Maryellen Stipe Licensed Professional Counselor in Arvada

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%
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)92%
- Family System Therapy92%
- Play Therapy97%
- Existential Therapy92%
- Person-Centered Therapy93%
