Stephen J Westra, M.A.
1800 30th Street, Suite 301
Boulder, Colorado 80301
8704 Yates Drive, Suite 110
Westminster, Colorado 80031
(303) 428-8486
(303) 413-1871 (fax)
sjwestra@comcast.net
Licensed Professional Counselor, Certified Addictions Counselor III (Senior Level)
Patient Age Groups:
Adults
Young Adults
Teenagers
Serving:
Couples
Families
Individuals
Also providing:
Supervision & Consultation
Education:
M.A. in Counseling Psychology, Western Michigan University, 1977; Certification in Rational Emotive Therapy, 1979; Heart Centered Hypnotherapy certification; EMDR Level II certification
Background / Experience:
31 years as psychotherapist and consultant in outpatient and inpatient settings
Professional Interests / Specialties:
• Resolving couples’ communication and intimacy issues
• Evaluation, assessment and recovery from alcohol and drug abuse problems,
including specific steps in relapse prevention
• Assisting adolescents and their families in resolving conflicts related to attitude,
behaviors (school, home and community), attention deficit- hyperactivity disorder,
opposition and defiance problems, academic- study difficulties
• Recovery and healing from sexual abuse, incest, and other types of abuse and trauma
• Assisting people in recognizing and then expressing anger in assertive, understandable ways
(Anger Management)
• Providing a practical “tool box” of strategies to assist in resolving conflicts and personal
problems
Professional Affiliations / Activities:
Colorado and American Counseling Association
Colorado and American Mental Health Counselors Association
International Society for Study of Dissociation
Mental Health Association of Colorado
Colorado Council on Compulsive Gambling
Other information:
Additional office at: 8704 Yates Drive, Suite 110 Westminster, Colorado 80031
