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ABOUT US

Your therapeutic resource for reclaiming yourself.

Power Within Wellness is more than a counseling center—we’re a therapeutic resource for helping you connect to yourself through safe, judgment-free counseling services.

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Welcome to Power Within Mental Wellness. 

We’re a skilled team of mental health practitioners dedicated to providing counseling services and support to adults, families, and teens in the Centennial, Colorado area. At Power Within, we offer a nurturing, compassionate space for people to discover and deepen their own inner strength and resilience.

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The root of the word “therapy” is therapeia, one translation of which is “an attendance”—and that’s what we strive to do at Power Within—to create a safe, judgment-free space where you can attend to your emotions, feelings, and concerns with the support of a skilled therapist you trust.

Meet Our Team

  • Amanda Bear, licensed professional counselor at Power Within Mental Wellness

    Amanda Bear, MA, LPC, LAC

    Owner and Counselor

    Amanda believes that much of our healing happens in relationship. Alongside her counseling practice, she serves at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs as an Assistant Teaching Professor in Counseling and Human Services and as Program Director of the bachelor's program in Behavioral Health and Human Services. Training future helping professionals keeps her reflective and intentional in every session. Her specialties include substance use and recovery, trauma (including EMDR), anxiety, and life transitions.

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Counseling services that help you connect to your true nature.

Meet Our Team

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