Trauma Therapy
Boulder, Colorado
In-Person, Telehealth, & Outdoors
How is your past influencing your present?
Maybe you feel on edge, constantly scanning for danger, or struggle to fully relax. Maybe distressing memories or emotions surface unexpectedly, making it hard to feel safe or at ease.
Your relationships might feel confusing—like you’re either too distant or too attached, or repeating painful patterns you don’t fully understand. Perhaps you measure your worth by productivity, perfection, or how others see you.
Or maybe you just want to feel a sense of peace and happiness that doesn’t feel so out of reach.
No matter what you’ve been through—whether a single overwhelming event or years of accumulated pain—healing is possible.
I’m Catherine, a psychotherapist in Boulder, CO.
Meet the Team
Catherine Verity Thornber, LPCC, RYT
Catherine is a therapist and counselor in Boulder, Colorado. She supports clients with relationships, sex, trauma, and anxiety. She spends her free time hiking with her pups, traveling with her partner, or reading at the creek. She loves to garden, salsa dance, attend debates, and host pajama parties.
Cinnamon & Tío Thornber, Mischeivious Sprites
Cinnamon and Tío enjoy squirrel hunting, requesting human food, and giving you love through sessions when you’re triggered. They attend sessions upon request and would love to meet you.
Training, Certifications, & Affiliations
Degrees
M.A. Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Naropa University
B.A. Cross-Cultural Psychology (Major), Communication (Minor)
Couples & Sex Therapy Training
Gottman Method Couples Therapy: Level II training, Gottman Institute
Gottman Method Couples Therapy: Level I training, Gottman Institute
Therapy for Partner Aggression & Abuse, Gottman Institute
Lessons in Love Leader Training, Gottman Institute
The Art & Science of Relationships: Understanding Human Needs, University of Toronto
Two-Year Couples & Sex Therapy Certification, Sexual Health Alliance (enrolled)
Two-Year Sex Therapy Certification, Sexual Health Alliance (enrolled)
Two-Year Sex Educator Certification, Sexual Health Alliance (enrolled)
Internal Family Sytems (IFS) to Advance Trauma Therapy with Couples & Families, IFS Institute
Trauma & Mental Health Training
Sensorimotor Therapy for Trauma Level 1, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute
EMDR Institute Fundamental Training: Adults, Teens, and Children (enrolled)
Sensorimotor Fundamentals, Pat Ogden
Identifying Early Signs of Psychosis in Adolescents & Young Adults, Stanford University Continuing Studies
DBT for Clinicians: 15 Core Techniques to Improve Emotional Regulation & Manage Distress, Alexa Mulee
Certified Attachment & Personality Patterns Specialist (CAPPS): Clinical Integrations for Trauma, Anxiety, Attachment Insecurity, Relational Distress, Dan Siegal (enrolled)
Internal Family Systems (IFS) & Diversity & Inclusion, IFS Institute
Coaching for Self-Leadership: An Introduction to Internal Family Systems, IFS Institute
Clinical Ethics Training
Ethics in Practice, Online Specialty Training Series, National Association of Alcohol & Drug Abuse Counselors (NAADAC)
Boundaries & Dual Relationships in Clinical Practice: Ethical & Risk Management Challenges, Frederic G. Reamer
The Body Beyond Therapy
Peak Performance Neuroscience Coach Certification, Flow Research Collective
Certified Health Coach, Institute for Integrative Nutrition
200-Hour Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT 200)
Ashtanga Yoga Teacher Training 200-Hour, Centered Yoga Institute
Reiki I, Reiki Colorado
Authentic Movement Facilitator
Power of Awareness, Jack Kornfield & Tara Brach
Families & Adolescents
Teen Success: Cultivating Purpose & Achievement, Gottman Institute
The Secret Life of Teens, Gottman Institute
Science of the Teenage Mind, Gottman Institute
Emotion Coaching: The Heart of Relating to Teens and Tweens, Gottman Institute
Identifying Early Signs of Psychosis in Adolescents & Young Adults, Stanford University Continuing Studies
What is Trust-Based Relational Intervention?, Families Are Forever
Clinical Affiliations & Memberships
American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists
American Psychological Association
Western Psychological Association
American Counseling Association
Colorado Counseling Association
Association for Addiction Professionals
Nonclinical Post-Grad Training
Certificate in Forensic Identification, Ecomuseum de Cavallaria
Augment MBA, Augment
Purpose MBA, Jay Shetty Certification School
AI for Everyone, DeepLearning.AI
Introduction to Social Media Marketing, Meta
Meisner Acting with the Body, Chris Thatcher Acting Studio
Improv Comedy Level I & II: Improv Boulder
Creative Writing, Stanford Continuing Studies
Introduction to Marketing, University of Pennsylvania
Certified Life Purpose Coach, Transformative Services
Let’s work together
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