We hope all of you who want to improve your personal development, but may lack the financial resources for professional therapy, will consider taking advantage of this low cost counseling program, it will empower your life!
Philosophy
We believe that counseling should be accessible to everyone regardless of income. That is why we offer an Affordable Counseling Program, designed to serve those unable to afford full-priced psychotherapy. Our perspective is holistic, starting with the premise that the development and integration of mind, body, and spirit are necessary to become healthy, fulfilled and productive.
About the Counselors
The counseling interns who staff this program are master's level students or graduates acquiring experience for professional licensure with the State of Colorado. They are carefully selected based on life experience and personal development to ensure the highest quality for our clients. All of our interns are supervised by Licensed Mental Health Professionals.
About the fees
Counseling by People House interns is on a sliding scale of $25-$65 per hour or more, depending on the ability to pay. It is designed for those who make under $65,000/annually, serving individuals, couples, families, and children. We take life circumstances into account when looking at the annual household income.
Ready to Find Out More?
You can fill out our Affordable Counseling Request Form by click HERE. Or, you can give us a call at
303-480-5130 or email info@peoplehouse.org for more information or to find a counselor.
Meet our Affordable Counseling Interns
Melissa Cederquist
Affordable Counseling InternMelissa Cederquist is a passionate graduate student who is excited to serve clients at People House. She is currently enrolled at the University of Northern Colorado and is pursuing licensure in mental health counseling and marriage and family therapy. Her dedication to the field is evident in her 4.0 GPA and membership in Chi Sigma Iota, the national counseling honors society.
When it comes to therapeutic philosophies, Melissa uses existential and humanistic talk therapy approaches, combined with cognitive behavioral therapy techniques in order to bring about lasting and meaningful change in her clients’ lives. In her free time, Melissa loves going to live music shows and practicing Ashtanga yoga.
In addition to her academic and professional work, Melissa has undergone her own therapy and knows what it’s like to be a new client. She facilitates a welcoming, authentic, fun, and safe environment for therapy. She is dedicated to helping clients overcome challenges, achieve their goals, and cultivate fulfilling lives and relationships. Her warm demeanor and dedication to client-centered care make her a valuable addition to the People House team.
Phone:(720) 515-4388
Clare Durepos
Affordable Counseling InternClare (she/her/hers) is pursuing a master’s degree in Couples and Family Therapy at the University of Colorado-Denver. She is skilled at working with individuals, couples, families, and other relationship types. She invites clients to grow in authenticity and self-acceptance, and she regards each client as the expert in their own life. Her integrative approach to therapy is supported by her mindfulness practice. She seeks to create a calm and nourishing environment for therapy. Please reach out for help regarding relationship issues, life transitions, existential challenges, and identity exploration.
Phone:(720) 443-1247
Deanna Edwards
Affordable Counseling InternAs a counselor, my greatest joy lies in helping individuals embark on a journey of self-discovery and healing. Guiding people to find the healer within them is a profound responsibility that I embrace wholeheartedly. I firmly believe that within each person resides the innate wisdom and strength to overcome life’s challenges, and my role is to simply facilitate that process. My aim is to create a safe and nurturing space where individuals can explore their inner world and embark on a path towards self-transformation. Witnessing the transformation and growth of those I counsel is an immensely fulfilling experience, reminding me of the remarkable resilience of the human spirit and the boundless potential for healing and wholeness that lies within each individual.
Phone:(252) 468-0602
Kemi Ekanoye PhD, LPCC, NCC
Affordable Counseling InternDr. Adekemi Ekanoye has a master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and a PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision. She is also a board certified counselor.
She has over 6 years experience as a counselor, with passion for helping people navigate life’s crises, and general mental health challenges.
As a counselor, Dr. Kemi focuses on person-centered therapy whilst creating safe space for clients to be heard. Her therapeutic approach is to collaborate, providing support and practical feedback to help clients address personal life changes. She integrates her counseling skills to help her clients actualize self and personal goals.
She offers a strength-based approach tailored to each client. With compassion and understanding, she works with each individual, exploring and building on their strengths to attain the personal growth desired.
Phone:720-772-8451
Gabriella Frangas
Affordable Counseling InternHello! I’m Gabi. As a counselor, I seek to foster a safe, welcoming, and affirming space, in which you feel invited to explore your experience and nurture existing strengths. I approach therapy as an integrative and adaptive practice, frequently drawing from person-centered, narrative, and existential theories. To live is to experience grief and joy, often in tandem. Through it all there is a core drive to be seen, understood, and valued. When these conditions are met, we are primed for the transformative. Whether you seek to deepen understanding, cultivate growth, enact change, or attend to deep-set wounds, I welcome you to come as you are.
Phone:720-509-9371
Laura Fry
Affordable Counseling InternHello, I’m Laura. My goal as a counselor is to provide a comfortable and safe environment in which to explore your emotions and life experiences. I believe that the therapeutic process involves a strong mind-body connection, therefore I like to incorporate mindfulness into the sessions. I use a variety of therapeutic tools and strategies to nurture a creative and supportive relationship with clients. I strive to meet my clients where they are in life and have an open-minded approach. I welcome folks from all walks of life to work with me on this healing journey.
Phone:(720) 583-4982
Email:LauraFry@PeopleHouse.org
Austen Grafa
Affordable Counseling InternWe all deserve the space to feel and process life’s challenges. While working together, we can explore the richness that life has to offer and the peace that resides in us all.
Hey! My name is Austen and I like to take a psychosocial approach to therapy that is person-centered with a social justice lens. That is a fancy way of saying that, in our work together, we will honor your unique individual experience while we consider how we are all a part of an interconnected system. It took me nearly a decade of anxiety, depression, and “feeling stuck” before I made the call and went to therapy myself. If you are reading this, and considering meeting with a therapist, you are already on the path towards greater self-acceptance and peace of mind. I would be honored to walk alongside you as you continue your courageous journey.
I like to cater my approach for each particular person. This may include body-based practices, breathing and mindfulness, goal setting, play, and sub-conscious exploration. I will gladly work with all individuals and all types of relationship structures.
Phone:970-670-0751
Garrett Graham
Affordable Counseling InternMy name is Garrett Graham. I am currently pursuing a clinical counseling degree in mindfulness-based transpersonal counseling at Naropa University. That is a fancy way of saying I am very spiritually minded, and work from a person centered lens. As a personal trainer, yoga teacher, and energy healer I draw on somatic and mindfulness-based approaches, as well as a Gestalt lens in my sessions. My intention is to see you fully embodied and living your potential. I hope to help you bring more wholeness into your life, and hold the space for you to bring your shadows to light. We all have parts that we have shame and guilt around, and I want to help you get to a place where this is no longer driving you. Everything belongs in my orientation of counseling and life.
I seek to work with all people, however, I have the most experience working with men and women working through trauma, people with depression, and people with addiction. I do hope to work with a younger population someday and initiate rites of passage with young men into adulthood. What you can expect with working with me is unconditional positive regard, and a supportive ally who will help you to make sense of whatever is going on. I aim to give you the tools to develop more acceptance with where you’re at, and help you to get to where you want to be.
When I’m not counseling, I enjoy travel, meditation, indigenous ceremony, and being with people who are dear to me. Please reach out and see if we are a good fit to work together.
Phone:(720) 675-8457
Jessica Gurrentz
Affordable Counseling InternHi! My name is Jessica and I am here to help provide counseling support from a solutions-focused, connection-building and nature-based perspective. I fully believe that we have access to more power than we believe to become the person we strive to be, to stand next to our inner child with a supportive hand, and to face future difficulties with the tools we need to succeed. Each consultation will be met with a fresh mindset, using evidence-based interventions and individually catered treatment plans to meet your needs.
The nature-based perspective aspect essentially means that we will use nature as an asset in our therapeutic relationship. This process will use grounding techniques, meditative interventions, walk-and-talks, and mindfulness practices to our advantage. The world is quite literally our oyster.
I hope that you’ll find my space to be one of curiosity, creativity, open-mindedness, security, and positivity. I am looking forward to working alongside you as we navigate life’s ebbs and flows.
Phone:(720) 663-7409
Amelia Haddad
Affordable Counseling InternHello! I’m Amelia. My journey to becoming a counselor has been windy and unique, much like life! I am so passionate about helping people explore and grow and I am here to walk with you on your mental health journey. I want to help you understand the root of your current struggles so we can work together to uncover and heal those wounds. I like to work from a person centered approach meaning we’ll explore feelings and emotions on a deeper level while also giving you immediate and practical support to more pressing concerns. I believe every person is special and I seek to help you see the unique strengths and wisdom within you. You’ve already taken the first step by seeking out counseling, let’s take the next steps together!
Phone:720-507-4191
Leticia Holguin
Affordable Counseling InternHello! I am Leticia, a native Coloradan that navigates life through a multicultural standpoint. There are points in life that just become too overwhelming and tiresome to navigate alone. We all deserve to have someone that attentively listens to helps us process life stressors and unexpected situations. Through your life stories, we will work collaboratively to create new meanings and further expand on your strengths, unique qualities, and capacity for self growth. I invite individuals, couples, and families to be seen, heard, and understood.
¡Hola! Soy Leticia, una nativa de Colorado que navega la vida a través de un punto de vista multicultural. Hay puntos en la vida que pueden ser solitarios y estresantes para navegar a solas. Todos merecemos tener a alguien que nos escuche atentamente y nos ayude a procesar los factores estresantes de la vida. A través de sus historias de vida, trabajaremos juntos para crear nuevos significados y expandir aún más sus fortalezas, cualidades únicas y capacidad de crecimiento personal. Invito a clientes individuales, parejas y familias a un espacio donde pueden ser entendidos y escuchados.
Phone:720-909-3295
Matthew Johnson
Affordable Counseling InternMy name is Matthew, and I am deeply passionate about this life-changing work of healing, discovering, and evolving in therapy. Understanding who we are and why we are here can be difficult in the midst of conflict, pain, trauma, and the ever-increasing complexities of the human experience. Evidence-based interventions, open spirituality, and authentic relationships are the foundation of my practice, and I am especially interested in the wisdom your mind, body and spirit bring into our time together. In conjunction with my work as a therapist-in-training, I am also a spouse/partner, father, musician and artist/composer, and have extensive experience working in spiritual spaces. I have personally experienced the profound healing and growth this work has to offer, and I look forward to journeying with you on your path of healing.
Phone:(720) 549-0581
Sarah Landreth
Affordable Counseling InternHi! I’m Sarah, and I know from experience that when you are brave enough to start or re-start therapy, you deserve a sense of safety in mind, body, and heart to create the changes you desire in your life. I am deeply honored to walk alongside individuals and provide that space. In my own life, I have worked in settings with adults and children in various seasons and challenges. I am currently making a midlife career change from education to clinical mental health. I most recently provided therapy for adult clients at CU Denver.
I provide support to clients of all ages and identities, and I utilize a culturally responsive, person-centered approach. Depending on your goals for therapy, we may draw from a variety of approaches including Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy, Narrative Therapy, and mindfulness tools. Most importantly, I will first meet you where you are to learn what you are seeking. I look forward to meeting you!
Phone:720-727-7375
Sydney Leto
Affordable Counseling InternThrough committing to a journey of healing and growth, I believe that we can expand our capacities to be in relationship with others and the natural world around us. My relational approach to counseling draws from my training in yoga, meditation, Gestalt, Internal Family Systems, and years spent outside working as a hiking guide and farmer.
I feel particularly passionate about connecting with teens, couples and young adults, as well as people who are navigating the lasting impacts of a traumatic brain injury. I also welcome working with bilingual Spanish speakers. Mi propio nivel de español es intermedio.
I have found that the therapeutic relationship can serve as a potent tool for transformation, and welcome all of You into our sessions with compassion, curiosity and a playful spirit.
Phone:(720) 310-0415
Jacob “Cubby” Luján
Affordable Counseling InternJacob “Cubby” Luján (he/they) is a native and lifelong resident of Denver. Cubby graduated with honors from Metropolitan State University of Denver in 2017 with a BS in biochemistry and a minor in philosophy. After completing his baccalaureate degree, Cubby worked in several fields, including freelancing in the gig economy, tutoring, environmental science, automotive repair, and security. In life and in counseling practice, Cubby espouses a “people first” mentality. The whole of our experience is made up of our internal and external worlds. Sometimes life does not provide us with the best tools for navigating those, and we can lose sight of ourselves, our aspirations, or the people around us. Cubby prides himself on a wealth of information about various topics and has gained that knowledge largely through his genuine interest in people and their lives, professions, perspectives, passions, and experiences. Cubby is currently pursuing his MS in clinical mental health counseling at Walden University, where he is also a member of Chi Sigma Iota International Honor Society, the largest honor society for counseling students and alumni.
When he is not in class or counseling sessions, Cubby enjoys a variety of hobbies as varied as his professional experiences: PC and console gaming, shooting sports, martial arts, 3d printing, and a rigorous fitness regimen. He believes that pastimes and total wellness – mind, body, spirit – are key to optimal mental health. As a counselor, Cubby favors a person-centered approach. To Cubby, people are inherently trustworthy and that we all strive to be our very best selves. People also have all the tools and inner resources at their disposal to become their best selves. Sometimes we just need a little guidance to discover and apply them. This forms the core of Cubby’s practice, and he seamlessly blends methodologies from existential theory and evidence-based practices to round out treatment and tailor counseling to the individual client. As with his professional background and hobbies, Cubby prides himself on his versatility. He is deeply passionate about helping and serving others and is constantly honing his skills in helping people of all walks of life with all of their concerns from navigating life changes to living their best lives when they find themselves in the margins of society. Wherever you come from and wherever you’re headed, Cubby is always honored to be a travelling companion when the road gets rough.
Phone:(720) 319-7233
April Maple
Affordable Counseling InternI received my Bachelors and Masters in Music, and currently pursuing a Masters in Somatic Dance/Movement Therapy at Naropa University. As a queer first generation Chinese American, I discovered my body and breath through music, improvisation, creativity, art, and performance. I am interested in the spectrum between binaries and finding ways we can choose our boxes and step outside of it. I hold multiple dichotomous truths, and have a person centered, somatic, and social justice orientation. I desire to create safer spaces for marginalized folx, and aid in the movement of decolonization in therapy and within myself.
Phone:(720) 443-1627
Mackenzie Muha
Affordable Counseling InternHello! My name is Mackenzie, and I am currently pursuing my graduate degree at CU Denver in Couple & Family Therapy. I am passionate about working with individuals, couples, and systems using a systemic approach and a social justice lense. I also lean into emotionally focused processing. I believe that each individual who walks into the door has strengths within them that are valuable to the therapeutic process, and take the stance that therapy is a collaborative process as clients are the experts of their own lives.
In the years before my therapeutic journey, I lived on a rural ranch in Colorado while enjoying jobs such as guiding hikes and skis in the wilderness. Nature is my happy place, and living in both rural and urban areas has informed holding a space that honors differing perspectives.
Phone:(720) 437-9767
Kayla Richardson
Affordable Counseling InternHi Y’all! I’m Kayla. Artists are in a continuous battle of reality and fantasy. Just as beautiful things are made to be perceived, so are the repelling things in life. What if our repulses deepened our participation in life? With access to different mediums, you would be collaborating with your own mind’s images and be attentive to the interpretations it forms. Using mindfulness art techniques and contemplative practice, I hope that I can help you conserve images that may be the vehicle for relief.
Phone:(720) 213-8019
Simone Sine
Affordable Counseling InternHello! My name is Simone and I use they/them pronouns. I am currently in the process of getting my Master’s degree in Mental Health Counseling at the University of Northern Colorado. I am particularly interested in connecting and working with young adults and the LGBTQIA+ community.
I am a white, queer, neurodivergent person and these identities inform my practice by giving me the perspective that we all exist on spectrums of experience. I welcome all identities and create a safe space for my clients for them to feel comfortable being vulnerable and authentic. Building a strong therapeutic relationship holds so much power and can be incredibly healing. I use an intersectional-feminist lens and a person-centered approach. I take time to get to know each person and their individual experiences and needs. I have a passion for helping people process their traumas and be there for folx that need support in their mental health journey.
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Phone:720-372-4525
Taylor Wilson
Affordable Counseling InternHi there! I’m Taylor. No matter who we are, sometimes life becomes overwhelming and we need more support navigating the challenges we face. The willingness to ask for help and attempt new ways of being, both in relationship with yourself and with others, takes courage. My approach with clients is warm, collaborative and pragmatic. I work with individuals and couples to foster a sense of security, connection, wholeness and meaning in their lives. I value cultural humility and believe clients are the experts in their identities and experiences.
I am working towards a degree in Couples and Family Therapy which means I am trained in systems theory. In work with clients, this shows up as exploring how the messages we receive from the systems we are a part of (our families, workplaces, communities, society etc.) influence our beliefs about ourselves and others. As a software engineer in my previous career, I have an appreciation for data and evidence based practice is important to me. I value utilizing therapeutic approaches that are backed in peer reviewed research. I also practice yoga and bring elements of mindfulness into sessions with clients.
In my free time, I enjoy crafting, gardening, skiing and reading and watching stories in the fantasy and sci-fi genres.
Phone:(720) 772-6908
Affordable Counseling Program
Psychotherapy (Counseling) $25 – $65 for a 50 minute session
However, please inquire about our sliding fee scale, we offer sessions from $25-65.
If you are covered by health insurance, you are encouraged to consult with your health insurer to determine if it is to your benefit to find a provider that takes your insurance and what your financial responsibility would be for that particular health care service provided by that health care facility or practitioner. If you are not covered by health insurance, you are strongly encouraged to contact us at 303-480-5130 to discuss payment options prior to receiving services from us, since the above posted health care prices may not reflect the actual amount of your financial responsibility, since we offer a sliding scale.
