Psychotherapy
“Real fearlessness is the product of tenderness. It comes from letting the world tickle your heart, your raw and beautiful heart. ”
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My Therapeutic Style
Hi. Thank you for visiting my website! My name is Jigen Lindsey Wilkinson, you’re welcome to call me Jigen or Lindsey—whichever feels easier for you! I’d love to get to know you if you are considering starting therapy! I grew up in Colorado and live in the mountains; I love nature and the feeling I get being only with myself and the incredible beauty of the living world, yes I’m an introvert. I love sensations and moving through space, and relating to experience in ways that allow me to grow with fearlessness and trust!
When I was a small child I was very socially anxious and felt different and very alone, I felt deeply insecure. Sometimes we can spend our whole lives healing from things we don’t understand. It is all we know until we can share with others in this loving embrace of wholeness. While the Diagnostic manual is an incredible resource for understanding categories of experience that modern humans face, I don’t think about people strictly in those terms. I studied Buddhist Psychology because so much of our modern understanding of the mind came from the orientation of self-inqury. Bringing more awareness into your self-understanding gives the gift of greater freedom and choice.
I believe that every person has the ability to heal and that all experiences are workable. My holistic approach includes practices like self-compassion, trauma processing, understanding childhood experiences, and building new emotional and relational skills. Whether it’s gaining insight into your unique challenges, exploring attachment dynamics, or simply finding ways to express and process emotions, I’m here to help you define and live your best life.
Parts Work in Therapy
We all have different “parts” or aspects of our internal experience that often have different needs, emotions, beliefs, thoughts, and behaviors that may feel conflicting or disconnected from one another. Parts work allows clients to explore, connect with, and give voice to these parts. Clients learn to engage with all parts of themselves in a compassionate, non-judgmental way, helping to heal past wounds and create more harmony and integration within themselves.
Attachment in Therapy
Attachment to caregivers in early childhood can affect children and adults in their ability to express emotion, connect with others, build stable relationships or simply feel safe in life. Building a trusting relationship with a therapist and exploring those early feelings can help.
Trauma in Therapy
We’ve all experienced events that were too overwhelming to fully process at the time, leaving emotions and sensations stuck within us. These events can be big or small, singular or repeated, and sometimes they happen before we’re even able to remember them. When unresolved, they can make life more difficult, but working through them can help us move forward and feel more free and whole. I use a blend of somatic work, breath techniques, EMDR, brainspotting and parts work to help clients move forward.
What to Expect
Every therapist is unique human being with their own personality, way of working, and specific skill and temperament. Our therapeutic relationship will be different than anyone else’s. I encourage clients to find a therapist that clicks with them. My personality is kind and warm but also very soft and intuitive. I keep my office a warm and colorful a place to encourage exploration. I want all my clients to connect to their inner child and feel invited and free to express themselves. I am very welcoming and non-judgmental, reliable and trustworthy. I consider therapy a sacred space where All of you is welcome.
Frequently Asked Questions
What can therapy do for me?
Therapy can help you explore your emotions in a safe environment and help you better cope with your life and experience of yourself. If you are highly sensitive or just struggle to cope sometimes therapy can help you discover new ways of coping and feeling stronger in yourself as well as changing behaviors that may be negatively impacting your life and relationships. Greater self-understanding about your unique development and qualities can often help you navigate the world with greater ease and accomplishment.
Do I have to tell my parents I am seeing a therapist?
In colorado the age consent for a minor is 15, meaning I can see clients 15 or older without parental involvement. It is wonderful to have parents involved but only if it is what is best for the individual. For anyone younger than 15, a parent or legal guardian must consent to treatment. Parent child relationships are always a part of the therapeutic process and all boundaries will be discussed so children’s privacy is respected at all times.
Cost and Do you take insurance?
Sessions are usually 150$/hr. I do take insurance for Individual sessions. Such as UCH, Aetna. You can call your insurance company to inquire about your mental health benefits and coverage. If you have out-of-network coverage, I can send you a monthly billing statement for you to submit and receive reimbursement for services. I do not take insurance for KAP or Couples sessions.
How will I know if you are the right therapist for me?
This might take some time to figure out
Are you inclusive of all people?
I create a space that attempts to be as non harmful as possible to as many people as possible however therapy can be difficult and I am an imperfect person. I am LGBTQIA+ friendly and have some background in working with LGBTQIA+ issues. I am open to people all religions, faiths, political values, genders, sexual orientations, Relationship orientations, socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds.
Is what I talk about in Therapy Confidential?
Your confidentiality is a priority. Records are kept in accordance with HIPPA guidelines. I will never share your personal health information with anyone unless the law specifies I must. These indications are only in the event I believe you are a threat to the life of yourself or another person. If you report the abuse of a child, elder, or any vulnerable person, or if subpoenaed by a court of law. In any of these events I do all I can to inform and discuss this before proceeding with a report to the appropriate parties or agencies.
Should I be on medication?
Medications may provide relief from symptoms related to your mental and emotional health, but they wont solve the root problem in many cases. Therapy attempts to resolve the core wounds that underly many of our struggles, balance the mind body system so it functions in an optimal way, and build skills that will help you manage your life better so you feel empowered and capable. Medications can be a vital step on the path to recovering your health and well being when used in conjunction with psychotherapy.
Do I really need therapy?
We all struggle at different moments in our lives there is an ebb and flow of growth and stabilization.
How long should I be in therapy?
Length of therapy depends on your therapeutic goals and what your needs are at a given time. Many people may want a therapeutic relationship that grows and is there for them over a longer period of time, processing through life long patters and challenges. However many people come into therapy with specific goals and time frame. To process though a specific situation may take 3-6 sessions or if you want to work on a specific anxiety or experience of grief it might be 8-12 sessions. No matter what the situation we will discuss what your goals are what the best length of treatment will fit your need best. Remember you can end the therapeutic relationship at any time or return to it as needed.