About Hans Sieber

Background and Early Life

I have been a professional therapist for more than 30 years.  Earlier in my life, I was passionate about art and music.  However, at the same time, I always had a curiosity about people and why people behaved the way they did.  My art and music focused on people, relationships and the human condition. I seemed to become friends with people from different backgrounds and who had different interests.

I grew up in a small college town in Iowa and come from a family of edcuators. My parents had a strong connection to community. From an early age, I was encouraged to ask questions, think for myself and be curious about the world. My parents had friends from around the world, and exposed me to different ideas and cultures. While I grew up in a small town in the Midwest, I had the opportunity to travel. In college I participated in an exchange program in Tanzania, Africa.  I also lived for a while in Hollywood and worked in the fishing industry in Homer, AK.  These experiences helped shape my belief in people, seeing human beings overcome incredible challenges.

Education and Professional Experience

I studied art in college (Luther College, ’89) and later spent several years as a musician. My creative work often explored emotional suffering, relationships, hardship, and resilience—themes that would later become central to my clinical work.  After college I stumbled into a job working with people who had disabilities. The agency also employed mental health therapists and was fascinated by the work they did. I was inspired to pursue my graduate degree in Counseling and start a new career path. 

I earned my Master of Counseling Degree from Arizona State University in 1996. As part of my graduate education I participated in two professional internships.  The first was at the Chronic Pain and Stress Management program at St Luke’s Behavioral Health in Phoenix, AZ.  I also was an intern at the Boulder County Health Department, in the Intensive Teen Outpatient Substance Abuse Program.  After graduate school, my early experience as a therapist included a wide range of challenging clinical settings. I provided individual and group therapy in juvenile correctional facilities in Arizona and Baltimore. I managed an intensive outpatient program in Easton, MD.  I provided in-home family therapy in urban Phoenix, and in Raleigh, NC. I also worked in the outpatient adult mental health clinic at UPMC’s Bellfield Clinic in Pittsburgh.  These experiences provided me with a strong foundation in working with complex emotional and behavioral issues.  I gained experience working with serious mental illness, behavioral issues, marriage and family counseling, substance abuse and chronic pain. 

I have completed extensive training in Chronic Pain, specifically Pain Reprocessing Therapy, through the Pain Psychology Center, and Freedom From Chronic Pain.  I am a Wellbody Psychotherapy Pain Coach as well as a Freedom From Chronic Pain Provider.  I am a Member of the Colorado Pain Society and the Association for the Treatment of Neuroplastic Symptoms.  

Private Practice

I opened my first Private Practice in association with Cary Behavioral Health Care in North Carolina in 2001.  From 2007 – 2010 my practice was at Cedar Counseling and Supervision, in Mt Lebanon, PA.  In Colorado I restarted my practice in Highland Square and moved shortly after to Olde Town Arvada, and later further west to Ward Rd.  For years my practice was known as Arvada Therapy, but is now Sieber Psychotherapy.  I enjoy working for myself. I have the freedom to work with the clients I choose,  and I have time to focus on preparation providing quality of care. I enjoy learning, training and continuing education.  

For me, being a therapist is not just a job, it’s a career that I am passionate about. It is incredibly fulfilling to see people make positive changes as they work through the counseling process.  I’m inspired by my clients every day!