Therapist in Fort Collins, Colorado Anneke Wardlaw, Therapist

Anneke Wardlaw helps children, adolescents, and adults across Colorado build resilience and move forward from trauma, anxiety, and complex mental health challenges through compassionate, evidence-based care. As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker at LifeStance Health, she provides individual therapy tailored to each stage of life, supporting children and adolescents, teens, and adults navigating emotional, behavioral, and relational concerns. Her approach is warm, grounded, and direct, helping patients feel understood while developing practical strategies for lasting change. Anneke specializes in PTSD and trauma, anxiety, and ADHD, offering support for individuals facing emotional dysregulation, depression, and life transitions. She integrates evidence-based approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and EMDR, while offering additional therapeutic modalities to meet diverse needs. Her clinical work often includes supporting communities such as military and veterans, LGBTQ+ individuals, and those with autism spectrum disorders, always with a trauma-informed lens that emphasizes safety, trust, and empowerment. She brings particular passion to trauma-focused care, including childhood trauma and trauma-informed therapeutic models. Anneke helps patients understand how trauma impacts the brain, body, and relationships, reducing shame and fostering self-awareness. By integrating approaches such as trauma-focused CBT and parent-informed strategies, she helps individuals and families reframe difficult experiences and build healthier patterns of coping and connection. Anneke also has experience supporting individuals navigating complex or high-acuity situations, including those recently discharged from psychiatric hospitals, involved in court-ordered treatment, managing current legal matters, or requiring disability documentation. She approaches these situations with clarity, structure, and compassion, helping patients stabilize and move toward meaningful recovery. Outside of her clinical work, Anneke enjoys spending time outdoors hiking, backpacking, kayaking, and exploring nature. She also appreciates reading, storytelling, and creative relaxation, which help her stay grounded and connected.