Sarah Skolnick, LPC, LMHC

Hi, I’m Sarah Skolnick, a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Colorado and Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in Hawai’i, and the founder of Tidal Breath Transformative Therapy.

Tidal Breath grew from my belief that emotional wellness is connected to every part of our lives. Long before becoming a therapist, I was interested in the connections between mind and body, human development, the natural world, mindfulness, and the many ways people create health, meaning, and balance.

That curiosity shaped both my education and my career. I studied pre-healthcare and early childhood education before earning a Bachelor of Science in Integrative Therapeutic Practices, with an emphasis on holistic health, followed by a Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. My professional background has also included healthcare, caregiving, developmental disabilities, case coordination, and behavioral health.

I created Tidal Breath to bring these perspectives together—integrating clinical mental health care with holistic practices that support the whole person. Therapy, mindfulness, rest, movement, nourishment, relationships, creativity, environment, values, meaning, and connection can all become part of understanding ourselves and creating meaningful change.

This integration is reflected in the philosophy at the heart of Tidal Breath: Breathe. Transform. Thrive. Breathe is the space to slow down, become present, and reconnect with yourself. Transform is the process of understanding patterns, healing, developing new skills, and intentionally creating change. Thrive is building a life that feels balanced, sustainable, meaningful, and authentically your own.

I work primarily with adults navigating anxiety, depression, grief and loss, trauma, neuro-complexity, relationship and family stressors, and significant life transitions. My approach is warm, curious, collaborative, and trauma-informed, drawing from cognitive and narrative therapies, mindfulness, Brainspotting, holistic health, and practical strategies for everyday wellness. Rather than separating mental health from the rest of life, our work considers how these pieces interact and how changes in one area can support growth in another.

Nature, creativity, animals, philosophy, and mindfulness are important influences in my own life and work. I bring that curiosity to Tidal Breath along with the understanding that wellness is deeply individual. Each person brings their own experiences, strengths, values, challenges, and vision of what it means to thrive.

Tidal Breath is a space to explore the whole picture—to understand yourself more deeply, reconnect with what matters, care for yourself more intentionally, and create changes that extend beyond the therapy room into the life you are building.