Made Known Counseling

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Made Known Counseling

Helping individuals and couples mend, mourn and find meaning. Made Known Counseling offers individual and couples therapy, intensives and group counseling.

Please visit our website at www.madeknown.org for more information. Erik Petersen is a Licensed Professional Counselor dedicated to helping individuals navigate the complexities of grief and life. With over 20 years of experience in the mental health field, Erik is fully equipped to help you on your healing journey. His extensive training as a Grief and Loss Specialist, EMDR provider, and Couples and Marriage Counselor, among other qualifications, has provided him with a diverse skill set to address a wide range of issues. Erik has facilitated groups focusing on grief and loss, couples communication, men’s trauma, and more. His work experience spans from owning and managing private practices to providing diagnostic evaluations and crisis intervention at large healthcare organizations. Healing is hard work. It involves delving deep into your story, confronting painful emotions, and finding ways to mend. Erik facilitates a space to mourn together, creating a space where your stories and loved ones are known and honored. Through counseling sessions, you'll discover new aspects of yourself and how you interact with the world. Using the plethora of skills and techniques he has gained in his career, you will have a safe place to navigate the highs and lows together.

09/28/2025

Supporting someone in pain is sacred work — but it’s also exhausting.

If you're walking beside someone who’s hurting, this is your permission slip:
❤️‍🩹 You can feel overwhelmed.
❤️‍🩹 You can feel scared.
❤️‍🩹 You can want to help and still not know how.

My latest blog is for you — the friend, partner, sibling, or parent wondering how to show up when someone feels lost.

***deAwareness ***deprevention

09/27/2025

You don't need the perfect words.
You don't need to "fix" them.
You just need to show up sometimes.

When someone you love seems off- withdrawn, irritable, or just not themselves, it's ok to ask.
"You've been on my mind. How are you really doing. Not what, but how?"

September is Su***de Prevention Awareness Month
I wrote a blog for those walking alongside someone who may be quietly struggling.

Read it here: https://www.madeknown.org/blogbyerikpetersen/the-silent-struggle

***deAwareness ***deprevention

How to Show Up When Someone You Love is thinking about su***de.

09/24/2025

You may have someone in your life silently suffering. Show up and be present regardless if you don't know what to say. All the research shows that if you ask it reduces the chances of follow through. I have a new blog post that discusses the heavy conversation. ***deprevention ***deAwareness

08/29/2025

August 30 is National Grief Awareness Day.
This is a reminder that grief doesn't follow a timeline — or look one specific way.

It can be loud or quiet.
It can show up years later.
It can be rooted in death, estrangement, miscarriage, divorce, or dreams that never came to be.

Whatever you’re mourning — it matters.
You matter.

Have a read of my blog to see how I support others in their journey. https://www.madeknown.org/blogbyerikpetersen

Erik Petersen 8/25/25 Erik Petersen 8/25/25 Who’s Erik and the Heart Behind his Work (and a Few Fun Facts Too) It all begins with an idea. Hey there — I’m really glad you’re here.Whether you found your way here because life feels a bit heavy, relationships are hard, grief is loud, or you're ...

08/25/2025

08/12/2024

‘Grief is the price we pay for love.’ – Queen Elizabeth II.

Made Known Counseling can help you navigate the journey of grief. Visit www.madeknown.org to learn more.

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08/07/2024

Meet Erik Petersen, LPC, founder of Made Known Counseling!

Erik is eager to begin helping individuals and couples on the Western Slope mourn, mend and find meaning during difficult seasons of life.

With more than 20 years of experience in a variety of clinical settings, Erik is adept in a variety of approaches and techniques that go beyond symptom management and "Make Known" the underlying issues so true healing can begin.

Check out Erik's LinkedIn profile for his full resume, or www.madeknown.org.

Fun facts: Erik loves live music (especially Metallica and Stick Figure) and and he is a lifelong 49ers fan!

08/01/2024

Welcome to Made Known Counseling! We offer a variety of counseling services to help individuals and couples on the Western Slope and Front Range of Colorado mourn, mend and find meaning in difficult seasons of life.

Please visit our website at www.madeknown.org to learn more and book a free consultation. We look forward to serving you!

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