Licensed Therapist & Couples Counseling in Steamboat Springs

Something is off, even if you can't name it

You may be functioning well on the outside while feeling flat, overcontrolled, or unlike yourself on the inside. The struggle may not be obvious to anyone around you. It may show up as chronic disconnection, a life that looks right but doesn’t feel real, or relationships that are either too much or never quite enough. A life that is safe and manageable but not fully alive.

This work goes deeper than understanding. It is about actual change in how you feel, how you relate, and what becomes possible.

Some of what brings people here:

Going through the motions while looking fine from the outside
Feeling most like yourself when alone and least like yourself in relationships
Difficulty knowing what you want, separate from what others need or expect
Relationships that feel unstable, intense, or never quite close enough
Collapsing, withdrawing, or losing yourself when relationships feel uncertain or charged

Individual Psychotherapy

Work toward changing the patterns that keep you stuck in pain, conflict, or disconnection.

Couples Therapy

Move out of conflict cycles and build a relationship grounded in trust, safety, and real partnership.

How it Works:

Schedule a Consultation

We’ll start with a brief conversation about what’s bringing you in, what you’re looking for, and whether working together feels like the right fit.

Clarify the Focus

Together, we’ll identify the main concerns, patterns, or relationship dynamics that need attention and clarify where the work needs to begin.

Work Toward Deeper Change

From there, we’ll work at depth to change the patterns that keep you stuck and help you build a more grounded, connected way of living and relating.

The ways you learned to cope may now be getting in the way.

Real change makes it possible to stay connected without losing yourself.

A colleague's perspective

I have had the pleasure of working for and being trained by Dr. McGuffin over the past five years. Her skills as a therapist, and commitment to learning, and teaching, is inspiring and innovative. Her work in Neurotherapy gives her a deeper understanding of the brain and physiology, to create healing and success in tough cases where people did not know where to get help. I can’t speak highly enough about Dr. McGuffin’s skills, outcomes, warmth, and her as a person.

Micah Shanser, MA, Amazing Brains

Being strong isn’t the same as being okay.

MORE THAN COPING. MORE THAN LOOKING FINE.