Maria Droste Counseling Center Announces Interim CEO

We will continue to prioritize putting our organizational values — equity, diversity of representation, inclusivity, access, and belonging — into action. My colleagues and I are dedicated to learning and evolving to create more welcoming, inclusive spaces for staff, interns, fellows, contract therapists, and supervisors with the interwoven goal of providing the same for the people we serve.

Thank you to all of our partners for your continued collaboration. If you have any questions or want to connect, please reach out. Although we are in a time of transition, it has been intentional to extend it through the year to give more time and energy to strengthen our organization, our business, and our culture. Read More

Maria Droste CEO Announcement

Denver, CO – The Board of Directors of Maria Droste Counseling Center (MDCC), a non-profit
organization that provides accessible, community-centered, high-quality mental health counseling and
clinical training, regardless of ability to pay, to the Denver metro and surrounding front range communities,
today announced that Dr. Sandra Mann, Chief Executive Officer, will be resigning from her position, effective
December 31, 2023.Read More

Modern Marias: Dafna Michaelson Jenet

Let’s talk about young women. Young women are really good at hiding their symptoms, their diseased state and not getting help until it’s too late or it’s not too late, but it’s very long down the process.  I think that we need to work with women in the community, starting from people like myself, talking openly about my serious mental illness.  For other young women to be able to say, hey, you know, I suffer from those things too…and there’s help for me.  I think that that’s the key component.Read More

Developing Future PractitionersMaria Droste Counseling Center and the University of Denver Graduate School of Social Work partner to trainmental health… Read More

While Pride season is a time of expressing one’s authentic self and celebrating one’s LGBTQ+ identity, it can also be… Read More

Client Centered Therapy: Spotlight on Leonard (Lenny) Torres, LPC, MFTC

Maria Droste Counseling Center is a Denver-based nonprofit mental health service organization comprised of mental health professionals, learners and volunteers… Read More

Questions to Ask a Significant Other Before Taking the Next Step

Being in a relationship involves the melding of two separate lives. In a perfect world, this would be a seamless integration where everything just fits and works out for the best. In the real world, there are certain questions that need to be answered before you can take the next step with your partner and mesh your lives together. Read More

Equitable Trauma-Focused Therapy: Spotlight on Kelly Klene, LCSW

Maria Droste Counseling Center is a Denver-based nonprofit mental health service organization comprised of mental health professionals, learners and volunteers… Read More

MDCC Partners with Local Organizations to Diversify Behavioral Health Workforce

Diversifying the Behavioral Health Workforce Project Maria Droste Counseling Center, La Cocina, Envision:You, and Jacquelyn D. Stanton Consulting have partnered… Read More

Awareness Is Key: Spotlight on Kim Stromgren, LPC

Maria Droste Counseling Center is a Denver-based nonprofit mental health service organization comprised of mental health professionals, learners and volunteers… Read More

Maria Droste Counseling Center is pleased to announce that Aliena Martinez has recently joined the Board of Directors. Martinez, the… Read More

Using EMDR in an Eclectic Approach to Heal from Trauma: Spotlight on Angela (Angie) Law, LPC

“EMDR can be really tough, but the capacity for healing is phenomenal. I’ve seen it, and that’s why I continue to use EMDR in my practice.”Read More