About Durango Family Therapy

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Therapy room at Durango Family Therapy in Durango, Colorado
Brent and Renee Dixon, owners of Durango Family Therapy in Durango, Colorado

ABOUT US

A family-owned practice in Durango since 2016

Brent and Renee Dixon bought Durango Family Therapy in 2016, and this December the practice turns ten. We are a small group counseling practice on Main Avenue serving individuals, couples, and families across Durango and La Plata County, with clients from age 12 up. We have grown slowly on purpose, because the alternative is hiring faster than we can hire well.

Our Mission

We provide compassionate, evidence-based care that helps individuals, couples, and families build resiliency, heal, and thrive.

Our Values

OUR APPROACH

We look for the cause, not just the symptom

We describe our work as detective work. Symptoms are information, and our job is to trace them back to whatever is actually driving them. That takes clinicians with enough experience to sit with complexity, which is why we hire experienced therapists rather than filling chairs quickly.

Root-Cause Focus

We trace symptoms back to their source rather than managing them at the surface, so the progress you make holds.

Evidence-Based Care

EMDR, cognitive work, and other approaches with real research behind them, matched to what you actually need.

A Safe, Unhurried Space

Confidential, warm, and paced by you rather than by a protocol or a session limit.

Therapist taking notes while listening to a client during a counseling session
Therapist with a clipboard listening to a client during a session
Therapist and client talking during a therapy session in Durango, CO

WHY CHOOSE US

A strong team of experienced therapists

Our licensed therapists bring years of training and hands-on experience across anxiety and depression, trauma and EMDR, couples work, adolescents, and perinatal mental health. Several have practiced with us for five to seven years, and we match you with the clinician whose training best fits what you are facing.

Experienced, Licensed Therapists

Root-Cause Approach

Warm, Confidential Space

Nearly 10 Years in Durango

Therapist talking with a young woman during an individual counseling session

What it is like to work with us

We are co-owned by a married couple, which gives the practice the feel of a family business rather than a clinic. We accept cash, card, and most major insurance, we see clients age 12 and up, and we keep the path to a first appointment short.

WHAT WE DO

Therapy for individuals, couples, and families

Anxiety and depression, trauma and PTSD, grief and loss, work stress, relationship difficulties, life transitions, and perinatal mental health. Two of our clinicians are trained in EMDR and one holds the PMH-C certification in perinatal mental health. You can browse all of our services or go straight to the clinician who fits.

OUR TEAM

The people you will actually sit with

Brent Dixon, LPC

Licensed Professional Counselor

Renee Dixon, LCSW

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Sierra Williamsen, LPC, PMH-C

Licensed Professional Counselor

Chelsi Hower, LPC

Licensed Professional Counselor

WHAT TO EXPECT

What working with us actually looks like

Therapy should not feel like a mystery before you walk in. Here is what the first stretch usually involves and what you can reasonably expect from the work.

Therapy office at Durango Family Therapy with a gray couch and colorful rug

A Short Path to a First Session

Fill out the request form, tell us what is going on, and we match you with the clinician whose training fits best.

An Experienced Team

Our clinicians are licensed and bring years of practice, and you can keep working with the same therapist for as long as you need.

Honest Progress Checks

We revisit how the work is going rather than keeping you in therapy by default, and we adjust when something is not landing.

Straightforward Payment

Cash, card, and most major insurance plans. We do not accept Medicaid or Medicare, and we will help you check your coverage.