Trauma Treatment Center in Denver, CO
LGBTQIA+ Affirming Trauma-Focused Care in PHP & IOP
Chroma Wellness Center is a trauma treatment center in Denver offering structured outpatient care through Partial Hospitalization (PHP) and Intensive Outpatient (IOP) programs. Trauma-focused care isn’t a specialty add-on here—it’s woven into everything: the clinical modalities, the group work, the psychiatric support, and the environment itself. You don’t need a formal trauma or PTSD diagnosis to get started. If trauma is part of your experience, it will be part of your treatment.
If you’ve been looking for a place where trauma is taken seriously and your identity is fully respected, this is that place.
PHP and IOP: Structured Day Treatment Programs
Chroma offers two levels of outpatient day treatment, both of which include trauma-focused care as a core component of programming.
Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) in Denver
Partial Hospitalization (PHP) is the higher intensity option, running five days per week. It’s designed for people who need frequent 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.
Both programs include individual therapy, trauma-focused group sessions, psychiatric support, somatic work, and holistic care—all coordinated within a single treatment plan. For clients moving from PHP to IOP, the clinical team and treatment approach carry through the transition.
What Trauma Treatment At Chroma Includes
At Chroma, your days are built around real clinical work. Individual therapy, trauma-focused groups, somatic practice, and psychiatric support run alongside each other by design—each informing the others rather than operating in isolation.
- Individual Therapy — You’ll meet one-on-one with a licensed therapist throughout the week—twice weekly in PHP and five-day IOP, once weekly in three-day IOP. Sessions are trauma-focused and built around your specific history and goals.
- Group Sessions — Groups at Chroma help you work through things like grief and loss, identity and self-concept, nervous system regulation, relational patterns, and IFS parts work—all with people who share meaningful parts of your lived experience.
- Somatic and Movement Practice — Most mornings begin with mindfulness or trauma-informed yoga. This isn’t filler—it’s intentional clinical work that helps regulate the nervous system, which is especially important when doing deep trauma work.
- Psychiatric Support — If medication is part of your treatment plan, the psychiatric team stays in close communication with your treatment team, ensuring your care stays connected.
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.
Affirming Trauma Care for LGBTQIA+ Individuals
Many LGBTQIA+ people carry layers of trauma that non-affirming treatment settings have ignored, minimized, or contributed to. Chroma Wellness was created to offer queer and trans folks a different experience.
Discrimination, family rejection, navigating systems that weren’t built for you, the weight of not feeling truly seen—these are real clinical concerns that belong in the room, not background information that gets set aside once treatment begins.
What affirming care looks like here:
- Clinicians trained in identity-based and relational trauma specific to queer and trans experiences
- Group sessions built around shared lived experience—the people in the room reflect your life
- Your identity is never framed as the problem
- Chosen family sessions available for clients whose support networks exist outside biological family structures—because the people who matter to you may not be the ones listed on an intake form
LGBTQIA+ Trauma Treatment Center Built Around Your Whole Experience
Trauma rarely exists in isolation. For many people, it shows up alongside depression, anxiety, substance use, difficulties in relationships, or a persistent sense of disconnection from self. At Chroma, we understand that these experiences are often linked, and we treat them as such.
Our clinical team works across disciplines—therapy, psychiatry, somatic work, and case management—to build a treatment plan that reflects your actual history and goals, not a generalized protocol. The result is care that accounts for the full picture of what you’re carrying, not just the presenting symptom.
Trauma-Focused Therapies Offered at Chroma
All modalities at Chroma are integrated into your PHP or IOP program. Your treatment plan will draw from a combination of approaches based on your clinical presentation and personal goals.
EMDR
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is one of the most well-researched therapies for trauma. It works by helping the brain reprocess distressing memories so they lose their emotional charge—not by revisiting them in detail, but by helping the nervous system move through what it got stuck on. EMDR is particularly effective for PTSD, complex trauma, and trauma that has been difficult to address through talk therapy alone.
Internal Family Systems (IFS)
IFS is based on the understanding that we all contain different internal “parts” — and that trauma often causes certain parts to take over in ways that feel automatic or hard to control. Through IFS, clients develop a compassionate relationship with those parts, understanding what they’re protecting and gently working to heal the wounds underneath. It’s a slower, more relational approach that pairs well with other trauma-focused modalities.
Somatic and Body-Based Therapy
Trauma is stored in the body, not just in memory. Somatic therapy works with that reality directly. At Chroma, body-based care includes somatic experiencing, applied somatic processing, and trauma-informed yoga — all of which are built into the weekly schedule. These approaches help regulate the nervous system, increase body awareness, and support healing that talk therapy can’t always reach on its own.
Evidence-Based Therapies
Clinicians at Chroma draw from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), depending on what each client needs. CBT helps identify and shift patterns of thought connected to trauma responses. DBT builds skills for emotional regulation and distress tolerance. ACT supports clients in developing a different relationship with painful thoughts and experiences rather than fighting them.
Insurance and Payment
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 before your first day of treatment.
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If you’re ready to take the next step, we’re here to help you figure out where to start.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What kind of therapy is best for trauma?
There’s no single answer—effective trauma treatment depends on the individual and the nature of their trauma. EMDR is one of the most extensively researched therapies for PTSD and is particularly effective when trauma memories feel intrusive or overwhelming. Somatic approaches work well for people who feel disconnected from their bodies or whose trauma responses are primarily physical. IFS is a strong fit for people with complex or relational trauma who benefit from a slower, more internal approach. At Chroma, clinicians draw from multiple modalities and adapt the approach to what’s most helpful for you.
What is complex trauma, and how is it different from PTSD?
PTSD typically refers to the aftermath of a specific traumatic event or series of events. Complex trauma, sometimes called C-PTSD, develops from prolonged or repeated exposure to harmful experiences—often starting in childhood or occurring within relationships where there was a power imbalance. This can include childhood neglect or abuse, long-term domestic violence, or sustained experiences of discrimination and marginalization. Complex trauma tends to affect identity, relationships, and emotional regulation in deeper ways than single-incident trauma, and it responds best to treatment approaches that work slowly and relationally over time.
Do I need a diagnosis to enroll in a trauma treatment program?
No. You don’t need a formal PTSD or trauma diagnosis to receive trauma-informed care at Chroma Wellness. If you’ve had difficult experiences and they’re affecting your daily life, mental health, or substance use, that’s enough reason to seek structured support. Our clinical team will conduct a thorough assessment when you begin treatment and build your plan from there.
How is EMDR used in trauma treatment?
EMDR uses bilateral stimulation—most often guided eye movements—while a client briefly focuses on a distressing memory. This process helps the brain reprocess the memory, so it becomes less activating over time. Unlike some trauma therapies, EMDR doesn’t require extended verbal processing of what happened. Sessions are typically calm and conducted at the client’s pace; most people find it less overwhelming than they expect. At Chroma, EMDR is offered as part of our integrated treatment approach when clinically appropriate.
Can trauma treatment help if I'm also struggling with substance use?
Yes. Trauma and substance use are closely connected, but the relationship runs in both directions. Many people use substances as a way of managing trauma responses, even if that wasn’t a conscious choice. And for others, the experiences that can often accompany substance use—overdose, loss, high-risk situations, fractured relationships, shame—become their own source of trauma over time. The path of substance use alone can leave scars that need clinical attention, regardless of what came first. At Chroma Wellness, trauma-informed care and substance use treatment are integrated into the same care plan. You won’t be asked to get sober before addressing your trauma, or to set your trauma aside while working on substance use.
Is trauma treatment at Chroma only for LGBTQIA+ individuals?
Chroma Wellness was created specifically to serve the LGBTQIA+ community. Our programs, clinical team, and therapeutic environment are designed around the experiences, identities, and needs of queer and trans individuals. If you identify as LGBTQIA+ and are looking for a place where that is genuinely understood and centered in your care, you’re in the right place.
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You don’t need to have everything figured out before reaching out. That’s part of why we’re here.
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