
Charlie Eliza Boutillette
Guiding growth toward lasting wellness
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Guiding growth toward lasting wellness
Start with Charlie Eliza BoutilletteLicensed · Professional · Cancel Anytime
Charlie Eliza Boutillette is a psychotherapist based in a remote, rural valley of Southern Colorado, a landscape known for its large migratory bird populations, the headwaters of the Rio Grande, and surrounding 14,000-foot peaks. She has practiced psychotherapy since 1995 after earning a master of arts degree and completing the required licensure, and she brings 27 years of clinical experience to her work.
Her clinical experience spans the lifespan, from preschool-aged children to older adults living in nursing homes, and includes work with individuals, families, couples, and groups. Early in her career she worked at a community mental health center, gaining hands-on experience with a wide range of concerns - from stress and life transitions such as moving, marriage, and divorce, to serious mental health conditions including schizophrenia and other thought disorders, as well as mood conditions like major depression and anxiety.
Boutillette’s therapeutic approach emphasizes careful exploration of how perception, observation, assumptions, thoughts, emotions, and underlying motivations shape daily life. She views therapy as a space to safely examine those patterns while considering the possibilities life may offer.
In practical terms, she collaborates with clients to set therapy goals with measurable objectives and maintains ongoing communication about both those goals and the moment-to-moment work of reaching them. Her practice incorporates opportunities to address issues as they arise in session, uses solution-focused techniques to apply learning in everyday life, and often includes homework assignments. She also employs an “act as if” approach - creating chances for clients to practice outcomes that reflect their best possible selves or to begin telling new stories about their lives.
As a licensed counselor in Colorado, Boutillette commits to meeting clients where they are, staying present throughout the therapeutic process, and encouraging openness as they move toward greater wellness. She looks forward to working with prospective clients who are ready to take steps toward a more fulfilling life.