Blair Buckley, MSW Extern

Pronouns - She/her/hers

Location - Aurora

Blair, an MSW student, offers therapy to children, adolescents, and adults of all ages and stages. Her approach is warm and empathetic, trauma-informed, and person-centered. She uses a variety of therapeutic modalities based on the best fit for the client, but always provides a welcoming, accepting, emotionally safe space no matter the therapeutic approach.

Insurances Accepted

(CCHA) Medicaid, (CHP+) Medicaid, (Northeast Health Partners) Medicaid, (Health Colorado Inc.) Medicaid, Aetna, Evernorth (formerly known as Cigna), Cofinity/DHMP, Evernorth (formerly known as Cigna) EAP

Current Practice

Blair (she/her) is a Master of Social Work intern through Tulane University's distance learning program. She believes in using a collaborative, respectful therapeutic relationship by drawing upon clients' natural strengths and resources. Her specialty areas include working with young people, the neurodiverse and disability community, and individuals and families navigating chronic illness. She also has experience providing parenting psychoeducation, existential and spiritual guidance, crisis counseling, pre-marital couples counseling, caregiver support groups, and grief work around end-of-life issues. Her therapeutic modalities include motivational interviewing, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT), play-based therapy, art-based therapy, solution-focused therapy, mindfulness practices, and family systems theories. She is being supervised by Kimberly Dunn-Lipscomb, LCSW (#9924905).

Client Focus

  • Children 3-5
  • Children 5+
  • Seniors 65+
  • Teens 13+
  • Adolescents 10-12
  • Adults 18+
  • Couples
  • Family
  • Group Therapy
  • LGB+

Treatment Approach

  • Chronic Illness/Pain
  • Childhood Abuse
  • Child Behavior Problems
  • Existential Issues
  • Grief/Loss
  • Life Transitions
  • Caregiver Support
  • Autism

Modalities

  • Art Therapy
  • Brief/Solution Focused Therapy
  • CBT
  • DBT
  • Faith-based
  • Family/Systems
  • Interpersonal
  • Mindfulness-based
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Person-centered
  • Play Therapy
  • Psychodynamic

Past Work Experience

  • Shiloh House (Clinical Team): Centennial, CO
  • Swedish Medical Center (Chaplain): Englewood, CO
  • St. Andrew Presbyterian Church (Director of Youth and Children's Programs): Boulder, CO
  • The Campus for Human Development (Education Team): Nashville, TN

Education & Licensure

  • Tulane University, MSW in progress