Therapy for college students

There's a specific kind of pressure that comes with these years, and it hits from a few directions at once. The academics ramp up right as the safety net of home stops being an arm's reach away. You're supposed to build a whole social life from scratch while keeping your grades up and stretching a budget that never quite covers it. Meanwhile the drinking or partying that felt fun at first can start to feel like a lot. Add homesickness, a breakup, a rough roommate situation, or just the slow burnout of never fully catching up, and it's no wonder so many students hit a wall somewhere in here.

Here's the part I want you to hear: none of that means you're behind or doing it wrong. This is the most common time in life for anxiety and low moods to show up, and it's also a really workable one. We can meet in person here in Boulder or online, which a lot of students prefer, since you can do it from your dorm or apartment with no waiting room and no one seeing you walk in. I also teach in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience at CU, so campus life here isn't abstract to me. Whether you're at CU, home for the summer, or somewhere else in Colorado, we'll start where you are.