We help people understand and change painful patterns that keep repeating.
Understand where they come from.
Loosen their hold on you.
Move through life with more choice
Our Approach
Most of us are repeating something painful we once needed to get through.
It shows up in the same fight with your partner, over and over. The same dreadful feeling, again. In sex. In money. In parenting. In shame and self-criticism.
Instead of rushing to fix, we work to understand why a pattern exists; how it helped you adapt, what it once made possible, and why it may now be getting in the way.
The work begins with reducing surface symptoms. But it does not end there. We also work to understand and change what keeps bringing them back.
Over time, the aim is to become less driven by old patterns — and more able to live, love, and work by choice rather than default.
Our Services
Psychodynamic Therapy
In psychodynamic therapy, you and your therapist build a relationship to explore the depths of your inner life and the engrained patterns in your relationships with yourself and others.
Together, we pay attention to what is happening beneath anxiety, depression, shame, anger, numbness, self-criticism, and pain — to understand how your emotional life came to be organized this way.
Our therapists have advanced training in psychodynamic therapy and continue to engage in weekly clinical consultation and education.
In addition, they also draws from different therapeutic approaches - CBT, DBT, IFS, EFIT and somatic- based on each client’s specific needs.
Emotionally Focused Therapy for Couples
Couples often come to therapy caught in cycles of conflict that affect not only their emotional connection, but their ability to effectively engage around sex, money, parenting, trust, and the problems of everyday life.
EFT and psychodynamic therapy share a common belief: what happens on the surface often makes more sense when we take the time to understand the deeper emotional and layers underneath.
In the course of therapy, a couple gains the skills to access and communicate the deeper layers of their experience in a constructive way that helps them as they heal old wounds and build a secure bond.
Child Therapy
Children do not always speak first in words. They speak through play.
Through their play, children work through fear, conflict, grief, aggression, longing, confusion, and the emotional challenges of growing up.
We work alongside children to help them understand their inner world, not simply correct the behavior at the surface. When appropriate, we include caregivers so the child is not asked to change alone.
Family Therapy
Families often come to therapy when old ways of getting work no longer work to meet the next challenge in their evolution.
We are especially interested in working with families navigating:
Conflict during adolescence or young adulthood
Estrangement, withdrawal, or emotional distance
Family responses to trauma, medical illness, and other major transitions.
Young adults and families making sense of psychotic or unusual experiences
Our Team
Kelley Quirk, PhD
Dr. Kelley Quirk is a licensed clinical psychologist with over 15 years of experience in practicing, teaching, training, and supervising psychotherapy and psychological assessments.
Kelley is currently an Assistant Teaching Professor at University of Denver where she continues her program of research and scholarship in the field. Working with individuals, couples, and families to identify markers of optimal functioning and healthy connection is a core passion of Kelley's work with clients.
Ruben Flores, MS, MFTC
Ruben Flores works with adults, children ages 5 and older, couples, and families. His clinical work is grounded in psychodynamic therapy, attachment theory, and family systems.
Before becoming a therapist, Ruben worked internationally with Doctors Without Borders and other humanitarian organizations in settings affected by armed conflict, disasters, and epidemics. He has taught leaders how to have difficult conversations, manage conflict, and negotiate differences for over a decade.
Maya Chatterjee, MSc, MS, MFTC
Maya works with adult individuals, children ages 5 and older, couples, and families.
Maya seeks to understand not only what is happening in a client’s present, but also the experiences and relationships that have shaped them. She works collaboratively with to explore these patterns across past and present, creating space for greater self-understanding and more meaningful ways of relating to others.
Maya has worked extensively in the social sciences. Her background in sociology, developmental psychology, and mind-body practices informs her interest in understanding people within the context of their relationships, environments, and life experiences.
Insurance
We accept Health First Colorado / Colorado Medicaid and select commercial insurance plans (United Healthcare, UMR, Anthem BCBS).
Because coverage varies by plan, we recommend confirming your behavioral health benefits directly with your insurance company. We can also help you understand what information to ask for when checking benefits.
Private Pay
Individual therapy (50 minutes) : $150
A lower fee can be negotiated for clients 2 - 3 times weekly therapy.
Couple / Family Therapy (50 minutes) : $175
Couple / Family Therapy (75 minutes) : $195
For couples and families, sometimes longer sessions can be preferable.