Lodi Siefer (they/them) is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with a Master of Arts in Contemplative Psychotherapy from Naropa University. They have worked in a variety of community mental health agencies and have experience working with trauma, grief, transitions, body image, gender identity, depression and anxiety, crisis, addictions, interpersonal challenges, and survivors of intimate partner violence.

Interested in Buddhism since studying religion as an undergraduate at Wesleyan University, Lodi is delighted to follow a psychotherapy approach that combines the best of ancient Eastern philosophy and modern Western psychology. Previously a massage therapist and yoga instructor, they know that the body houses important information and wisdom that can support healing. Lodi is certified as a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, trained in using this body-based way of working with trauma and the nervous system.

Lodi has a private psychotherapy practice in Boulder, Colorado. In addition to working directly with clients, they feel honored to participate in the training of future therapists, and has served as a clinical supervisor at Noeticus Counseling Center in Denver, as well as adjunct faculty at Naropa University in the Graduate School of Counseling and Psychology in both the the Contemplative Psychotherapy and Somatic Counseling Psychology programs. They hold the Approved Clinical Supervisor (ACS) credential from the National Board for Certified Counselors and offers supervision to psychotherapists pursuing licensure. Lodi also provides mindfulness instruction for graduate students of Contemplative Psychotherapy at Naropa.

As a clinician, Lodi strives to be respectful to all people and not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, religion, age, military status, ability, size, national origin, immigration status, language, economic status, marital status, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or source of payment.

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