Long winters and a town that empties of visitors in the cold months can make a hard season feel harder. Four mental health and counseling listings are based in the valley, from private counseling to a residential treatment campus. They are different kinds of help, so this page sorts out which is which.
I am not the person to tell you what kind of help to seek, and I would not pretend to be. What I can say is that calling is the hard part. Pick one number from this list, make the call, and let them point you to the right place.
In an emergency, call 911. SummitStone Health Partners lists 24/7 crisis support.
Around the valley
Out on Fish Hatchery Road, a little over half a mile from the Park's Fall River entrance, Harmony Recovery runs drug and alcohol treatment on a 43-acre campus, and has done so longer than most programs in the country. Care starts with a medical evaluation and monitored detox, then moves into gender-separate residential tracks for men, women and young adults.
Dr. Patrick Argiro practices under the name Cousin Pat: a licensed professional counselor, life coach and U.
Redtail Hawk Drive, a little under two miles from downtown and next door to the Salud Family Health clinic, is where SummitStone Health Partners keeps its Estes Park office. It is a nonprofit, and since 1957 it has been the largest nonprofit mental health provider in Larimer County.
Evening and weekend sessions are the practical point in favor of Lightshine Counseling, an office on Marys Lake Road a short walk from the lake itself. Most weekdays run into the evening, and Saturdays and Sundays are open too.
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The four listings are not interchangeable. Cousin Pat Therapy is the practice name of Dr. Patrick Argiro, a licensed professional counselor and life coach who works with individuals and families. SummitStone Health Partners is a nonprofit behavioral health provider with an Estes Park office, offering mental health and substance use services, same-day appointments and 24/7 crisis support. Harmony Recovery is residential drug and alcohol treatment on a campus just outside town.
Lightshine Counseling is listed without a description, so call to ask what it offers. Two of the four are marked open weekends, Harmony Recovery and Lightshine, which can matter if your week leaves no room. Harmony Recovery is a treatment program that begins with an evaluation, not a walk-in counseling office, so do not expect a quick weekly session there. If you are not sure which door is yours, SummitStone is a sensible first call because its listing covers both mental health and substance use.
Winter hours and seasonal staffing can change what is on offer, so ask each place about its current schedule. Because the valley is small, some people prefer to travel for counseling, and others want someone close. Both are reasonable. The listings here only cover offices in the valley. If privacy matters to you, ask how each office handles it when you call, since I cannot answer that from what is listed.
SummitStone Health Partners lists 24/7 crisis support and same-day appointments from its Estes Park office. In an emergency, call 911. For anything less urgent, call SummitStone and tell them what is going on.
Harmony Recovery is residential drug and alcohol treatment on a campus just outside town. SummitStone Health Partners also lists substance use services. Call either to ask how intake works and what level of care fits.
Cousin Pat Therapy, the practice of Dr. Patrick Argiro, offers counseling and coaching for individuals and families. He is a licensed professional counselor. Call to ask about openings and approach.
Harmony Recovery and Lightshine Counseling are the two listings marked open weekends. Neither listing gives hours, so call to confirm what weekend availability means in practice, for instance whether that covers new appointments or only existing residents or clients.
