Anger Management, Anger Coaching, Anger Management Classes

~ Meet the Counselors of the Denver Office ~

Michael Ballard, MA, Licensed Professional Counselor

Michael specializes in issues relating to anger, depression, forgiveness and reconciliation and has received focused and specialized training in these areas. He works with all populations, but has particular interest in adolescents, couples, and families. He completed two years of post-graduate training in Family Therapy through the Denver Family Institute, and has facilitated a number of parenting seminars and classes.

Garry Nutter, MA, Licensed Professional Counselor

Garry's style has been effective in dealing with sexual/internet addictions, behavioral addictions, anxiety, depression, anger management, adolescent and young adult issues, and couple’s therapy.

Garry’s counseling style has been described as “highly relational”, “comforting”, “safe”, “warm”, and even “pastoral”.

Kevin Leapley, MA, Licensed Professional Counselor, Certified Sex Addiction Therapist

Working on present issues while making connections with the past and aiming for future goals, is the basis of Kevin's approach to therapy. Kevin works from the premise that the increased integration of all aspects of self into a balanced whole can lead to truly knowing one’s purpose and following that path in this life.

Richard Carter, MA, Registered Psychotherapist

Richard’s approach to the therapeutic process is cognitive behavioral theory, which is currently the most effective short term, results oriented mode of treatment for all populations. From his own personal struggle, he extends the unconditional love and mercy God has shown him. Richard’s greatest joy is to see men experience God's transforming power and healing grace! His counseling style includes cognitive-behavioral approaches as well as other methods that strive to address the needs of the whole person; spiritual, natural, and emotional.

Ken Curry, MA, Registered Psychotherapist

Ken's general focus includes Marriage, Family and Men. More specific areas include; life transitions, sexuality, fathering, parenting, boys, reconciliation, pre-marital, singles and navigating chronic disease as a family. With open, warm and collaborative style Ken brings his life experience, educational knowledge and relational insights to your counseling experience.

Sean McDonald, BA, Registered Psychotherapist

Sean is passionate about helping men and women experience freedom and joy in their lives. His desire to help people find hope and healing comes from his faith in God and his personal experience of going through recovery and healing. His journey of recovery led him out of the business world and into full-time ministry and graduate school so that he could be better equipped to help others.

Linnaya Widhalm, NCC, CACIII:

Linnaya is a Certified Addictions Counselor II and has five years experience working with families and individuals with chemical abuse and dependency issues. Linnaya also works with marriages, female anger issues, codependency, depression, life skills, grief and sloss, teenagers, and eating disorders.

Kim Jones, MA, Licensed Professional Counselor

Kim works with children, adolescents, and families in residential treatment facilities. She understands how stress affects relationships and other areas in life. She helps people with parenting skills, communication skills, depression, anxiety, life transitions, stress reduction, and children affected by trauma.

Trisha Swinton, MA, Licensed Professional Counselor, LMFT

Trisha works as an eclectic therapist, using client centered therapy and a family systems approach. She joins the family working as a team player to provide a nonjudgmental empathetic approach to counseling. Her belief is that if one person in the system makes a positive change, the entire system will positively change as well.

Rachel Moses, MA, Licensed Professional Counselor

Rachel takes a holistic approach, believing that there are many factors that affect an individual’s well-being. She looks at the person’s past and present experiences and how this affects their emotional, cognitive, psychological, social, physical and spiritual well-being.