Colorado Association of Psychotherapists

Peer Consult Group
2025-10-25 11:00 - 12:30, 2025-11-07 11:00 - 12:30, 2025-11-21 11:00 - 12:30, 2025-12-05 11:00 - 12:30, 2025-12-19 11:00 - 12:30, 2026-01-02 11:00 - 12:30, 2026-01-16 11:00 - 12:30, 2026-01-30 11:00 - 12:30 (America/Denver) and 16 more dates
This Peer support group is a long-standing and well-established group that has been bringing together therapists from diverse backgrounds for many years. It welcomes a wide variety of therapeutic approaches and methods, creating a rich environment for professional dialogue and growth. Whether you are just beginning your journey as a therapist or have years of experience in practice, you’ll find this group to be a supportive and beneficial space to learn, share insights, and deepen your skills. If you’re interested in participating, please email me at mariana@marianaiurcovich.com.

Educational Event - Toward a Future in Psychotherapy; Issues with DORA and others
2025-10-31 11:00 - 12:30 | Zoom
Event Details:

Date: Friday, October 31st, 2025 (Rescheduled from October 3rd)
Time: 11 AM – 12:30 PM
Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3032553503
Contact: Mariana Iurcovich <mariana@marianaiurcovich.com>

Robert A Lees
Since 1983, Robert A. Lees has been a trusted advocate for mental health professionals in Colorado, helping them navigate the most challenging moments in their careers. As founder of Robert A. Lees & Associates, he brings decades of expertise in Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA) matters, including licensing applications, renewals, grievance defense, disciplinary actions, proceedings, and compliance training.
Don’t miss this opportunity to learn directly from a legal expert who understands the unique challenges faced by mental health professionals—and is dedicated to ensuring they receive the same respect and care they give their clients.
Possible topics discussed

Potential consequences of current licensing status — can titles be changed or restored (e.g., “registered psychotherapist” vs. “unlicensed psychotherapist”)?
Whether there’s room for future changes to allow additional unlicensed psychotherapists
Balancing client care with administrative requirements — is a shift possible toward client-focused practice?
Exploring whether alternative professional titles are viable, given that “psychotherapist” is not a protected term
Addressing concerns about respect, wisdom, and possible ageism in regulatory language and practice
Reducing fear-based narratives — are professionals really at heightened risk of lawsuits, or is this being overstated?

Robert Lees Contact information
Website: General Practice in Colorado | Colorado Attorneys | Robert A. Lees & Associates
Phone: 3032921020
Email: info@robertalees.com

Understanding the Science behind the Mental Health Benefits of Psilocybin Microdosing
2025-11-14 11:00 - 12:00 | https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3032553503
Event Details:

Date: Friday, November 14th, 2025
Time: 11 AM – 12 PM
Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3032553503
Contact: mariana@marianaiurcovich.com
Presenter contact:Charity@cts-gyot.com

The event will be recorded and posted on the channel below

YouTube link: Colorado Association of Psychotherapists – YouTube

Hosted by the Colorado Association of Psychotherapists
Join us for a transformative virtual event, presented by Charity Mills, as we explore the emerging therapeutic potential of psilocybin microdosing. In this engaging session, Charity will share how microdosing is gaining recognition as a powerful tool for supporting positive mental health, opening pathways to fresh perspectives, new ways of thinking, and meaningful shifts in life experience. Discover how this innovative approach may inspire personal growth, healing, and change.
Colorado voted to decriminalize psilocybin for mental health purposes in 2022 and that has changed the landscape of how we are able to work with our clients. No longer are we confined to old ideas and pharmaceuticals that often contribute to more problems than they help. Instead we can work with clients as they are relaxing rigid thought patterns and creating new neural connections.
During this engaging presentation we will discuss how psilocybin microdosing is emerging as a therapeutic modality that contributes to positive mental health for anyone seeking change in thought, perspective, and their current life experience. From goals including enhancement of creativity, focus and clarity to reduction of debilitating anxiety, trauma and depressive symptoms, microdosing is something that fits into everyday life. Join me as we discuss some of the most common questions surrounding microdosing. My goal is to pique your curiosity and provide new understanding and insight into specifics including:

How microdosing psilocybin is different from using pharmaceuticals such as SSRIs
Basic neuroscience of psilocybin’s effect on various areas of the brain and how changes in these areas impact overall emotional regulation and functioning
Differences in goals and experiences between microdosing and macrodosing/journeys
Role of therapy when combined with microdosing
Discussion about mushroom strain and dosing regimen
Understanding that microdosing is not about what you feel, but instead about what you notice
Psilocybin is not a coping mechanism, it promotes healing and permanent change
How psilocybin is different from ketamine in both physiology and client experience

Maybe you have years of mushroom experience, or maybe you have only heard inklings about psilocybin. Join the CAP session on November 14th and be prepared to learn something new. If you can’t make it, watch for the recording to be posted and reach out afterward with any questions.

We are excited to engage in this interesting conversation.

Educational Event - Connecting Aging Clients with their Superpowers
2025-12-12 11:00 - 12:00 | Zoom
Upcoming Educational Session: Connecting Aging Clients with their Superpowers
Reconnecting Elders with Their Superpowers
Do you offer therapy to elders? Do you have elder clients who have given up hope with the reasoning, “I’m just old.”? Join me for an hour to explore ways to help elders reconnect with their superpowers. Yes, superpowers that maybe you have ignored in yourself as a therapist. Explore with me the superpowers humans possess. Review how some of the superheroes face the same demons as elders do such as fear and anger. Join a discussion of how to help elders reconnect with their superpowers. Have fun with an exercise that might encourage you to connect with yours.

Event Details:

Date: Friday, December 12th
Time: 11 AM – 12:15 PM
Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3032553503
Contact: Mariana@marianaiurcovich.com

What You Will Learn

Approaches for effectively working with elderly clients
Key do’s and don’ts when supporting older adults
Principles and exercises that help clients step out of depression and other limiting conditions
Insights into the powers for living well
Guidance on preparing for and navigating the process of dying well

Hope to see you December 12th.

The Goal Setting & Future Creation Lab
2026-01-09 11:00 - 12:30 | Zoom
Upcoming Educational Session: The Goal Setting & Future Creation Lab
A hands-on workshop to help you design your next chapter
Event Details:

Date: Friday, January 9th 2026
Time: 11 AM – 12:30 PM
Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3032553503
Contact: shari@coloradopsychotherapists.org
Video information:

Ready for a fresh start and a little clarity about where you’re heading? This hands-on 1.5-hour workshop will walk you through a simple, powerful process to help you set goals you can actually stick with. Come ready to participate, reflect, and do the work—this is not a passive class.
Session Highlights:
During our time together, you’ll:

Experience a guided future-self visualization to uncover what you really want
Break down your future vision into clear, doable priorities
Identify the one action that will make the biggest difference right now
Explore the common mental and emotional blocks that slow progress—and how to move past them
Create a realistic, 30-day goal plan you can start immediately

You’ll leave with practical tools, renewed motivation, and a clear direction for your next steps.
At the end, you’ll also have the option to join the full online course if you want deeper guidance, community support, and additional tools to keep your momentum going.

BOARD MEETING
2026-03-13 10:00 - 11:00
Meeting link – https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3032553503

AI Practice Kit Lab: Using AI Ethically and Effectively in Coaching & Counseling
2026-03-13 11:00 - 12:30 | Zoom
A hands-on training to build your “AI Practice Kit” and complete a real project in 60 minutes
Event Details:
Date: Friday, March 13th 2026
Time: 11 AM – 12:30 PM
Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3032553503
Contact: shari@coloradopsychotherapists.org
Curious about AI but unsure how to use it responsibly in a helping profession? This interactive 1-hour lab is designed for coaches, counselors, and mental health practitioners who want practical ways to use AI for support tasks—without compromising confidentiality, ethics, or clinical judgment.
This is not a lecture-style class. You’ll build a reusable “AI Practice Kit” (Persona + DNA + Playbook) and use it to create one finished deliverable you can use right away.
What we’ll cover:
In this session you’ll learn how to:

Use ChatGPT settings and basic habits to reduce risk and protect privacy
Create your AI Practice Kit: Persona (your role, audience, boundaries), DNA (tone, values, language preferences, Playbook (your workflow, safety rules, and output preferences)

Add a short sample of your own writing (de-identified) so AI can better match your tone
Use voice input to capture ideas quickly and turn them into clean drafts
Search chats to reuse your best prompts and save time
Apply the Practice Kit to a real “project” (choose one): client worksheet / reflection prompts, between-session message templates, role-play scripts for difficult conversations. group session outline or psychoeducation handout

What you’ll leave with
You’ll walk away with:

A copy/paste AI Practice Kit you can reuse for any future prompt
A simple method for de-identifying information and staying within scope
One completed draft deliverable tailored to your voice and practice style

Who this is for

Coaches, counselors, therapists, case managers, and other helping professionals
Anyone who wants to use AI for writing, planning, and communication support—while keeping boundaries clear

What to bring

A laptop (recommended)
One short sample of your writing you’re comfortable sharing without identifying client information (a de-identified email, handout paragraph, or script works well)
