April Lyons, MA, LPC, Licensed Professional Counselor in Boulder, CO — therapist at ThriveTalk

April Lyons, MA, LPC

Licensed Professional Counselor

18 yrs experience

Updated August 3, 2026 How we verify

About

April Lyons, MA, LPC, R-DMT is a licensed professional counselor and owner of April Lyons Psychotherapy Group, a somatically-oriented practice with offices in Boulder, Longmont, and Denver, Colorado. She specializes in trauma, eating disorders, and mood disorders, integrating EMDR, dance/movement therapy, and other body-centered approaches.

Services

  • Anxiety
  • Trauma / PTSD
  • Depression
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Eating Disorders
  • Gender Identity
  • LGBTQIA+ Concerns
  • ADHD
  • Child Counseling
  • Substance Abuse
  • EMDR
  • Somatic (body-centered) therapy
  • Dance/Movement Therapy
  • Mindfulness-based therapy
  • Internal Family Systems (IFS)
  • AEDP
  • Brainspotting
  • Gestalt Therapy
  • CBT
  • DBT
  • Art Therapy
  • Animal-Assisted Therapy
  • Equine-Assisted Therapy
  • Play Therapy
  • Ketamine-Assisted Therapy

State licenses

  • Colorado · License #0012062 · LPC Active

Reputation

5 / 5 across 65 reviews Positive
  • Google (via Wanderlog aggregation) Rated 5 / 5 65 reviews

What clients praise

  • Warm, calming office environment described as having mountain views
  • Compassionate, skilled, and professional clinicians
  • Effective trauma-informed and somatic approaches
  • Diverse therapeutic modalities tailored to individual needs
  • Inclusive, social-justice-oriented practice culture

Common critiques

  • A small number of reviews describe inconsistent experiences depending on which clinician at the practice they saw

Sources

The facts on this page are drawn from 10 public sources and independently fact-checked before publication.

Psychology Today directory

  • Identity anchor: name, credentials (MA, LPC), practice name, Boulder/Longmont locations, phone, specialties, modalities, populations, insurance, fees, 18 years in practice, license number LPC.0012062, headshot photo (psychologytoday.com)

provider website (practice bio page)

  • Bio, education (Naropa University MA Somatic Psychotherapy 2011), modalities (EDIT, AEDP, Synergetic Play Therapy, ketamine-assisted therapy), 25+ years in helping professions, personal background (aprillyonspsychotherapygroup.com)

provider website (contact page)

NPPES NPI registry

  • NPI 1093112088, active status, taxonomy 101YP2500X Counselor Professional, enumeration date 2014-11-19 (npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov)

NPI directory aggregator (npiprofile.com)

LinkedIn profile

  • Credential R-DMT (Registered Dance/Movement Therapist), role as Somatic Mentor at Naropa University, 236 connections (linkedin.com)

Facebook page

review aggregator (Wanderlog, sourcing Google reviews)

  • 5.0/5 average rating across 65 Google reviews for the practice; recurring positive themes (wanderlog.com)

GoodTherapy directory

  • Listing exists for April Lyons in Boulder, CO (page blocked automated extraction; used as corroborating existence only) (goodtherapy.org)

TherapyDen directory

  • Listing exists for April Lyons in Boulder, CO (page blocked automated extraction; used as corroborating existence only) (therapyden.com)
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