Young woman with shoulder-length brown hair smiling and sitting on a cream-colored couch in a cozy room with large windows, green plants, and orange curtains.

Owner & founder:

Alissa Bailey, MA, LPC

With over 15 years of experience in the mental and behavioral health fields, Alissa’s clinical approach stems from training under esteemed clinicians in the fields of internal family systems (IFS), EMDR, psycho/neurophysiology, trauma, nervous system regulation and behavioral research. She works well with those navigating neurodivergence, chronic illness, complex trauma, and grief & loss. 
She holds an MA in Mindfulness-Based Clinical Counseling & an Undergraduate Degree in Behavioral Psychology, and is licensed as a Professional Counselor in Colorado and South Carolina. Her experience includes working in community mental health, horticultural therapy, residential treatment facilities, and neurofeedback clinics. This work has encompassed supporting individuals across a range of needs, from crisis intervention to long-term therapeutic support. Her background gives her extensive knowledge in neurophysiology, nervous system regulation, and behavioral change.  She has also worked as an educator in programs teaching mindfulness-based practices, rites-of-passage, lucid dream-work, and spent her undergraduate years offering therapeutic support to autistic children and adults with complex support needs. To learn more about her approach, click here.
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From Alissa:

“Much of my work is helping highly sensitive people find functional, kinder approaches to self-relating that free them of self-criticism & shame. While I work with a wide array of clients, I work especially well with those navigating grief, anxiety/depression, neurodivergent burn-out, trauma, chronic health issues, as well as men seeking therapy for the first time or who are discouraged from past attempts.”

  • “Alissa offers neurodivergent clients navigating grief & loss, chronic pain & illness, and life transitions a deeply compassionate, trauma-informed approach. With empathy and understanding, she creates a safe space for healing. I highly recommend Alissa!“

    Chloe Miller, LPC, MFTC

  • “Alissa is a warm, grounded, and intuitive therapist. She creates deep safety and brings real skill to trauma, grief, and neurodivergence. She helps clients reconnect with parts of themselves they've long exiled. Anyone would be lucky to work with her.“

    Brendan Caldwell, LPCC

  • “Alissa brings deep compassion, steady presence, and clinical skill to her work. She creates space where clients feel seen, safe, and supported as they move through complex trauma toward healing and wholeness. Her care is both grounding and transformative.“

    Cody Watts, LPCC

  • “Alissa is a passionate and devoted psychotherapist who brings warmth, attunement and clinical depth to her work. She is committed to creating a space where clients feel seen and cared for as they move through life's challenges. Wholeheartedly recommend her!“

    Hannah Taxman, LPC

  • "Alissa is SUCH an excellent therapist! She has a way of balancing humor and lightheartedness with the deeper work of therapy that’s incredibly welcoming. Her longtime dedication to working in therapy and healing spaces SHOWS when you work with her."

    Ashley Dufresne, Owner, Authentic Embodiment Institute

  • "Highly recommend Alissa!!! Especially if you are navigating grief, loss, or trauma. She is profoundly compassionate, and she is able to incorporate evidence-based techniques like IFS parts work and EMDR alongside unique and meaningful non-traditional forms of healing. She is warm, patient, and genuinely human with everyone she encounters and you are truly lucky to work with her!"

    India Johnson, LCSW, LISW-CP

What’s in a name?

“Vital Parts” refers to the idea that all parts of ourselves are crucial to a fulfilling existence, and are thus implicitly worthy of our understanding and care. No part of an ecosystem is insignificant, all pieces are necessary to the whole and have a function, even when that system is operating ineffectively. Our internal worlds are as intricate and rich as an ecosystem, and similarly, thrive when we tend to them well. Each part plays its role and longs to operate healthfully. When we find tools that allow these parts to come into balance, they enrich and direct our lives with greater meaning and clarity. Vital Parts Psychotherapy offers an invitation to look at yourself deeply and curiously, and find the answers within you that work best for you.

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finding a good-fit therapist is a vulnerable and tricky process. you’ll find deep commitment to helping you find the right one here; even if vital parts Psychotherapy isn’t it. You deserve to find the help you seek - we can help you do that.

Let’s connect.

Hours
Tuesday–Thursday: 10 AM- 6 PM EST

Monday/Friday: 10 AM- 2PM EST

Phone / Email
1 (720)-871-4517

alissa@vitalpartspsychotherapy.com

Mailing
1500 N Grant St # 5496

Denver, CO 80203