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CREATIVE COUNSELING CENTER
6021 South Syracuse Way, Suite 216 • 303-843-6000
Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-8 p.m. by appointment only • www.creativecounselingcenter.com
Licensed Professional Counselor Teri
Karjala founded Creative Counseling
Center (CCC) in 2004 to provide
counseling services to children (2+),
adolescents, adults and couples
through their supportive, warm and
collaborative approach. The therapists
at CCC have a passion for helping
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people through life’s challenges by
inspiring and empowering them to live
a life of hope, happiness and harmony.
They provide an integrative approach,
using various counseling theories and
techniques to treat the “whole” person.
The practice is known to be highly
responsive by scheduling appointments
as soon as possible, answering the
phone or returning calls within one
hour, and being available to assist
clients in crisis.
They currently employ five trained
therapists who are experts in many
areas pertaining to mental health and
each with a unique set of services,
skills, specialties and tools. They
specialize in children/adolescent
counseling, art therapy, play therapy,
individual counseling and family
counseling. Although their primary
focus is on unresolved childhood
trauma, they also work with a variety
of other psychological specialties.
Examples may include domestic
violence, anger management, anxiety,
depression, phobias/panic attacks,
post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD),
behavioral difficulties in children,
parenting skills and education, grief
and loss, eating disorders, low selfesteem,
substance abuse, and other
addictions.
Depending on an adult’s goals in their
therapy, they may draw from
experiential, cognitive behavioral
therapy (CBT), emotional freedom
technique (EFT), and humanist,
systemic, and/or integrative
approaches. In working with children,
they primarily use play therapy
techniques which include dramatic
play, role-playing, art, sand tray, and
dance/movement. According to the
American Art Therapy Institution,
“Art therapy is based on the belief that
the creative process involved in artistic
self-expression helps children to resolve
conflicts and problems, develop
interpersonal skills, manage behavior,
reduce stress, increase self-esteem and
self-awareness, and achieve insight.”
At CCC, they understand how
difficult it is to reach out for help and
begin therapy. They also believe asking
for help is not a sign of weakness, but
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