About Libby

For over 30 years, Libby has maintained a passion to see the brokenhearted experience genuine compassion, love and progress on their journeys toward wholehearted living. She has been trained with a Master’s Degree in Counseling; Licensure in both Addictions and Professional Counseling, as well as a diverse array of faith-based/Biblical approaches.

It is Libby’s view that most people are unaware of the prevalence of nervous system dysregulation (fight, flight, freeze, fatigue, flood and fawn) resulting from living in a world full of persistent relational ruptures and trauma. As a result, many suffer in self-judgment, bitterness, isolation, confusion and repeated harmful patterns. Libby aims to shed light on how quickly and unknowingly people develop a subconscious defensive posture. She helps her clients discover the enormous difference between living in Love versus living in fear.  When a person grows more comfortable being embraced in Love, the brain changes in measurable, physiological ways, enabling people to remain calm, think clearly and have increased relational capacity for challenges as they come.


ACADEMIC AND CAREER HISTORY 

  • BA in Human Biology from Stanford University 

  • Career as a missionary 1991 to 2006 with a focus on personal and group discipleship, heart transformation, biblical counseling, primary health care, as well as providing cultural education and experiences

  • MA in Clinical Counseling at University of Northern Colorado, 2011

  • License in Addictions Counseling, approximately 250 hrs. of training and testing in addition to counseling. 2013, State of Colorado.

  • License in Professional Counseling, Groups, Individuals, Groups and Couples, over 700 supervised hours, 2013.

  • In 2020 Libby decided to step out of state licensure due Colorado’s restrictions which prohibited Libby from fully expressing the high value she places on community as part of the therapeutic process. Integration is key to healing, and, in some contexts, community integration can become a powerful agent of transformation.. With this potential in mind, Libby wanted to facilitate more freedom of choice for clients--whether they might choose to be in a community group or a storytelling group with her or simply observe her value of living authentically in community with both kindness and professionalism.

“I first met Libby in the context of a Bible-study discussion group. As I got to know her, I became more and more appreciative of the way she models empathetic listening and gracious truth-telling. Her love for fellow humans is authentic and obvious and tempered with patient humility and wisdom. I get to see that in social contexts, and I get to naturally feel that she values me as part of her community as well. I am grateful that I can be a benefactor of her outstanding professional capacity while also being a friend and fellow “villager.” There’s a wholeness to the dynamic that is precious. I wish there was more of it around, but I also know that Libby is, by virtue of her own journey, uniquely qualified to strike the necessary balance.” ~ J.P. (2025)

Trainings and Influences

  • Trauma Model Therapy, 2010, Colin Ross

  • Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, 2012, Daniel W. Smith, Ph.D.

  • Gottman Method Couples Therapy, Level II, 2015, John & Julie Gottman

  • Trauma and Attachment: Effective Strategies for Helping Challenging Clients, 2018, Terry Levy

  1. Jefferson County Drug Court Director of Treatment and Counseling Supervisor, National Institute for Change, 2014-6.

  2. Immanuel Approach and Pandora’s Problems Trainings, 2018, Life Model Works, Jim & Kitty Wilder

  • HeartSync Ministries International, 2 years, Qualified, 2019, Rev. Andrew Miller, LCSW

  • Fern and Audrey, LLC.  Year 1: The Treasure of Being Me; Year 2: Trauma that Hid Me. 2024-6.

  • The Center for Being Known. Confessional Community Group Facilitator, Dr. Curt Thompson, 2025.