Kay Adkins

Kay Adkins is a licensed professional counselor practicing in Colorado with eleven years of clinical experience. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Philosophy/Religion and Psychology from College of the Ozarks in Point Lookout, Missouri, and completed a Master of Science in Counseling at Missouri State University in Springfield, Missouri.

Her primary orientation is Person-Centered Therapy, a client-led approach that prioritizes the individual’s goals and pace. Over her career she has incorporated Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), components of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), rational perspective techniques, and Solution-Focused interventions into her work. She is also completing a certificate course in Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT).

Adkins has provided individual, group, and family therapy across a range of settings, including office and in-home private practice, residential care for adolescents, 7 Day Follow-up programs, and intensive outpatient services within a medical facility. She has worked with diverse populations—children, adults, older adults, individuals in foster care, people from lower socioeconomic backgrounds, and those with varying disabilities.

She addresses a wide spectrum of concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, life adjustment and daily stress management, trauma from childhood, self-esteem issues, relationship and family conflicts, addictions, grief, intimacy and sleeping difficulties, anger management, career challenges, and mood disorders including bipolar disorder. Kay trusts that clients are capable of making informed decisions about their counseling goals and progress, and she offers support, validation, and encouragement to help individuals find the growth and healing they seek.