Meet Kirsten Hartz—Therapist at Best Therapists

Kirsten Hartz, LPC, LAC, sees herself as a companion and guide for highly sensitive, empathic individuals seeking a path to recovery from trauma. She loves to support clients in navigating spiritual and emotional breakdowns (or breakthroughs!) to transform and make sense of overwhelming life moments through somatic and parts work. Kirsten weaves in ketamine-assisted therapy to reinforce and integrate the nervous system work happening through EMDR and somatic therapy. Kirsten graduated from Naropa University with a Master's in Contemplative Psychotherapy and Buddhist Psychology and has been practicing for over 7 years. She founded a group practice in Denver where she holds in-person sessions for individuals and groups. Kirsten provides virtual therapy throughout CO, TX, and WA. Kirsten is certified in EMDR and trained in the Hakomi Method and ketamine-assisted therapy. She combines these modalities for a holistic approach to treating trauma and trauma-related symptoms, including anxiety, depression, PTSD, ADHD, and eating disorders. With a history of working with substance abuse and eating disorders in inpatient and outpatient treatment centers, she has experience using DBT, mindfulness, and other skills-based approaches in conjunction with somatic therapies for effective results. In her work with clients, there’s always space for vulnerable moments, profound realizations, uninhibited emotions, and very often, deep belly laughs.

I see myself as a companion and guide for highly sensitive, empathic individuals seeking a path to recovery from trauma. If you have ever found yourself tearing up at a beautiful sunset, feeling tired of the burden of holding everyone else’s emotions, or struggling with loud and fluorescent-lit environments I'm here for you. I love to help my highly sensitive clients build healthier relationships with clear boundaries, swap out negative self-talk, find new ways of relating to their anxiety and depression, and come home to their bodies. I take a “bottom-up” approach to trauma therapy. I blend ketamine-assisted therapy with EMDR and somatic therapies for a holistic approach to healing from trauma symptoms, including PTSD, anxiety, and depression. I offer in-person therapy at our office in Denver, Colorado, and virtual therapy to clients throughout Washington State and Texas. If you want to break free from the symptoms of trauma, find a healthier relationship with substances, begin a healing journey, or simply improve your overall well-being, I'd love to help you get there. Visit my website for more information about my practice, or contact me for a complimentary consultation. I look forward to meeting you!

Masters of Contemplative Psychotherapy and Buddhist Psychology | Naropa University, 2018