Hi, I’m Sara!

Sara Loca, MA, LPC

C (she, her, hers)

I’m a body and mindfulness-based Colorado counselor focused on perinatal mental health, harmful emotional and psychological dynamics, and folks in need of care.

So, here we are, and I’m beyond honored to *sit* across from you. 

Let’s Chat

In a space of warmth, wonderment, and nourishment mindfully (re)connect to your inner wisdom. Together, we craft a custom therapeutic journey for you using body-based, experiential, imaginal, and holistic counseling approaches. Systems (oppressive, cultural, familial, etc.) and trauma-informed lenses are embedded at each step to recontextualize experiences and mindfully direct actions.

Folks describe me as a warm, nurturing, thoughtful, and engaged counselor. I build an authentic connection and a collaborative relationship with clients to foster embodied growth. You are received with compassion, understanding, and respect. Your intuition and bodily wisdom are the compass. I support your compass with tools (experientials, coping skills, body-based mindfulness, and more), psychoeducation, resources, and culturally and LGBTQIA+-affirming care practices. The biological, scientific, lived experience, sociocultural, and spiritual are all welcomed here.

It’s also important to acknowledge that I practice on the ancestral homelands and unceded territory of Indigenous Peoples who have been in relationship with and stewarded lands in the Boulder area. Those Indigenous Nations include and are not limited to the: Di De’i (Apache), Hinono’eiteen (Arapaho), Tsistsistas (Cheyenne), Nʉmʉnʉʉ (Comanche), Kiowa, Čariks i Čariks (Pawnee), Sosonih (Shoshone), Oc'eti S'akowin (Sioux), and Núuchiu (Ute).

Training and Credentials:

  • In process: Somatic EMDR Therapy training (February - June 2025)

  • Licensed Professional Counselor Candidate (LPCc) in the state of Colorado supervised by Sophie Keeley, MA, LPC (2021-present)

  • Sensorimotor Psychotherapy for Trauma Themes Level I training (2022-2023)

  • Postpartum Support International’s Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders: Components of Care training (2022)

  • Master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Naropa University (2018-2021): A mental health counseling program with an emphasis on mindfulness, social justice, Gestalt, transpersonal, and nervous system regulation counseling approaches based in Boulder, Colorado. I completed my practicum and internship training at Naropa Community Counseling.

  • 200-hour yoga Teacher Training from Avalon International (2014-2015): A medical-based yoga teacher training program in Palo Alto, California led by Stanford Ph.D. and former Harvard University Research Fellow of the National Endowment for the Humanities. The program focuses on inflammation, proprioception, physiological foundations, and trauma-informed considerations.

  • Bachelor’s degree in Strategic Communication from University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (2005-2009)

*I also volunteered for the following organizations: International Rescue Committee, Crisis Text Line, Free Arts Minnesota, and Big Brothers Big Sisters.

Some Fun Facts About Me

  • I'm a mover.

    I spent seven years teaching and twenty years practicing yoga (mainly restorative and Vinyasa) and dance (mainly contemporary, modern, jazz, ballet, salsa, and hip hop).

  • I was born in Italy.

    I’m a dual-cultural immigrant born in Italy and raised in Minnesota. I am fluent in English and have intermediate Italian proficiency. Also, I come from a family that practices some traditional Pugliese healing practices. Therapy and coaching are my way of continuing the familial lineage.

  • I made a career change.

    I worked a decade in communications and social media marketing at a corporation, Silicon Valley start-ups, and agencies. My specialties were building online communities and writing copy.

  • I'm a mamma.

    I have a wiggly toddler, curious kiddo, and sweet pup who know me as mamma.