Hello! I’m a therapist and Licensed Social Worker working with adults, teens and couples in the state of Colorado. I draw from evidence-based approaches like cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and Exposure Therapy, as well as somatic, contemplative and mindfulness-based methods. As a therapist and social worker, I have enjoyed working with clients experiencing depression, challenging life transitions, religious trauma, end of life issues, ADHD, anxiety, and anger management issues. Whatever brings you to therapy, we’ll identify what meaningful change looks like for you and build a plan to make it happen.
I spent seven of my most formative years living in Zen Buddhist monasteries, where I was ordained as a monk and received training in meditation practice, spiritual counseling, and Buddhist ethics. I also have received training in chaplaincy and grief counseling, and have hospice social work experience. I specialize in assisting clients with spiritual issues, parenting, and men’s issues. Please don’t hesitate to reach out.
Areas of Focus
Parenting
Stress and overwhelm related to raising children
Relationship issues: intimacy shifts, or disconnection after having a baby.
Early parenting: identity loss, ambivalence, and burnout.
Fathers seeking emotionally intelligent parenting strategies
Men’s Issues
Balancing provider roles vs. emotional presence.
Struggles with purpose, connection, and authenticity
Conflict avoidance and communication work.
Midlife reevaluation: purpose, legacy, and fulfillment
Spirituality and Religion
Integrating spiritual or contemplative experience into daily life
Religious trauma and deconstruction
Recovery from high-control spiritual groups
Support in establishing or maintaining a spiritual practice, or a meaningful framework for living, outside of established traditions
Experience
- Spent seven years living in monasteries of the Soto Zen Buddhist tradition. Ordained as a monk and received training in Meditation practice, Buddhist ethics, and spiritual counseling.
- Completed three years of meditation teacher training with Culadasa (John Yates).
- Completed a year-long Buddhist Chaplaincy training program with The Sati Center for Buddhist Studies.
- Earned Master of Social Work degree from Ohio State University.
- Performed hospice social work services at By the Bay Health in Sonoma, CA.
- Performed mental health counseling services at Liberation Institute in San Francisco, CA.
- Currently serving as a therapist with Collective Counseling Solutions.
Payment and Insurance
I accept Kaiser Permanente and United Healthcare in the state of Colorado. My current rate is $145/hr.
Location and setting
I see clients in person in Broomfield, CO and via telehealth anywhere in Colorado. I am also open to “walk and talk” sessions in the Broomfield area or phone appointments.
Get in touch
To schedule a consultation, please fill in the form below and I will get back to you shortly.
Brett Monzel Counseling 