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Like lilacs weathering a sudden snowstorm, we all face seasons of intense structural crisis, burnout, and freeze. My practice is designed to help you anchor your roots, reclaim your brilliant color, and bloom anyway."

Shay Driver Counseling

Exhausted from doing all the heavy lifting—in your relationships and your career?

Verified Therapist on Psychology Today: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/shay-driver-longmont-co/1745403

Welcome

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You are tired of waiting for things to change. Whether you are trapped in a cycle of toxic over-functioning in your personal life, or hitting a wall of profound burnout and disillusionment in your career, the feeling is the same: you are carrying everything alone. You have sacrificed your boundaries, your health, and your peace to keep the vehicle moving forward, leaving you with persistent anxiety and deep exhaustion. You find yourself facing an existential crossroads, wondering: Who am I outside of what I perform, fix, or produce?

With a decade of experience navigating acute psychiatric crises, I am intimately familiar with the absolute edge of human distress. I do not flinch in the face of heavy trauma, severe professional burnout, or complex life crises. As a graduate of Naropa University’s Contemplative Psychotherapy program, I weave existential depth and Western psychological clarity with Eastern wisdom. We won't just analyze your patterns intellectually; we will look squarely at the existential truths of your life and actively rewire how your nervous system holds onto stress.

In our work together, we will focus heavily on boundary integration, recovering from professional depletion, and reclaiming your personal autonomy. My style is warmly collaborative, deeply grounded, and direct. I specialize in helping individuals step out of survival loops and workplace burnout so they can step into their own profound, sovereign inner abundance.

If you are ready to stop doing the heavy lifting for everyone else and start investing in your own emotional and existential freedom, I invite you to reach out.

Have out Of Network Benefits?

While I do not bill insurance directly, your plan may include out-of-network benefits that can cover a significant portion of our session costs. To make this process seamless, I’ve partnered with Thrizer, an insurance billing platform.

When you use Thrizer, you gain access to:

  • Instant Benefit Checks: Find out exactly what your insurance will reimburse before your first session.

  • Automated Claims: Claims are filed automatically the moment you pay for a session.

  • Reduced Upfront Costs: Once you've met your deductible, Thrizer allows you to pay just your co-insurance rather than waiting weeks for reimbursement.

You can easily verify your out-of-network benefits through my customized Thrizer OON Calculator or by signing up directly on the Thrizer website.

Superbills also available upon request.

My Therapeutic Approaches

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    Psychodynamic

    Exploring how unconscious patterns, past experiences, and early relationships shape current behaviors and emotions.

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    Existential

    A collaborative approach to fundamental human challenges of meaning, freedom, anxiety, and mortality focusing on living in alignment with values and personal meaning.

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    Contemplative

    Mixing traditions of Eastern and Western psychology approaching suffering with compassion and self-reflection in a non-judgmental space to uncover your innate wisdom.