Therapist devoted to offering psychological well being help to those that want it

FORT COLLINS, Colo. – Going by means of her personal traumas rising up, Sofia realized it was vital for individuals to have psychological well being help. Now, she is a licensed social employee and psychotherapist who has a ardour for compassion for herself and others.

“I am caring for myself. I am working towards self-compassion,” she says. “There’s a lot empowerment in that as a substitute of feeling like I do not know why I really feel this fashion.”

Sofia additionally is aware of discovering psychological well being help isn’t at all times straightforward or reasonably priced. That’s one of many causes she volunteers to assist others by means of the Mental Wellness Program of Spark the Change Colorado.
“I feel a great first step is to proceed to make it accessible,” she says, including, “That is the place you’ll be able to discuss these issues with out worrying about how it is going to be responded to, we’re right here to have compassionate empathy for you.”

Yearly, the Mental Wellness Program connects greater than a thousand individuals to free counseling and psychological well being providers. Usually, that’s six to 10 free group or particular person periods.

“We hear on a regular basis that folks probably wouldn’t have obtained psychological well being care if not for the involvement with this program,” says Kelly Groen, the statewide director of the Mental Wellness Program.

Kelly says volunteer clinicians like Sofia provide precious care to those that want it for issues like trauma, melancholy, anxiousness, grief, and loss. In keeping with Kelly, Sofia units the bar very excessive in that regard.

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“She’s already serving to the group in her career in her day-to-day work,” Kelly says. “However to go the additional step to take away the obstacles for individuals to entry this care by offering it without cost. It is simply unbelievable.”

Sofia believes speaking about psychological well being extra will encourage individuals to hunt out the help they want.

“Similar to we go to checkups on the physician’s proper, we must be prioritizing our psychological well being and so I actually encourage individuals to hunt it out.”

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