Greg Pigford

Most people don’t come to therapy because one specific thing broke. They come because they’re in the middle space, where the old version of their life doesn’t fit anymore and the new one hasn’t shown up yet. It’s a deeply annoying place to live. It’s also where most of the interesting work happens.

Before graduate school I spent several years in behavioral health, working with people experiencing substance use disorders and co-occurring mental health concerns across outpatient, intensive outpatient, residential, and crisis settings. Those years taught me that people usually know what they want. What they don’t have is someone willing to name the gap between what they say matters to them and what’s actually happening in their life. I try to be that person without being insufferable about it.

I work from strengths-based, trauma-informed foundation. I show up curious instead of certain because you’re the expert on your own experience. You have more going for you than you’re probably crediting yourself with, and what you’ve been through shapes how you move now. 

I’m a Denver native who spent eight years in Oregon before recently coming home. Outside the office I’m a Broncos fan and a Deadhead, I enjoy the outdoors, I golf, I do the crossword, and I’m always up for a game night with friends. I also make no apologies about bubble baths and pedicures. Athena, my cat, supervises all of it.

Populations Served

• Adults

• Young Adults

• Individuals navigating substance use and recovery

• People in major life transitions

Education

• Bachelor of Social Work, Portland State University

• Master of Social Work Candidate, Advanced Standing, University of Denver Graduate School of Social Work

Therapeutic Approaches

• Motivational Interviewing (MI)

• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

• Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

• Gestalt

• Mindfulness-Based Approaches