ABOUT DEBBIE CARTER, LPC
Therapy is about transformation.
I love helping people make changes in their lives. Have you wanted to make some changes? Why not go deeper? Go beyond changes on the surface to create your transformation. Imagine a life full of mindfulness, reflection and awareness. You can do this! Find your tranformation with a trusted professional to support you in the process.
The path to transformation is not simple, straightforward, or the same for everyone. But learning and growth is in the path. Following your path will bring about transformation, but it will not happen without taking the path.
Your path is unique to you but, there is one thing you will have in common with others who are on on this path : The courage to reach out and ask for help
“Courage starts with showing up and letting ourselves be seen.”
~ Brené Brown
Showing up is simple… but not easy!
‘Showing up’ matters more now than ever because, now you will be showing up to create connection. All humans, including you, are hardwired for connection. Without connection we do not live in wellness.
You may have not grown up with models of healthy connections. Maybe you’ve had difficult relationships. Despite that, you still desire and deserve to have healthy connections. Connect to yourself, your partner, your child, and so manty others!
It might seems like it’s too much to take on, but, the first step is all you need to think about now. Because, this time when you show up, I will be there with you to hear, see, accept, and connect with you.
“Connection gives meaning and purpose to our lives, and without it there is suffering.”
~ Brené Brown
About the therapist/client connection.
First, know that this connection is essential. I strive to create a unique connection with each of my clients, and do this by getting to know them well. Times of openness and honesty with you are important, because this strengthens our therapeutic relationship.
I feel connected to you when you show up, because then I can join you. Being there with you through your suffering, growth, and struggle and your grief and joy is an honor.
A good therapeutic connection increases your strength and courage. This growing strength and courage empowers you! This enables you to find strength more frequently, and it becomes more natural for you to make similar connections outside of the therapy room. Then your world becomes wider.
More about me
I’ve traveled the path of transformation.
I grew up closely connected to my family. Then, the loss of my only sibling shattered that connection to myself. Just as many do, I mistakenly interpreted the avoidance of this loss as ‘strength’. Afterall, we live in a grief-avoidant culture. Beginning a new chapter of my life and moving away to college caused me to unintentionally and unknowingly push down my grief.
Avoidance of grief, created suffering. In fact, I lived with depression for many years, not knowing that the suffering was caused by my avoidance of grief. Seeking therapy was the beginning of my transformation.
I regained connection to myself.
After earning my Bachelors degree, marrying, raising five children, and working in the field of Early Childhood Education, I pursued a Masters degree in Counseling Psychology at UC Denver.
Finally, I had truly learned about the parts of myself and was able to follow my heart. I’d love to connect with you and help you find your connection as you travel your unique journey. My hope is that you won’t avoid reaching out for as long as I did!
Outside of my work as a therapist, I connect to myself and others through daily meditation, travel with my husband, exercise, and reading. Each day when I arrive home, I am voraciously sniffed by my beagle! I am fortunate to be able to spend time with my adult children and play with my seven sweet grandbabies on a regular basis!