About Sarah Post Massey, MA, LMFT
I'm a licensed marriage and family therapist in private practice in downtown Colorado Springs.
I work with high functioning adults and couples who are ready for therapy with an actual plan, homework between sessions, honest conversation, and a clear way to see whether any of it is working.
What makes therapy with me different
By the time you sit down, I have already read my notes and decided what this hour is for. Few therapists do this before a client arrives. As a client myself, I found that rare, and it was the part of therapy that frustrated me most. I would leave feeling a little lighter, without knowing why, or whether it would last past Thursday.
I measure progress for that reason. Depending on what brings you in, you start with the PHQ-9 for depression, the GAD-7 for anxiety, or the RDAS if you are coming in as a couple. I also built my own questionnaires for patterns those standard tools miss, like the loop between poor sleep and anxiety, or where anxiety and attention overlap. We repeat the assessments at the midpoint and again at the end, and you see every score.
You choose where we focus. Some weeks that is the trauma itself. Some weeks it is that you have slept five hours a night for a month, or you cannot remember the last real conversation you had with a friend. Sleep, food, movement, and your relationships are part of the work when you want them to be.
I name a pattern when I see it, and I ask you to try things between sessions. Emotional safety comes first, because hard work requires trust.
LICENSES
LMFT Colorado license MFT.0003304
Natural Medicine Facilitator in Training, active Colorado license NMIT.0000680
TRAINING
EMDR, completed training with a certificate of completion
Certified in the CAMS-CARE model, a structured framework for working with suicidal thoughts
Gottman Method, continuing education certificate
Internal Family Systems, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Emotionally Focused Therapy, and narrative approaches, woven into both individual and couples work
Outside the office
Outside the office I grew up between New Mexico and Colorado. The mountains are where I find my own footing, which is part of why I offer walk and talk sessions, and why I sometimes suggest we take a hard conversation outside instead of into a room.
I care about animals, I travel when I can, and my family matters most to me outside of work. I try to bring the same connection and presence home at night that I bring into session with you.
I came into this work because I wanted to spend my life doing something that mattered. I was once on the receiving end of good support, at a time I badly needed it, and I know what it feels like when someone shows up prepared and pays attention. I try to be that person for my clients.
Why PostScript?
A postscript is what you add after the main letter is finished, because something still needed saying. Most of the people who find me have already given therapy a try once. This practice, and this name, are for that second chapter.