Hello! I am Cassia Hendrickson. I’m a therapist here at Denver Mental Health Collective, but you can also call me a Trauma Processor, Purposeful Integrator, and Healthy Resource Builder.
I help people who have been through difficult, unforeseen and possibly abusive experiences process the inevitable trauma they’ve incurred. Through telling your story in a compassionate environment, you can work towards integrating the compartmentalized parts of you and discover more of who you are. In this process, you will discover healthy spaces, habits, and resources to move you forward toward your future.
My ideal clients are those who want to share their story, process their traumatic experiences, and develop skills to handle everyday life. I primarily work with adolescents, young adults and adults who’ve experienced have been in traumatic and/or abusive situations in life.
Trauma Processor:
Do you struggle with living in the shadows and never being seen or truly heard? Sharing your story in an empathetic, and understanding environment is a good step towards healing and self-actualization. I want to help you with this process by witnessing the difficulties you’ve endured in life and coming alongside of you, while you make sense of you.
Purposeful Integrator:
Do you want to integrate all that you’ve experienced in life and live in the present moment, instead of feeling shame, regretting your past or dreading the future? As you tell your story, are truly heard, and validated this allows your brain to make sense of and put to rest triggering memories. Ultimately, giving space for post traumatic growth – decisive & new emotional, mental, physical, and spiritual experiences in your life. My hope is that you will start experiencing a variety of positive emotions, living from a regulated place, and feeling less triggered.
Healthy Resource Builder:
Do you feel like it’s difficult to make the decisions you want to – like you can’t keep track of your schedule, you struggle setting boundaries, you procrastinate, you’re a perfectionist, your thoughts are racing with anxiety, depression, and shame? Within therapy we can explore healthy coping skills that will empower you to live the life you want to live. Together we will explore creative ways to express who you are, spaces you feel most authentic in, skills that will give you a sense of control over your schedule and you’ll begin to feel more tethered to the present.
EDUCATION & TRAINING
I received my post-production degree in film & video production from the UCD and the Colorado Film School in 2009. I’ve always been a Creative and have enjoyed expressing myself through live theatre, painting, acting, and multiple avenues in the film & video world. Being a filmmaker has shown me that listening to and expressing someone’s story can foster empathy and understanding for people outside of our culture. All of this coupled with my own healing journey that was aided by a skilled and empathetic therapist caused me to pursue and graduate with my master’s in clinical Mental Health Counseling from the University of Northern Colorado.
MORE ABOUT ME
I have lived in Colorado most of my life and love everything about the outdoors. When I have time to myself, I love hiking, camping, backpacking, bouldering, fly fishing, playing football, basketball and softball, skiing, and snow shoeing with friends and family. I also have a green thumb which inspired an indoor and outdoor flower garden. I love creative expression, so I find time to engage in creative activities that fuel my soul.
