About sarah
Sarah Klein, M.A., LPC, Art Therapist
I hold a Master's of Art in Transpersonal Counseling Psychology with a concentration in Art Therapy from Naropa University. I came to the art therapy world through exploration of my first career in documentary filmmaking, where I learned the therapeutic power of telling personal narrative through images.
I had received my bachelor's in Documentary Film Production and Religious Studies from Northwestern University in 2010, and spent three years working in the documentary film world. After interacting with amazingly resilient individuals through the documentary interview process, I decided to pursue a field where I could help individuals in a deeper way. I fell in love with the field of art therapy, which for me combined the healing power of creativity with compassionate engagement in therapeutic relationship.
I am currently an Art Therapist at my private practice, Open Mind Holistics. I am trained in both art therapy and traditional psychotherapy, and blend transpersonal, humanistic, existential, and mindfulness-based approaches. In my free time, I love painting, learning to play the fiddle, and hiking with my husband and puppy.
I hold a Master's of Art in Transpersonal Counseling Psychology with a concentration in Art Therapy from Naropa University. I came to the art therapy world through exploration of my first career in documentary filmmaking, where I learned the therapeutic power of telling personal narrative through images.
I had received my bachelor's in Documentary Film Production and Religious Studies from Northwestern University in 2010, and spent three years working in the documentary film world. After interacting with amazingly resilient individuals through the documentary interview process, I decided to pursue a field where I could help individuals in a deeper way. I fell in love with the field of art therapy, which for me combined the healing power of creativity with compassionate engagement in therapeutic relationship.
I am currently an Art Therapist at my private practice, Open Mind Holistics. I am trained in both art therapy and traditional psychotherapy, and blend transpersonal, humanistic, existential, and mindfulness-based approaches. In my free time, I love painting, learning to play the fiddle, and hiking with my husband and puppy.
Group Exhibits:
Solo Exhibits:
Art Therapy / Psychotherapy Trainings:
- "Creative Endeavors: Art of the Art Therapist" - Core New Art Space, January-February 2016
- Art Show at National Psychedelic Symposium, Boulder, CO September 2015
Solo Exhibits:
- Red Frog Coffee Shop, Longmont, CO - July 2016
Art Therapy / Psychotherapy Trainings:
- Four Corners Group Psychotherapy Annual Conference: Unity and Cohesion, November 2018, Aurora, CO
- “Trauma-Informed Expressive Arts Therapy Advanced Training” by Cathy Malchiodi, Ph.D, LPCC, LPAT, ATR-BC, and Elizabeth Warson, Ph.D, LPC, ATR-BC, June 2018, Fort Collins, CO
- EMDR Institute Regional Basic Training with Janet Wright, LCSW, March 2018, Fort Collins, CO
- Nourish Arts Therapy & Wellbeing Conference, January 2018, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
- “EMDR Workshop: Healing the Heart of Complex Trauma and Dissociation with EMDR and Ego State Therapy” video training by Carol Forgash, LCSW. December 2017, Childsafe Colorado, Fort Collins, CO
- “Introduction to Jungian Sandplay Therapy” by Shannon Yockey, LCSW, CST, July 2017, Fort Collins, CO
- “Connecting the Dots: Recognizing and Responding to Child on Child Sexual Abuse” by Gail Ryan.
- June 2017, Voices Carry Advocacy Center, Fort Collins, CO
- “How the Body Releases Trauma and Restores Goodness” -- video training by Peter Levine, PhD, May 2017, Childsafe Colorado, Fort Collins, CO
- “Understanding and Integrating Trauma into the Classroom by Dr. James Henry” April 2017, Jefferson County Court House, Golden, CO
- “CPI’s Nonviolent Crisis Intervention Training Program” Thompson School District. Loveland, CO
- “The Body Keeps the Score” February 2017, Summitstone Health Partners, Fort Collins, CO
- “Normative Child Sexual Behavior” February 2016, Ralston House, Golden, CO
- “Healing the Self Within the System: Understanding Childhood Trauma, Family Dynamics, and Professional Burnout”, February 2016, The Mariposa Center, Denver, CO
- Human Trafficking Training, May 2015, Gilpin County Justice Center, Blackhawk, CO
- 46th Annual Conference of the American Art Therapy Association: "Bridging Cultural Terrains: Expanding the Lens of Art Therapy" - July 2015, Minneapolis, MN
- “Bridging Two Worlds: the Physical and the Spiritual, the Practical and the Sacred” - April 2015, Family Hospice, Boulder, CO
- Human Trafficking Training - May 2015 - Gilpin County Justice Center
- 45th Annual Conference of the American Art Therapy Association: "Art Therapy: Trailblazing the Future" - July 2014, San Antonio, TX
- Vigil Training - December 2014 - Family Hospice, Boulder, CO
