
Life
Transitions & Adjustment
LGBTQIA+ Allied Therapy
Loss
& Grief
Integrated Mental Healthcare
Whether you are at the beginning of a new relationship, the end of a marriage, starting a new career, transitioning to your true gender, entering adulthood, becoming a wise elder, or facing a critical illness, you can feel supported and resourced through your individual journey.
A fiercely safe, inclusive, and allied space, without judgement or shame, where you can explore and discover your unique identity. All experience, emotions, and positionalities are welcome and validated here in service of healing, growth, and community.
A gentle space to hold and process profound loss and navigate the complexities of bereavement. Whether you have experienced the death of a loved one or beloved pet, are navigating the end of a primary relationship, facing a terminal diagnosis, or long struggling with a previous loss, there is a pathway out of suffering and into acceptance and peace.
Emotional wellbeing is a profound and critical part of our overall health. In consultation with primary care physicians, acupuncturists, gynecologists, yoga instructors, reiki masters, or whomever meets your needs, counseling dovetails beautifully with your existing care professionals to help you achieve a more functional life.
"This being human is a guest house. Every morning a new arrival. A joy, a depression, a meanness, some momentary awareness comes as an unexpected visitor. Welcome and entertain them all!"
- Rumi, The Guest House
My therapeutic space is intentionally designed to be a safe place in which you can most comfortably do the hard work of healing. In here, you get to be you. Stretch out on the floor, curl up on a chair, lie down on the couch, jump around barefoot, drink tea, strike a pose, cry, laugh, meditate, breathe. It's all welcome here.
What to Expect
Welcome to the next era of your life
If you're reading this, you have already taken the first, hardest step toward improving your well-being, reducing distress and suffering, strengthening your relationships, and creating a healthier life. To acknowledge that something has to change is honest and brave and not easy. Now that you're ready to dive in, what comes next?
The therapeutic relationship between therapist and client, one in which you feel safe, respected, and genuinely understood, is arguably the most important part of therapy and the best predictor of a positive outcome. Finding the right therapist with whom you feel comfortable being vulnerable, and who has the skills, training, and experience to be effective, may feel like a daunting task or exhausting process. My goal is to make that process as easy as possible for you.
I offer a free 15 minute phone consult in order to connect, discuss your concerns, and explore whether my approach feels like a good fit for your needs. This is time set aside for you to ask questions, get a sense of my therapeutic style, and share what you are hoping to accomplish in therapy. It also allows me to determine whether I am the right clinician to support you, or if another provider or level of care may better meet your needs.
© 1997 Beth Amsel
"You only have to let the soft animal of your body love what it loves."
- Mary Oliver, Wild Geese (1986)
My Philosophy on Care
With respect, empathy, and kindness, I strive to create a safe, welcoming, and shame-free space that fosters brave discovery, personal growth, and positive change. My clinical focus is on women’s health (cis, trans, non-binary, or self-defined), peri & menopause concerns, sexual wellness and intimacy, gender transition and affirming care, men's midlife discomfort, life adjustments and transitions, identity exploration and development, attachment wounds and relational conflict, anxiety, and treatment resistant depression. I love helping those 18 and older struggling with the difficulties and challenges that can emerge in adulthood, including the grief and loss of a primary partner or beloved pet due to divorce or death.
My counseling practice is interpersonal, trauma-informed, deeply relational, often challenging, always supportive and client-centered. I work from the perspective that you are a unique individual, shaped by your experiences and the socio-political environment in which you live. There is no "one size fits all" therapy; I believe counseling is most helpful when it is specifically tailored to your history, concerns, indentities, and culture. Together we will collaborate on a highly personal, holistic approach to your most pressing issues and find a path forward that steadily improves your life and wellbeing. LGBTQIA+ allied and affirming. Kink positive. Proudly feminist. All are welcome.
Connect with Beth
Doing therapy is one of the most impactful choices you can make for your health and well-being, but it can be quite daunting to find a therapist with whom you feel safe and connected. I look forward to hearing from you, answering any questions you may have, and discovering if I am the right therapist to help with your concerns. You deserve nothing less.
Direct Line
(720) 720-4759
Email Inquiries
beth@bethamselcounseling.com
Mailing Address:
PO Box 21166
Boulder, CO 80308
Office:
954 North St, Suite 302
Boulder, CO 80304