$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 Rani Ellison

QTBIPOC Chronic Stress & Disability Therapist for BIPOC Teens & Young Adults in Colorado

I help BIPOC teens and young adults unlearn what was never theirs to carry and reclaim who they are on their own terms.

Licensed Professional Counselor Candidate (LPCC)

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Hey there, I’m Rani!

Our world can be overflowing with pressure, contradictions, and systems that were never built with your wholeness in mind. You might feel constantly pulled between who the world wants you to be and who you actually are. And when you try to slow down, reconnect, or even resist? It can feel like you’re stuck, disconnected, or just plain exhausted from holding it all together.

Some of what you’re carrying was never yours to carry. These different expectations, histories of harm, the weight of surviving in systems that were designed to make your survival harder. Chronic stress, anxiety, numbness, isolation…these aren’t personal failures. They are what happens when people are asked to live inside structures that don’t honor them.

Therapy with me isn’t about fixing you because you were never what needed fixing. It’s about unlearning what was never yours, reconnecting with what is, and healing in community rather than in isolation. Our therapeutic work together is rooted in collective liberation, where your individual healing is connected to the healing of your community, your ancestors, and the world around you. We’ll honor every part of who you have been, who you are, and who you want to be - the psychological, the ancestral, the political, and the collective, all while making real space for joy, rest,creativity, and reclamation.

You don’t have to do this alone.

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MA, LPCC.0023492
Supervised by Lena McCain MA, LPC.0017723

“I am deeply committed to helping teens and young adults recognize that healing isn’t something you do alone. It’s something we build together in community, in solidarity, and with every part of you honored.”

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Areas of Teen Therapy & Young Adult Therapy I Can Support You In:

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    QTBIPOC & LGBTQIA+ Support

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

    Chronic Stress

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

    Disability & Chronic Illness

  • [Image] Teal scribble above words "AAPI & Immigrant Identity."

    AAPI & Immigrant Identity

  • [Image] Teal scribble above words "Muslim Identity."

    Muslim Identity

  • [Image] Teal scribble above words "Neurodivergence & Twice Exceptional (2E)."

    Neurodivergence & Twice Exceptional (2E)

  • [Image] Teal scribble above words "Life Transitions."

    Life Transitions

  • [Image] Teal scribble above words "Identity Exploration."

    Identity Exploration

  • MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling

    Adams State University | In Progress, Obtained May 2025

    BA in Neuroscience and Psychology, Emphasis in Queer and Gender Studies
    Emphasis in Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology

    University of Colorado | Obtained 2021

My Education & Credentials:

  • Licensed Professional Counselor Candidate (LPCC)

    A Licensed Professional Counselor Candidate is a masters level clinician in Clinical Mental Health who holds the necessary licensing degree and is in the process of accruing the required supervision hours for full licensure over a minimum of 2 years.

    As an LPCC, I am supervised by Lena McCain MA, LPC.0017723.

    This means that my clinical work is reviewed with Lena McCain to ensure the best quality care is rendered to my clients.

My Therapeutic Approach

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    Holistic & Person-Centered

  • [Image] Teal scribble above words "Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT)."

    Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT)

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

    Liberation-Based & Multicultural Care

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

    Somatic Therapy

Affordable Teen Therapy & Young Adult Therapy in Colorado

Rates & Insurance

Accessible care, no barriers.

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, specifically with BIPOC and QTBIPOC clients navigating chronic stress, disability, racial trauma, and identity, including AAPI, immigrant, and Muslim communities.

  • QTBIPOC affirming therapy means that all of you is welcome in our therapeutic space. And as someone who is queer, non-binary, and a person of color myself, I bring my whole self into the therapeutic room too. Our identities aren't something we work around or put to the side, they're something we honor, explore, and center in our therapeutic work together.

  • Yes. I have lived experience with hEDS (Hypermobile Ehlers Danlos Syndrome), POTS, and neurodivergence, which means I understand the complexity of navigating the world in a body that requires extra care and attention. Disability-affirming therapy isn't just a specialty or requirement from Interfaith Bridge, it is also deeply personal.

  • 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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