Maryellen Stipe Licensed Professional Counselor in Arvada

Maryellen Stipe, MA, LPC, CEO and Founder of 70 West Counseling, providing expert supervision and leadership

Maryellen Stipe

MA, LPC, Counselir Supervisor

Seasoned Experienced Counselor

30+ Years

Maryellen Stipe: Grief Counseling & Faith-Integrated Therapy

Maryellen Stipe is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Arvada and the compassionate founder of 70 West Counseling. With a heart for the brokenhearted, she specializes in Christian counseling and Grief Therapy, helping clients navigate profound loss and complex spiritual questions.

She understands that healing is a journey of both faith and feeling. Whether you are seeking a Christian perspective on mental health or need support moving through grief, Maryellen offers a safe, experienced hand to guide you through the darkness.

Practice Areas

Mental health

Anxiety and Depression

Grief & Loss

Women’s Issues

Codependency Resolution

Church Hurt

Education & Specialties

MA – Counseling Psychology, Denver Seminary – 1996

B.A. Social Ecology – University of California – 1976

LPC – Supervisor

Pastoral Care

Counseling Philosophy

Whole-person approach

Integrated Faith-Based

Holistic

Narrative – Story-Focused

Hope and purpose

Therapeautic Approaches 

Narrative Therapy

Family Systems

Play Therapy

Existential Therapy

Person-Centered Therapy

Integrated modalities

Experience

Maryellen’s extensive career includes a significant forty-year tenure as the Director of the Women’s Ministry at Crossroads Church of Denver, where she provided spiritual and community guidance alongside her late husband, Tom Stipe. This deep background provides her unique expertise in Pastoral Care, Church Hurt, and Women’s Issues. As the leader of the counseling center and a Counselor Supervisor, she focuses on counseling education and actively mentors students from Colorado Christian University. Maryellen continues to serve her community by preaching and providing high-quality, experienced clinical care.

  • Narrative Therpay93%93%
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)92%92%
  • Family System Therapy92%92%
  • Play Therapy97%97%
  • Existential Therapy92%92%
  • Person-Centered Therapy93%93%