- Stress and anxiety
- Trauma recovery
- Attachment issues
About Belinda
Belinda McKenna is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor in Colorado with 20 years of clinical experience. She works with adults managing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, and the effects of trauma and abuse, including sexual assault. She also addresses attachment concerns, family of origin issues, and feelings of guilt and shame.
Her approach is straightforward and conversational. Sessions focus on identifying patterns that keep someone stuck and on practical steps to change those patterns. She pays attention to how family history and close relationships shape current reactions and choices.
Belinda often helps people name and understand guilt and shame so those feelings feel less overwhelming. She works with the impact of past relational wounds and post-traumatic stress, aiming to reduce the ways these problems show up in day-to-day life. Work in session blends reflection with specific strategies to manage strong emotions.
She values a collaborative process where the person and the counselor decide what to try next. Therapy can include talking through difficult memories, practicing new ways of relating, and trying small behavior changes between sessions. The focus is on clear, doable steps rather than vague theory.
Belinda brings two decades of practice to each case and keeps the work practical and grounded. People who come because they feel burdened by guilt, ashamed of past events, or caught in repeating patterns will find a frank, steady approach and concrete next steps.
How therapeutic approaches translate online
Belinda uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address trauma and relationship patterns. A trauma-focused approach helps people process distressing memories and reduce their emotional hold by working step by step through difficult events and the reactions that follow. An attachment-informed approach looks at how early relationships shape current connection styles and teaches new ways of relating that feel more manageable.Choosing the right approach is collaborative. Belinda will work with each person to figure out which methods fit their goals and comfort level, and she adapts plans as work progresses. The conversation about approach is part of the early sessions and can change over time based on what helps most.
The biography does not specify which online formats she uses, so confirm the available session options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit counseling into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. It also makes it possible to continue work through transitions, such as a move or a change in schedule, while keeping the focus on steady, practical progress.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
20+ years
Listed in
Colorado
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, and related issues such as attachment and family of origin problems, plus guilt and shame.
How does she approach feelings of guilt and shame?
She helps people name how guilt and shame show up, looks at their family and relationship roots, and uses practical strategies to reduce emotional intensity and change unhelpful patterns.
What experience does she bring to this work?
Belinda has 20 years of clinical experience working with adults on trauma, relationships, mood, and anxiety concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor licensed in Colorado and practices from that state.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not list specific session formats; confirm current session options before booking.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location; sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.