About Therapy
Relationships are essential to the therapeutic process.
One of my greatest strengths is developing a positive and trusting therapeutic relationship with you.
I aim to develop the type of relationship with you that I hope you can cultivate with yourself and others. Our work together will make you feel seen, heard, understood, well-respected, and comfortable in my room.
We’ll be able to have fun together, tackle challenging work, and help you develop the skills to create and maintain lasting relationships.
This work is about you and your needs.
I’m great at helping you identify narratives that you hold about life, relationships, your partner, and yourself. Then, we will challenge those narratives to find out what’s real and not and create new narratives that are authentic and make sense so you can find balance within yourself and your relationship.
I know you don’t know where to start or what next steps to take. That’s why you’re hanging out on my page! The good news is that I do.
Over our time together, you’ll learn tools to communicate better, understand that conflict is an opportunity for connection and how to navigate it effectively, and identify and build up your hopes and dreams.
Let’s be honest.
Our work won’t always be easy, and it won’t always be fun (but sometimes it will be!).
I ask a lot of my clients. But if you’re willing to put in the work, I can promise you that we’ll be able to create positive changes in yourself and your relationship.
About Maggie Elliott, LPC
My journey started when I graduated from college.
Like many early 20-somethings, I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life. So, when a job as a case manager at a private probation company fell in my lap, I jumped at the prospect of a “real job.”
I worked in probation for eight years and mainly learned two things: 1) No one should allow folks in their early twenties to be probation officers, and 2) Our society is far too reactive and not nearly as preventative as it should be.
So, I went back to school! By then, I knew I wanted to be a therapist, and I began my career working with families and kids. However, I quickly realized that healthy individuals and relationships are at the heart of healthy families, so I turned my attention to couples work.
I am passionate about helping couples and individuals create and maintain the strongest, most fun, and long-lasting relationships possible.
Essential education stuff.
After graduating from the University of Northern Colorado, I received a Master’s Degree in Clinical Counseling, focusing on couples and family work.
Next, I entered a post-graduate program through Denver Family Institute (where I now teach new therapists how to work with couples), where I did a deep dive into how to work with relationships.
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor in Colorado and have completed Level 3 of training in the Gottman Method.
Some fun stuff.
I was born and raised in Golden, Colorado, and now live in Evergreen with my husband Ian, our two dogs Mya and Fitz, and our kitty Swizzle.
Some of my deepest values are family and friends, learning, travel, adventure, and play. When I’m not working, you might find me down the hill playing bocce in a park, camping in the mountains, scuba-diving on a trip, snuggling up with a fur baby while reading a good book, or planning my next big adventure!
Identification and pronouns…
I identify as a cisgender, heterosexual woman and use she/her pronouns. Acknowledging the identities and pronouns you feel comfortable using is essential – and I commit to doing so.
The history of our area…
I want to acknowledge that I live on land originally belonging to Ute and Arapahoe Indigenous peoples. It’s important to recognize this, as narratives about our history often leave Indigenous peoples out or treat them as a thing of the past.
Understanding the native history of our state is essential because, with that understanding, we can move forward in better ways than we came.