Cara Sams (she/her)

Cara Sams is a licensed professional counselor with a master’s degree in Transpersonal Counseling and Wilderness Therapy from Naropa University in Boulder, CO. She has been working in the field of mental health since 2007 and has experience supporting people with diverse needs. She utilizes an intersectional social justice framework to inform her experiential, somatic, and mindfulness based approach.

Cara is a dynamic therapist who brings humor, curiosity, and creativity to relationships. While she is experienced  in working with a variety of clinical issues her current clinical focus is equine assisted, experiential, and somatic trauma work with adolescents and adults. Cara deeply trusts the wisdom of her clients and sees herself as a partner and guide in moving towards goals and improved wellbeing. Her connection with nature in its many variations is a foundation for the work she does. She assists clients in exploring their relationship with nature and how it informs other areas of their lives.

Cara is certified by the Equine Assisted Growth and Learning Association (EAGALA), and has specialized training in EMDR, Equine Assisted EMDR, Motivational Interviewing, Gestalt, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Hakomi, Contemplative Psychology, Family Team Decision Making,  Ecopsychology, rites of passage, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. She specializes in working with trauma, grief and loss, LGBTQ+ youth and adults, attachment trauma, depression, anxiety, and psychosis. She works with teens, young adults, adults, and families.