Sophie Ernstrom

I am a white, cisgender, neurodivergent, queer counselor whose passion is to support people in increasing their wellbeing and connecting to their inner world. I am here to accept all aspects of your experiences and encourage your personal and communal empowerment through a secure and safe therapeutic relationship. My main hope is for you to discover your inherent wisdom and live authentically. I am passionate about exploring the ways society, relationships, past experiences, and personal identities are an influential part of the ways you think, feel, and experience the world. I value your feedback about the therapeutic process and I encourage your uninhibited expression if and when you feel ready!

My approach is client-centered and systems-focused. Inspired by the natural world around me, I see similarities between human beings and seeds. Both have the potential to grow and flourish in a safe and healthy environment. In our work together I will work to encourage your awareness, emotional processing, self-compassion, and interpersonal growth. My work is influenced by Intersectionality (heck yeah Kimberlé Crenshaw!), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Attachment-Based Psychology, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Trauma-Informed Therapy. I have experience working with people of all ages in the LGBTQIA2s+ community on harm-reduction substance use intervention, trauma, chronic illnesses, gender dysphoria and euphoria, anxiety, depression, PTSD, and gender-affirming surgery support. I offer individual and couples/relationships therapy with an emotions-focused and psychoeducational approach to help you learn skills and find resiliency while navigating relationships, self-identity, and the systems of power in your life.

I have a Master’s Degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from the University of Denver with a focus on LGBTQIA2s+ therapy. I have worked at and received continued training through Queer Asterisk (practicum) and the Transgender Center of the Rockies (internship and professional job). I have experience working with sex workers and am kink and CNM/polyamory informed! I have taken the Gender ASSET Training through Gender U and I have experience conducting WPATH letter assessments and have written many WPATH letters to support people getting access to gender-affirming care!

My work is informed by continual learning about social justice, systemic oppression, and self-reflection. I am dedicated to acknowledging my role as an oppressor and constantly queering my relationship with myself and the world to promote healing within me and within others.

In my free time, I am a wedding photographer and musician. I love gardening, writing poetry, wearing black, listening to DnD podcasts, and watching dystopian apocalyptic shows and movies. I also enjoy spending time with my chosen family and my two dogs, Delilah & Krubbie, and shaking away my stress with a more-than-occasional dance party.