Why Keiko?

I am a proud Japanese American social worker and have always loved the meaning behind my middle name, Keiko: happy child. In this work, I aim to support my clients find meaningful happiness and process through traumas and conflicts that may be inhibiting their ability to feel joy. Whether it’s a child or an inner child, my hope is to support you in being happy.

About Keiko Experiential Therapy, LLC

At Keiko Experiential Therapy, I am passionate about integrating experiential practices such as play, expressive arts, and nature-based interventions into my therapeutic practice. I use an eclectic approach, integrating aspect of client-centered, experiential, and synergetic play therapy work with littles and pull from Rogerian, CBT, DBT, and Feminist Theory in my work with older clients.

I believe in the power of joy, play, and connecting beyond just words in healing journeys and aim to tailor therapeutic experiences to those I am serving.

I offer in-person, telehealth, and walk & talk sessions.

How to Start Services

Please reach out to me by email or phone to set up a free 15 minute consultation to see if we’d be a good fit!

keikoexperientialtherapy@gmail.com

(303) 351-9374

Nice to meet you!

My name is Claire Willis! I’m a clinical social work candidate. I received my Master’s in Social Work from Columbia University with a focus in Advanced Clinical Practice and Children’s and Family Services. I am certified as an Animal Assisted Psychotherapist and hope to one day bring on four-legged co-therapists into my practice. I am currently working towards becoming a registered play therapist.

My background is in experiential and outdoor education with a focus on creating community and developing socio-emotional skills in the backcountry. My therapeutic experience has ranged from working with children, adolescents, survivors of intimate partner violence, and animal assisted psychotherapy.

I specialize in working with children and pre-teens ages 3-13 who are coping with early childhood trauma, emotional regulation struggles, identity exploration, and bullying. I believe in supporting young humans as they explore the world and who they are and work with many non-binary, therian, and counter-culture clients.

Additionally, I am passionate about supporting adult women in processing trauma and finding themselves again!

I’m passionate about working with children and pre-teens and creating safe and supportive spaces to understand themselves, their worlds, their pasts, and their futures.

As a social worker, I operate from a multi-systemic and intersectional lens that recognizes a person's gender, sexual orientation, culture, race, socioeconomic status, religion, etc. as core aspects of their identity that will change their experience in the world. In my work, inclusion and social justice are unwavering values.