Aaron Hurtado

Aaron Hurtado is a licensed clinical social worker in Colorado with the LCSW and CSW credentials. He brings eight years of professional experience in health and mental health settings and focuses on helping people regain a sense of direction and hope. Aaron uses mindfulness, breathwork, and body-awareness techniques alongside talk therapy to help clients feel more steady in everyday life.

He often works with stress and anxiety, grief and loss, sexuality and LGBT concerns, and issues around self-esteem and motivation. He also supports people facing midlife transitions, caregiver stress, chronic illness or pain, and questions about life purpose. Aaron brings practical practices into sessions, such as breath exercises and attention training, to help manage moments of high arousal.

Aaron favors a curious, open stance in therapy. He blends client-centered work with cognitive behavioral ideas and psychodynamic thinking to tailor plans to each person. Sessions may include guided breathing, reflective listening, and goal-focused exercises, depending on what a client needs.

He is a registered yoga teacher and often integrates gentle movement ideas and nature-based activities when helpful. Aaron emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion in sessions and invites people to set the pace. He notes that he currently sees clients on Mondays and Wednesdays.

To begin, people choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability. Costs vary by location and use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How Aaron uses mindfulness and talk work online

Aaron draws from Mindfulness Therapy to help people notice thoughts and bodily sensations without judgment. That often includes simple breathwork and attention exercises to reduce reactivity and increase moment-to-moment awareness. He also uses Client-Centered Therapy, which focuses on listening carefully and shaping sessions around the person’s priorities and pace. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, when used, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and introduces small experiments to change unhelpful patterns.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Aaron collaborates with each person to decide which methods feel most useful for their goals. He tailors practices and conversational work together so clients can try different techniques and keep what helps most.

The therapist's biography does not specify which online session formats are offered, so confirm the current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, shorten travel time, and allow for quick check-ins when needed. It also lets people continue work between appointments through simple exercises like guided breath practices and thought records that can be done at home or elsewhere.