Luisa Tagliavini Costa
I'm a Licensed Professional Counselor trained and grounded between cultures—I'm Brazilian, based in Fort Collins with deep ties to Brazil, and I've built my practice around understanding the complexity of living across worlds. I work with adolescents and adults in English, Portuguese, and Spanish, which means I can meet you in the language and cultural context where you're most yourself. My approach is warm and collaborative, but I won't shy away from gently pushing back when I see you selling yourself short or staying stuck in patterns that aren't serving you. Therapy with me means honest reflection—about your relationships, your anxieties, your life transitions, whatever brought you here. I specialize in working through anxiety, depression, grief, stress, and relationship challenges, and I bring my own experience navigating between identities and expectations to that work. With over 5 years of counseling experience—including years as a school counselor and now running my own telehealth practice—I've learned that the best therapy happens when you feel truly seen and genuinely challenged to grow. I offer secure, confidential sessions so you can work with someone who understands your full story, cultural context and all.
First session
You'll leave feeling genuinely heard and understood, not just listened to, but seen. We'll explore what brought you here and start identifying patterns together. You'll get a clear sense of how I work: warm and direct, curious about your full context, and committed to helping you move forward. Most importantly, you'll know this is a space where your whole self, including your cultural background and all its contradictions, they matter.
Strengths
My approach is warm and collaborative, but I won't shy away from gently pushing back when I see you selling yourself short or staying stuck in patterns that aren't serving you. Therapy with me means honest reflection—about your relationships, your anxieties, your life transitions, whatever brought you here. I’ll still hold space for needed and healing silence.
Ideal clients
You're navigating life between worlds.you might be bicultural or trilingual, or you're in the middle of a major transition. You feel stuck in anxiety, relationship patterns, depression or grief, and you're ready for real change, not just venting. You value honesty over comfort, and you're looking for someone who gets the complexity of your story. You want to grow, even when it's uncomfortable.
Treatment methods
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
When anxiety or difficult patterns take over, I help you notice the connection between what you're thinking, how you're feeling, and what you're doing. We identify thoughts that aren't serving you and work together to shift them in practical ways. It's straightforward and concrete, you'll have tools you can actually use.
Solution Focused Brief Treatment
Rather than spending sessions analyzing what went wrong, we focus on where you want to go and what's already working in your life. We set clear goals, build on your strengths, and track real progress. The message is simple: you have more capability than you think, and therapy is about unlocking it and moving forward.
Location
Virtual sessions
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- ColoradoLicense LPC.0023462