RECONNECT, BUILD TRUST, IMPROVE COMMUNICATION, & HAVE FUN TOGETHER!
We are a group of highly skilled Coaches & Therapists
OUR TEAM
Our diverse team of leaders have a variety of skills and experience. We have former athletes, wilderness enthusiasts, and some of the best couple's therapists around. Our goal is to provide high quality therapy while having it feel playful and fun. Our staff also work as professionals in the more traditional forms of couples therapy, men's work, family therapy, and relationship counseling.
Want to dive deeper?
Many of our therapists offer 1:1 work if you choose to dive deeper and work directly with them.
Additional referrals are also available.
ADVENTURE RETREATS (coming soon)
Adventure together and keep the SPARK alive.
Stay tuned for SPARK family adventure retreats- coming soon!
Our non- traditional approach to couples and family therapy are so successful and fun that we plan to expand and offer week long family retreats. STAY TUNED!
STAFF
Sara Calderon (FOUNDER)
Sara Calderon (FOUNDER)
Sara Calderon (FOUNDER)
Wedding and Event specialist, Matchmaker, Organizer of all things, Wife, and Momma.
Sara grew up playing outside in a tiny town in Ohio. Her parents led small group leadership trips across the country and she tagged along, learning about travel, groups, and the importance of nature from a very young age.
She went on to study Sociology & Human services, Spanish, and became a licensed EMT. She also spent time working at Adaptive Sports with disabled veterans, where she got a first hand view of how movement and adventure can release and heal trauma.
Relationships have always fascinated her, so it was a great fit when she spent over a decade in weddings & special events. She also worked as a matchmaker and had the experience of connecting with people as they dreamed up their perfect match.
As covid changed many things, Sara started a small outdoor school for her daughter. Seeing the benefits of being immersed in nature and play, she realized again how important this is for everyone. She went on to study nature based therapy through the Somatic Wilderness Therapy Institute, where she recognized her passion was to work with couples in an outdoor setting, based around "play" and "movement" as forms of therapy.
Charlotte Irving (Therapist)
Sara Calderon (FOUNDER)
Sara Calderon (FOUNDER)
Licensed Professional Counselor Candidate with a master’s degree in Mindfulness Based Transpersonal Counseling from Naropa University.
Charlotte believes in a humanistic approach to psychotherapy and in utilizing mindfulness tools as a way to help regulate our nervous systems and navigate our most profound emotions.
Above all, Charlotte encourages an authentic connection with others and strives to provide a safe and relatable atmosphere for her clients.
Charlotte is PACT (Psychobiological Approach to Couples Therapy) certified. She loves couples work and trusts partnership to be one of the most wonderful opportunities for humans to access the deepest layers of their ancient, perhaps hidden, attachment trauma.
Prior to her work as a psychotherapist, Charlotte worked as a teacher, a yoga instructor, and a massage therapist. These experiences contribute to and reinforce her ability to support clients overcome challenges and grow.
She believes in a holistic approach to health and the importance of listening to innate somatic insight.
Dan Mahle (COACH)
Dan Mahle (COACH)
Dan Mahle (COACH)
Husband, Father, and Founder of Wholehearted Masculine. Dan is a Professional Coach, with an emphasis on personal growth and leadership for social change.
He utilizes a transformational coaching approach, where he serves as a guide in your discovery process. His approach brings together his expertise in Men’s Work, Nonviolent Communication, Adaptive Leadership, Embodiment/Mindfulness Practices, Culture Change, and Storytelling.
Dan completed a Certified Coach Training Program with the Newfield Network (an Accredited Coach Training Program with the International Coaching Federation (ICF)) and has over a decade of experience in the field.
He is married to the love of his life, and keeps busy with his young daughter and uncontrollably exhuberent puppy.
Angela Aaron, MA, LPC
Dan Mahle (COACH)
Dan Mahle (COACH)
Angela believes that our capacity to evolve and grow is earth shattering, just like the roots of a tree. She is the founder of Expanding Roots Integrative Wellness and co-founder of the Sacred Path Healing Center, a collaborative of integrative practitioners in Boulder, Colorado. Angela is an integrative psychotherapist, wilderness therapist, group facilitator, supervisor, and teaches at the Naropa Graduate School of Psychology as well as with the Somatic Wilderness Therapy Institute. She has been working in the mental health field for over 17 years and feels truly blessed that she found her calling in this work. Angela is from rural Maine, and this is where her love for being in symbiotic relationship with the natural world first took hold. Angela believes that innate wisdom and vibrant health lie within us all, ready and waiting. Angela is very excited to be collaborating with Spark Adventure in support of bringing vibrancy back to our intimate relationships while being in intimate relationship with the land.
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