University Counseling Center

Mariah joined Gunnison Valley Health as a mobile crisis clinician in 2021. She started working at WCU campus counseling clinic in Fall of 2023. Mariah has her master’s degree in clinical counseling from Adams State University. She has training in trauma and self-regulation and enjoys working with students and faculty members with a variety of needs. Mariah grew up in Gunnison and, after some time away, has lived in the Valley since 2015. Prior to joining our team, Mariah worked as an occupational therapy assistant with preschool and elementary-aged children with developmental disabilities. Mariah enjoys reading, traveling and spending time with her family and puppies.

Jared Sahagun joined Gunnison Valley Health in 2022 as a behavioral health clinician. Jared is a Licensed Professional Counselor with expertise in trauma, relationships, and mood disorders. Jared earned his Masters degree in Clinical Counseling from Westminster College. Jared has experience working with children, adolescents and young adults and lists his job working in the Counseling Center at Western as his favorite job ever. When not at work, Jared enjoys mountain biking, dirt biking and hiking all the awesome local trails.

Carlos Lerma Altamirano is a Peer Support Specialist that was raised in Gunnison and obtained a bachelor’s degree from Western Colorado University in Environment & Sustainability and Communication Arts. Carlos’ background is in non-profit work where most of his roles were working with historically underrepresented communities. His most recent role was a case manager for the essential services department at Servicios de la Raza. During his time there he became interested in social work and behavioral health which is what lead to coming back to Gunnison to join the GVH behavioral health team.