Hi, I’m August-a therapist, supervisor, and educator with more than 17 years of experience in the field.

My work centers on supporting LGBTQIA+ youth, their families, and intimate partner relationships of all structures, with particular expertise in guiding families and individuals through the process of gender-affirming medical care. Licensed in Colorado as both a Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and a Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), my practice is grounded in systemic, relational, and trauma-informed approaches with a queer-affirming lens.

My career has taken me through a wide range of clinical and leadership roles. After completing my master’s degree, I provided trauma treatment in the Denver County Jail and managed the behavioral health program at The Empowerment Program. I went on to serve as a therapist in the outpatient program at Aurora Mental Health and Recovery Center and later became Lead Clinician at the Connect 2 Care walk-in access clinic. From there, I built the first mental health program at the Epilepsy Foundation of Colorado. I now serve as Program Director at the Denver Family Institute and as Project Lead for the Queer Youth Program.

Alongside this work, I created the Queer Adjusted Systemic Lens (QASL), a therapeutic model that centers queer experience in systemic therapy, and authored the “Children” section of Gender-Affirming Care: Guidelines for Working Systemically with Transgender, Non-binary, and Gender Expansive Clients, published by the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT). In recognition of these contributions, I was honored with the 2024 Rocky Mountain Family Therapy Network Local Advocacy Award.

Beyond direct clinical care, I train and supervise emerging therapists and present widely to professional and corporate communities, including medical practices, Sherwin-Williams, Arcadis Engineering Firm, and Optum Health.

For me, therapy works best when it is both meaningful and human. Professional expertise and ongoing learning are always present, but so too are humor, curiosity, and joy. And when I’m not in the therapy room, I’m probably in a rainbow-inspired outfit, wrangling my dog on a “run,” or attempting to predict which Costco snacks my kids will actually eat this week.