| Location: |
Wild Ways Integration
220 Hover St.
Longmont, CO 80501
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| Phone: |
(260) 370-8244
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| Email: |
Send email
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| Website: |
www.wildwaysintegration.com
www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/gary-howard-...
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| Profession: |
Professional Counselor/Therapist
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| Services: |
Psychotherapy/Counseling
Telehealth (Video/Phone) Therapy
Career Evaluations and Counseling
Coaching
Psychedelic Integration
Vision Quest Guidance
| I find in person therapy to be more effective than virtual therapy, "telehealth." However, in the event of travel or sickness, I'm happy to continue our planned session online! Consistency is one of the essential ingredients to progress, so I feel like telehealth is a valuable addition to how I help. |
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| Session Formats: |
Individuals
Indoor and Outdoor
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| Practice Description: |
My objective is to help you reduce suffering and increase joy. Sometimes we just need someone to care and listen. Other times we need a trained professional to offer up questions, ideas, tools, or knowledge that we haven't tried before. Your situation and your needs are unique to you, so my first job is to listen well and connect with you. Bit by bit we begin to put together the puzzle. Healing happens along the way, and that typically involves feelings! Laughter, crying, yelling, feeling shy or uncomfortable, feeling proud or ashamed... ALL of you is welcome with me. I aim to reconnect you with a deep sense of power, security, love, joy, and selfhood through a variety of means: authentic relating, psychoeducation, experiential exercises, guided meditation, reflecting on the natural world's wisdom, parts work, somatic mindfulness, contemplative inquiry, compassionate presence, and more. I know what it feels like to want to die because my suffering is so great and I also know the feeling of never wanting to die because life is so fun and beautiful! I know how hard it can be to connect with others, succeed in a long term relationship, discover what it means to be a man, be a parent, find your calling or even a good enough career, heal from childhood traumas, and execute lasting change in life. My passion is helping you through these things and whatever is making your heart ache and your stomach burn. One life to live, make the most of it!
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Practice Specialties or Interests:
(Strengths are
in bold text) |
Stress Management
Self-Esteem
Relationship Issues
Addictions
ADHD
Adjustment Disorder
Anger Management
Anxiety
Bipolar Disorder
Brain Injury
Codependency
Communication Disorders
Crisis/Trauma
Depression
Divorce
Grief/Loss
Impulse Control Disorders
Infidelity
Life Transitions
Men's Issues
Parenting Issues
Personal Growth
PTSD
Sexual Dysfunction
Sleep Disorders
Smoking Cessation
Spirituality
Substance Abuse
Psychedelic Therapy
Men's Issues
Existential Therapy
Attachment Theory
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| Age Specialties: |
Adults
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| Additional Demographic Expertise: |
Buddhist
Christian
Entrepreneurs
Outdoorsmen
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| Treatment Approaches: |
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Attachment-Based Therapy
Behavioral
Biopsychosocial
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT)
Existential/Humanistic
Experiential Therapy
Exposure Therapy
Feminist Therapy
Integrative
Internal Family Systems (IFS)
Jungian Therapy
Mindfulness-Based Therapy
Motivational Interviewing
Narrative Therapy
Person-Centered Therapy
Positive Psychology
Psychoeducation
Reality Therapy
Social Learning
Solution-Focused Brief Therapy
Somatic Therapy
Strength-Based Therapy
Transpersonal Psychotherapy
Trauma-Focused Therapy
Authentic Relating
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| Education: |
Master of Arts
Naropa University, 2016
Bachelor of Arts
Purdue University, 2002
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| License #: |
LPC.0015593 |
| Licensed In: |
COLORADO |
| Additional Licenses/ Certifications: |
Trauma Healing Certification by Bridging Soma And Soul
Crisis Interventionist by Lafayette, IN Crisis Center |
| Professional Affiliations: |
American Counseling Association
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| Fee Schedule: |
$150/hr
Sliding Scale |
| Accepted Insurance: |
Aetna
Cigna
Oscar
Oxford
UnitedHealthcare
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| Insurance and Billing Details: |
I have a limited number of slots dedicated to clients paying with insurance. I use an insurance biller although I always recommend checking with your insurance directly prior to consulting me to determine what your share of cost is for In Network Psychotherapy (Code 90837). If I am Out Of Network with your insurance, I can supply you with a Superbill that you can submit to your insurance for partial reimbursement, if they offer that. |
| Office Hours: |
9-6pm, M-F |
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