Lauren Cooper, LPC

Trauma Therapy for Adolescents and Adults in GUNNISON & Crested Butte

Healing at Your Pace, With Support You Can Trust

Trauma can leave deep emotional imprints—sometimes obvious, sometimes hidden beneath stress, relationship challenges, or unexplained anxiety. Whether your trauma stems from a single event or long-term experiences, healing is possible. You don’t have to navigate it alone.

Our trauma-informed therapy practice in Gunnison, Colorado and Crested Butte, Colorado provides a safe, grounded environment where you can reconnect with yourself, rebuild a sense of safety, and move forward with confidence.


Understanding Trauma

Trauma isn’t just what happened—it’s how your body and mind learned to survive. Many people throughout Gunnison County, including the Gunnison and Crested Butte communities, experience:

  • Persistent anxiety or fear
  • Hypervigilance or trouble relaxing
  • Emotional numbness or disconnection
  • Sleep disturbances
  • Difficulty managing overwhelming emotions
  • Relationship challenges
  • Flashbacks or intrusive memories

Your responses are understandable and valid.


How Trauma Therapy Helps

Trauma therapy can support you in restoring safety, strengthening emotional regulation, and rebuilding trust in yourself and your body. Clients who seek trauma therapy often find they can:

  • Process experiences at a manageable pace
  • Reduce the intensity of trauma responses
  • Build grounding and calming skills
  • Reconnect with values, strengths, and identity
  • Increase resilience and inner stability
  • Cultivate self-compassion rather than self-blame

Healing is possible, wherever you are in your journey.


Our Treatment Approach

We use evidence-based and trauma-informed methods tailored to each client, including:

  • DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy) for emotional regulation and grounding
  • ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy) for building self-compassion and value-based living
  • Holistic, mind–body integration
  • A collaborative, strengths-based approach

Whether you’re seeking trauma therapy in Gunnison, CO or traveling from Crested Butte, CO, our approach centers on safety, empowerment, and gentle pacing.


What Sessions Look Like

Your therapy sessions are designed to feel calm, predictable, and supportive. You may work on:

  • Gentle exploration of past experiences without pressure
  • Skills for managing triggers and emotional intensity
  • Mindfulness and grounding techniques
  • Rebuilding a sense of identity and worth

You will be heard, supported, and met with compassion—not judgment.


Trauma Therapy in Gunnison & Crested Butte: Begin Your Healing

If you’re ready to explore trauma therapy in Gunnison, Colorado or Crested Butte, Colorado, we’re here to help you take the first step. Reaching out is a courageous act, and you deserve support from a therapist who understands trauma, healing, and the unique needs of individuals living in our mountain communities. You deserve safety. You deserve healing. And you don’t have to do this alone.