$60-$140 Per Session Sliding Scale

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Medicaid Accepted

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HSA & FSA Accepted

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Second Wind Fund Accepted

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$60-$140 Per Session Sliding Scale ✓ Medicaid Accepted ✓ HSA & FSA Accepted ✓ Second Wind Fund Accepted ✓

Meet Lorie Karem

Adoption & Chronic Illness-Informed Therapist for Misunderstood Teens & Young Adults in Colorado

[Image] Black female smiling in front of colorful graffiti wall wearing a coat. Teen Therapy Denver, Colorado. Young Adult Therapy Denver, Colorado.

I help teens and young adults move from exhausted and misunderstood to unburdened and at home in who they actually are.

Professional Counseling Intern from University of Denver

🖥️ Virtual & 📍In-Person 🗣️ Bilingual English & Creole

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Hey there, I’m Lorie!

Before you were even able to think of who you were, the world already wrote your story. A story you didn’t really have authorship over to begin with. And the thing is, most of the world doesn’t understand you. The way it builds up. The emotions you feel, coming out of nowhere. The moments that feel a bit bigger than they should. The reactions you wish you could take back. And then afterwards? You’re left sitting with all of it…the regret, the confusion, the wondering of how did I end up here again?

So then you try to explain yourself. You try your best to make it make sense. Yet somehow, you still find yourself feeling and being misunderstood. As if people are reading a completely different version of you than the one you’re actually living. Eventually, it gets exhausting and you start holding back. Overthinking. Replaying every conversation and interaction. Or maybe, you actually stop explaining it altogether.

And somewhere in all of that, the thought settles in, Is it just me? Am I too much?

Whether it’s the complexity of your story, the intensity of your emotions, or the experience of feeling like the world keeps getting you wrong, I get it. Truly. And I know what it’s like to finally sit with someone who actually understands.

As your therapist, that’s where we’ll start our draft. I'm not here to fix you or force you into a version of yourself that’s more digestible for others. Instead, we’ll make sense of all the patterns that you’re experiencing, the parts of you that react quickly and the parts of you that shut down just as fast. We’ll get curious and begin fine-tuning your voice, allowing your true story to take the lead. A story representative of who you are with clarity and confidence, helping you to feel happier and more connected.

I’ll be there for it all, too. The moments when you aren’t sure what the next chapter will bring, the times when you have lost the plot entirely, and even the emotions you don’t quite have the words for yet. 

Together, we’ll help the world understand the real you.

[Image] Lorie Karem handwritten signature typeface in cursive script. Teen Therapist Denver, CO.

Graduate Level Professional Counseling Intern,
Supervised by Lena McCain MA, LPC.0017723

“I genuinely believe in joining teens and young adults in the explosions, the silences, and all the complicated feelings that live in-between.”

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Areas of Teen Therapy & YounG ADULT THERAPY I Can Support You In:

  • [Image] Teal scribble above words "Adoption & Foster Care Experience."

    Adoption & Foster Care Experience

  • [Image] Teal scribble above words "Disability & Chronic Illness."

    Disability & Chronic Illness

  • [Image] Teal scribble above words "BIPOC Identity & Cultural Care."

    BIPOC Identity & Cultural Care

  • [Image] Teal scribble above words "Emotional Dysregulation & Reactivity."

    Emotional Dysregulation & Reactivity

  • [Image] Teal scribble above words "Anxiety & Chronic Stress."

    Anxiety & Chronic Stress

  • [Image] Teal scribble above words "Neurodivergent & ADHD-Affirming Care."

    Neurodivergent & ADHD-Affirming Care

  • [Image] Teal scribble above words "Relationship & Friendship Struggles."

    Relationship & Friendship Struggles

  • [Image] Teal scribble above words "Eating Disorders."

    Eating Disorders

My Education & Credentials:

  • MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling

    University of Denver | In Progress, Expected June 2027

    BS in Health Science & Psychology, Magnum Cum Laude

    Northeastern University | Obtained 2025

  • Professional Counseling Intern

    A Professional Counseling Intern is a graduate student who is pursuing their master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health. This graduate level Professional Counseling Intern is supervised by Lena McCain MA, LPC.0017723.

    This means that my clinical work is reviewed with both Lena McCain and my University of Denver Professors and Supervisors, to ensure the best quality care is rendered to my clients.

My Therapeutic Approach

  • [Image] Teal scribble above words "Holistic & Person-Centered."

    Holistic & Person-Centered

  • [Image] Teal scribble above words "Strengths-Informed."

    Strengths-Informed

  • [Image] Teal scribble above words "Liberation-Based."

    Liberation-Based

  • [Image] Teal scribble above words "Narrative Therapy."

    Narrative Therapy

Affordable Teen Therapy & Young Adult Therapy in Colorado

Rates & Insurance

Accessible care, no exceptions.

Mental health is a human right here at Interfaith Bridge Counseling and we are committed to making care genuinely reachable for Colorado teens and young adults, it’s one of the reasons I joined this practice. When you choose your rate, we ask that you consider what you can genuinely afford to pay consistently, while also honoring that this is our livelihood. Our sliding scale is a mutual aid model:

Those who pay closer to the top make it possible for those who need to pay less to access care. Your rate is a reflection of your financial reality, a contribution to our Colorado community, and a recognition that the people supporting you deserve to be sustainably compensated for their work.

Session Fees

$60-$140 Per Session

We believe mental health is a human right. Every therapist offers a pay-what-you-can sliding scale for individual therapy. No income verification or strings attached.

  • Free 30-minute phone consultation
  • Superbills for OON reimbursement
Insurance

Medicaid Accepted

We accept all RAEs of Health First Colorado (Medicaid), including CHP+ in Denver and throughout Colorado.

  • RMHP (Region 1)
  • Northeast Health Partners (Region 2)
  • CCHA (Regions 4, 6, & 7)
  • Colorado Acccess / Denver Health Elevate Medicaid Choice (Regions 3 & 5)
  • CHP+
Other Payment Options

HSA · FSA · Second Wind Fund

We accept HSA and FSA cards with automated receipts after every appointment. We're also proud partners of the Second Wind Fund, which can help cover therapy costs for clients 19 and under.

  • Health Savings Accounts (HSA)
  • Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
  • Second Wind Fund, up to 12 sessions covered for those 19 and under

Common Teen Therapy & Young Adult Therapy Questions:

  • Yes, I accept all RAEs of Health First Colorado (Medicaid), including CHP+. I also offer a pay-what-you-can sliding scale from $60-$140 for those without Medicaid, are uninsured, or have commercial insurance.

  • Yes. I work with teens ages 10-18 and young adults ages 19-35. I especially love working with teens and young adults who feel emotionally intense, frequently misunderstood, or like they keep ending up in the same painful patterns, including those navigating adoption, chronic illness and disability, and BIPOC identity.

  • Adoption and chronic illness-informed therapy means I have lived experience in them, I don’t just comprehend these experiences clinically. I, myself, am adopted and navigate chronic health challenges, and can bring that context into the therapeutic space with us. When you’re talking about the complexity of your story or the weight of a body that the world doesn’t always make room for, you don’t have to start from scratch to explain it to me.

  • Absolutely. If your teen, or you, keep ending up in the fallout of an explosion that you didn’t mean to start, shutdown before anyone can get close, or have been told you’re too much…that’s exactly who I work with. Emotional dysregulation is a pattern with. a story behind it and that’s what we’ll work to understand, together.

  • Yep, I offer both in-person sessions in the Denver Metro area and telehealth across Colorado. Telehealth means you can join from wherever feels most comfortable (your bedroom, your car, wherever you can carve out a quiet moment for yourself). But if meeting face to face feels more like you, I’d love to make that work too.

  • Schedule a free 30 minute phone consultation with me. No paperwork, no commitment, just a conversation to see if we’re a good fit.

And schedule a time to speak with our Clinical Director

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