Programs

Take your time to explore our offerings & see what folks are saying about what’s happening at CTS.

This page will be updated frequently to reflect programs available to the community.

Programs for Parents

  • Intentional Parenting

    We host a 4 hour small group experience to assist in your journey to being the best parent, strengthening your relationships with your children, and having a healthier home.

    Expect to gain a better understanding of yourself and your children, applicable skills and tools in how to effectively communicate with your children, and ideas on how to maintain meaningful connections no matter the age of your children.

    This workshop is for all caregivers in a parental role who desire raising confident secure children.

    Medicaid accepted.

    1st Saturday every other month, 8:30am-12:30pm.

    Next workshop takes place Saturday, May 4th.

    Reserve Your Spot

  • Collaborative Co-Parenting

    This program is for families who are managing co-parenting and internal conflict in a manner that may be detrimental to their children and has proven to be a barrier to reunification.

    We host a 14 week series where participants can expect to gain tools to communicate and co-parent with their child’s overall growth in mind.

    The program is held with 3-6 co-parenting families to maximize success in an intimate setting with therapeutic break outs with the co-caregiver to apply the tools and work through real issues.

    Medicaid accepted.

    All parties must register separately.

    Next workshop starts Thursday, August 8th.

    Register

  • Intentional Parenting Support Group

    This group was designed to aid caregivers with sustaining positive changes and to develop community with like-minded individuals who are developing new cycles in the home.

    Join us Thursdays, at our 543 S. 2nd office from 11am-12:15pm.

    Medicaid accepted.

    Drinks and snacks provided.

    For anyone in a parental or caregiving role.

    RSVP

Relationship Programs

  • Blueprint for Resilient Relationships Couples Workshop

    The quality of our lives is equal to the quality of our relationships.

    Helping couples strengthen their relationship through learning and practicing evidenced-based tools in a day long, small group environment to promote healthy development throughout the various stages of a relationship.

    Join us for a comprehensive 6 hour workshop to gain a better understanding of yourself and how to operate within a relationship.

    Various Saturdays, 9am-4pm. Lunch included.

    Medicaid accepted.

    Next workshop takes place Saturday, July 27th.

    Reserve Your Spot

  • Foundations Date Night Series

    Because we know that relationships grow when there is consistency, we offer 6 couples a 6 month date night series.

    With dinner provided, the couples will gain insight into how to directly and positively impact their relationship for long term satisfaction.

    Date nights are once a month for 2.5 hours and each topic builds from the previous date night.

    Medicaid accepted. $250 per date night private pay.

    Each date night takes place the 3rd Wednesday of the month 6-8:30pm.

    Next series dates TBD.

    Reserve Your Spot

Teen Programs

  • Teen Wilderness

    Come experience the outdoors with us while talking about mental health.

    Topics and outings vary, ages 12-17 welcome.

    Outings take place during the day the 2nd Friday every month from 11am-4pm.

    Drop off and pick up will be at 543 S. 2nd Street office. Lunch included.

    Medicaid accepted.

    No outdoor experience necessary.

    Next outing takes place Friday, May 10th.

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  • Teen Wilderness Retreat

    Join us for 2 nights and 3 days
    12pm Friday, April 19th - 3pm Sunday, April 21st

    Upon returning home, we will facilitate a family gathering and celebration on April 21st from 3-5pm. CTS Therapists will host engagement activities for the youth and families concluding with a shared meal together. For the youth in attendance, we ask that families are available for the following dates.

    Tuesday April 9th 6pm-7pm (virtual) - Parent and Youth meeting
    Tuesday April 16th 6pm-7pm (virtual) Youth Only meeting
    Sunday April 21st 1pm-5pm (location TBD) Family Engagement Gathering and Youth Returning home
    *Siblings of all ages welcome

    Medicaid accepted.

    Food & transportation provided. Gear available.

    No outdoor experience necessary.

    Reserve Your Spot

Programs for Families

  • Open Studio

    Enjoy the freedom of an art studio with the support of a therapist with peers ages 8-17. Parents welcome to build connections with their children.

    CTS's Open Studio is a nonjudgmental space using art-making to express, grow, and reflect.

    Join us Thursdays, 4-5:15pm at 543 S. 2nd Street.

    Create. Inspire. Reflect. Refresh.

    Medicaid accepted.

    No art skills or experience necessary.

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  • Mother Daughter Date Night Series

    We know relationships change as we change.

    This series is designed for mothers & daughters to get reacquainted with each other, develop more adaptive communication skills, and bring the fun back into our relationships.

    Join us and 6-8 other pairs once a month for dinner and curated conversations as part of a date night series. Participants are asked to commit to full series as each date night builds off each other.

    All mother’s meeting Wednesday, February 28th 6-7pm.
    Mother Daughter dates nights are Wednesdays
    March 6th, April 3rd, and May 1st from 6-8:30pm.
    Final outing takes place on Saturday, June 8th 10:30am-3:30pm.

    Medicaid accepted.

    Reserve Your Spot

Programs for Women

  • Women & Mental Health

    Women carry a lot on their shoulders, let us help lighten the load and remind you— you’re not alone.

    This group was designed to create community with like-minded women, to help develop coping skills, and discuss mental health topics relevant to being a woman in 2024.

    Join us biweekly on the 1st and 3rd Fridays of the month from 9-10:15am at our 543 S. 2nd Street office starting March 1st. Participants can attend various sessions, group concludes May 31st.

    Medicaid accepted.

    Snacks and drinks provided.

    RSVP

  • Wild Women Reflection

    Do you wish you took time to journal and reflect in a quiet beautiful place, but never take the time to actually do it?

    Welcome! This group was developed to help put ourselves back up on the priority list. We will meet once a month and head out to nature— our therapist will guide the outing with thought provoking questions to reflect and reconnect with your intuition.

    Join us the last Friday of the month starting March 28th, 9am-12pm.

    Meet at our 543 S. 2nd Street office and we will depart to a scenic place within 30 minutes of Montrose.

    Medicaid accepted.

    Light hiking to be expected. Please bring weather appropriate layers, a pen & journal, and water. Transportation and snacks provided.

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  • Women's Wilderness Retreat

    Women of all ages welcome.

    Join us for 2 nights and 3 days

    2pm Friday - 2pm Sunday

    Expect to experience the outdoors through a therapeutic lens, to participate in small groups, and leave with tools and connections to take with you in daily life.

    No experience necessary. Equipment available upon request. Food and transportation provided.

    Medicaid accepted.

    Go ahead and fill out the registration form if you’d like to join us for our next trip.

    September dates coming soon.

    Register

Programs for Men

  • Men & Mental Health

    This group was developed by men, for men.

    Designed to create an environment for men to discuss mental health topics, provide adaptive tools, and give the opportunity to build community with those who have common intentions & goals.

    Join us biweekly on Fridays from 7-8:15am at our 543 S. 2nd Street office starting March 8th.
    Participants can attend various sessions, group concludes May 31st.

    Medicaid accepted.

    Bagels and coffee provided.

    RSVP

Programs for Young Adults

  • Therapeutic Creative Journaling

    Join us the 4th Friday of the month from 12:30-3pm starting April 25th at 543 S. 2nd Street.

    The goal of this group is to explore creative self-expression, to develop insight and awareness, and to connect with others in a safe space.

    Meetings will include elements of creative writing, painting, collage, and mixed media journaling.

    Medicaid accepted.

    Snacks and drinks provided.

    Young adults of any gender ages 18-24 welcome.

    RSVP

Programs for Helping Professionals

  • Expressive Art Therapy Group

    You do so much to help your clients— let's take care of you!

    Join us for a 20-30 minute Expressive Arts based group for helping professionals.

    Expressive Arts uses music, movement, art, writing, drama, and creative expressions to nonverbally extract subconscious and unconscious thoughts and feelings without the pressure of verbalizing.

    Join us in person at our 543 S. 2nd Street office or online via the button below.

    The group meets the first Wednesday of every month at 12:15pm and is free.

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Community Collaborations

  • Yoga with New Leaf Mindfulness

    We are pleased to announce a partnership with New Leaf Mindfulness for existing CTS clients.

    Clients can enjoy a healing combination of therapeutic movement, gentle yoga, and balance exercises accompanied by guided meditations to help you find more peace and well-being in mind, body and spirit.

    Services are covered by Medicaid for clients enrolled in therapeutic services through CTS.

    Mondays 8-9am
    Wednesdays 12-1pm
    Fridays 8-9am

    Ask your therapist and let us know which class you’d like to join.

    Contact Us

Testimonials

  • "To me, learning how to be the best you for yourself and for your partner is one of the most important and biggest investments you can make in life. Learning to break generational cycles is essential in life! This class and the therapy I've had over the years is helping me more & more every single day."

    Participant, Blueprint for Resilient Couples Workshop

  • "This trip was healing, it held a safe place to be vulnerable. It was work but such great work. The women were wonderful. Lindsey and Kendra were also absolutely fabulous! I would recommend to my dearest friend. I am so incredibly grateful for this experience and all the work that was put in to make it happen."

    Participant, Women’s Wilderness Retreat

  • "This is one of the best ways to understand what a healthy relationship is supposed to look like. This class helps you see what you are already doing correctly and also what areas you both can work on. All the tools and guidance is from the workbook and the teachers. The only thing left is practice."

    Participant, Blueprint for Resilient Relationships

  • "This is great for awareness and education in parenting today in this fast-paced world."

    Participant, Intentional Parenting

  • "I came into this trip full of judgment and insecurity and left more confident and secure in myself and my trust in others. I was alone before this trip and now I have the belief and proof to show I'm not actually alone. This trip was incredibly freeing, scary, sad, yet beautiful and I faced so many of my fears and tried new things. Overall, I can't even believe I had such an incredible and introspective experience."

    Participant, Teen Wilderness Retreat

  • "This workshop is intense and at times difficult but it gave us the time, space, and framework to begin working on our relationship. We can only achieve growth by stepping out of our comfort zone and this is the jumping off point to begin that growth and improvement."

    Participant, Blueprint for Resilient Couples Workshop

  • "This class helped with self-discovery and learning better ways to talk and listen to my children. Great class."

    Participant, Intentional Parenting

  • "By lunch the air felt lighter in the room and my partner and I have a better understanding of each other already and how to address conflict in the future. I have less anxiety around uncomfortable conversations and conflict."

    Participant, Blueprint for Resilient Relationships

  • "The retreat was excellent! It had several components to it - workshops, hiking, conversations, meals, rest, & adventure. Expect to share and be authentic. It is a safe place to be real. Kendra and Lindsey were terrific counselors. Expect feeling and thinking differently than when you came."

    Participant, Women’s Wilderness Retreat

  • "This was an immersive therapy session that provides a wide selection of tools that all couples can work with to improve their relationship in a positive way."

    Participant, Blueprint for Resilient Couples Workshop

  • "A safe place to share and heal with others."

    Participant, Women’s Wilderness Retreat

  • "This offers a strong set of foundational tools which will help launch positive action in regard to strengthening relationships."

    Participant, Blueprint for Resilient Couples Workshop

  • "This trip has taught me so much about myself as well as the importance of community with women and how important it is to connect with each other. Will come again. <3"

    Participant, Women’s Wilderness Retreat

  • "I would encourage a friend to go a group like this that is having problems in a relationship and even if [they're] not. I would talk to them about where my relationship was when we started this and where it was when we left today."

    Participant, Blueprint for Resilient Couples Workshop

  • "This program completely changed my point of view. It taught me so much about other people. I made incredible friends. I went into this feeling very alone and now I feel I have so much love and support surrounding me. Such an incredible experience. 10/10."

    Participant, Teen Wilderness Retreat

  • "Good information on parenting tips."

    Participant, Intentional Parenting

  • "At first I was very nervous but immediately felt the love of all the girls and the therapists. We went on hikes, took in our surroundings, and enjoyed nature. We would have 3 meals a day with dessert and were able to help with meals. We also had group a few times a day that would help all the girls get closer and vulnerable."

    Participant, Teen Wilderness Retreat

  • "It is a safe place to cry & show your emotions. Talking in a group of people that have similar backgrounds, getting out of your comfort zone, being around other women and seeing & feeling their strength- it is very moving. [I appreciated] not having to go into detail unless [I] wanted to. The women that do the trips are wonderful in making sure you are safe & comfortable & full with food."

    Participant, Women’s Wilderness Retreat

  • "Do it! It was a very relaxed and helpful way to learn new tools to keep our relationship strong."

    Participant, Blueprint for Resilient Relationships

  • "I would tell my friend about how mind opening it is to go. Everyone is so friendly, it helped me make new friendships with people similar to me. We went on amazing hikes and learned responsibility. I highly recommend going, I loved it. <3"

    Participant, Teen Wilderness Retreat

  • "This retreat is an incredible, safe opportunity to look introspectively at your deepest hurts and desires around other women who all, in one or many ways, understand. You have space, time to speak or not, safely ask questions and share (also or not!) and find ways to accept healing and letting go. You will leave with new tools, realistic approaches, and a love for yourself you likely did not ever think possible. You deserve it and you can do it. Best of luck in your journey!"

    Participant, Women’s Wilderness Retreat

  • "Eric and Lindsey gave us a practical toolbox to help initiate and sustain meaningful conversations and positive change in our relationship."

    Participant, Blueprint for Resilient Couples Workshop

  • "I really liked it and finally made truthful, nonjudgmental friends."

    Participant, Teen Wilderness Retreat

  • "Very positive & safe space for healing to occur. Would encourage anyone who is willing to do the work to attend this workshop. Helped me to see women of all ages struggle just as I have. I love that the intention of the retreat is to process whatever you want with the love & support of others. Also love that we do activities to let go of the things making us feel yucky."

    Participant, Women’s Wilderness Retreat

  • "I highly recommend it."

    Participant, Intentional Parenting

  • "This women's retreat opened my mind and my heart and allowed me to meet the divine feminine for the first time. Through tears, through patience, and grace of women I hadn't known or even met before the start of this weekend, I feel loved and I feel big; I feel like I have space to put my light back into the world and I have a piece of myself back I didn't even know existed. 10/10 every empowered WOMAN should experience."

    Participant, Women’s Wilderness Retreat

  • "This trip was great. It was nice to meet new people. It got me out of my comfort zone. Even though I was nervous at first, I became calm afterward."

    Participant, Women’s Wilderness Retreat

  • "This workshop gives all the ingredients you need to create a healthy relationship!! Excited to utilize some new skills & put them to use! Thank you for an amazing day!

    Participant, Blueprint for Resilient Couples Workshop

  • "Feeling anxious or nervous is normal when soul searching. This workshop was powerful, life-changing, and really fun!! Nothing but positive, wonderful, and inspiring!!"

    Participant, Blueprint for Resilient Relationships

  • "Honestly this trip is something I never want to forget. I've never felt more belonging and support."

    Participant, Teen Wilderness Retreat