A message from the owner, Hilary Morris, MA, LPC

Hello! This team of therapists has been hand selected to work as a part of this private practice. All 3 therapists are trained in trauma resolution, brain injury, somatic therapy, and each have their own specialties. We are in regular communication about clients within the practice. We have worked together in the clinical space for several years  and together we provide care beyond what any of us could provide alone. We take a multidisciplinary approach and work with experts in neurology, psychiatry, physical therapy, physiatry, and cognitive rehabilitation. We are committed to developing professionally, personally, and pouring our hearts into psychotherapy and transformation. We can't wait to help you live out your passion and purpose!

We believe trauma and anxiety therapy also grows sources of peace, hope, and optimism. We enhance the connection to yourself apart from trauma presentations. You strengthen your inner voice and develop the life you truly desire outside of your trauma narrative!
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Our practice has been professionally endorsed and verified through Psychology Today. If you are interested in working with one of our therapists, please click the link to begin the process. We look forward to working with you!
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Hilary Morris, MA, LPC
Clinical Director, Therapist
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Hilary Morris is a state of Colorado licensed professional counselor (Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies) and a national board certified counselor (National Board of Certified Counselors). She is the founder, clinical director, and director of business development for the clinic at Hilary Morris, LPC. 

Hilary Morris has over seven years of clinical counseling experience. She is trained in evidence based practices including cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), stress inoculation training (SIT), mindfulness, and desensitization therapies. She helps clients identify roots of anxiety and post-traumatic stress. Based on self-reported symptoms, patients report an improvement in clinical symptoms after working with Hilary and implementing her treatment methods. She uses a strength-based approach to help clients improve inward sources of self-validation and self-esteem. Breathing, meditation, and mindfulness also help clients who are looking for holistic practices to improve their symptoms. 

Hilary provides clinical and forensic services for workers' compensation and personal injury patients. She has extensive clinical experience and expertise in mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) and treating post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) secondary to mTBI.  She provides psychotherapy to help patients manage and de-escalate their emotional symptoms of anxiety, depression, and PTSD. She equips patients to identify triggers and disrupt conditioned stimuli from trauma response. This helps improve overall emotional control and resilience over PTSD symptoms. Additionally, she is trained in expert witness testimony, deposition, psychological evaluation and psychotherapy to assess readiness to return to work. She has served as a subject matter expert in Jefferson County's First Judicial District and Arapahoe County's 18th Judicial District for the treatment of Depression and  PTSD in concussion and mTBI.   

Hilary also provides alternative therapies to eligible clients working with a psychiatric provider, including ketamine assisted psychotherapies. To read more about Hilary's perspective on ketamine therapy and somatic therapy, click here. 
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Hilary has been a guest lecturer at University of Colorado Anschutz Biomedical Engineering Department and  University of Denver's Graduate School of Psychology. She has helped graduate students learn about how neurobiology relates to psychiatric and neurological diagnoses. Recently, she was invited to present at Dr. Bruce Perry's annual conference on childhood trauma. 

​She received a Master of Arts degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling in 2013. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Communication from University of Colorado at Boulder (magna cum laude) in 2011.

When Hilary is not in the office, she enjoys spending time outside, taking nature walks, and photographing wildlife. ​
Professional Speaking Engagements
US Department of Veterans Affairs (Golden, CO) (08/2016)
​Utilizing SPECT Imaging in Differentiating TBI vs. PTSD

University of Colorado Anschutz Biomedical Engineering Guest Lecturer (06/2017)
Data Analytics: Enhancing Diagnostic Clarity and Reducing Misdiagnosis 

University of Denver Graduate School Of Psychology Guest Lecturer (06/2018)
Neurophysiology of Psychological Conditions: How Different Conditions Appear in the Brain (CT, fMRI, qEEG, SPECT, PET)

*Rocky Mountain Nuclear Medicine Technology Conference (09/2018)
SPECT Imaging and Analytics Algorithms in the Diagnosis of Brain Based Conditions

*Bruce Perry's Child Trauma Academy Conference (Denver, CO) (04/2019)
SPECT Imaging in the Diagnosis of Brain Based Conditions

State of Colorado Department of Criminal Justice Annual Crime Victim Board Conference (05/2019)
Therapeutic Modalities to Diagnose and Treat Emotional Trauma and PTSD

West Metro Fire Rescue Peer Support (11/2019)
First Responder Job Related Post-Traumatic Stress​

*Continuing Education Credit Course
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Mary Aragon, LPC, LAC
Clinical Therapist, Trauma Therapist

Mary Aragon is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) and licensed addiction counselor (LAC) with the state of Colorado and a national board certified counselor. She earned her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology from the California State University, Sacramento in 1989. She earned her master's degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Walden University in Minneapolis, MN in 2015.  

She has extensive experience supporting individuals presenting with post-traumatic stress, depression, and anxiety. Mary draws on a variety of evidence-based practices to best serve the needs of her patients. She uses trauma focused cognitive behavioral therapy (TFCBT), mindfulness-based therapy, somatic therapy, systematic desensitization therapies including eye movement desensitization reprocessing (EMDR), and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) to help clients develop resilience, new thought patterns, and skills to address symptoms associated with emotional distress.

She has experience in the medicolegal field and has served as a paralegal. Additionally, she has worked in multiple types of therapeutic settings including Veteran's Administration, private practice, addictions centers, intensive outpatient care, court ordered treatment, and emergency medicine.  

​Mary is a self-professed adrenaline junkie; she has bungee jumped in New Zealand, zip-lined through Argentina, been scuba diving in Fiji, and thrown herself out of a plane to complete the world’s highest tandem skydive. She also enjoy slightly less dangerous activities such as public speaking, hanging out with her dogs, and interior decorating.
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Michaela Olson, MA, Registered Psychotherapist
Brain Injury Specialist, First Responder Specialist

​Michaela Olson is a registered psychotherapist in the state of Colorado. She completed a Masters of Science program through Capella University for clinical mental health counseling. She received her Bachelor of Science in Psychology from the University of Colorado-Denver and is currently a Chi Sigma Iota member, which is the Honor Society for Professional Counseling.

Michaela has five years of experience working in the clinical field for an advanced brain imaging company. She also began a career in clinical research and works for a large international Clinical Research Organization managing drug trials. Her passion lies in finding the connections between brain-based conditions and how mental health is affected when neurological and/or psychiatric factors impact one’s quality of life. Michaela capitalizes on her knowledge of brain anatomy and function to help clients understand the root cause behind their symptoms, and gives them the right tools to move forward. Her specialties include first responder trauma, anxiety, depression, post- traumatic stress disorder, and anxiety following mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) or concussion. She utilizes cognitive behavioral approaches, mindfulness, and somatic approaches to help clients learn to identify, challenge, and redirect thought patterns associated with emotional distress. She helps clients to reprocess and clear emotional traumas from the body.

Michaela completed an advanced training in childhood trauma, neglect, and abuse through Dr. Bruce Perry's Neurosequential modeling program back in 2018. She also plans on beginning the certification process for EMDR therapy. 

Michaela is a Colorado native and spends her time skiing, horseback riding, and traveling with her husband when she is outside of the office.
Manasvi Khullar
Patient Care Specialist

Manasvi Khullar currently serves as the patient care specialist for clients of Hilary Morris, LPC. She obtained her Bachelor of Science in Biology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.  She prioritizes patient care using warmth and compassion in all of her interactions. Manasvi helps with patient scheduling, paperwork, and overall coordination of care. She also serves as a liaison between patients and their case manager and/or attorney. She ensures the administrative side of treatment is smooth and simple. 

Manasvi has 2 years of experience as a medical assistant in the private practice settings of neurology, primary care, and functional medicine. Additionally, she has served as a medical scribe in the emergency department at Duke University and a hospital doula at Denver Health Hospital. Manasvi is starting medical school in the fall of 2021 at Touro University California. 

When outside of the office, Manasvi enjoys skiing, SCUBA diving, fostering cats, and hiking in exotic destinations.
Samantha Calaguas
Billing Specialist

Samantha Calaguas is a current medical student at Touro University California. While completing her Bachelors of Science in Human Physiology at Boston University, Samantha worked as an Electrocardiograph Technician Intern at Tufts Floating Hospital for Children, conducted oncology research at Harvard Medical/Massachusetts General Hospital, and served as a Cardiothoracic Surgery Research Intern at Stanford’s Falk Cardiovascular Research Center. Upon graduation, she moved to her home state California and became a Healthcare Navigator wherein she collaborated with the University of Pennsylvania Health System to implement the Transitional Care Model at the University of California San Francisco Hospital. She has years of experience working with patients in multiple areas of medicine such as Pediatrics, Geriatrics, and Cardiology. Her passions include global public health, health equity, mental wellness, and underserved medicine. When Samantha is out of office, she enjoys cooking, exploring new cafes on yelp, kayaking, backpacking, and creating itineraries for her next travel destination.
Lance La Certe, PsyD
Licensed Clinical Psychologist

Dr. Lance La Certe is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist. He obtained a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the University of Denver in 1985. He also obtained a Bachelor of Science in Psychobiology from the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA). He completed EMDR Level II Advanced Certification in 1993. Dr. La Certe has been in private practice for over 33 years, and in 2015 he received the Opencare Patients’ Choice Award for the Top Psychology practice in Aurora, CO. Dr. La Certe specializes in psychological evaluation and treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as a result of work related trauma, chronic pain, motor vehicle accident (MVA), and traumatic brain injury (TBI). He uses evidenced based methods including cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), stress inoculation training (SIT), biofeedback, and systematic desensitization therapies (e.g., EMDR) to help patients manage symptoms of emotional distress and chronic pain.

In addition to his extensive expertise in the field of health psychology and management of chronic pain and illness, he has developed competency in the field of forensic psychology by providing services to patients within personal injury and workers’ compensation systems. He provides psychological opinion reports, return to workplace evaluations, second opinion reports, and pre and post-surgical psychological evaluations for chronic pain patients undergoing spine surgery, spinal cord stimulator implants, and intrathecal morphine pump implants. Additionally, he has serviced as an expert witness in the treatment of PTSD. 
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Dr. La Certe is not accepting new psychotherapy patients. He serves as a psychological advisory board member to the private practice of Hilary Morris, LPC. Additionally, he provides forensic services including second opinion reports, psychological evaluation, diagnostic assessment batteries, rebuttal reports, and pre surgical and post-surgical psychological evaluations within the workers’ compensation,  personal injury systems, and medicolegal systems.
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