The Rainbow Circles started in 2020 when three therapists, M Watson Saltis, Alyssa Wright, and Lauren Lessner, saw the need for LGBTQ+-affirming mental health support in Northern Colorado. What began as a small collaborative practice has grown into a community of clinicians working to make affirming care more accessible across our region.

As we grew, we evolved. We committed ourselves to anti-oppressive and liberatory frameworks, developed a shared-resource model so that compensation reflects contribution rather than credential, and cultivated a team of genuinely collaborative clinicians.