Nathan Paer, LPC — Therapist in Colorado

Hi there, I'm Nathan!

No matter what it is, you don’t have to face it alone. I utilize mindfulness-based, trauma-informed, person-centered, systems-oriented, culturally-attuned, and attachment theory lenses to support folks toward more fulfilling lives and relationships. It would be an honor to walk alongside you on your path toward whatever your heart yearns for most.

My focus

I support adolescents and adults struggling with depression, anxiety, self-esteem, purpose, relationships, identity, grief, substance use, suicidal ideation, and life transitions to process emotions, loosen conditioned beliefs and habitual patterns, and accept and love themselves. If you’re motivated and ready for this journey, we’ll be a good fit!

My approach

As a contemplative psychotherapist, my approach rests on helping you reconnect with your brilliant sanity—or humans’ intrinsic nature of goodness and wisdom that we all lose touch with. Through our work together, I will support you to uncover your wisdom, intuition, and innate capacities for clarity, self-acceptance, compassion, and healing.

My communication style

I am warm, open, nonjudgmental, curious, and can also be directive based on your needs. I reflect your strengths, ask questions that help you deepen your awareness and insight, and focus on developing our relationship as a safe, supportive, attuned space for your process to unfold, working with you to ensure you receive what you need from therapy.

My journey to mental healthcare

My path started with grief and loss, including losing loved ones to suicide and addiction, and encountering the transformative, healing power of mindfulness-based approaches. Through my clinical work providing free crisis services, I’ve met folks of all identities, and I believe deeply in the intrinsic goodness of all human beings.

My goals for you

You’re the expert of your own life, and in partnership, I’ll support you to embody your values, cultivate motivation, identify your goals, and create a plan to achieve them. I’ll also help you develop practical tools for your nonlinear journey of change such as mindfulness, self-compassion, interpersonal and coping skills, and emotional regulation.

Our first session

When we meet, we’ll discuss what brings you to therapy and what has helped you in the past, go over my clinical orientation and what to expect in therapy, and address any questions you may have. Together, we’ll explore how I may be able to help you with whatever you are going through, and whether we may be a supportive fit for your unique needs.

I identify as...

Cis, Male
Caucasian or White
Buddhist

Expertise

Treatment approaches

Attachment-based

Compassion Focused

Mindfulness-Based

Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)

Dialectical (DBT)

Humanistic

Motivational Interviewing

Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)

+ 8 more

Therapy types

Individual Therapy

Ages served

Adults

Practice

Accepted insurance providers

Aetna
Allegiance
Allied
Arlo
Ascension-SmartHealth

+ 18 more

Languages spoken

English

Education

Master of Arts (MA) in Contemplative Psychotherapy and Buddhist Psychology from The Naropa Institute.

Sessions

60 minutes

Virtual sessions

Nathan Paer