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Dr. Hannah Elias

Dr. Elias is a Licensed Psychologist Candidate and VPG’s Interim Associate Training Director. She works with kids 6 and up, teens, adults and parents on anxiety, OCD, phobias and trauma, using ERP, TF-CBT, SPACE and ACT.

Areas of focus
  • OCD
  • Anxiety
  • Child & Family Relationships
Works with Children, Teens, Adults & Parents
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Dr. Hannah Elias

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Meet Dr. Hannah Elias

When anxiety takes hold in a child, it affects the whole family. Dr. Elias works with kids, teens and the parents alongside them, helping families face anxiety, trauma or emotional dysregulation together.

In-person sessions available in Englewood, Colorado. Telehealth appointments available for those located in Colorado.

The VPG Difference

All VPG clinicians are trained in ERP and specialize in anxiety and OCD. It’s the center of what we do.

Specializes In

See all OCD types we treat →

Also works with: Parent-child bonding and attachment; family trauma and anxiety; identity and role transitions; rigid thinking; emotional outbursts and dysregulation.

Who Dr. Elias Works With

Children (Ages 6+)

Dr. Elias works directly with children navigating anxiety, OCD, and parent-child relationship challenges, weaving in creativity, competition, and a little silliness to pull out the willingness that exists in every child. She brings family into sessions as appropriate to strengthen the parent-child relationship and build skills for child and caregiver at the same time.

Teens

She works with teenagers on OCD, anxiety, trauma, executive-functioning challenges, black-and-white thinking, and identity development. Her direct, honest style tends to connect with teens who don’t want to be talked down to and who are ready to do real work.

Parents

Trained in SPACE, Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), and Alternatives for Families CBT (AF-CBT), she helps parents build consistent, loving responses to a child’s anxiety or behavioral outbursts. She also holds a SPACE specialty in ARFID, making her a strong fit for parents of picky eaters dealing with the worry that comes with selective eating.

Adults

While children and families are her primary focus, Dr. Elias also works with adults working through OCD, anxiety, and life transitions, bringing the same evidence-based, direct approach as she actively expands this area of her practice.

Clients with Minoritized Identities

Conversations about identity, privilege, power, and safety belong in the therapy room. Dr. Elias practices from a culturally humble lens, quick to name power dynamics in the room or out in the world while leaving the client in control of how, if, and when to explore them further.

Dr. Elias's Approach

Dr. Elias brings a relational, strengths-based approach that shifts to fit whoever is in the room. That might be a 7-year-old learning about big feelings, a teenager who’s exhausted from fighting their brain, or a parent who has tried everything and is still stuck.

She believes humor, storytelling and sitting in the trenches together are powerful interventions on their own. She draws on Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions (SPACE), PCIT-informed practices and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).

Clients often describe catching themselves in thought patterns they hadn’t noticed before, and feeling like their emotions are allowed to show up. For families, therapy is about understanding each other in ways that make home feel more like a team.

Education, Licensure & Fees/Insurance

Education & Training

  • Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Clinical Psychology, West Virginia University (2025)
  • Master of Science (MS) in Clinical Psychology, West Virginia University (2022)
  • Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Psychology, Miami University (2020)

Licensure & Supervision

  • Licensed Psychologist Candidate, Colorado (PSYC #00016131)
  • Supervised by Dr. Alex Littleton, Licensed Psychologist, Colorado (License #6006), PSYPACT (APIT #14894)

Fees & Insurance

  • Session fee: $210
  • Self-pay practice; accepts Medicaid through Colorado Access plans only
  • Superbills available for potential out-of-network reimbursement

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