Meet Scotlyn

I have always had a passion for caring for the people around me and have been the person others come to when they needed a safe place to express their fears, vent their frustrations or just needed someone to listen so they could process their circumstances.  Working with clients who struggle with anxiety, depression, body image concerns, and trauma brings me great satisfaction. I have particular experience in addressing eating disorders, including anorexia, bulimia, and other control behaviors. 

From middle school and into college I was an elite volleyball player, an honors student and involved in extracurricular activities.  I struggled with perfectionism and meeting expectations, often to the detriment of my physical and mental health.  My need to be successful in other people’s eyes led to depression, anxiety, body dysmorphia and what I came to recognize as a very unhealthy relationship with food and exercise.  Through my own therapy journey I have gained understanding and increased self-compassion and resilience.  It is my personal goal to help others gain their own self-awareness and confidence to improve their daily lives. My role in your journey is to give you the space to process, develop a deeper, more compassionate understanding of past experiences and traumas, and to explore the patterns in your life that are no longer serving you well.  Helping you develop your own definition of and path to health, wellness, and self, and to become more resilient, self-confident, and empowered is my highest priority. I understand that therapy can look different for each client and use a client-centered non-judgmental approach in all sessions.

I earned my master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from the University of Colorado Denver. Currently, I am a Licensed Professional Counselor Candidate (LPCC.0022843) in the state of Colorado and am accruing hours towards licensure. I have clinical experience at both the CU Denver Counseling Center and Embrace Strength, where I am supervised by Catherine S. Tilford, MA, NCC, LPC, CEDS.  I am a member of the Green Cross Academy of Traumatology.  In my free time, I still enjoy playing volleyball recreationally as well as working out, hiking with friends in the mountains, reading, watching movies and crocheting. I have a very talkative Siamese rescue cat named Margaret Scratcher.