At the Mom’s Connection, we’re committed to supporting moms and families through the early months and years of parenting. While there is usually ample opportunity to talk about what you love about being a parent, there’s often not a place to talk about the ambivalence, fear, frustration and doubt. But giving voice to these less expected feelings is valuable and ultimately paves the way for a deeper appreciation of the experience. We offer groups for moms of newborns and young children, and psychotherapy for individuals and couples. So whether you’re sleep deprived, squabbling with your spouse, or wondering if you’ll ever feel like yourself again, we can help! Ellen Rossier earned her Master’s degree in clinical social work from Smith College in 1989. She worked with adolescents and families for twelve years in hospital, residential and school settings, and has been licensed in Colorado since 1994. In 1999, she began a private practice specializing in women’s issues, pregnancy/post-partum adjustment, parenting, and couple’s therapy. Ellen works with clients around a wide range of concerns, always with an eye toward solutions that are of lasting value in the whole of a person’s life. She has expertise in the complicated area of addiction and the effects of addiction on a partner or family member. Ellen brings to her work a love of people and an optimistic belief in the possibility of change. Her clients appreciate her direct style, her insightful comments and her sense of humor. And since becoming a parent herself, she brings a whole new compassion and respect for the difficult necessity of taking care of oneself while meeting the needs of a family! Catie McDowell has worked with adults, children and families for twenty years, originally as a teacher and parent educator and more recently as a psychotherapist. She received her Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology at San Francisco State University in 1991 and has been licensed as a Marriage and Family Therapist since 1993. Catie has worked as a psychotherapist and consultant in a number of different agencies and has been in private practice in Boulder since 1999. She works with adults, adolescents and couples who are struggling with depression, anxiety, relationship issues and major life changes. Catie has a specialty in supporting women and couples through the emotional ups and downs of pregnancy and early parenthood. She is especially interested in creating a safe place for women to talk about the realities of being a mother – both the awe and the ambivalence. Catie is a parent of two young children herself, and has found humor and chocolate to be necessities for survival. If you would like to contact us directly, you can call us at 303-494-6877, or check out our website at www.themomsconnection.net. Let us help you take care of yourself so that you can take care of your family!