• EXPANSIVE

    all-embracing, unrepressed, open, spacious, communicative, friendly, inclusive, uninhibited, deep, creative, aware, responsive, alive, approachable, connected, attuned, courageous, relational

  • LIFE

    the ability to grow, change, heal, reproduce, transform, breathe, move, and connect with other beings. To be enlivened is to know a range of feelings, to experience and enjoy our aliveness, independent of accomplishments.

  • THERAPY

    a collaborative, healing process in one’s healing journey based on trust, necessity, curiosity, awareness, inner kindness, goal-setting, skillful guidance, and the creation of new, more effective patterns

Photo by Eleanor Williamson

Laurien Golder-Manning, MSW, LCSW

Welcome!

We all need support in our lives. Therapy is an integral part of your healing journey, an opportunity to face and move through painful, stuck places with a trustworthy guide. Finding the right therapist to do this vulnerable work is so important. Feel free to Contact me for a free 20-minute consultation.

About Me

Hi, I'm Laurien (she/her), a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) and a somatic psychotherapist, nurturing relational healing and facilitating the transformation of trauma. I’m also a mom, wife, and friend of dogs and people. I love being in nature, being by water, connecting with others, and I value times of solitude, play, and rest. The mountains of Colorado have been my home for twenty-two years.

I have been a body-centered therapist since 2004. Early in my career I supported individuals and groups as a licensed massage therapist, Zen Shiatsu practitioner, and Yoga instructor. I have worked in clinical and community mental health settings since 2018. Issues that I am adept in offering support include individual and relational anxiety and conflict, shame and disconnection, trust and betrayal issues, attachment and intergenerational trauma, codependency, grief, and loss. All that you are carrying is welcome. I offer a safe space where it’s okay to not feel okay. My therapy dog, Bee, loves people and offers her support too.

My approach is rooted in empathy, empowerment, and transformation. I believe our bodies are designed to heal on every level, including the healing of trauma in our nervous systems. I’m grateful for the guides who have supported me in my healing journey, and I engage in regular somatic therapy consultations to be able to stay present and sharp in this meaningful work.

 My Approach: relational, down to earth, creative, nonjudgmental, calming, warm, supportive.