Couples Therapy in Colorado Springs
Every relationship is a cycle of connection, disconnection, and repair. We help couples with all three, in person in Colorado Springs or online across Colorado.
Any relationship can face challenges.
Has fighting and defensiveness become the way you communicate? You feel so far from the days when things were easy and fun. Life got busy, and you stopped prioritizing each other.
When was the last time you went on a date? Even talking at the end of the day feels hard, and it’s easier to tune everything out. Problems that started small have become big issues.
Most often, couples come to us with walls of resentment so high they can no longer hear each other. They are planning their response before their partner finishes a sentence. They get defensive and assume the worst about the intent of the person they love. Over time, we build stories and beliefs about ourselves and our partners that may not even be true, and those stories make it hard to connect.
Where your stories meet.
Every couple has their own unique trauma history, and when they show up in couples work they are often standing at the intersection where their traumas meet. Understanding how family history and past experiences shape the way each of you shows up can be a turning point.
Above all, we help couples see that your feelings are your truth, not the truth, and the same goes for your partner. You can validate someone’s experience without agreeing it is the truth. The more tightly we cling to our own perspective, the harder it is to show up for our partner and their pain.
Not every couple is ready for couples work, so we begin with an assessment. First we spend time with you together, getting to know how you communicate and what the issues are. Then we meet with each partner individually, giving each of you space to talk about your unmet needs. After that, we come back together and decide on a path forward.
Often that path means learning how to better connect, disconnect, and repair, drawing on the Gottman Method and attachment science. Sometimes it means individual counseling for one or both partners to address deeper issues than couples work can fix, and sometimes it is both. If there is abuse in the relationship, couples counseling can make things worse, so this assessment is also how we make sure couples work is safe and appropriate.
Therapists who work with couples and relationships
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Questions about coverage or cost? Email Sarah or text 719-357-6569.
Couples Therapy FAQ
Is couples therapy right for every couple?
Not always. We start every couple with an assessment, meeting together and with each partner individually, to decide whether couples work, individual counseling, or both is the right path. If there is abuse in the relationship, couples counseling can make things worse, so safety always comes first.
What approach do you use for couples therapy?
Our couples work draws on the Gottman Method and attachment science, combined with ACT and an understanding of how each partner’s history shows up in the relationship.
Is couples therapy covered by insurance?
Often it is not. When one partner has a diagnosed mental health condition, care may be covered as that partner’s treatment with the other joining sessions. Couples work without a diagnosis is private pay. Sarah, our billing specialist, can walk you through your options.
Can we do couples therapy online?
Yes. We offer couples therapy in person in Colorado Springs and online anywhere in Colorado.
There are no shortcuts to healing.
But you don’t have to do it alone. Reach out today, and we’ll take it from there.