Blair Thurston,

MA, NCC, LPC

Originally from Marietta, Georgia, Blair received her Bachelor’s degree in both Psychology and Spanish from the University of Colorado Boulder and her Master’s degree in Counseling with an emphasis in couple and family therapy from the University of Colorado Denver. She completed an externship in Emotionally Focused Therapy for couples (2017) and went on to become program coordinator of the family program at CeDAR (Center for Dependency, Addiction, and Rehabilitation)- a division of UCHealth- before transitioning full-time into private practice. She has a great deal of experience working with addiction, family systems, and guiding families through a step-by-step process of recovery. In recent years, Blair began studying interventions for developmental trauma and completed a training in Neuro-Affective Relational Model with Dr. Lawrence Heller (2021), and, more recently, a year-long training in a methodology called Compassionate Inquiry under Dr. Gabor Mate (2024).

Blair is very somatically oriented and inspired by the healing power of movement. She is passionate about all things wellness, and enjoys yoga, weightlifting, hiking, cycling, dance, and sauna/cold plunge; much of her time is devoted to experiencing the world through the physical body. Recently, she has developed an interest in the therapeutic potential of plant medicine and the healing available through ceremonial spaces.

Blair infuses her work with a sense of lightness, curiosity, hope, and possibility. She has the ability to “zoom out” and contextualize acute distress within the larger picture of one’s life, exploring themes of purpose and meaning with her clients, and imparting the sense that everything is going to be ok. Blair’s greatest passion is self-study and assisting others on the journey within; she believes that all humans are inherently loving and compassionate.

Beyond Counseling

In addition to her rigorous clinical training, Blair also carries a deep love for spirituality and the mystical arts. She began studying a system called Human Design in 2019, due to the ways it radically shifted her own life. Human Design is a system that synthesizes ancient wisdom traditions to
facilitate deep levels of self-discovery and alignment with one’s authentic self. It uses your birth date to create a personalized chart, called a BodyGraph, which reveals your unique energetic blueprint.

Blair completed all 3 foundation courses with certified Human Design Analyst Peter Berv and began offering readings professionally in 2022; she has given over 100 readings to date.

In 2024 Blair completed a 4-year spiritual apprenticeship under shamanic practitioner and Mayan priest Nataline Cruz, owner of Strawberry Moon Energetics, Ancestral Healing, and Sacred Teachings. Through this apprenticeship, she met monthly with other students to learn various shamanic healing modalities including shadow work, energy healing, and spiritual counseling.

One of the things that makes Blair unique as a clinician is her ability to pull from deep spiritual wisdom, as well as traditional psychotherapeutic approaches.