Many modalities, one roof, a shared belonging
Venya Therapeutics exists to provide healing to individuals, and to create community through events, teachings, and retreats. We bring many modalities under one roof so care is integrative rather than fragmented, and we mentor emerging clinicians so this work keeps growing. Our aim: a center where individual transformation and shared belonging strengthen each other.
The first origin
Guided by Dignity
At the heart of Venya is the legacy of my grandmother, Dignity.
She grew up on a farm in Puerto Rico, surrounded by the natural world and developing a lifelong connection to the land, plants, and animals. Gardening was one of the ways she remained connected to that world, a relationship with nature that was less about tending to something and more about belonging to it.
She was also deeply spiritual and intuitive. Known within her community for her psychic gifts, she believed in forms of healing that extended beyond the traditional: healing through nature, intuition, spirituality, connection, and the wisdom carried within us and passed down through generations.
Her worldview lives at the heart of Venya.
We believe healing can also be a return: to the body, to nature, to creativity, to community, to intuition, and to the ancestral ways of knowing that many of us have become disconnected from.
Her name, Dignity, carries its own meaning within our work. Dignity is not something another person can grant us. It is inherent. Even when life, trauma, shame, grief, or circumstance makes us forget our worth, it remains.
Together, they hold the heart of what we hope people rediscover here: the parts of themselves that were never truly lost, only waiting to be remembered.
In many ways, Venya is my grandmother’s garden grown into something new, a place where old wisdom and modern healing can exist beside one another, and where people can find their own way home.
Dignity reminds us that we are worthy. Venya means lovable.
The second origin
The Vulture
The vulture was chosen as the symbol of Venya because it represents something deeper than overcoming adversity.
Vultures are drawn to what has been left behind. They exist in the places where something has ended, and yet their presence is not a symbol of death; it is part of what allows life to continue. They do not turn away from what is difficult, broken, or decaying. They meet it exactly as it is.
We all carry pieces of our lives we would rather abandon: grief, shame, mistakes, relationships that ended, versions of ourselves we no longer recognize. Healing does not always mean leaving those things behind. It can mean returning to them with enough compassion to discover what is still worth carrying.
The vulture represents reclamation.
For Venya, the vulture is a reminder that healing is not about becoming someone new. It is about reclaiming what was always yours.
- Your story.
- Your voice.
- Your creativity.
- Your connection.
- Your dignity.
And ultimately, your capacity to love and be loved.
Alex MezyadFounder · MA, LPC-S
How care works here
A free conversation
20 to 30 minutes by phone or Zoom. Ask anything; there is no commitment.
Find your match
The relationship with your therapist is the strongest predictor of good outcomes. If the first fit isn’t right, switch any time, no explanation needed.
Begin
In person at 2581 Park Lane in Lafayette, or online anywhere in Colorado.
- LPC-S & LPC
- Licensed Professional Counselors: a master’s degree, thousands of supervised clinical hours and full state licensure. They practice independently.
- LPCC
- Licensed Professional Counselor Candidates: master’s degree in hand, accruing supervised hours toward full licensure, with an experienced supervisor behind every step.
- Graduate interns
- Advanced Naropa University counseling students practicing under close supervision from Alex Mezyad, LPC-S. Meet them on our team page.
Questions
Frequently Asked
Our office is at 2581 Park Lane, Unit A, Lafayette, CO 80026, in Boulder County, a short drive from Louisville, Boulder, Erie, Superior and Broomfield. We also offer virtual sessions (video and audio) anywhere in Colorado. Hours are 10:00 AM–6:00 PM.
Yes. Book a free 20 to 30 minute consultation by phone or Zoom. One of our interns will reach out to get you scheduled and answer any first questions.
Our team includes LPCs, LPCCs, and supervised interns completing their Master's degrees at Naropa University, led by Alexandria Mezyad, MA, LPC-S.
Insurance is coming soon. In the meantime, reach out and we'll talk through your options.
We practice from a transpersonal, holistic stance, treating symptoms with evidence-based methods while honoring meaning, spirit, and the whole person. Your story is never reduced to a label.
Individuals, couples, teens, and young adults navigating trauma, anxiety, life transitions, relationships, and the search for deeper meaning.
No. Venya Therapeutics is an independent counseling practice in Lafayette, Colorado. We are not affiliated with VYNE Therapeutics or any pharmaceutical or biotech company.