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Embracing Connection

Healing Connections

Foster deeper understanding

"Our ability to connect with others is deeply impacted by how we feel about ourselves and our past experiences."

Therapy for Healthy Relationships

Discover the benefits of choosing Cadenza Counseling Colorado for trauma-informed therapy. 

Transforming Trauma into Connection

Our relationships don’t exist in a vacuum—they're shaped by how we feel about ourselves, the stories we carry, and the patterns we picked up along the way (often without even realizing it). And if you’ve experienced complex trauma, you may have noticed that connection sometimes feels… complicated. Complex trauma usually isn’t just one event—it’s the accumulation of many smaller, often ongoing experiences that left you feeling unsafe, unseen, or like you had to abandon parts of yourself to get by. Maybe you find yourself bracing for rejection, over-accommodating to avoid conflict, or swinging between closeness and distance without quite knowing why. These aren’t character flaws—they’re adaptations. Therapy gives you space to make sense of those patterns and begin to relate in ways that feel safer, freer, and more aligned with who you are now.

 

Our early relationships teach us a lot about love, safety, and what’s expected of us—and when those experiences were painful, chaotic, or inconsistent, they can have a negative impact. In therapy, we’ll explore how those past dynamics might still be playing out in your present life, from romantic partnerships to friendships to the relationship you have with yourself. We’ll work to gently interrupt those old cycles and build new ones based on clarity, self-trust, and connection.

 

This work is deeply relational. That means our sessions aren’t just about talking about relationships—they’re about experiencing something different in real time: safety, attunement, respect. Whether you’re navigating attachment wounds, people-pleasing, emotional reactivity, or just trying to feel more connected and less alone, we’ll move at your pace, with curiosity and care. You don’t have to figure it all out by yourself.

Elizabeth Hackney, licensed therapist in Colorado, providing compassionate therapy for complex trauma and relationship therap

Elizabeth Hackney

MA, LPC, ADHD-CCSP

Explorer. Amateur Gardner. Music Historian. 

How Can I Help?

Relationship and complex trauma therapy offers a warm, supportive space to explore how past experiences may still be shaping your relationships today. Together, we’ll untangle old patterns, build self-trust, and help you feel more connected—to yourself and to others. Our work will empower you to:

Learn tools to feel more grounded, secure, and connected with others, and yourself

Cultivate communication skills that foster deeper connection and clarity

Explore values and learn to set boundaries that honor your needs

Explore how past experiences influence the way you show up in relationships

Understand how attachment patterns shape your relationships — and learn new ways to build trust and closeness

Make sense of mixed feelings so you can respond with intention, rather than react

Clients Say:

Client testimonial for therapy with Elizabeth Hackney, licensed therapist in Colorado. A woman expressing gratitude for heali
“I really value that Elizabeth gives me the space to ask for what I need. I have always had therapists that immediately give me their opinion, try to find a solution, or push me to think, do, or feel something. I have really appreciated that our sessions give me the perfect amount of space to reflect on my life while also allowing me to ask for Elizabeth’s guidance or her opinion when I feel I need it most.” 
Modern Sculpture

ca·den·za [n.] — a moment of expressive freedom; an improvised solo where the musician steps outside the written score to explore their voice, their timing, their truth. 

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