Cherry Creek Counseling Services

Compassionate, Trauma-Informed Therapy in Denver, CO

Finding the right therapist is one of the most meaningful steps you can take toward healing, clarity, and emotional well-being. Whether you're navigating anxiety, relationship struggles, trauma, grief, or major life transitions, you deserve a therapist who listens deeply, supports you without judgment, and helps you feel safe enough to begin healing.

At Cherry Creek Therapy, Jennifer Gardner, MFT-C, offers warm, personalized counseling services in the heart of Denver. Her approach is grounded in compassion, evidence-based methods, and a strong belief that people heal best when they feel truly seen and understood.

You don’t have to face life’s challenges alone. Support is here-and it’s tailored to what you need most.

A Counseling Experience That Meets You Where You Are

Therapy is not one-size-fits-all. Your story, your pain, your history, your goals-they are uniquely yours. That’s why Jennifer at Cherry Creek Therapy takes the time to understand:

• What you’re struggling with

• How it’s affecting your life

• What you’ve already tried

• How you want to feel

• What healing looks like for you

Whether you’re facing overwhelming emotions or simply feel “stuck,” we help you move forward with clarity, safety, and support.

Why Choose Cherry Creek Therapy in Denver

People choose this practice for one core reason:
Jennifer Gardner, MFT-C, offers counseling that is deeply human.

Her approach includes:

✔ Trauma-Informed, Compassionate Care

An understanding of how trauma shapes behavior, relationships, and emotional health-and we never invalidate your experience.

✔ Highly Personalized Treatment

Sessions are tailored to your life, not a rigid model.

✔ Evidence-Based Modalities

Our work is grounded in proven therapeutic approaches like IFS, EMDR, EFT, and mindfulness-based interventions.

✔ A Warm, Safe, Non-Judgmental Environment

You get to show up exactly as you are-messy, overwhelmed, confused, hurting, hopeful, or uncertain.

✔ Local, Denver-Based Care

An understanding of the unique stressors, pace, and lifestyle of the Denver community.

✔ In-Person and Online Sessions

Support that fits your schedule, energy level, and personal comfort.

You’re not just another client.
Your story matters here.

Counseling Services offered at Cherry Creek Therapy: 

Below is an overview of the core services and areas of support offered at Cherry Creek Therapy.

1. Individual Therapy

Life can feel overwhelming, confusing, or heavy at times. Individual therapy provides a space that is just for you-where you can process emotions, understand your patterns, and build a stronger relationship with yourself.

Jennifer supports individuals dealing with:

• Anxiety, panic, and chronic worry

• Depression or emotional numbness

• Overthinking and intrusive thoughts

• Stress and burnout

• Low self-esteem or negative self-talk

• Identity and self-worth struggles

• Major life transitions

• Emotional overwhelm

• Relationship challenges

• Perfectionism or people-pleasing

Therapy gives you the tools to understand your emotions, regulate your nervous system, and move forward with confidence.

2. Couples Counseling

Even the strongest relationships face challenges. Couples therapy offers a structured, compassionate space where you and your partner can communicate honestly, reconnect emotionally, and heal together.

This includes help with:

• Communication breakdowns

• Emotional distance

• High conflict cycles

• Infidelity and betrayal trauma

• Premarital counseling

• Rebuilding trust

• Restoring emotional intimacy

• Navigating major life changes

Using Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) and trauma-informed relational work, we help you rebuild safety and connection.

3. Trauma & PTSD Therapy

Trauma can come from many places-childhood experiences, relationships, medical events, sudden loss, or long-term emotional hurt. Trauma changes how you feel, how you relate, and how you see yourself.

Trauma therapy can help you heal:

• Childhood trauma

• Emotional neglect

• Attachment wounds

• Betrayal trauma

• Medical or surgical trauma

• Complex trauma (C-PTSD)

• PTSD from past events

• Relationship trauma

Jennifer Gardner, MFT-C, uses IFS, EMDR, somatic grounding, and trauma-informed counseling to help stabilize your emotions and gently heal painful experiences.

4. Anxiety Therapy

Anxiety can be exhausting-mentally, emotionally, and physically. Whether you live with constant worry, overthinking, panic symptoms, or fear of the unknown, therapy can help you feel more grounded and in control.

Anxiety therapy supports:

• Generalized anxiety

• High-functioning anxiety

• Panic attacks

• Social anxiety

• Health anxiety

• Chronic stress

• Fear-based thinking

We help you understand your anxiety, calm your nervous system, and shift fear-driven patterns.

5. Depression Counseling

Depression isn’t just sadness-it's fatigue, heaviness, disconnection, numbness, or feeling like you’re moving through life on autopilot. Therapy helps you reconnect with yourself, understand the emotions beneath the surface, and rebuild a sense of meaning.

We support:

• Persistent sadness

• Loss of motivation

• Fatigue and emotional numbness

• Hopelessness

• Feeling disconnected or “not like yourself”

• Loud inner critic

• Lack of joy or interest

You don’t have to navigate depression alone. Support is here.

6. Childhood Trauma & Inner Child Healing

Many adult struggles-relationships, self-esteem, emotional patterns-trace back to childhood wounds. Therapy helps you understand how the past shapes your present and how to heal from it.

We help clients with:

• Childhood emotional neglect

• Critical, unpredictable, or unsafe households

• Parentification

• Attachment wounds

• Perfectionism rooted in childhood experiences

• People-pleasing

• Inner critic patterns

• Emotional vulnerability struggles

IFS and attachment-focused work are central to this healing process.

7. Grief & Loss Counseling

Loss reshapes your life. Whether you're grieving a loved one, a pregnancy, a relationship, or a version of your life that no longer exists, grief counseling gives you a safe space to process your emotions at your own pace.

Grief counseling supports:

• Death of a loved one

• Miscarriage or pregnancy loss

• Divorce or breakup grief

• Loss of health or abilities

• Loss of identity

• Sudden or traumatic loss

Your grief deserves space-not silence.

8. Support for Chronic Illness & Long-Term Stress

Chronic illness affects your emotions, identity, relationships, and daily life. Therapy helps you cope with the emotional fatigue and uncertainty that long-term conditions bring, such as: 

• Chronic pain

• Fatigue

• Medical trauma

• Identity changes

• Relationship strain

• Fear and uncertainty

• Emotional exhaustion

Therapy is a grounding place when life feels unpredictable.

Our Therapeutic Approaches

Jennifer Gardner, MFT-C, brings expertise in evidence-based approaches, including:

IFS (Internal Family Systems)

For compassionately healing internal emotional parts.

EMDR Therapy

For trauma, betrayal, grief, and distressing memories.

EFT (Emotionally Focused Therapy)

For couples healing and emotional reconnection.

Mindfulness & Somatic Practices

For grounding and nervous system regulation.

Attachment-Based Therapy

For safety, connection, and relational healing.

What to Expect in Your First Session

Many clients feel nervous before their first session. We make it as gentle as possible.

You can expect:

• A warm welcome

• A calm, safe environment

• Space to share your story at your pace

• No pressure, no expectations

• Understanding your goals

• Beginning to build trust and emotional safety

You don’t need to prepare anything.
You just need to show up-exactly as you are.

Why Local Counseling Matters (Denver & Cherry Creek Community)

Cherry Creek Therapy is located right in the heart of Denver, serving individuals and couples across Cherry Creek, Washington Park, Capitol Hill, Glendale, and surrounding neighborhoods.

Local counseling offers:

• Accessibility

• Flexibility

• Familiarity with Denver culture & pace

• A sense of community connection

• In-person or virtual sessions based on your needs

Your healing doesn’t happen in isolation-it happens in the context of your life, your community, and your relationships.

Begin Your Therapy Journey at Cherry Creek Therapy

Whether you’re overwhelmed, hurting, confused, or simply ready for deeper self-understanding, therapy can be a powerful step toward healing.

You don’t have to figure everything out alone.
You don’t have to hide how heavy things feel.
You don’t have to carry your pain without support.

At Cherry Creek Therapy, you’ll find warmth, compassion, and a safe place to heal-one session at a time.

If you feel ready, reach out today to schedule your first session.
You deserve care. You deserve safety. You deserve support.

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