Sophia Burress

I believe we are most whole when we’re able to touch into and care for the deepest parts of ourselves. The pain may remain, but it makes all the difference when it can be acknowledged and held. I enjoy working with couples and individuals using a collaborative approach based on authenticity, mindfulness, and compassion.

I especially enjoy working with couples navigating difficulties with communication and connection. I use an attachment lens, acknowledging that our most intimate relationships bring up intense emotions. I focus on creating the conditions to increase safety and authentic vulnerability so partners can connect in new ways. When working with individuals, I welcome all parts of you – your daily anxieties, transformations and realizations, grief, relationships, pleasure, and trauma. I want to help you discover your embodied sense of a life well lived so that you feel aligned in the world.

I’m deeply informed by an environmental and social justice lens. The challenges we face as a collective begin with the individual, and the individual is profoundly shaped by the collective. I’m informed by my meditative practices and Buddhist psychology training, as well as IFS & ACT modalities. I’m a counselor because I love cultivating genuine connections. I welcome whoever you are today. This is your journey, and I’m honored to be a part of it. 

I may not always have immediate availability. If so, we’ll respond right away with some alternative therapists specialized to your needs!

Before starting at Better Life, Sophie worked with elders and trauma survivors. She has experience with grief and loss from her work in equine therapy and at a hospital, where she provided support to cancer patients and their caregivers.
Sophie has a special interest in grief and men’s issues, and is undergoing training in those areas.

Top Specialties:

• Anxiety
• Couples
• Spiritual Crisis

A little more about me:

I am an outdoor lover and spend lots of time taking walks around my home in Boulder. I have an 8lb chihuahua rescue mix who has done a great job adjusting to her new life with me and keeping up on the trails. I love dog and horse training, which is often how I spend my spare time. I find that it’s a great way to build connection with myself and the world around me. I’m new to Colorado, having grown up on the east coast, and one of my goals this year is to camp more and explore the mountains.