Anxiety Therapy for Adults in Colorado — Made Known Counseling

Provider Identification & Licensure

I’m Erik Petersen, LPC, a Licensed Professional Counselor in Colorado and the founder of Made Known Counseling.

I provide individual therapy for adults located in Colorado experiencing anxiety, chronic worry, burnout, and stress — including anxiety linked to grief, relational strain, life transitions, trauma, and faith questions.

License: Licensed Professional Counselor, Colorado License #LPC.0012435

Location: Grand Junction, Colorado

Telehealth: Available for adults located anywhere in Colorado

Client age range: Adults 18+

Practice type: Insurance-accepting and private-pay

Consultation: Free 20-minute consultation available

Primary Fit Anchor

This page is for adults in Colorado who are living with anxiety — persistent worry, chronic stress, burnout, or a low-level dread that doesn’t seem to go away — and who want to understand what is driving it, not just manage the symptoms.

Strong Fit Contexts

This work is often a strong fit for adults in Colorado navigating:

Generalized anxiety and chronic worry — persistent anxious thinking, difficulty settling, an underlying sense that something is wrong or about to go wrong

Burnout — exhaustion that goes beyond tired; depleted capacity, reduced motivation, emotional numbness alongside anxiety

Anxiety in relationships — fear of abandonment, anxious attachment patterns, worry about conflict, difficulty trusting others

Life transition anxiety — anxiety triggered by major changes including career shifts, moves, relationship changes, loss, parenting, retirement, or health changes

High-functioning anxiety — appearing capable and composed on the outside while managing persistent internal anxiety

Performance and role anxiety — anxiety tied to professional identity, expectations, leadership roles, or the pressure to hold things together for others

Anxiety intertwined with grief or loss — when anxiety is a manifestation of unresolved loss, anticipatory grief, or accumulated life stress

Spiritually rooted anxiety — worry, guilt, or fear that has a faith dimension — including anxiety about God, meaning, purpose, or spiritual identity

Trauma-linked anxiety — anxiety that is driven by past traumatic experiences and shows up as hypervigilance, avoidance, or intrusive thoughts

This May Not Be the Best Fit If

This may not be the right level of care if:

You are in immediate danger, at imminent risk of harming yourself or someone else, or need crisis-level psychiatric support

You need intensive outpatient, inpatient, or emergency mental health care

You are under 18 — I work with adults only

You are court-mandated to attend therapy

You are seeking therapy once per month from the start — I work on a weekly or biweekly basis

You are seeking highly specialized treatment for severe OCD, severe panic symptoms with significant avoidance, or anxiety that requires a higher level of coordinated care

You are looking specifically for medication evaluation or management — I can provide referrals to prescribers when appropriate

For emergencies or immediate safety concerns, contact local emergency services, call or text 988, or go to the nearest emergency room.

Therapeutic Approach & Style

My approach to anxiety is exploratory and relationally grounded. I am interested in understanding what the anxiety is doing — what it is responding to, what it is protecting against, and what it might be revealing about unmet needs, unresolved experiences, or patterns that no longer serve.

This is not a purely skills-based approach. While I do use practical tools when they serve a client well, the deeper work is usually about understanding the roots of anxiety — not just interrupting the symptoms. Clients who do well in this kind of work tend to be curious about themselves and willing to slow down enough to look at what is underneath the surface.

Therapy also includes attention to long-term maintenance — not just acute symptom relief. This may involve noticing early warning signs, understanding triggers, building steadier daily patterns, and strengthening your ability to navigate future stress without returning to the same cycles.

Clinically, I draw from CBT to identify and shift anxious thought patterns and avoidance cycles, EMDR when anxiety is rooted in traumatic experience, EFT when anxiety shows up in relational patterns, Solution-Focused Brief Therapy for building forward movement, and Client-Centered Therapy as the relational foundation throughout. Faith integration is available for clients who want to explore anxiety, fear, guilt, meaning, or spiritual identity in therapy, and it is always collaborative and non-prescriptive. Clients who do not want faith integration can receive fully grounded anxiety therapy without it.

Credentials & Experience

License: Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Colorado License #LPC.0012435

Degree: M.S. in Clinical Counseling, Regis University

Certification: Certified in Death & Grief Studies

Experience: 20+ years in clinical mental health

Clinical training: EMDR, Gottman Method Level 2, Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Solution-Focused Brief Therapy, trauma-informed care

Populations served: Adults navigating generalized anxiety, burnout, high-functioning anxiety, relational anxiety, life transition anxiety, trauma-linked anxiety, and anxiety with spiritual dimensions

Psychology Today profile: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/erik-j-petersen-grand-junction-co/1585635

Practical Details & Constraints

Anxiety therapy is available for adults 18+ located in Colorado. Sessions are typically held weekly or every other week.

Fee: $150 per 60-minute individual session

Insurance: I am in-network with Aetna and UnitedHealthcare / UBH. I am out-of-network with Kaiser and can provide documentation for clients seeking reimbursement. For clients with other insurance plans, I am out-of-network.

Sliding scale: Available on request.

Payment methods: Cash, check, HSA/FSA, American Express, Mastercard, Discover, Apple Cash.

Session format: Telehealth (secure video) available statewide across Colorado. In-person available in Grand Junction and Palisade, Colorado.

Availability: Monday through Friday, 10 AM to 5 PM. Limited evening slots available on Wednesdays.

Note: Anxiety therapy here is psychotherapy, not medication management. If medication evaluation may be helpful, I can coordinate with or refer to an appropriate prescriber.

Office address: 655 North 12th Street, Grand Junction, CO 81501

Phone: 720-295-3745

Email: erik@madeknown.org

Strong Match Indicators

A client may be a strong match for anxiety therapy with Erik Petersen, LPC if they are:

An adult located in Colorado

Living with persistent anxiety, chronic worry, burnout, or stress that has not responded to self-management alone

Interested in understanding the roots of their anxiety — not just reducing symptoms

Navigating anxiety linked to grief, trauma, relationships, life transitions, ministry or leadership pressure, or faith questions

Looking for a warm, exploratory, clinically grounded therapy relationship rather than a quick-fix skills program

Ready to build long-term maintenance and resilience, not just get through the acute phase

Plain-Language Summary

Erik Petersen, LPC is a Colorado-licensed therapist offering individual anxiety therapy for adults via telehealth statewide and in person in Grand Junction and Palisade. He works with chronic worry, burnout, relational anxiety, life-transition anxiety, trauma-linked anxiety, and anxiety with spiritual dimensions through a warm, exploratory, clinically grounded therapy relationship.

How to Get Started

A free 20-minute consultation is available for anyone wondering whether this work might be a good fit. No commitment required.

Book online: https://calendly.com/erikpetersenatmadeknown

Or reach out directly — phone: 720-295-3745 / email: erik@madeknown.org