Counseling in Denver, Colorado

Forge Resilience Counseling is a solo practice offering affirming, culturally sensitive, evidence-based, trauma-informed, collaborative counseling for adults age 18 and older. I am Andrew Qualy, a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker in Minnesota and a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Colorado. My Colorado license is CSW.09930255 through the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies, State Board of Social Work Examiners. I offer counseling in Denver, Colorado, for people who are feeling anxious, overwhelmed, discouraged, disconnected, exhausted, stuck, or uncertain about what comes next.

You may be carrying work pressure, relationship challenges, grief, a difficult transition, sleep challenges, trauma-related reactions, or questions about identity and purpose. You may be functioning outwardly while privately feeling strained. You do not need to arrive with a diagnosis or a perfectly organized explanation. Counseling can begin with a clear description of what has been difficult, what you hope to understand, and what kind of support might fit your life. The focus is collaborative rather than one-size-fits-all, and we can talk about your priorities in everyday language.

As a Denver counseling therapist, I work with adults from varied backgrounds, including veterans and military community members, first responders and public safety professionals, healthcare professionals, men seeking mental health support, and adults navigating broader personal concerns. I am a U. S. Army combat veteran of the Iraq War, completed the University of St. Thomas Area of Emphasis in Military Practice program, and have specialized training in Cognitive Processing Therapy for trauma and PTSD.

That background informs how I listen, but it does not define your story or lead me to assume that your experience matches anyone else's.

I provide individual counseling for adults who want space to work through concerns that may include anxiety, depression, trauma and PTSD-related experiences, stress, burnout, grief and loss, relationship challenges, family issues, divorce recovery, occupational stress, sleep challenges, identity and purpose, adjustment concerns, and substance-use concerns. These descriptions are starting points, not diagnoses. You do not have to choose the perfect category before beginning a conversation, and several concerns may overlap in ways that are important to understand together.

My work includes veterans and military community members, first responders and public safety professionals, healthcare professionals, and men seeking mental health support. People in these communities may be balancing service-related experiences, cumulative exposure to difficult events, shift work, professional responsibility, moral pain, changes in identity, or pressure to keep going. At the same time, I work with adults who do not identify with one of these populations. What matters is understanding your perspective and considering support that is relevant to your goals, values, relationships, and daily circumstances.

Counseling may draw from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Processing Therapy, and Mindfulness-Based Therapy. I explain these approaches in clear language and consider how they might fit the concern you want to address. A structured exercise may be useful for one person and feel mismatched for another. I will invite your feedback about pace and direction rather than treating a modality as a fixed script or promising a particular result.

For a virtual session, choose a private location where you can speak without being overheard. Consider who may enter the room, whether notifications are muted, whether headphones would help, and what you will do if the connection drops. A private room at home may work for some people; others may need to plan around roommates, family, work, or shared spaces. It is also important to be physically located in Colorado during a Colorado telehealth session. We can discuss technology and privacy questions before relying on virtual counseling as your format.

The practice's business address is 1500 N Grant St, Ste R, Denver, CO 80203. I do not make claims about commute times, parking, building access beyond the verified address, or additional neighborhood offices. If you have an accessibility or scheduling question, you can raise it when you reach out so the practical details can be considered accurately. Local context can help identify the city setting, but it should not create an impression that counseling is offered from multiple Denver locations.

Deciding to talk with someone takes courage. Many people wonder whether what they are experiencing is serious enough for therapy, but you do not have to be in crisis to deserve support. Functioning at work, caring for family, or continuing to meet responsibilities does not cancel out your need for a place to reflect. Reaching out can be a thoughtful step toward understanding your experience, even when you are still unsure what you want counseling to accomplish.