Behavioral Services

(Available at Denver & Wheat Ridge locations)

ICH integrates medical and behavioral health for patient-centered care to achieve your overall wellness. We are committed to caring for the whole person beyond your physical health needs. Our Behavioral Health Counselors provide culturally and linguistically appropriate services within a systematic model of care to maximize your well-being.

Behavioral Health Clinicians

Our Behavioral Health Providers often are professionals with advanced degrees in Social Work, Psychology or Counseling.

ICH Behavioral Health Providers have scheduled visits and are available to support our medical and dental departments for emergent situations as needed.

Our integrated model facilitates internal referrals from our Medical and Dental Providers, making the process for you to see our Behavioral Health Provider easier and faster. If you are an established patient, you can “self-refer”.

Our Behavioral Health Providers offer tools and teach skills to help you in your day-to-day life to support mental wellness.

Screenings

Depression

Anxiety

Trauma

Suicide 

Substance use

Services

Stress management

Anger management

Anxiety counseling

Depression counseling

Suicide prevention

Eating disorders

Referral to resources in the community

Child and young adult mental health:
  • Preventative screenings
  • Education

Relationship problems

Behavioral problems (i.e. school, home, etc.)

Parenting tips

Addressing issues relating to chronic or persistent pain 

Recovering from trauma and violence

Substance abuse counseling

Behavioral Care Providers

Darlene Brace, LCSW, LAC, ACS, CATP, ADS, RYT-200, EMDR CERTIFIED

Behavioral Health Director

Darlene is a licensed clinical Social Worker and licensed Addiction Counselor who is compassionate and believes in healing the mind, body, and spirit. She graduated from the University of Denver in 2008 with a Master of Social Work. She is an Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) trained in trauma for adults, children, and adolescents. She is an approved Clinical Supervisor and Yoga teacher; she offers many modalities of healing from cognitive, DBT, motivational interviewing, Synergetic Play Therapy, Emotionally Focused Therapy, and many other types of therapies. She is bilingual and well-versed in humility and diversity. She infuses nutrition and Articular Therapy into treatment. She is also a Canine Activities Intervention Specialist.

Denver and Wheat Ridge Centers
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Matt Smith, M.A., LPC, NCC, EMDR-Trained Clinician

Licensed Professional Counselor Candidate

Matt is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) passionate about holistic wellness and integrated care. He joined the Inner City Health (ICH) team in September of 2021. Prior to joining ICH, he graduated magna cum laude from Colorado State University in 2018 with a bachelor's in psychology. He went on to earn his master's degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling in 2021 and interned at another integrated care clinic. Matt is experienced using a variety of therapeutic modalities, including Gestalt therapy, EMDR, motivational interviewing, solution-focused brief therapy, and mindfulness-based cognitive behavioral therapies such as DBT to treat a variety of concerns, including anxiety, depression, trauma, interpersonal distress, substance use, and career/vocational concerns. Regardless of what clients want to focus on in therapy, he approaches therapy from a collaborative, decolonized, and strengths-based approach that honors and harnesses each person's lived experience in the therapeutic process. In his free time, Matt enjoys watching sports, reading comic books, playing video and board games with friends, and spending time with his partner and two cats, Missy and Felix.

Wheat Ridge Center
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Lauren Levanovich, MSW, LSW, SWC, EMDR-trained

Behavioral Health Provider

As a licensed social worker, Lauren values a person-centered and trauma-informed approach to behavioral health care. Lauren began her path in behavioral health at Inner City Health (ICH) in 2022 and graduated with her master's in social work in 2023. In her practice, Lauren focuses on somatic and mindfulness-based techniques to help clients overcome symptoms of trauma, anxiety, depression, and ADHD. Lauren is also well-versed in modalities such as CBT, EMDR, play therapy, and DBT. She is bilingual and dedicated to being culturally responsive.

Denver and Wheat Ridge Centers
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Celebrating our 40th year of serving the community, we make healthcare accessible with two locations for your convenience. Our dedicated teams put you first, delivering medical, dental and behavioral care with the kindness and expertise we all deserve regardless of the ability to pay. Our Enrollment Specialist can help you navigate healthcare coverage eligibility and enrollment as well as an income-based sliding fee scale so you and our providers can focus on your care.