My Own Metamorphosis: Fort Collins Therapy Collective
When I first became a therapist, what drew me in was simple: I wanted to help people help themselves. There's something powerful about sitting with someone as they find their own way forward, rather than handing them a fix.
As I started supervising other therapists, I noticed that same pull showing up in a new form. I loved helping therapists help themselves, not just helping with clinical skills or business strategy but collaborating with them as they figured out who they wanted to be, both in the room with clients and in their own lives. That collaboration is where I light up.
Over the 22 years I've worked as a therapist, I've supervised many therapists and helped them build their own practices. What really excites me isn't just the "business" side of building a practice. It's the deeper work: reflective supervision, self-of-the-therapist work, helping therapists figure out what an aligned life, personally and professionally, looks like for them.
So I'm making a shift.
I'm retiring the Metamorphosis Coaching and Consulting name and stepping into something new: Fort Collins Therapy Collective.
To be clear, the business coaching work isn't going anywhere. It's very much still part of what I do. It's just now held within this bigger vision, alongside the reflective supervision and self-of-the-therapist work I care so deeply about.
I was drawn to the word "Collective" because I believe when we're connected to something greater than ourselves, we are stronger. In a group, in a community, in a collective. Therapy can be an isolating profession, and building a practice alone can be even more so. I wanted this next chapter to be rooted in that sense of connection, not just individual achievement.
This isn't a rebrand. It's me getting more honest about what I actually want to offer. Hence, my own metamorphosis. I am creating a space where therapists can build practices that reflect who they are, and where the person of the therapist matters as much as the practice they're building.
I'm so excited to share that Karli Estrada Pond, MFTC, and Cindy Sarai, CSWC, have already joined the Fort Collins Therapy Collective. They are both wonderful humans and therapists and having them be part of this from the beginning means more to me than they probably know. You can learn more about them at www.fortcollinstherapycollective.com.
More to come soon on what this looks like. For now, I just wanted to name the shift out loud, because that's usually the first step.
If you're a therapist thinking about building (or rebuilding) your practice, I'd love to connect (or reconnect).
~ Brook