Welcome, I’m so glad you’re here.

My name is Karianne Larson, MA, LPCC, NCC (she/her) and I am a therapist based in Boulder, Colorado.

My approach:

I view most mental and emotional distress as a symptom of deeper disconnection from who we truly are. I trust the drive towards wholeness is innate in all of us. Therefore, my work as a therapist is not about adding on or fixing anything for you, but rather examining and gently removing what might be in the way of your own organic process of healing.

There is a reason you’re struggling right now and I want to uncover it with you. In a safe and compassionate space, I’ll help you shed light on your discontent so that you can begin to heal and experience peace. My approach to therapy is relational and integrative, meaning that I place a lot of emphasis on understanding your inner experience and I draw from different approaches depending upon the issues you bring to therapy. In sessions, this looks like focusing on what happens in your everyday interactions with others that leave you feeling anxious or alone and exploring how these feelings might be related to important early relationships. With empathy and respect, I can help you identify coping strategies which may have been essential in the past but may no longer be necessary. Together we can explore new strategies, tools, and perspectives to help you find more freedom and relief.

My Background:

I knew I wanted to be a therapist when I was a freshman in high school. My love of social sciences led me to Pepperdine University where I majored in psychology. After graduation, I moved to Nashville where I pursued full-time songwriting. As an Enneagram 4, I am intrigued by complexity, depth, emotion, and vulnerability. While I am drawn to these qualities in music, I also enjoy these qualities in people.

After telling stories through song, I decided it was time to pivot back toward my dream of engaging stories through relationship. I returned to my native state Colorado and obtained my Masters in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Denver Seminary. 

While credentials are important and necessary, part of my expertise as a therapist is informed by my personal life challenges and how I continue to heal and grow from them. My journey, like yours, has been complex, formative, and not without struggle. I am fiercely dedicated to personal and professional development.

Outside of my profession, I enjoy spending time with my pup Pretzel, getting outside, baking, photographing sunsets, traveling, and loving on my people.