Ellie Mental Health - Colorado Springs, CO - Tutt

05/14/2026

A lot of people want support long before they actually receive it. Not because they do not care about their mental health, but because finding care can feel confusing, expensive, time-consuming, or emotionally exhausting. The good news is more adults are accessing mental health treatment than before. That progress matters. But there is still work to do in making care feel easier to start and easier to stick with. Sometimes reducing one barrier can help someone finally take the first step.

Learn more about support options that fit real life at elliementalhealth.com

05/13/2026

Graduation is supposed to feel like a clear finish line. But for a lot of people, it feels more like standing in the middle of a question you can’t fully answer yet. You can be proud of what you’ve done and still feel unsure, anxious, or a little lost about what comes next. That doesn’t mean you’re behind. It means you’re in a transition. And transitions can feel uncomfortable, even when they’re good. If your brain has been spinning trying to figure everything out all at once, you’re not the only one. You don’t have to map out your entire future today. You can take this one step at a time.

Talking with someone can help during this period of transition. Find support in your area at elliementalhealth.com

05/11/2026

“Take care of yourself” can start to feel like background noise when you’re a caregiver. Not because it’s bad advice. But because it doesn’t match your reality. If your day is already full of other people’s needs, adding one more thing-even something good-can feel impossible. And when you can’t do it, it’s easy to feel like you’re failing at something you were “supposed” to do. You’re not failing. The advice just isn’t built for the situation you’re in. Sometimes what actually helps isn’t more pressure to do self-care. It’s having a space where you don’t have to hold everything for everyone else for a minute. That’s where support can come in.

Find a therapist in your area at elliementalhealth.com

05/10/2026

Mother’s Day doesn’t land the same for everyone. For some people, it’s joyful. For others, it brings up grief, distance, or complicated relationships. You might be celebrating and still feel exhausted. You might be missing someone. You might be wishing things looked different than they do. All of that can exist at the same time. There’s no “right” way to feel about today, even if it seems like there is. However it shows up for you, you’re not the only one carrying it.

A little support can go a long way. Take the first step at elliementalhealth.com

05/07/2026

For many in their 40s, caregiving isn’t just part of life-it becomes the center of it.

Balancing responsibilities across generations can impact your energy, your stress levels, and your mental health. You don’t have to carry it all on your own.

The weight of caregiving is real. Support on your terms can make a difference → elliementalhealth.com/

05/06/2026

We tend to think a “good day” means everything went right. You were productive, patient, focused, on top of it all. But most days don’t look like that. Sometimes a good day is getting out of bed when you didn’t want to. Or not spiraling when something small goes wrong. Or doing less... on purpose. Good doesn’t have to mean perfect. It can just mean you showed up in whatever way you could.

Learn more at elliementalhealth.com

05/05/2026

Not everything in your life needs to be thriving right now. Some things are in “bare minimum but we’re trying” mode.

And that includes you. Today’s version of success might look like:
- answering 1 email
- canceling plans
- eating something besides snacks

It counts. It fully counts. And yeah “just browsing” elliementalhealth.com counts too.

05/04/2026

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, but most people don’t wait for a calendar to feel overwhelmed. It can look like being exhausted but unable to sleep. Snapping at small things. Staring at your phone and not really taking anything in. You don’t have to hit a breaking point to talk to someone. Support can be for the “in-between” too. If it’s been on your mind, that’s enough reason.

Explore support options at elliementalhealth.com.

05/04/2026

Welcome!

We would like to welcome Shelby to the team! Shelby is a Licensed Professional Counselor Candidate with a Masters degree in Clinical Mental Health from the University of Colorado Colorado Springs. They have a deep-rooted passion for working with Families, Couples, and Individual Teens/Adults, with focus in LGBTQ+ and gender expansive/transgender populations. Meeting clients where they are is an important first step for Shelby, as they invite you on a journey to find yourself.

Outside of the counseling space Shelby enjoys spending their time in all thing’s nerd from Super Heros to a classic documentary.

Schedule with Shelby today at https://gettherapy.elliementalhealth.com/default?address=320%20E.%20Fontanero%20St%20Suite%20301%20Colorado%20Springs,%20CO%2080907&referringlocationpage=CO-004-03&device_id=fed8c48b-e704-49ec-9aa0-ec5a053c17bd

04/30/2026

What your first therapy session is NOT:
❌ you spilling your entire life story perfectly
❌ a breakthrough moment
❌ someone judging you

What it actually is:
✔ a conversation
✔ getting a feel for things
✔ a starting point

No performance required. You don’t have to have it all figured out to schedule your appointment: elliementalhealth.com/locations/

04/28/2026

Caregiving is starting earlier than many people expect.

In your 30s, you may be building a career, raising a family-and supporting aging parents at the same time. That kind of pressure can feel overwhelming, especially when no one talks about it.

Caregiving earlier in life can bring unexpected emotional pressure. Pressure release is available here → elliementalhealth.com/