350 Broadway St, Ste. 210, Boulder, CO 80305
Phone:
303-444-1036
Email:
boulderpsychotherapistsguild@gmail.com




1800 30th Street, Suite 301
Boulder, Colorado 80301
8704 Yates Drive, Suite 110
Westminster, Colorado 80031
Contact information:
(303) 428-8486
(303) 413-1871 (fax)
sjwestra@comcast.net
Boulder, Colorado 80301
8704 Yates Drive, Suite 110
Westminster, Colorado 80031
Contact information:
(303) 428-8486
(303) 413-1871 (fax)
sjwestra@comcast.net
Stephen J Westra, M.A.
Licensed Professional Counselor, Certified Addictions Counselor III (Senior Level)
Professional Interests and Specialties:
• Resolving couples’ communication and intimacy issues
• Evaluation, assessment and recovery from alcohol and drug abuse
problems, including specific steps in relapse prevention
• Assisting adolescents and their families in resolving conflicts
related to attitude, behaviors (school, home and community),
attention deficit- hyperactivity disorder, opposition and defiance
problems, academic-study difficulties
• Recovery and healing from sexual abuse, incest, and other types
of abuse and trauma
• Assisting people in recognizing and then expressing anger in assertive,
understandable ways (Anger Management)
• Providing a practical “tool box” of strategies to assist in resolving
conflicts and personal problems
• Discovery and treatment of the underlying issues to many
behavior problems
Patient Age Groups:
AdultsYoung Adults
Teenagers
Mid-Life Adults
Serving:
CouplesFamilies
Individuals
Education:
M.A. in Counseling Psychology, Western Michigan University, 1977Certification in Rational Emotive Therapy, 1979
Advanced Certified Hypnotherapist - Heart Centered Hypnotherapy certification
EMDR Level II certification
Background and Experience:
36 years as psychotherapist and consultant in outpatient and inpatient settings
Professional Affiliations and Activities:
Colorado and American Counseling AssociationColorado and American Mental Health Counselors Association
International Society for Study of Trauma andDissociation