Our Providers and Staff

Founder & Director

***Not accepting new clients at this time.

Dina's passion has always been to empower children and teens to live their best life. 

Dina is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in the state of Colorado and a Nationally Board Certified (NCC) counselor. She is a former school counselor and teacher with over twenty years of experience working with children and families in a broad range of academic, professional, and volunteer settings. 

Dina is an ADHD-Certified Clinical Services Provider (ADHD-CCSP) and a Certified Child & Adolescent Anxiety Treatment Professional (CCATP-CA). Dina works from a strengths based, person-centered approach and utilizes Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Bibliotherapy, and Play Therapy in her practice. She specializes in social-emotional learning for children and teens as well as workshops for parents. 

Dina holds a Level 1 Trauma informed Yoga & Mindfulness Certification under Little Flower Yoga and enjoys incorportating yoga and mindfulness into her practice kids, teens, and young adults.

Areas of focus include stress management, anxiety reduction, social skills, emotional regulation, executive functioning, personal strength and empowerment, self-confidence, positive body image, growth mindset, mindfulness and meditation, impulse control, and more. 

Dina also enjoys empowering parents through one-on-one parent coaching and parent education. 

Dina earned her B.S. degree in Early Childhood Education in 1997, M.Ed. degree in Elementary Education in 2001, and her M.A. degree in Counseling and Human Services in 2013.

To contact Dina please call 719-358-7437 or email dina@heartspace-kids.org.   

Lead Therapist

***Waitlist for new clients.

Becca is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and a Nationally Certified Counselor (NCC). She received her B.S in Psychology with a minor in Family Services from Eastern Illinois University, and her M.S in Clinical Mental Health Counseling with a specialization in children and adolescents.

Becca has always had a passion for working with children, and being in the helping profession. She has a desire to assist children and adolescents who are struggling with trauma, depression, anxiety, foster and adoption, and emotional regulation. Becca strives to create a safe and caring environment for her clients while they are navigating challenging times. She enjoys working with children ages 5 to 18.

Becca’s ability to connect with her clients allows her to tailor their services to meet their individual needs. She utilizes Client-Centered play therapy, Non-Directive play therapy, Theraplay, Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral therapy, as well as Cognitive Behavioral therapy.

To contact Becca directly, please call 719-445-8285 or email becca@heartspace-kids.org. 

Therapist

Natalie is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and a Nationally Certified Counselor (NCC). She received her B.A in Psychology from Christian Brothers University and her M.S in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from University of Memphis.

Natalie’s goal for clients is to lead full and integrated lives that feel meaningful, balanced, and self-led. She likes to focus not only behavior change and symptom reduction, but also compassionately exploring the underpinnings of extreme coping responses and behavior. 

Natalie enjoys working with children, adolescents, and young adults using various expressive modalities. She is trained in Internal Family Systems and enjoys combining elements of Sandtray, Expressive Arts, Play Therapy, somatic exercises as well as Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI) to help equip parents with tools to help their child thrive.

To contact Natalie directly, please call (719) 425-9161 or email natalie@heartspace-kids.org.  

Therapist

Lydia is a social work candidate (SWC). She is a proud Colorado Springs native! She earned

her undergraduate degree in Sociology and English from Western State Colorado University in 2018. Fast forward to 2022, and she proudly added a Masters of Social Work from UCCS to her achievements. Lydia's heart beats for making a positive impact, and in the past, she's dedicated her time to nonprofits supporting at-risk youth, refugees, and the LGBTQIA+ community.

Lydia is a true expert in working with the brightest young minds! Her specialty? Nurturing and guiding children, adolescents, parents and families through challenges like PTSD, anxiety, depression, grief, self-esteem, gender/sexual identity, and interpersonal problems.  

Lydia uses Sandtray, Narrative Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Play Therapy, EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing), DBT (Dialectical Behavioral Therapy), Family Systems Therapy, CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy), TBRI (Trust Based Relational Intervention), and TF-CBT (Trauma Focused CBT). Lydia brings a touch of fun and variety to her approach by weaving in elements like somatic exercises, art, and mindfulness. It's not just therapy; it's a personalized journey where clients get to explore and engage in ways that truly resonate with them. 

Lydia is like a sunshine seeker, always on the lookout for the brightest spots in people's lives.

With a heart full of passion for social justice, she's all about making sure everyone feels heard, important, and totally worthy. Her mission is to help clients live their absolute best, fullest life, because in Lydia's world, everyone deserves to shine.

To contact Lydia directly, please call 719-286-3488 or email lydia@heartspace-kids.org.  

Therapist

Madeleine is a Licensed Professional Counselor Candidate (LPCC). She received her B.A. in Psychology from Whitworth University, her M.A. in Sociology with certificates in research and teaching from UCCS, and her M.S. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Grand Canyon University.

For the last decade, Madeleine has worked with families and children helping them to maintain a healthy and happy household. This created a desire to work with individuals to help them find the best way to improve their mindset.

Madeleine believes in meeting individuals where they are in their life journey. She uses a strengths based approach to assist clients in identifying their strengths and using them to help reach their goals. She utilizes a client-centered approach that incorporates other techniques such as Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and mindfulness training to help clients develop skills that can be used both in and out of the therapeutic environment.

To contact Madeleine directly, please call 719-357-7771 or email madeleine@heartspace-kids.org.  

Therapist

Kim is a Licensed Professional Counselor Candidate and Licensed School Counselor.  She excels at creating a safe space for children to learn and explore their emotions, process conflicts at home and at school, improve their self-esteem and create safe and stable bonds with the adults in their lives.  Using a person-centered, strengths based, trauma informed approach, as well as elements of CBT, Play Therapy, Solution-Focused therapy and mindfulness, children can thrive and build the skills they need to navigate the challenges that come up as they learn and grow.  

Kim has worked extensively with neurodivergent children of varying ages to help them embrace their unique gifts and to create a toolbox of coping skills to help them navigate a world that can feel challenging for them. Kim also offers parent education, parent coaching, parent consultation and individual therapy for parents who would like to explore limiting beliefs, trauma and strengths to improve their relationship with their child(ren).  

She specializes in helping children with anxiety, depression, emotional regulation/impulse control, social skills, self-esteem, emotion identification, self-advocacy and self-empowerment in both an individual and group setting.  She also works with LGBTQIA+ children or those who are questioning.  Through movement, art, play, and other creative modalities, children learn to express themselves, embrace who they are, calm their bodies and tap into their unique gifts.

Kim earned a MA in Humanities and Leadership from Western Michigan University and a MA in Counseling from Adams State University.  She also has a certification as an Olweus Bullying Prevention Coach.  She is a Certified Nutrition Educator and Certified Integrative Nutrition Health Coach which allows her to offer holistic approaches to supporting the mental health of children and parents through healthy lifestyle choices and nutrition.

To contact Kim directly, please call 719-357-7004 or email kim@heartspace-kids.org.