Thriving Springs Therapy

Something is weighing me down.

It's a struggle to go to work right now.

I'm on edge most of the time.

I’m feeling more anxious or stressed than usual.

I have difficulty sleeping.

Everything feels hopeless.

Chronic stress or trauma impacts every aspect of your life: physical and mental health, relationships, and functioning. It can leave you isolated and uncertain of where to go from here.

That's where therapy comes in, providing you a space filled with support, honesty, and guidance. Relief and healing are possible. And, you don't have to try to find them on your own. That's why I'm here, to help individuals just like you find their way back to themselves, their strength, and their joy.

Man sitting on a bench thinking about starting therapy in Colorado Springs.

Amy Padron, a retired police officer and therapist providing therapy in Colorado Springs.

A Therapist Who Gets It

When you’ve been through trauma whether in the line of duty or in your personal life, you want a therapist who gets it. Someone who won't sugarcoat what you've been through. You don't want to have to worry about whether or not your therapist can handle what you share during sessions.

I'm Amy Padron, a trauma therapist and retired police officer based in Colorado Springs. I work with first responders and abuse survivors who courageously come to therapy, uncover their strengths, and move toward healing.

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Potential Benefits of Therapy

Emotional Regulation

Treatment can help you learn or build upon healthy emotional regulation strategies. This empowers you to process and manage intense feelings and reactions more effectively.

Processing Traumatic Memories

Through various therapeutic techniques like EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), you can safely process and integrate traumatic memories. This helps reduce their power and emotional impact.

Reduced Symptoms

Trauma therapy can lead to a significant reduction in symptoms like flashbacks, nightmares, anxiety, and depression, improving your overall quality of life.

Increased Self-Awareness

Therapy fosters self-awareness, helping you understand how your experiences have affected your beliefs, behaviors, and relationships. This in turn promotes your growth and development.

Rebuilding Trust

Traumatic experiences often deeply damage one’s ability to trust. Therapy provides you a safe and supportive environment, where you have the opportunity to rebuild trust in yourself and others as you heal.

Healthy Coping Strategies

Within therapy, you can develop, practice and strengthen healthy coping strategies to replace harmful behaviors that you might have used to cope with trauma.

Improved Relationships

By addressing communication and trust issues, your work in therapy can lead to healthier and more fulfilling relationships with family, friends, partners, and coworkers.

Empowerment and Resilience

As you work through your pain and experiences, you can develop a sense of empowerment and resilience., gaining confidence in your ability to face life's challenges.

Breaking the Cycle

If you’ve experienced generational trauma, therapy can help you break the cycle. Prevent harmful behaviors and emotional patterns from continuing to hurt you, your partner, or your children.