Maggie Freeland MA LPCC

I know what it’s like to lose sight of yourself in the darkness.

My life has been shaped by trauma. Not one event, but layers of pain that stacked over time: relational trauma, medical trauma, spiritual trauma, and the slow ache of chronic illness. For years, I moved through the world disconnected, trying to survive in a body that was constantly at war with itself. I lost things I loved. I questioned whether healing was even possible.

I know addiction, not as an abstract concept, but as something I’ve lived. I know what it’s like to feel trapped in your own body. To feel like everything is falling apart; your health, your relationships, your sense of identity, and to wonder if you’ll ever feel whole again.

And despite my pain and fear, I found peace.

I had to rebuild my life slowly and learn how to live in a body I didn’t always trust before I could take up the mantle of helping others. I had to meet myself for the very first time. I chose to pursue my Master’s program in Clinical Mental Health Counseling after healing from my trauma and realizing I wanted to help others find their own light again.

This isn’t just a career for me, it’s a calling.

Who I Work With

I work with people who are in the thick of it; survivors of trauma, people navigating chronic illness, grief, identity shifts, and body disconnection. Many of my clients are queer or disabled. Many have survived systems that told them they were broken. I’m here to say: you are not broken.

I specialize in complex trauma, dissociation, anxiety, and the deep fatigue that comes from holding it all together for too long. I welcome people who feel like outsiders, who are navigating spiritual disconnection, who have been gaslit by the medical system or dismissed in therapy before. Your story belongs here.

My approach is steady, grounded, and collaborative. I believe you already carry the wisdom you need. My job is to help you access it, gently and at your pace.

What I Bring

I’m an LPC Candidate in Colorado with training in EMDR and I draw from the teachings of Internal Family Systems (IFS), somatic therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectic Behavioral Therapy (DBT), and mindfulness-based practices.

But more than that, I bring lived experience. I bring a nervous system that’s been through hell and back. I bring deep respect for how hard it is to survive and how beautiful it is to finally begin to thrive.

Beyond the Therapy Room

I’m disabled. I’m queer. I’m a survivor. I’ve had to reimagine what strength looks like. I’ve had to make peace with limitations, with loss, with letting go of the life I thought I’d have.

But I’ve also found freedom; in truth, in connection, in becoming someone I never thought I could be.

Outside of work, I find ways to honor my inner child. To show her that growing up isn’t scary, its beautiful. I practice what I preach and take care of myself the best that I can every day. And some days, taking care of myself means doing absolutely nothing, and that’s okay too. 

This isn’t just what I do. It’s who I am.