Meet Avery Saucerman, LPCC — Fort Collins Therapist
"What makes sense about what I'm experiencing?"
That's the question I invite clients to ask instead of "What's wrong with me?" I'm a Licensed Professional Counselor Candidate in Fort Collins, Colorado, working with teens, adults, and college-aged adults facing anxiety, trauma, difficult life transitions, and the everyday pressure of school and work stress.
How I Work
I approach every session with genuine curiosity about the story that brought you here. Every person's path is different, and understanding that path — without judgment — is where real change starts.
One thing I've noticed, both with clients and in my own life: offering ourselves compassion is often harder than offering it to the people we love. We tend to be our own harshest critics. In session, we work to understand your emotions for what they are, not what you fear they mean, while building space for self-compassion and curiosity. Understanding yourself comes before creating meaningful change.
My approach draws from Compassion Focused Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Motivational Interviewing, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). Together, we'll build practical skills — boundary setting, mindfulness, emotional awareness, intentional decision-making — practiced with patience rather than perfection. Therapy isn't about getting it right the first time. It's about giving yourself permission to learn, grow, and show yourself some grace along the way.
Difficult conversations deserve space in the room. So does humor, progress, and simply being human. My goal is to help you feel understood, supported, and empowered to move toward a life that feels authentically yours — growth deserves to be acknowledged just as much as hardship deserves to be understood.
I work with:
- Teens and young adults navigating anxiety, identity, and the pressure of school
- College-aged adults adjusting to independence, academic stress, and major life transitions
- Adults working through trauma, anxiety, or the weight of work and life stress
Curious whether your specific situation is something I can help with? Take a look at Areas of Support for a closer look at what I treat and how.
If this sounds like the kind of support you've been looking for, schedule a free consultation and let's talk.
Outside the Office
The same patience I bring to session — showing up, staying curious, letting things take the time they take — is the same patience I bring to a half-finished puzzle or a crochet pattern I'm three rows into.
Outside the therapy room, I've been rediscovering old hobbies and picking up new ones. Painting has been a longtime passion — my favorite way to unwind is attempting to keep up with a Bob Ross tutorial, even when my "happy little trees" don't quite match his. I've also come to love crocheting, especially amigurumi; it started during my time at CSU chasing down the campus's famous "Octopi of CSU," and when I couldn't find one myself, I decided to learn how to make my own. Lately, puzzles have become my newest fixation — a hobby inspired by watching my grandma patiently work through one after another, and now one of my favorite ways to slow down and be present.
When I'm not painting, crocheting, or puzzling, I'm spending time with my partner, family, and friends — usually with two feisty, outgoing cats supervising from somewhere nearby. Some of my favorite memories are the simple ones: introducing friends to Big Brother (a tradition that started with my parents), playing Animal Crossing or Minecraft, taking trips, or just going out to dinner. Connection, laughter, and shared, unremarkable moments are a big part of what keeps me balanced — and what I try to help clients rediscover room for, too.