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Stress & Life Transitions
Career changes, shifting identities, relationship changes, parenting transitions, and those in-between moments when the path forward is not yet clear.
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Licensed Clinical Psychologist · Colorado
Therapy for Greater Well-Being, Connection, and Possibility
Sometimes there is a quiet sense that something needs to change.
You may be navigating a life or career transition, healing from a difficult workplace experience, struggling with anxiety or depression, feeling disconnected from yourself, or simply exhausted from holding everything together for everyone else.
I’m Dr. Megan Brennan, a licensed clinical psychologist in Colorado with more than 15 years of experience. My approach is collaborative and grounded in trauma-informed care, nervous-system science, and somatic awareness.
Together, we create space to better understand where you’ve been, what may no longer be serving you, and what is possible moving forward.
In-person therapy in the Denver area + telehealth throughout Colorado
A deeper understanding.
A more open, connected you.
A more open, connected you.
Areas of Focus
Support for what matters most in your life.
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Anxiety & Depression
Moving beyond simply managing symptoms to better understand how anxiety and depression may affect your thoughts, relationships, body, and daily life.
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Parenting
Support for the unique joys and challenges of parenting, including raising sons and the ways parenting can bring our own histories, expectations, and emotions to the surface.
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Self-Criticism & Disconnection
For people who have become so accustomed to caring for everyone else that they have lost touch with what they need themselves.
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Grief & Loss
Loss can change us in profound and unexpected ways, whether through death, a relationship, career, identity, expected future, or an important stage of life.
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Workplace Trauma & Burnout
Toxic dynamics, professional betrayal, high-pressure environments, burnout, and experiences that have changed how you feel about yourself or your work.
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I work with adults, with a particular focus on women navigating stress, anxiety, workplace challenges, parenting, and the transitions that come with different stages of life. I also welcome men who are ready to become curious about their patterns and build greater self-understanding, emotional flexibility, and connection.
My Approach
Collaborative, integrative, and responsive to you.
“Therapy is not about becoming a perfect version of yourself.”
Our experiences do not live only in our thoughts. Stress, trauma, relationships, and significant life experiences can shape how the nervous system responds to the world around us.
Patterns that once helped us cope or stay safe may continue long after they are needed. They can show up as anxiety, perfectionism, self-criticism, emotional disconnection, difficulty trusting others, or the feeling that you are always bracing for what comes next.
Together, we can explore how those patterns show up in your body and relationships, and what you may be ready to unlearn.
Integration means helping the different parts of your story come together in a way that feels more coherent — the past and the present, your professional and personal selves, what happened to you and who you are becoming.
I see a whole person with a lived history, strengths, complexity, and an inherent capacity for growth.
Training & Therapeutic Modalities
An integrative toolbox, not a one-size-fits-all formula.
My work is integrative, which means I draw from a range of therapeutic approaches based on your individual needs, goals, experiences, and circumstances.
EMDREye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing
MindfulnessMindfulness-Based Approaches
EFTEmotional Freedom Techniques / Tapping
AttachmentAttachment-Based Therapy
DBTDialectical Behavior Therapy
ACTAcceptance and Commitment Therapy
CBTCognitive Behavioral Therapy
TF-CBTTrauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Therapy Intensives
More Time for the Work That Matters
Sometimes a weekly or biweekly 50-minute session simply does not allow enough time to get where you need to go.
For clients who want more focused space for deeper work, I offer therapy intensives. These are extended sessions designed to provide sustained, uninterrupted time to explore a specific issue, transition, or pattern.
Intensives are typically 2 to 3 hours and may be offered as a single extended session or structured across several sessions over a period of weeks.
- Significant life or career transitions
- Trauma or nervous-system patterns you want to explore in greater depth
- A demanding schedule that makes consistent weekly therapy difficult
- Dedicated time to focus on something specific within ongoing therapy
The goal is not to rush the process. It is to give the process enough room.
Every intensive begins with preparation so that our time together is tailored to what you actually need. We also make space afterward for integration, helping what surfaces in therapy become part of how you understand yourself and move through everyday life.
Ask About Therapy Intensives →About Dr. Megan Brennan
A Collaborative, Connection-Driven Approach to Lasting Change
For more than 15 years, I have worked as a licensed clinical psychologist supporting individuals, families, educators, and communities through trauma, stress, transition, and change.
My career has extended beyond the traditional therapy room. For the past eight years, I have served as Co-Executive Director of a nonprofit focused on transformative trauma-informed work with school districts, higher education, nonprofit organizations, educators, and community leaders. I have also spent four years as an adjunct professor at Metropolitan State University of Denver.
These experiences have shaped the way I practice. I understand the complexity of carrying responsibility, caring for others, navigating demanding professional environments, raising a family, and trying to remain connected to yourself in the process.
My clinical background, teaching experience, and trauma-informed work allow me to bring both depth and practicality into the therapy room. I weave a variety of therapeutic approaches that are responsive to your needs and unique circumstances.
15+ Years
Clinical Experience
Clinical Experience
Co-Executive Director
Trauma-Informed Nonprofit
Trauma-Informed Nonprofit
Former Adjunct Professor
MSU Denver
MSU Denver
You Don’t Have to Have It All Figured Out
We can start with what you know right now.
Many people come to therapy knowing something feels off but not yet knowing exactly what needs to change. You may feel stuck in familiar patterns, be questioning your career or a relationship, or simply realize that the way you have been moving through life is no longer sustainable.
Therapy can offer a place to pause, listen more closely to yourself, and begin understanding what needs attention. We start where you are and move at a pace that feels right for you. Therapy is a space where you can speak honestly, explore difficult questions, and build trust in your own capabilities.
Request a Consultation
Let’s see whether working together might be a good fit.
If what you’ve read here resonates, I’d be glad to learn a little more about what brings you to therapy and discuss whether working together might be a good fit. Therapy works best when it feels like a genuine fit.
I offer both in-person therapy in the Denver area and telehealth appointments throughout Colorado.
Prefer to email? meganbrennan02@gmail.com
Rates & Payment
Simple, transparent private-pay care.
Rates
50-minute therapy session$190
90-minute therapy session$250
Therapy IntensivesRates vary
Private Pay
Open Within is currently a private-pay practice and is not accepting insurance.
I can provide a superbill for services, which you may be able to submit to your insurance company for possible out-of-network reimbursement. Coverage and reimbursement vary by plan, so I encourage you to contact your insurer directly regarding your out-of-network benefits.
Good Faith Estimate
You have the right to receive a Good Faith Estimate explaining how much your medical care will cost. Under federal law, health care providers must provide patients who do not have insurance, or who are choosing not to use insurance, with an estimate of the expected cost of non-emergency health care services.
You may request a Good Faith Estimate before scheduling services. If you receive a bill that is at least $400 more than your Good Faith Estimate, you may have the right to dispute the bill.
For more information, visit CMS.gov/NoSurprises or call 800-985-3059.