In-person counseling in Littleton and telehealth therapy throughout Colorado
Sometimes the hardest seasons uncover what needs healing most
Therapy for anxiety, childhood wounds, and the emotional challenges of pregnancy, postpartum, and parenting.
If These Experiences Feel Familiar, You’re Not Alone
If you are constantly beating yourself up for not doing things well enough.
If parenting feels harder than you expected.
If you’re carrying a lot of self-criticism, feeling like you should be handling everything better or holding it all together more easily.
If relationships with your parents, in-laws, or partner feels tense, triggering, or emotionally loaded.
If you feel disconnected from yourself in the middle of it all, like you’re just trying to get through the day instead of actually living it.
If you find yourself worrying about whether you’ll be able to handle the emotional, mental, and relational demands of parenting before you even become a parent.
These experiences are often connected to deeper patterns that can be understood, supported, and changed in therapy.
Samantha Sandgren, LPC, PMH-C
I'm a licensed therapist, a mom of two, and someone who knows firsthand how messy and overwhelming life can feel during times of change.
Becoming a parent was harder than I expected. Even with my training and experience working with children and families, I felt overwhelmed and more isolated than I anticipated. Parenting became a mirror that stretched and humbled me in ways I hadn't expected, and it deepened my empathy and understanding in the work I do with clients.
That experience shapes the way I show up in my work. I take a holistic and relational approach, recognizing how past experiences, relationship patterns, and the demands of everyday life can impact emotional well-being. My work integrates approaches such as Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy (EFT), mindfulness, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Brainspotting (BSP) to help clients connect more deeply with themselves, process unresolved experiences, and move toward greater self compassion, clarity, and healing.
Whether you're navigating anxiety, working through childhood wounds, struggling with self-doubt, facing a major life transition, or adjusting to pregnancy, postpartum, or parenthood, this can be a space to better understand yourself, heal old patterns, and move toward a life that feels more aligned with your values.
I support adults navigating anxiety, relationship challenges, life transitions, and the lasting impact of earlier experiences, with specialized training in perinatal mental health and the transition to parenthood.
“If we can heal relationships, we can create relationships that heal.”
-Dr. Sue Johnson
Areas of Focus
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Perinatal Mental Health & Parenting Transitions
You love your child deeply and still find yourself struggling emotionally.
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Anxiety, Perfectionism & Emotional Overwhelm
You find it difficult to quiet your mind, with worries constantly telling you that you're doing something wrong.
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Boundaries, People-Pleasing & Self-Trust
You find yourself saying yes when you want to say no, worrying about upsetting others, and second-guessing your decisions.
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Complex Trauma & Childhood Wounds
You find yourself on edge much of the time, reacting in ways that feel stronger than you'd like.
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Breaking Generational Cycles
You are determined not to repeat what you experienced growing up.
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Birth Trauma
You survived the birth, but part of you still feels stuck in what happened.
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Brainspotting
You’ve tried talk therapy, but you feel like you need something more.
It’s your time to turn the tide.
Respond with intention, feel grounded in yourself, and create lasting security and connection for yourself, your children, and the people you love.
Ready to get started?
1. Reach Out
Start by scheduling a consultation or sending me a message. We’ll briefly talk through what’s bringing you to therapy, what support you’re looking for, and whether we feel like a good fit.
2. Show up
You don't need to show up in any particular way. This is a space where you can come as you are, bring whatever is on your mind, and feel supported without judgment.
3 . Find support
Together, we will focus on what feels most important to you, making sense of patterns that continue to show up and exploring experiences that still affect you. Along the way, you can build self compassion, confidence, and meaningful change.
