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Hello!  Welcome to Thorn and Thistle Counseling.

Hey, there!

Have you been here?

A toddler pulling on your pant leg, baby on your hip crying, dog barking, the sink full of dishes, you feel exhausted, touched out, and overwhelmed...  Every day is groundhog day.

"Do all moms feel this way?...Why do I feel guilty for feeling like this is so hard?...other people make it look so easy...How do they have it figured out?  I thought motherhood would look and feel different...is there something wrong with me? I love my kids, but in all the chaos I don't know who I am anymore..."


Or maybe this is you:

Running between athletic practices and the next activity...the kids aren't home as much anymore. Teenage attitudes, the closed doors, the disconnect...The future is looming-maybe you're even an empty-nester...
"What is parenting and life supposed to look like now?  My kids don't need me anymore...  What next?  Who am I now?"

I'm Erika.  I'm a licensed professional counselor passionate about empowering women just like you because I know what it's like to feel burnt out, over it, and ready to hide in the closet just to catch a break, while still loving your kids more than you thought was humanly possible.

I primarily work with women who are struggling in navigating [any & all stages] parenthood & postpartum.

I also help women who are doubting themselves and feeling overwhelmed- whether from anxiety or depression, nuclear or extended family relational conflict, or trauma.


Parenting and life are hard enough, you don't have to struggle through it alone.  Let's work together and find practical and personalized solutions. You'll gain support, validation, feel empowered to care for yourself, start setting and upholding unapologetic and freeing bad-ass boundaries, identify and pursue individual growth and goals, and explore and define your identity as a whole self.

Frazzled moms unite!
Stressed out women, assemble!

It takes a village, so let's make one together. 


I can't wait to work with you.

Erika, MA  LPC
she/her/hers

Offering virtual appointments
to both Colorado and Alaska residents.

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