Gender-Affirming Mental Health Care in Denver
LGBTQIA+ Affirming Mental Health Treatment Center | PHP & IOP
Gender-affirming mental health care at Chroma Wellness Center is offered through our Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) and Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) in Denver. These are structured treatment programs designed specifically for LGBTQIA+ individuals who are navigating mental health challenges, trauma, or substance use. If you’ve spent time in treatment settings where you had to explain yourself before you could get help, Chroma is designed to be a different experience.
What Is Gender-Affirming Mental Health Care?
In a mental health context, gender-affirming care means treatment that recognizes and respects your gender identity as a core part of who you are—not a variable to work around, and not a focus of treatment in itself. Gender-affirming mental health care means your clinicians understand how gender identity, minority stress, and lived experience shape mental health. It means you don’t have to filter information or leave parts of yourself at the door to access supportive, expert treatment.
At Chroma Wellness, LGBTQIA+ affirming treatment isn’t a specialty add-on. It’s the foundation of how every clinician, group, and treatment plan is built.
What We Help With
You don’t need a single diagnosis or a clear label to reach out. Many of the people we work with are navigating more than one thing at once.
We support LGBTQIA+ adults experiencing:
- Anxiety, depression, or mood disorders
- Trauma and PTSD, including identity-based and relational trauma
- Gender dysphoria and challenges related to gender identity
- Minority stress and the effects of discrimination or systemic harm
- Substance use and co-occurring disorders, including chemsex
- Body image concerns
- Borderline personality disorder, bipolar disorder, and thought disorders
- Relationship and family challenges, including chosen family conflict
Your identity is never framed as the source of these struggles. We understand that many of them have roots in environments that weren’t safe or affirming, and we work from there.
What to Expect from Mental Health Treatment at Chroma
Treatment at Chroma is structured, collaborative, and built around your whole self, not just your symptoms. Every client works with an individual therapist, a psychiatric team, and a case manager, with programming that integrates clinical therapy, holistic modalities, and LGBTQIA+-specific group work. Below is a breakdown of what that looks like in practice.
Program Structure
Both PHP and IOP run Monday through Friday. PHP is full-time—six hours of programming per day, designed for people who need intensive, immersive support. IOP begins at five days per week and steps down to three days as you progress, making it easier to maintain work, school, or daily responsibilities alongside treatment.
Therapy and Clinical Support
Every client has individual therapy sessions scheduled throughout the week—twice weekly in PHP and IOP, and once weekly as you progress through treatment. Psychiatric care and medication management are integrated into your treatment plan and overseen by our medical team. Case managers are also there to support you in coordinating appointments, employment, legal concerns, and other logistics both during and after treatment.
Group Therapy Built for LGBTQIA+ Adults
Group therapy at Chroma is designed specifically for LGBTQIA+ adults rather than adapted from general programming. Groups cover identity and self-concept, sex and intimacy, relational trauma, emotional regulation, and recovery. Chosen family sessions extend that work to the relationships that matter most to you. Every group is facilitated in an affirming, nonjudgmental space where your lived experience is understood, not explained.
Holistic & Somatic Healing Modalities
Somatic experiencing, acupuncture, mindfulness, trauma-informed yoga, and healing arts therapy are all part of your weekly schedule. These modalities work alongside your clinical treatment to support nervous system regulation, body-based healing, and overall well-being.
PHP vs. IOP: Which Level of Care Is Right for Me?
Gender-affirming mental health care at Chroma is delivered through two levels of structured outpatient treatment. Both programs include the same affirming, LGBTQIA+-specific care. The difference is intensity and time commitment.
Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP)
Partial Hospitalization (PHP) is the higher intensity option, running five days per week. It’s designed for people who need intensive clinical support but don’t require overnight care. PHP clients have the most touchpoints with their treatment team each week.
Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) in Denver
Intensive Outpatient (IOP) runs either five (IOP x5) or three days per week (IOP x3) depending on where you are in your recovery. It offers the same integrated clinical model with a schedule that allows for more flexibility.
If you’re not sure where to start, our team can help you figure that out during your initial assessment. Any information you share is always confidential.
Ready to Talk?
Questions are welcome. Our team is happy to walk you through what support at Chroma looks like. All inquiries are confidential.
Call 720-410-5569 or fill out our confidential consultation form today.
What Makes Mental Health Treatment at Chroma Different
Chroma was built for LGBTQIA+ adults—not adapted from a general model. Here’s what that means in practice:
- Trauma-focused care, not just trauma-informed. Chroma clinicians are trained to understand how trauma operates in the body and in identity, and treatment is structured to address it directly, rather than just working around it.
- LGBTQIA+-specific programming at every level. From clinical groups to chosen family sessions and psychiatric care, every part of our program reflects the lived experiences of LGBTQIA+ individuals—not as an add-on or separate track, but as the foundation of our programs.
- Expert psychiatric leadership. Our Medical Director, Dr. Robert Davies, MD, has spent decades in LGBTQIA+ and gender-affirming psychiatric care, including co-founding one of the country’s first fully integrated transgender health programs.
- Affirming housing available. LGBTQIA+-affirming transitional housing is available for clients who need a safe, supportive place to live during treatment.
- Understanding your insurance and costs. Before you begin treatment, our team will verify your insurance and walk you through your coverage and costs. No surprises before you start.
If you have questions or want to talk through whether Chroma is the right fit, you can reach our team at any point in the process.
Insurance & Paying For Treatment
Chroma works with most major insurance plans. Our team verifies insurance as part of intake, so you have a clear picture of your costs before you begin.
Ready to understand your coverage? We can verify your benefits to help you understand any potential costs before you begin treatment.
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Your Healing Journey Starts Here
If you’re ready to take the next step, we’re here to help you figure out where to start.
Call 720-410-5569 or fill out our confidential consultation form today.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Is gender-affirming care at Chroma only for transgender and nonbinary individuals?
No. Chroma’s programs are open to all LGBTQIA+ adults. Gender-affirming care means that treatment respects and integrates your identity—whatever that looks like for you. You do not need to identify as transgender or nonbinary to receive support at Chroma Wellness.
What if I've had negative experiences with mental health providers in the past?
That’s a common experience among the people we work with. You don’t need to explain or justify those experiences to access care at Chroma. Our intake process is designed to be low-pressure, and you can ask questions before making any decisions.
Does Chroma accept insurance?
Before you begin treatment, our team will verify your insurance and walk you through your coverage and costs. Reach out to our team to get started.
Ready to Talk?
You don’t need to have everything figured out before reaching out. That’s part of why we’re here.
Call 720-410-5569 or fill out our confidential consultation form today.