Sarah Bilinovich, LCSW
I am a psychotherapist, naturalist, and group facilitator passionate about guiding others in re-membering their interconnectedness with the Earth. I believe that we are here to grow, be challenged, and contribute in meaningful ways. Through exploration of relationship with self, others, and the natural world, I support people in finding depth, embodied presence, and a return to their innate wholeness. I live in the foothills of the San Juan Mountains among the ponderosa pines, mule deer, and wild turkey, with my partner and two dogs.
My approach is holistic and experiential, blending Equine Therapy, Ecotherapy, Nature Connection, Ecology, Gestalt Therapy, Depth Psychology, Duey Freeman’s Attachment & Development model, Polyvagal Theory, Contemplative Practices, and Soul Work.
My love and pain for our world has called me to this work. Since childhood, I have been enchanted and captivated by the natural world. Over time I lost my way, influenced by my experiences, internalized stories, and caught up in what Joanna Macy calls “Business As Usual”. I have struggled in relationships, judged my sensitivity, forgotten how to trust my intuition, experienced grief, and sacrificed my authenticity for attachment. My wounding and healing have given me the gifts to walk alongside you during your own unique journey.
Through contact with teachers, land, plants, and animals, I have returned home to my body, soul, and nature. We live in a sick society, where many of us are unwell, desensitized, and stressed. I am devoted to this work as an advocate for the natural world and for the loss of inter-belonging so many of us feel. We are designed to be collaboration and reciprocity with rivers, trees, insects, and animals. I am here help you remember your place in the world and reweave yourself back into the participation of life, whatever that looks like for you.
Training & Education
University of Denver, Master in Social Work, Human-Animal-Environment Interactions Certificate
Ohio University, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology
Gestalt Equine Institute of the Rockies, Gestalt Equine Psychotherapist
Colorado Ecotherapy Institute, Gestalt Nature-Based Psychotherapy, Ecotherapy for Human Growth and Soul Care
Rewild Therapy & Wellness, Trauma-informed Ecotherapy
Dragonfly International Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
Whole Heart Horsemanship, Relational Horsemanship
Connection 1st, Natural Mind Initiation Path (in progress)
Colorado State University, Rocky Mountain Naturalist (in progress)
Mentors | Teachers | Influences
Kimberly Rose, Colorado Ecotherapy Institute
Erin Henry, Rewild Therapy & Wellness
Duey Freeman
Jon Young, Connection 1st
Robin Wall Kimmerer, Mary Oliver, Michael Meade, Clarissa Pinkola Estés, Mark Rashid, Francis Weller, Joanna Macy, Fritz Perls, Carl Jung, James Hollis, Deb Dana
Meet the Horses
Rooster is a 7 year old Quarter Paint Horse. He loves playing ball, eating carrots, and hanging with his buddies. He can’t stand the rain.
Dixie is a 21 year old Quarter Horse. She likes to spend her time napping, eating grass, and being the herd leader.
Pecos is approximately 30 years old. He is a Quarter and Appaloosa mix. His favorite past times are breaking into the treat bins, being groomed, and cuddling with Dixie.
“You do not have to be good.
You do not have to walk on your knees
for a hundred miles through the desert, repenting.
You only have to let the soft animal of your body
love what it loves.
Tell me about despair, yours, and I will tell you mine.
Meanwhile the world goes on.
Meanwhile the sun and the clear pebbles of the rain
are moving across the landscapes,
over the prairies and the deep trees,
the mountains and the rivers.
Meanwhile the wild geese, high in the clean blue air,
are heading home again.
Whoever you are, no matter how lonely,
the world offers itself to your imagination,
calls to you like the wild geese, harsh and exciting –
over and over announcing your place
in the family of things”
— Mary Oliver
