MAURA NARANJO HUEBL
Denver
Summary
Dedicated, trauma-informed psychotherapist with nearly a decade of experience specializing in the holistic care of teenagers, young adults, and diverse life-span populations. Rooted in anti-oppressive practice and liberation psychology frameworks, I combine a relational-cultural and parts informed foundation with somatic, spiritual, and systemic insights to foster deep, transformative healing. I possess a proven track record of navigating complex community mental health and public school systems to provide comprehensive care and case management. My clinical prowess lies in blending evidence-based modalities with advocacy work and decolonizing interventions that empower individuals to explore their own authentic path to well being, removing obstacles that hinder their process.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Group Therapist
Experience Change
04.2026 - Current
- Co-facilitate grief therapy groups tailored for mental health practitioners navigating client loss, professional identity shifts, personal losses, collective trauma, moral injury, compassion fatigue, and burnout within systems of care.
- Collaborate with an interdisciplinary team of healing practitioners to design trauma-informed, integrative healing groups incorporating psychotherapy techniques, somatic practices, Reiki, ritual, and earth-based modalities.
School-Based Therapist
Jefferson Center (Next GED Program, Jeffco Public Schools)
01.2023 - Current
- Supervise, train, and mentor a graduate student intern across clinical outreach, screening, intake, treatment planning, individual therapy, discharge, and compliant 'golden thread' EHR documentation.
- Support onboarding, peer guidance, and professional development for incoming clinical staff.
- Integrate into the school community to strengthen collaborative partnerships, foster student engagement, and increase referral pipelines for individual therapy.
- Participate in a monthly decolonizing therapy peer consultation group to ensure culturally responsive and anti-oppressive clinical practices.
- Develop, structure, and facilitate prevention and early intervention wellness programs and curriculum to address immediate student needs.
- Cultivate and align strategic school partnership objectives between Jefferson Center, Jeffco Public Schools, and the Next GED program.
School-Based Therapist
Community Reach Center (Adams County District One & District 50)
01.2020 - 01.2023
- Provided comprehensive intakes, diagnostic evaluations, behavioral health assessments, and evidence-based interventions for high school students and their families.
- Utilized advanced modalities including EMDR, DBT, CBT, Motivational Interviewing (MI), SFBT, Relational-Cultural interventions, somatic techniques, and parts work.
- Developed and hosted an anti-oppressive praxis consultation group for clinical team members.
- Formulated treatment plans, monitored clinical progress, conducted case management, provided community referrals, and built structured follow-up plans.
- Consulted regularly with school staff, paraprofessionals, and multidisciplinary professionals to coordinate student care.
- Delivered psychoeducation for school staff and family support networks.
- Provided crisis intervention and emergency services, utilizing specialized training in suicide risk assessment and management.
- Maintained a safe, confidential, and comfortable embedded school therapeutic environment.
- Completed 28 hours of approved clinical training annually in addition to agency-mandated trainings.
Group Therapist | “Being White”
People House Denver
01.2019
- Developed and Co-Facilitated an education and process group designed to increase group members’ emotional awareness of their inherited white privilege.
- Created a space for like-minded white folk who are interested in the journey toward accepting feedback and challenging racist behaviors.
- Emphasized contemplative approach and embodied practice used to interrupt the habituation that is unconscious and create new neuro pathways.
- Practiced somatic awareness and mental, emotional, physical, spiritual mindfulness by noticing, tuning in, and observing.
- Created a syllabus to acknowledge the roots of these practices.
Clinical Therapist Fellow & Intern
Whole Connection
01.2018 - 01.2020
- Served Medicaid populations through individual therapy, group therapy, and community support.
- Collaborated with clients to establish diagnostic-aligned therapeutic goals.
- Engaged in weekly individual and group clinical supervision, alongside advanced diagnosis and assessment trainings.
- Participated in weekly all-staff consultation and case conceptualization meetings.
- Co-facilitated specialized DBT skills groups and racial identity development groups.
- Completed a clinical fellowship focusing on trauma-informed care, cultural embodiment, and body/somatic psychotherapy.
- Practiced integrated care models in collaboration with primary care physicians within medical settings.
- Attended continuing education units (CEUs) on self-care, gender identity, addiction counseling, personality disorders, process group facilitation, clinical documentation, and crisis management.
Clinical Counseling Intern
Gender Identity Center
01.2018
- Completed 235 clinical hours serving gender-variant clients, families, and allies through individual therapy, group therapy, and community support.
- Co-developed treatment goals and collaboratively evaluated therapeutic progress.
- Conducted weekly sessions incorporating psychoeducation and wellness-focused clinical techniques.
- Managed a diverse client caseload and coordinated multidisciplinary care with primary care physicians.
- Assessed client readiness for gender transition; provided education regarding informed consent and medical standards of care.
- Participated in weekly clinical supervision and case conceptualization consultations.
Counseling Intern / Practicum Student
University of Colorado Denver Community Counseling Center
01.2017 - 01.2018
- Completed 350 clinical hours delivering individual strengths-based brief therapy to students and local community members.
- Facilitated community psychoeducational workshops.
- Managed on-call hours, crisis walk-ins, and intake assessments.
- Developed treatment plans, reviewed therapeutic milestones, implemented goal-oriented techniques, and designed closing rituals for termination.
- Received rigorous clinical supervision via one-way mirror observation, recorded sessions, group supervision, and weekly individual supervision.
- Served as an active member of the Practicum Outreach and Prevention Board.
Education
MA - Counseling Psychology (Clinical and Mental Health)
University of Colorado Denver
12-2018
MA - English Education (Secondary Content Leadership)
University of Colorado Denver
05-2010
Initial Teacher Education Program - Secondary English
University of Colorado Denver
05-2008
BA - Fine Arts (Photography)
University of Colorado Denver
05-2005
Skills
Anti-Oppressive Clinical Praxis
Relational Cultural Connection
Radical Compassion
Depth-Oriented Authenticity Mentor
Psychoeducation
Behavioral Health Systems Compliance
Certification
- Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) | State of Colorado (License: LPC.0016666)
- Licensed Professional Teacher | Secondary Language Arts, State of Colorado (License: CO 180346)
Timeline
Group Therapist
Experience Change
04.2026 - Current
School-Based Therapist
Jefferson Center (Next GED Program, Jeffco Public Schools)
01.2023 - Current
School-Based Therapist
Community Reach Center (Adams County District One & District 50)
01.2020 - 01.2023
Group Therapist | “Being White”
People House Denver
01.2019
Clinical Therapist Fellow & Intern
Whole Connection
01.2018 - 01.2020
Clinical Counseling Intern
Gender Identity Center
01.2018
Counseling Intern / Practicum Student
University of Colorado Denver Community Counseling Center
01.2017 - 01.2018
MA - English Education (Secondary Content Leadership)
University of Colorado Denver
Initial Teacher Education Program - Secondary English
University of Colorado Denver
BA - Fine Arts (Photography)
University of Colorado Denver
MA - Counseling Psychology (Clinical and Mental Health)
University of Colorado Denver
POST-GRADUATE CLINICAL TRAININGS
- Solution-Focused Brief Therapy Training - 2018
- DBT Facilitator Training at Noeticus Counseling Center and Training Institute - April 2018
- EMDR Basic Training - May 2022
- Clinical Supervision Training (12 Hours) at Community Reach Center - August 2022
- Training includes:
- Role and Function of Clinical Supervision
- Models and Methods of Clinical Supervision and Group Supervision
- Legal and Ethical Issues and Documentation
- Cultural Issues in Clinical Supervision
- Supervisory Relationship Issues, Evaluation of Supervisee Competency, and the Supervision Process
- Somatic Therapy for Trauma Treatment: Healing Attachment, Racial, and Collective Trauma through the Body at Psychotherapy Networker - August 2023
- Integrating EMDR and IFS Therapy: Clinical Tools to Process Trauma & Resolve Inner Conflicts at Psychotherapy Networker - April 2024
- Cultural and Historical Contexts of Trauma and Resilience at the Center for Equity and Resilience in Trauma Responsive organizations at the University of Denver (10 hours) - March 2025
- SEAD - Supervision Education and Development Training Program Level 1 at Jefferson Center (14 hours) - May 2026
- Training Includes:
- Monthly Mentorship and Group Practice
- Theories and Models of Clinical Supervision
- Ethical, Legal, and Regulatory Issues in Clinical Supervision
- Roles and Functions of Clinical Supervisors
- Clinical Supervision, Record Keeping, and Risk Management
- Cultivating the Supervisory Relationship
- Overview of Reflective Supervision
- Who’s Steering the Boat: Effective Group Supervision Strategies
TEACHING & PEDAGOGICAL EXPERIENCE
Affective Education Teacher | P.R.E.P. Academy, Denver Public Schools
2015 – 2017
- Led Support Group affective education classes for grades 7–12 to build adaptive life and social-emotional skills.
- Conferenced biweekly with the school social worker to tailor individual support plans for enrolled students.
- Collaborated with the school equity team to address institutional, student, and educator needs regarding culturally specific identity growth.
- Engaged in and supported culturally relevant professional development initiatives.
2009 – 2015
- Instructed Discovery curriculum (Grades 9–12), Memoir, Multicultural Literature, Girl’s Literature, and Photography.
- Facilitated support-group affective education classes designed to foster adaptive social skills and build an environment of mutual trust.
- Conducted professional development workshops for faculty to align school-wide implementation of the Discovery curriculum and academic goals.
- Designed differentiated instructional frameworks to support students spanning grades 9–12 within a singular classroom environment.
- Provided weekly academic advising sessions to support credit recovery and graduation milestones.
- Created a specialized literature curriculum for female-identifying students, establishing a secure environment to process adolescent-specific issues.
Summers 2012 – 2015 & 2018
- Taught college preparedness, Ethnic Literature, and ACT prep courses to first-generation, college-bound youth.
- Designed thematic cultural memoir curricula tailored to individual student backgrounds.
- Cooperated with Teaching Assistants to ensure all students had equitable opportunities to master college-readiness benchmarks.