Sarah Tuttoilmondo

Clinician

Art Therapist and Licensed Professional Counselor Candidate

Maybe you’ve always been creative, curious, imaginative, or someone who experiences the world a little differently. But lately, you feel stuck. Your ideas are there, but you can’t seem to access them. You start things and can’t finish them. Motivation comes in bursts and disappears just as quickly. You overthink, get overwhelmed, lose confidence in yourself, or feel frustrated that you can’t simply make yourself do the things you want to do.

Sarah especially enjoys working with teens and adults whose minds don’t always fit neatly into the boxes the world creates for them, including people with ADHD, LGBTQIA+ clients, artists and other creative thinkers, and people who have spent a lot of time feeling like they’re somehow too much, not enough, or just different.

As one of the few Registered Art Therapists in Pueblo, Sarah offers another way to do therapy when sitting in a chair and talking isn’t enough. She even has a small art studio right in her office, where clients can create, experiment, explore, and express things that may be difficult to put into words.

And you absolutely do not need to be “good at art.” Art therapy isn’t an art class, and there’s no right or wrong way to do it. It can help people reconnect with creativity, understand themselves differently, process emotions and experiences, and find a way forward when they’ve been feeling stuck.

If you're carrying trauma, she can also incorporate Body and Somatic Therapy (BST) and Acudetox, offering additional approaches that don’t rely solely on talking through what happened.

Sometimes healing isn’t about finding the right words. Sometimes you need a different way to express, process, and reconnect with yourself.

How I Work:

I am a compassionate Art Therapist and Licensed Professional Counselor Candidate specializing in trauma-informed care for adolescents and adults, integrating mindfulness techniques and principles of transpersonal psychology to facilitate holistic healing and personal growth.

With over a decade of experience in the mental health field, I employ creative expression and mindfulness practices to help clients access deeper levels of self-awareness, connect with their inner selves, and explore transcendent aspects of their experience. I am dedicated to creating a safe, supportive environment where folks can process complex emotions, foster resilience, build self awareness, develop healthy coping skills, and tap into their innate potential for transformation and healing; through a blend of art therapy, mindfulness, and developmental approaches.

A little about art therapy: Using art in therapy offers unique benefits beyond traditional talk therapy by providing a non-verbal, expressive medium that allows individuals to access and communicate complex emotions and experiences that may be difficult to articulate with words alone. Art is for everyone, no skills/experience necessary! It fosters creativity that may have been lost in "growing up", self-exploration, emotional release, and can enable humans to process trauma non-verbally; reducing stress and pressure to build resilience and insight.

It is my goal to create a safe and supportive space for clients to process complex emotions, foster resilience, build self-awareness and coping skills, and tap into your innate potential; all through art therapy, mindfulness, talk therapy or a mix!

I am a mother, animal lover, nature enjoyer, and reader who loves taking my time to enjoy the small moments in life!

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Issues I Treat:

Adjustment/Change, Anger, Anxiety, Attachment Struggles, Chronic Illnesses, Depression, Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities, LGBTQIA+, Life Stressors, Mood Disorders, Neurodivergence, Relationship Stressors, Self-Esteem, Trauma, Grief and Loss

Populations I Serve:

All Genders, Children, First Responders, Helpers, LGBTQIA+, Teenagers

Aetna, BCBS, CHP+, Cigna, Kaiser, Medicaid, Private Pay, and United

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