Our family has felt welcomed and well supported at Assessing Alternatives Counseling, which was…read moreformerly known as New Foundation Counseling. Over the past year we have worked with 2 therapists at the Arvada location. Each has excelled in their care for us as a family, especially our child with PTSD. The office has an inviting atmosphere that genuinely honors and celebrates diversity. The therapists are not only exceptionally skilled but also deeply empathetic, creating a nurturing environment where individuals can express their thoughts and feelings freely, without any fear of judgment. Their specialized focus on LGBTQ+ issues is evident in their thoughtful approach, making this office an ideal sanctuary for anyone seeking support within the community. Over the years, we have utilized multiple therapists in the Denver metro area. Assessing Alternatives Counseling has done more to help us understand each other and myself individually better than any other. We feel better empowered, understood, and ready to embrace our journey as a family knowing that we have a safe place to return to for support and guidance. I highly recommend them for anyone feeling lost, depressed, anxious, or just needing someone to talk with.

Professional staff and so helpful. Love the Quality care and knowledge at Assessing alternatives…read more I felt heard and cared fore working with Allison.

We worked with JT (Jonathan Thrall) for a few months and ultimately decided to find another…read moretherapist at a different practice. JT is incredibly kind and well-intentioned, but the therapy felt one-dimensional. Sessions largely focused on validating feelings without providing structure, tools, challenge, or actionable guidance - all of which I repeatedly asked for. Given that this therapy was priced at the higher end of what we've seen, we expected a much deeper level of engagement and clinical depth. I consistently expressed that I did not feel understood, and that concern never felt meaningfully explored. The turning point came when JT continued asking the same questions and implied that I wasn't going deep enough. When I asked him to take a different approach and ask more thoughtful probing questions, he responded by asking me what I thought he should ask instead. That felt backwards. If he is the trained professional, I don't believe it should be my responsibility to determine how we get deeper in session. He also seemed dismissive of modalities like the Gottman Method and Nonviolent Communication, as well as the self-work I was doing independently. Despite repeatedly asking for homework or guidance between sessions, none was provided. We were looking for stronger direction and more skill-based, structured work, which is why we chose to move on. We're very happy with our new therapist, who also practices EFT but brings a broader, more versatile approach rather than relying on a singular method.

Ryan as a person is incredibly personable, caring, friendly, warm, understanding and truly…read moresupportive. As a therapist, he is all these qualities and more as he truly has a genuine connection, dedication and drive to support his clients in their healing journey. Whoever Ryan has as clients are truly lucky; between his knowledge base, experience and overall supportive presence, he is a therapist I highly highly recommend.

Bien Howell is a true professional in every sense of the word. She asks thoughtful, insightful…read morequestions to ensure the right solutions are found, and her recommendations for appropriate support are consistently excellent. In addition, the administrator, Yumi, is a pleasure to communicate with--she is responsive, clear, and timely in her replies. Mountain Valley truly has an outstanding team.

I once spent over an hour in the virtual waiting room for an emergency appointment. To be seen I…read morehad to call the after hours line repeatedly because otherwise they would have forgotten about me. It's so disheartening to go from being listened to in the first appointments to now months later when I spent an entire day trying to tell my provider that he gave me the wrong dose medication. Instead of listening to me both he and his receptionist argued with me that I was wrong, as if I don't pay attention to the dose of the medications I rely on to stay sane. I wish things had been different, I really wanted to believe that this place had my best interests at heart but it seems that wasn't the case.