“Happy Treasure, Connection In Life’s Adventures”

Five Strengths: Positivity, Communication, Significance, Empathy, Adaptability

Amaihah was born and raised in Colorado and has always felt drawn to the healing power of touch. Being raised in a very holistic health minded environment, it felt very natural for her to go to a massage therapy school where she could gain more knowledge and understanding. When she works with clients they get a very individualized massage experience that is tailored to what they, and their body, tell her they need. She uses many different modalities throughout the massage session while checking in to make sure the client is getting what they want out of the massage experience. She looks forward to working with you and helping your body heal. You deserve healing.

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“Exploring the Unknown”

Five Strengths: Learner, Relator, Restorative, Input, and Strategic

Ellen earned her Masters in Counseling in Family and Marriage Therapy from California State University, Fullerton. Her background is in working with teens and families in crisis using a systems approach to problem solve and create positive change.

Her passion for mental health stems from her belief in the healing power of nature and community. Through much time spent outdoors, she recognized her passion and desire to help people embrace and alchemize life’s challenges into strengthening and growing experiences from which to move forward through this wild journey of being human. Together, we can find ways to create a more satisfying life and move through the world with a little bit more joy each day.

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“We are never there, only here.”

Five Strengths: Problem Solver, Thinker, Philomath, Coach, Empathizer

Sarah Rasmussen recently earned their Master of Social Work from Flordia State University and is working toward their licensure. Sarah has a background working with underserved youth populations and victims and survivors of domestic and sexual violence.

Sarah’s therapeutic approaches are grounded in trauma-informed, didactic, non-discriminatory, person-centered, strength- and community-based therapies.

Sarah moved to Salida in 2020 and has been running and biking the trails with their dog, Fly, ever since.

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“Spiritual Energy Dancing On Rocky Shores”

Five Strengths: Input, Connectedness, Achiever, Ideation, Empathy

Sarai Trujillo is deeply rooted in her communities in the Americas including Salida, Colorado, US and Teacapan, Sinaloa, Mexico. She is a mother of seven and grandmother (“Yaya”) to a growing tribe of littles. Her therapeutic approaches are rooted in trauma informed person-centered, feminist, and attachment-based therapies. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) specializing in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and working with parents and caregivers of all ages, particularly during the sensitive periods of development in perinatal, infant, and early childhood. She is considered an expert in the field of EMDR, perinatal, infant, and early childhood mental health and shares this expertise by offering consultation for other helping professionals.

In addition to her mental health background, Sarai has vast wellness experience. She was a certified Zumba Instructor for over a decade beginning in 2008 and taught multiple exercise classes including: yoga, strength, and dance. She is a runner and has completed several marathons and half marathon races.

Sarai believes that health is achieved within healthy relationships, which is why she holds a holistic, integrative, and collaborative space in her personal and professional life. For this purpose she co-founded Coalescence Health where she also serves as the Chief Executive Officer!

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“Learning and Teaching in A Cycle”

Five Strengths: Achiever, Deliberative, Restorative, Significance, Learner

Talmage holds a masters degree in leadership and educational research from the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs and is currently working toward a masters degree in clinical mental health at Adams State University. He will begin therapeutic work with individuals and couples in 2024 as a mental health counseling intern.

In addition to his university training, Talmage has committed his life to receiving training in many other topics including trauma informed care, crisis intervention, non-violent communication, dialectical behavior therapy for schools, and much more.

He has served in a variety of public school settings as an instructor, coach, mentor, student advisor, lead teacher and administrator for 25 years.

Talmage speaks, reads and writes the Spanish and English languages fluently.

Talmage has been married to his wife since 1994 with whom he has helped raise their seven children. His love of the outdoors has created a culture of sustainable wilderness recreation among his children and their families including nine grandchildren as of this writing.

His creative support and problem solving methods have helped countless individuals set and achieve meaningful goals to enrich their personal, social, professional, and spiritual lives.

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