Comfort
Alleviation of a person's feelings of grief or distress.
TCH mission
The Comfort House is a private mental health agency specializing in providing private, exclusive, and confidential therapy services to professionals, faith leaders, and other community leaders. Our mission is to reduce the stigma of mental illness and improve the emotional well being of those who serve others.
TCH vision
At The Comfort House, we understand that life can often feel overwhelming and difficult. Our Vision is to assist those seeking a greater sense of inner peace and purpose in life, we offer private therapy services to help manage mental and emotional health concerns.
Current Therapy Practices
Licensed to Treat in Missouri, Alabama, and Tennessee
Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT):
psychological treatment provided on the idea that psychological problems are based, in part, on faulty or unhelpful ways of thinking and learned patterns of unhelpful behavior. Used to treat depression, anxiety disorders, alcohol and drug use problems, marital problems, eating disorders, and severe mental illness.
Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT):
an action-oriented approach to psychotherapy that encourages stopping the avoidance, denial, and struggle withinner emotions and, instead, encourages acceptance that these deeper feelings are appropriate responses to certain situations.
Motivational Interviewing (MI):
is a guiding style of communication that sits between following and directing to empower people to change by drawing out their own meaning, importance and capacity for change that is based on a respectful and curious way of being with people that facilitates the natural process of change and honors client autonomy. Useful with any form of behavior change.
Mindfulness Meditation (MM):
mediation practice designed to reduce stress and encourage a calmer, healthier life. Used to treat anxiety and stress disorders.
Coming Soon
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR):
psychotherapy treatment designed to alleviate the distress associated with traumatic memories. Used to treat trauma, reactions to adverse childhood events, and emotional dysregulation.
Ms. Colvin is the Founder and Lead Therapist for The Comfort House, LLC. She is a seasoned psychotherapist with over 15 years of experience in the mental and behavioral health field. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) for the state of Missouri and a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) for the states of Alabama and Tennessee. Ms. Colvin received her Master of Social Work (MSW) and Master of Public Health (MPH) degrees in 2010 from Saint Louis University in St. Louis, Missouri. She is trained in Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT), Motivational Interviewing, and Mindfulness Meditation. She specializes in anxiety disorders,
depression, emotional dysregulation, trauma, and spiritual conflict. Ms. Colvin believes that we are all spiritual beings living in a natural world and not every experience requires a diagnosis. Each part of our being (Mind, Body, & Spirit) needs to be in divine order to become our best selves. Her approach is strength based, person centered, comfort driven, and hope focused. Thus your treatment will be tailored to fit your therapeutic needs.
When she is not releasing the world from the woos of life, he enjoys dancing (up a storm), listening to music, painting, baking, and traveling. “I haven’t been everywhere, but it’s on my list.”
