Education
Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling | University of Northern Colorado, 2025; Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Level 1: Level 1: SP for the Treatment of Trauma | Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute (SPI), 2026
About
Sandy Brown, MA, LPCC, NCC, is a board-certified trauma therapist based in Denver, Colorado, specializing in religious trauma, developmental trauma, attachment wounds, and nervous system regulation. She works with adults navigating church hurt, shame, anxiety, dissociation, relationship struggles, identity exploration, and the lasting effects of high-control or emotionally harmful environments. Sandy’s approach is warm, collaborative, and trauma-informed, integrating somatic therapy, parts-work, mindfulness, attachment-focused care, and nervous system regulation techniques. She is trained in Sensorimotor Psychotherapy for the treatment of trauma and is CAMS certified in the assessment and treatment of suicidality. Her work is also informed by Internal Family Systems (IFS), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and contemporary trauma research. She has particular experience supporting clients recovering from high-control systems, including those navigating religious deconstruction, faith transitions, and rebuilding identity outside of shame-based conditioning. Clients often appreciate Sandy’s grounded, compassionate style and her ability to create a space where people can slow down, reconnect with themselves, and heal at a pace that feels safe and empowering.
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Message to clients
If you’ve spent years feeling anxious, disconnected from yourself, stuck in survival mode, or questioning whether your reactions “make sense,” you are not alone. Many of the people I work with grew up in environments where emotions, needs, boundaries, or identity did not feel fully safe, whether through family dynamics, trauma, or religious experiences that created fear, shame, or self-doubt. My goal is to create a space where you can slow down, feel understood, and begin reconnecting with yourself in a way that feels grounded and manageable. I take a warm, collaborative, and trauma-informed approach that integrates somatic therapy, nervous system regulation, mindfulness, and parts-work. Together, we explore not just what happened to you, but how those experiences continue to live in your body, relationships, emotions, and sense of self today. You do not have to have everything figured out before starting therapy. Whether you are processing trauma, navigating deconstruction, struggling with anxiety or relationships, or simply feeling exhausted from holding it all together, therapy can become a place where you no longer have to carry it alone. I deeply believe healing happens through safety, curiosity, compassion, and reconnecting with the parts of yourself that learned to go quiet in order to survive.
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Race and ethnicity
White
Cultural and experiential knowledge
White culture
Languages spoken
English
Spiritual knowledge
Christianity, Catholicism, Mormonism, Non-religious (Agnosticism, Atheism, Secular)
Location
Denver
Specialties
Trauma, Grief, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Additional areas of focus
Abuse, Anxiety, Body image, Burnout, Codependency, Dating, Depression, Existential questioning, Divorce counseling, Grief, Life transitions, Midlife stress, Mindfulness, Narcissistic personality, Neurodivergence, Panic attacks, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Self esteem, Premarital counseling, Self harm, Stress, Suicidal thoughts, Trauma
Therapeutic style
Affirming, Conversational, Empowering, Laid back, Intellectual
Modalities
Art therapy, Attachment based, Dialectical behavior therapy, Gottman method, Internal family systems, Mindfulness based, Narrative, Somatic therapy, Strengths-based therapy, Trauma-focused
Cost
$150
/Individual Session
/Couples Session
/Family Session
Sliding scale
Offers sliding scale spots
Insurance accepted
Works with your out of network benefits to get you reimbursed for therapy
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Liz Long Rottman, LPC
Sandy is a bright, dedicated therapist who possesses a great deal of depth within her person. She is an insatiable learner, always looking for the truth and willing to turn over stones that others are not. She embodies her sensitivity as her strength and provides meaningful, heartfelt, safe spaces for people needing to learn, grow, and heal. She not only has extensive academic knowledge, but also the felt sensibility to empathize deeply.
Fran Becker, LPC
Sandy listens with care and sensitivity. Her therapeutic style is quiet and compelling, fueled by a powerful sense of purpose: to shine a light on each client's unique path to learning, growth, healing, and change.
Amy Smith, PhD
Sandy is a compassionate, authentic, and grounded therapist. She promotes safety and autonomy in her therapy room, genuinely accepting others for who and as they are. She is highly collaborative, working to find a path towards healing that is aligned with the unique needs of each person she works with. If you are looking for a therapist to walk beside you in your healing journey, to meet you right where you are at, to provide you with practical skills to help regulate and connect, and who will provide you exceptional, tailored service, then Sandy is a great fit for you.
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