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Dr. Hannah Skiest
Dr. Skiest is a Postdoctoral Clinician at VPG and a Licensed Psychologist Candidate. She works with kids, teens and parents on anxiety, school avoidance and trauma, and with adults on OCD and phobias, using ERP, TF-CBT and SPACE.
Areas of focus
- OCD
- Anxiety
- Child & Family Relationships
Works with Children, Teens, Adults & Parents
Accepting Medicaid (CO Access)
Meet Dr. Hannah Skiest
Dr. Skiest works with kids and teens dealing with anxiety, school avoidance, trauma, depression, and anger and emotion regulation. She also works individually with parents who feel stuck around their child’s anxiety or behavior, and she sees adults for OCD, anxiety and specific phobias.
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
Also works with: Generalized and social anxiety; child and teen depression; childhood behavior concerns.
Who Dr. Skiest Works With
Children
Dr. Skiest loves to work with children grappling with big emotions, especially worries and fears. Whether kids deal with those feelings by holding them in or exploding outward, she meets them with simple, direct education and skill-building that feels fun and builds confidence in dealing with the anxiety, anger, sadness, and even trauma.
Teens
She works with teens dealing with trauma, intense anxiety, overthinking, and avoidance to help them identify feelings, disengage from the worry thoughts, and get into behavior patterns that move them closer to their goals. She enjoys building relationships with teens, creating the trust that makes it possible to do the real work of change.
Adults
She also works with adults, mostly on OCD, anxiety, and specific phobias. For that work she uses Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), building a step-by-step plan for facing the situations a client has been avoiding.
Parents
She works individually with parents who feel stuck in their relationship with their child. She helps parents break out from cycles of giving in to anxious demands or falling into parent/child conflict over misbehavior. She knows that parents are the experts on their child, and she works to honor their knowledge and act as a teammate.
Dr. Skiest's Approach
Dr. Skiest’s style is playful and upbeat. She builds trust first, tailors her approach to each family and moves into practical skill-building wherever she can. Clients can be themselves with her, and she’ll also challenge them and add structure when it helps.
She draws on Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) to help clients get out of avoidance and back to the things they care about. With parents, she uses Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions (SPACE) and other parent support approaches to break the cycles that feed anxiety or make setting expectations hard.
She practices from a culturally responsive lens, and her social work background shapes how she considers systemic and identity factors for each client.
Evidence-Based Treatments
Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP)Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions (SPACE)Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Psychological Assessment
Education, Licensure & Fees/Insurance
Education & Training
- Doctor of Psychology (PsyD) in Clinical Psychology, Baylor University (2026)
- Master of Science (MS) in Clinical Psychology, Baylor University (2023)
- Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Psychology, Franklin and Marshall College (2017)
Licensure & Supervision
- Licensed Psychologist Candidate, Colorado (PSYC.00016401)
- 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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