Boulder, Colorado 80303
Contact information:
(303) 875-7294
Stephanie@REALparenting.com
www.REALparenting.com
Stephanie Bryan, L.C.S.W., C.A.C. III
Licensed Clinical Social WorkerCertified Addictions Counselor III
Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Boulder providing
psychotherapy and counseling for individuals.
Professional Interests and Specialties:
I use a warm, interactive approach to empower my clients
to become who they want to be. As part of my practice,
I help adults and seniors with depression, anxiety, and
addictions using CBT, EMDR, and Brainspotting. I also
help parents manage their parenting challenges using
Respect, Empathy, Appreciation, and Love (REAL Parenting®).
• Learn how you can change your thought patterns to
relieve depression and anxiety
• Develop new coping skills and improve your self-esteem
• Use EMDR and BRAINSPOTTING to promote deep
healing from old and new wounds
• Work with seniors to help them retain their sense of
vitality and independence and address post-menopausal
depression
• Help individuals assess their relationship with alcohol,
identify addictive patterns, and develop individualized
recovery and relapse prevention plans
• Coach stay-at-home parents to find peace and confidence
with their chosen role
• Use my unique parent coaching program to get REAL
with your kids. Details at www.REALparenting.com
• I help parents raise kids who will want to come home
for Thanksgiving...and you'll want to see them.
Patient Age Groups:
AdultsSeniors
Young Adults
Mid-Life Adults
Older Adults
Elders
Serving:
Individuals
Education:
M.S.W., U. of Pittsburgh; Certificate in Cognitive Behavior Therapies, 1986Certificate in Gerontology, U. of Denver, 1995
Certified Parent Coach, 2004
EMDR Level II; Brainspotting Levels I, II, III, Basic Intensive and Attachment Intensive, 2008-2012
Advanced Resource Brainspotting, 2013
Background and Experience:
Over 30 years private practice; over 3800 parents taught and/or coached since 1997
Professional Affiliations and Activities:
National Association of Social WorkersNational Association of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors
Rocky Mountain Brainspotting Institute
Other information:
Stephanie Bryan also offers the following parenting classes:Parenting the Love and Logic Way®
Love allows children to grow through their mistakes. Logic allows them to live with the consequences of their choices. This parenting program teaches effective techniques and methods for raising healthy, self-confident and responsible children. Classes offered fall, winter and spring. Please see www.REALparenting.com or call for current class information.
Love and Logic Early Childhood Parenting Made Fun! Creating Happy Families and Responsible Kids®
This class is for parents of kids ages pre-birth to 6. Learn how to meet your child’s needs so you can have secure, well-adjusted, happy kids. Learn how to set limits on their wants, so you will not have spoiled, entitled self-indulgent kids. This parenting program teaches effective techniques and methods for raising healthy, self-confident and responsible children Classes offered fall, winter and spring. Please see www.REALparenting.com or call for current class information.
Loving the Teen Years?!?!
Enhance your parenting skills. Improve your relationship. Learn how to become a coach to your kids. Loving the Teen Years gives you specific skills to help you maintain your relationship with your kids as they move into the teen years. Class available by request. Call or email if interested.
Siblings Without Rivalry: How to Help Your Children Live Together So You Can Live Too
The goal of the Siblings Without Rivalry group workshop is to help you to help your children learn how to live together. Each session sensitizes parents to what it is that increases hostility between children and the attitude and the language that decrease hostility. During each session, parents will learn and practice specific skills that help to reduce friction and make harmony possible. Topics include: Helping Siblings Deal with Their Feelings About Each Other, When the Kids Fight, and Problem Solving. Class available by request. Call or email if interested.
Active Parenting for Stepfamilies is a video-based discussion program to help parents and stepparents raise children in the challenging stepfamily environment. The program also teaches how to use powerful communication and negotiation skills to strengthen marriage and family. Designed for both parents and stepparents, this program is also helpful for foster parents, adoptive parents, single parents and others affected by loss and change. Class available by request. Call or email if interested.
Active Parenting for Stepfamilies in 3 is an abridged version of Active Parenting for Stepfamilies. It uses many of the same elements of the original program, but it is only three sessions and focuses mainly on topics specific to stepfamilies. Class available by request. Call or email if interested.