The True Heart of AuthenticityHolistic Therapist in Boulder for Adults, Teens and College-Aged Youth
I'm Lori Beth Goldman, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Boulder, Colorado. I have been in practice for 18 years, and I work with college-aged youth, adults, teens and parents, and with people facing the end of life or grieving a loss. My office is on Iris Avenue, and telehealth is available for people located in Colorado or California. We start with a free 20-minute call.
I’m passionate about empowering people of all ages to find their own agency and rediscover their authentic voice and wisdom.
Being who we are, feeling free in our expressions and feeling unconflicted in what we want and what we need is our deepest longing. The more we are able to be ourselves, the more peaceful, alive and free we feel. When we begin to walk in the direction of our truth, we naturally attract what supports us and protect against the things that don’t.
We all have the desire to move in the direction of our true self, and yet we all have been wounded in ways that make that difficult. Our deepest wounding happens in our earliest relationships. No matter how great our family, teachers and larger community, we all learn that some feelings, ways of being, and expressions are acceptable and others are not. At a very young age, we all learn and internalize that parts of who we are are not okay or wanted if we want to be loved and belong.
What this means is that we all learn to hide, ignore, shut down parts of who we are in our essence, in our true design.
This has far-reaching consequences in all areas of our lives. When we are trying to be someone other than we are, we feel conflicted and ashamed. This leads to shut down, depression, anxiety and living from other’s rules. The conditioning we’ve been taught ultimately leads us farther from ourselves and leads to misery, disappointment, depression and mental health issues.
I love helping people to see through their conditioning so that they can be more of who they are, and move towards the things that they truly want.
This process of crystallization of our conditioning and these trauma responses to life can be addressed and minimized at every stage of development. This is what I most love to support in my clients.
I’m passionate about helping people of all ages and stages of development see breakthrough in their conditioning so they can walk in freedom and clarity, and move towards a life that is meaningful and important for them.
In my work, I draw upon a unique blend of relational, depth-oriented, somatic and transpersonal therapies to help my clients work through the hard places, release emotional blocks and feel more alive, creative and free in their lives.
The earlier we address conditioning that takes us away from who we truly are, the less damage there is to a person’s psyche and well-being. For that reason, next to adults, I work with teens and college-aged youth, and help parents to get to know themselves more deeply and meet their child in the developmental stage that they’re in.
Getting to know yourself as a parent, and understanding how your true nature became compromised in your childhood, will allow you to show up for your children in a way that is more fulfilling, and sets them up for a life in which they feel free and alive within themselves.
Through empathy, clarity, and a caring, no-nonsense presence, I work with people of all ages to:
Resolve trauma by finding their own inner resources, creating meaningful, deep relationships full of trust and intimacy.
Recognize their sensitivity as a gift and use their inner strengths to confidently express themselves in the world.
Move through difficult experiences and stuck patterns in order to experience more ease, creativity and wholeness.
Manage the struggles of growing up through childhood, adolescence and adulthood by building and increasing social skills, coping strategies and healthy self-esteem.
Maintain a sense of self and confidence in their own unique talents and abilities regardless of environment, opposition or setback.
I’m inspired to work with the issues that teens and college-aged youth face in their development, and am passionate about supporting women and men to live meaningful and visionary lives. I have worked with teens, college-aged youth, women and men with many different concerns, and have helped parents who are searching to better understand their children.
Who I work with, and how
Therapy for adults, women and men
What a first conversation is like
You talk about what's happening for you, and I listen and reflect. I share how I work, and if you've seen a therapist before, I ask what worked and what didn't. I'm also very clear about what I do and how I would help, and we discover if we are a good match for therapy.
Questions people ask
What does a holistic therapist do?
I work with all of you: your history, your relationships, your body, and what you really want in your life. My approach is a combination of relational, depth-oriented and somatic therapies, which untangle the past from the present and strengthen inner resources. I have training in attachment and trauma, and the work is collaborative, with some solution focus.
How do I know if I need therapy?
You don't need a crisis or a diagnosis. People come to me with repetitive worry and anxiety, with long-standing sadness or loneliness, with unresolved feelings around losses of all kinds, or because they feel stuck in old patterns. If you are wondering whether it is time, that is reason enough for a 20-minute conversation.
Can we meet online?
Telehealth is available for people located in Colorado or California. See online therapy in Colorado and California.
What does it cost?
I am a private pay therapist and am not on insurance panels. You will pay me directly at the end of each month. If you have PPO insurance, I can give you a superbill and you will be able to work with your insurance company to get some out-of-network reimbursement. We talk about fees on the free consultation call, and you can ask me any questions you have then.
There's another way to live and move through the world. One that involves ease, spaciousness, connection, and freedom.