Colleen Tretton
Guiding recovery through mind-body focus
LPC Arizona
- Experience
- 9 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Relationship
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Languages
- English
About Colleen
Colleen Tretton is a licensed professional counselor who helps people move past overwhelming stress, anxiety, trauma, and struggles with addiction and relationships. She centers care on restoring connection to oneself and to others, guiding clients through the difficult feelings that often hide beneath a composed exterior.
Background and approach
Colleen draws on mind-body approaches to address symptoms such as irritability, disconnection, sleep disruption, and loss of interest in activities. Her work emphasizes practical change through a blend of cognitive behavioral techniques and mindfulness-infused practices, paired with somatic and skills-based strategies when appropriate.
Colleen frames healing as peeling back layers of pain to reveal the values and strengths that remain underneath, helping clients replace coping behaviors that no longer serve them. With nine years of clinical experience in Arizona, she aims to create an environment where clients feel heard and supported while working toward meaningful shifts.
Colleen holds an LPC credential and integrates trauma-focused perspectives when addressing post-traumatic stress, sexual assault, family of origin wounds, attachment and intimacy concerns, and issues like shame, codependency, and social anxiety. Her approach encourages collaboration, small measurable steps, and attention to both emotional and bodily experience to promote sustained change.
Integrating evidence-based approaches into online care
Colleen commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Mindfulness Therapy as core tools in online work. CBT focuses on identifying and shifting unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety and low mood, while mindfulness practices cultivate present-moment awareness and distress tolerance that can ease reactivity and improve sleep and concentration.She also incorporates elements of somatic and skills-based strategies when needed to address trauma-related symptoms and emotional dysregulation, helping clients notice bodily sensations and develop practical coping skills. Choosing the right combination of approaches is treated as a collaborative process; the therapist and client explore goals, preferences, and responses to interventions together to find what fits best.
Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. These formats make it possible to work through CBT exercises, practice mindfulness techniques in real time, and receive ongoing skills coaching between sessions, supporting consistent progress while fitting therapy into a busy schedule.
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Experience
9+ years
Licensed
Arizona
Languages
English