Therapy that finally feels like it's going somewhere
Hi, I'm Sarah Post Massey, a licensed marriage and family therapist in Colorado Springs.
I work with people who have tried therapy before and left unsure whether anything changed. My practice starts with an honest picture of where things stand. We do focused work together, and I give you something small to carry between sessions. Every few weeks we check in and look at what's shifting.
I treat adults carrying trauma, anxiety, depression, and OCD, and couples caught in the same hard conversation on repeat. I see clients in my Colorado Springs office, by telehealth anywhere in Colorado, and outside on a trail when that works better (and the weather cooperates).
Therapy that makes progress
Most of the people who come to me are used to having the answers. You handle a crisis well, you take care of everyone else first, and somewhere along the way you learned to seem fine in front of other people. Maybe you have done therapy before, and it felt like a kind conversation that never went anywhere. I sat in that chair myself, and it shaped how I built this practice.
I think about you before every session. I give you something to work on between sessions, and I check in on how it landed. Every few weeks we sit down together and look at how you're doing, then decide what's next. This is more structure than most therapy offers. My clients stay because of it.
EMDR intensives, for the story you've told a hundred times.
You already know what happened. Explaining it again will not change how your body reacts to it.
My EMDR intensive program runs two 90-minute sessions a week for four weeks, built around your workweek instead of a full day off. Most people feel a shift before they can explain why.
Couples therapy intensives, for the argument you've been having for years
Most couples find me two or three years into the same fight, wearing different clothes. My couples intensive runs two 90-minute sessions a week for four weeks, giving you focused time to understand what's underneath the conflict and practice new ways of connecting, without clearing a weekend for a retreat.
Psilocybin assisted therapy, done with care
This is one of the most meaningful parts of my practice. I'm licensed in Colorado as a Natural Medicine Facilitator in Training, license NMIT.0000680.
I handle preparation and integration personally, here in Colorado Springs, while administration happens at a separate, state-licensed psilocyin healing center in Denver. Packages start at $3,500.
About Sarah
I grew up between New Mexico and Colorado, and being outside is still how I find my footing. Some of my sessions happen on a trail instead of a couch for that reason.
I got into this work because I wanted to spend my life doing something that mattered. Good support changed the direction of my own life once, at a time I badly needed it. I believe people can change in ways that last, and that you deserve to see proof of it.
How you'll know it's working
Every client starts with a baseline assessment. Depending on what brings you in, that might be the PHQ-9 for depression, the GAD-7 for anxiety, or the RDAS if you're coming in as a couple, plus questionnaires I built myself for patterns those standard tools miss.
Baseline
Before we begin, you complete assessments matched to what's going on for you. We set goals from those numbers
The work
We meet weekly or in a concentrated intensive, and I give you something to carry between sessions. I prepare for every hour before you arrive.
Reassessment and adjustment
Around the four to six week mark, you take the same assessments again, and we compare both sets of scores. If the scores improve, we keep building on the plan. If they do not, we change the protocol together.
Who I work with
I specialize in working with clients who:
Have tried therapy before and want more structure this time
Are willing to do homework between sessions
Want a plan, a timeline, and a way to track progress
Are carrying trauma, emotional abuse, PTSD, depression, anxiety, or OCD
Are a couple stuck in a hard, recurring conflict and ready to resolve it
I am private pay, so nothing runs through TRICARE or any benefits or insurance system. I will work around a deployment or training schedule to get active duty service members, veterans, contractors, and military spouses into an EMDR intensive when they need it.
