Alisha Bashaw

Licensed Therapist and DNA Director

Alisha Bashaw (she/her), MA, LPC, LAC holds a Masters degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, and is a Licensed Professional Counselor and a Licensed Addiction Counselor in the state of Colorado. Alisha hails from Grand Rapids, MI originally, and has made Colorado her home since 2003, specifically Denver since 2014. Alisha has worked extensively in the treatment of eating disorders and addiction, and specializes in the intersection of Binge Eating Disorder and addiction. She also works with grief and loss, relationships, communication, self-worth and empowerment issues, overall wellness, client-identified values-centered living, meaning and purpose in life concerns, walking alongside folks through their ups and downs authentically, and is also an EAGALA Certified Professional working with equine therapy. She believes that everyone is a living story with much to tell, and often uses a Narrative therapy lens when working with clients. She is passionate about helping people authentically live the lives they desire, holding space for mystery and wonder as each person's journey unfolds, and integrating mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual health into a holistic wellness based-approach. She has also been an animal lover since childhood, and believes strongly in the power of equine therapy as a mirror for our humanness. In her spare time, she loves to play the guitar and sing, write, spend time with friends and animals, especially her two cats, and read good books in hammocks.