Relational Therapists in 80211

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Elissa Berlinger
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Denver, CO 80211
Areas of Interest: psychodynamic psychotherapy, anxiety, trauma, mood disorders, chronic illness, food/eating concerns, substance use, family and relational issues, identity concerns, and training and supervision.
I received my Master of Social Work from Smith College School for Social Work. I completed a two year post-graduate training program in psychodynamic psychotherapy and in the treatment of eating disorders and substance abuse at Wardenbrug Health Center at CU-Boulder. I have additional specialized training in the treatment of chronic neurological illnesses-MS in particular-through my work with the Rocky Mountain MS Center. I coordinated the eating disorder program at CU-Boulder and I have undergone additional trainings in DBT, ACT, CBT and psychodynamic therapy.
Areas of Interest: psychodynamic psychotherapy, anxiety, trauma, mood disorders, chronic illness, food/eating concerns, substance use, family and relational issues, identity concerns, and training and supervision.
I received my Master of Social Work from Smith College School for Social Work. I completed a two year post-graduate training program in psychodynamic psychotherapy and in the treatment of eating disorders and substance abuse at Wardenbrug Health Center at CU-Boulder. I have additional specialized training in the treatment of chronic neurological illnesses-MS in particular-through my work with the Rocky Mountain MS Center. I coordinated the eating disorder program at CU-Boulder and I have undergone additional trainings in DBT, ACT, CBT and psychodynamic therapy.
(720) 309-7779 View (720) 309-7779
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Emily Althaus
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified Verified
Denver, CO 80211
Integrating a relational, psychodynamic and cognitive-behavioral approach, I address each client's individual needs.
As a licensed clinical psychologist I work with individuals and couples to create an individualized plan leading to self-discovery, fulfillment and greater authenticity. I work to create a safe relationship for clients to explore difficult aspects of their lives and to gain insight into recurring, self-defeating patterns. My practice focuses on helping each client to discover and build upon their innate strengths and ability to make positive changes.
Integrating a relational, psychodynamic and cognitive-behavioral approach, I address each client's individual needs.
As a licensed clinical psychologist I work with individuals and couples to create an individualized plan leading to self-discovery, fulfillment and greater authenticity. I work to create a safe relationship for clients to explore difficult aspects of their lives and to gain insight into recurring, self-defeating patterns. My practice focuses on helping each client to discover and build upon their innate strengths and ability to make positive changes.
(720) 288-0982 View (720) 288-0982
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Hannah Widmer
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
Denver, CO 80211
I believe that a collaborative relationship between the therapist and the client is essential for a positive therapy experience. I believe that healing begins with social connectivity and relationship. In therapy, we may focus on thought patterns, relational dynamics, reframing negative thought patterns, building insight into past relational patterns, and creating more fulfilling patterns of relating to others. We may consider how cultural and systemic factors have impacted both your relationships and beliefs about yourself. I also provide EMDR for clients who have experienced trauma or feel stuck in past memories.
I believe that a collaborative relationship between the therapist and the client is essential for a positive therapy experience. I believe that healing begins with social connectivity and relationship. In therapy, we may focus on thought patterns, relational dynamics, reframing negative thought patterns, building insight into past relational patterns, and creating more fulfilling patterns of relating to others. We may consider how cultural and systemic factors have impacted both your relationships and beliefs about yourself. I also provide EMDR for clients who have experienced trauma or feel stuck in past memories.
(720) 821-2324 View (720) 821-2324
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Dr. Bonnie Kester
Pre-Licensed Professional, PsyD
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Denver, CO 80211
To learn more about my relational, strengths-based approach and to see if we would be a good fit, call for a free phone consultation today or visit our website.
Are you feeling a sense of shame about who you are? Are you wanting to understand how your past experiences are impacting your current struggles? Are you having curiosities about your identity or patterns in life? People often experience suffering due to the pressures and stigma placed on them from relationships and society. These experiences can often make us feel a sense of shame that keeps us stuck and disconnected in our lives. I help my clients to heal from past hurts, honor their authentic self, and live wholehearted lives that are in alignment with their values. You deserve to reclaim your voice, power, and worth.
To learn more about my relational, strengths-based approach and to see if we would be a good fit, call for a free phone consultation today or visit our website.
Are you feeling a sense of shame about who you are? Are you wanting to understand how your past experiences are impacting your current struggles? Are you having curiosities about your identity or patterns in life? People often experience suffering due to the pressures and stigma placed on them from relationships and society. These experiences can often make us feel a sense of shame that keeps us stuck and disconnected in our lives. I help my clients to heal from past hurts, honor their authentic self, and live wholehearted lives that are in alignment with their values. You deserve to reclaim your voice, power, and worth.
(720) 740-2833 View (720) 740-2833
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Artemis Psychology - Dr. Mallaree Blake
Psychologist, PsyD, CST
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Denver, CO 80211
To learn more about our relational approach, certifications, and to see if we would be a good fit, call for a free phone consultation today or visit our website.
Are your relationships suffering? Are you struggling to date, preserve your relationship, or find sexual satisfaction in your relationships? Are you trying to get pregnant, suffering from a loss, or a new parent feeling disconnected from your baby? Relationship issues are often at the core of our suffering and can leave us feeling alone, rejected, and misunderstood. Whether these issues stem from childhood or past relationships, they can cause you to question your self-worth, feel stuck in life, and experience intense grief and shame. You deserve the chance to feel seen, to heal, and to grow through and toward connection.
To learn more about our relational approach, certifications, and to see if we would be a good fit, call for a free phone consultation today or visit our website.
Are your relationships suffering? Are you struggling to date, preserve your relationship, or find sexual satisfaction in your relationships? Are you trying to get pregnant, suffering from a loss, or a new parent feeling disconnected from your baby? Relationship issues are often at the core of our suffering and can leave us feeling alone, rejected, and misunderstood. Whether these issues stem from childhood or past relationships, they can cause you to question your self-worth, feel stuck in life, and experience intense grief and shame. You deserve the chance to feel seen, to heal, and to grow through and toward connection.
(720) 262-2508 View (720) 262-2508
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Sara Haynes
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Denver, CO 80211
Then, collaboratively we will identify what is working, discover your relational needs, and address patterns that cause stuck-ness.
I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who works with those who experience anxiety, self-esteem issues, life transition, heartbreak, and individuals seeking support in dating. I also specialize in pre-marital/early stage couples, couples with young children, and couples navigating parenting differences. Are you seeking a more meaningful relationship with yourself, and others? Are you hoping to build a foundation of relational self-awareness with your partner? I am here to help by utilizing evidence based practices like Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), and Internal Family Systems (IFS) to help you achieve those desires.
Then, collaboratively we will identify what is working, discover your relational needs, and address patterns that cause stuck-ness.
I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who works with those who experience anxiety, self-esteem issues, life transition, heartbreak, and individuals seeking support in dating. I also specialize in pre-marital/early stage couples, couples with young children, and couples navigating parenting differences. Are you seeking a more meaningful relationship with yourself, and others? Are you hoping to build a foundation of relational self-awareness with your partner? I am here to help by utilizing evidence based practices like Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), and Internal Family Systems (IFS) to help you achieve those desires.
(720) 594-3739 View (720) 594-3739
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Mairead Jacobs Dougherty
Counselor, MA, R-DMT, LPC
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Denver, CO 80211  (Online Only)
My therapeutic style is relational and I utilize talk therapy, EMDR, parts work and mindfulness.
Life can weigh us down. If you're struggling with anxiety or depression, managing a chronic illness, or feel generally disconnected, I understand how heavy that burden can feel. You deserve to feel empowered. Somatic counseling creates a mind/body connection that helps you release the weight of the past and build a new relationship with yourself. Instead of just surviving day to day, you can start living more fully and freely.
My therapeutic style is relational and I utilize talk therapy, EMDR, parts work and mindfulness.
Life can weigh us down. If you're struggling with anxiety or depression, managing a chronic illness, or feel generally disconnected, I understand how heavy that burden can feel. You deserve to feel empowered. Somatic counseling creates a mind/body connection that helps you release the weight of the past and build a new relationship with yourself. Instead of just surviving day to day, you can start living more fully and freely.
(970) 318-4877 View (970) 318-4877
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Emily Olsen
Counselor, MA, LPC, CYT
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Denver, CO 80211
As a deep-feeler, seeker, highly-sensitive person (HSP) or adult child of emotionally immature parents, I'm sure you're not new to the world of therapy and personal development. You're not just looking for any therapist or modality, you're looking for the RIGHT person and process that can help you to discover previously unknown truths about yourself, process developmental & attachment wounds, shift inherited relational patterns, and accelerate your personal development and spiritual growth.
As a deep-feeler, seeker, highly-sensitive person (HSP) or adult child of emotionally immature parents, I'm sure you're not new to the world of therapy and personal development. You're not just looking for any therapist or modality, you're looking for the RIGHT person and process that can help you to discover previously unknown truths about yourself, process developmental & attachment wounds, shift inherited relational patterns, and accelerate your personal development and spiritual growth.
(720) 500-1300 View (720) 500-1300
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Sarah Suby-Long Kalantari
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Denver, CO 80211
My background and training are based in systemic therapy and our work together will take into account your emotional, relational, and spiritual self, as well as draw on your existing strengths to direct the course of therapy.
If a major loss has left you overwhelmed, stuck, and unsure of the best path forward, I know how hard it can be to cope and get through day-to-day life. I offer a non-judgmental space to explore and feel through these life challenges, a place to reflect, and a place to slow down. I work with high-achieving and highly sensitive adults and couples who are struggling with the pain of grief, challenging life transitions, relationships, burnout, self-esteem, or confusion about what comes next in life. You’re not alone in feeling challenged by these very human experiences, and you deserve to navigate them with support all along the way.
My background and training are based in systemic therapy and our work together will take into account your emotional, relational, and spiritual self, as well as draw on your existing strengths to direct the course of therapy.
If a major loss has left you overwhelmed, stuck, and unsure of the best path forward, I know how hard it can be to cope and get through day-to-day life. I offer a non-judgmental space to explore and feel through these life challenges, a place to reflect, and a place to slow down. I work with high-achieving and highly sensitive adults and couples who are struggling with the pain of grief, challenging life transitions, relationships, burnout, self-esteem, or confusion about what comes next in life. You’re not alone in feeling challenged by these very human experiences, and you deserve to navigate them with support all along the way.
(720) 802-9624 View (720) 802-9624
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Allison White
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT, EMDR
Verified Verified
5 Endorsed
Denver, CO 80211  (Online Only)
I am a trauma- informed Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist with over a decade of experience working with relational and family dynamics.
Hello! Thank you for your interest in my practice. People who typically seek out somatic therapy are those who are interested in the body/ mind connection. Becoming more aware of your present moment experience can help alleviate negative thought patterns, trauma responses, and relieve anxiety and depression. Somatic therapy can help you cultivate deeper self-awareness and help you stop negative cycles and release trauma that is stuck in the body. If you experience anxiety or depression somatic therapy, EMDR, and breathwork can help release old patterns that are no longer serving you.
I am a trauma- informed Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist with over a decade of experience working with relational and family dynamics.
Hello! Thank you for your interest in my practice. People who typically seek out somatic therapy are those who are interested in the body/ mind connection. Becoming more aware of your present moment experience can help alleviate negative thought patterns, trauma responses, and relieve anxiety and depression. Somatic therapy can help you cultivate deeper self-awareness and help you stop negative cycles and release trauma that is stuck in the body. If you experience anxiety or depression somatic therapy, EMDR, and breathwork can help release old patterns that are no longer serving you.
(720) 636-7079 View (720) 636-7079
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Diana Lin
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Denver, CO 80211
I enjoy working with people to get grounded and focused when they feel overwhelmed. I am highly skilled in treating a wide range of issues including anxiety, depression, and complex relationships. Together, we will create a plan of what you want to see change in your life and target new strategies to help you live a life of joy, confidence, peace and connection. I offer individual and couples therapy. My professional passions include neurobiology and re-integration, mind-body connections, relational health, intergenerational healing, multicultural practice, and resilience.
I enjoy working with people to get grounded and focused when they feel overwhelmed. I am highly skilled in treating a wide range of issues including anxiety, depression, and complex relationships. Together, we will create a plan of what you want to see change in your life and target new strategies to help you live a life of joy, confidence, peace and connection. I offer individual and couples therapy. My professional passions include neurobiology and re-integration, mind-body connections, relational health, intergenerational healing, multicultural practice, and resilience.
(720) 782-1102 View (720) 782-1102
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Liesel Hunter
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified Verified
Denver, CO 80211
It is a relational and somatic based treatment for anxiety, depression, attachment trauma.
Dr. Hunter has over 20 years experience in the field of psychology and mind-body-spirit therapies. She is a psycho-spiritual therapist who helps clients gain access to their truest being and the light within. She seamlessly weaves together traditional psychotherapy with intuitive reading, meditation, Ketamine Assisted Therapy and somatic interventions. Her clients are able to shed patterns which no longer serve them and awaken the highest version of themselves. If you have tried traditional, talk therapy but are looking for something different or are a spiritual seeker by nature, Dr. Hunter may be the right fit for you.
It is a relational and somatic based treatment for anxiety, depression, attachment trauma.
Dr. Hunter has over 20 years experience in the field of psychology and mind-body-spirit therapies. She is a psycho-spiritual therapist who helps clients gain access to their truest being and the light within. She seamlessly weaves together traditional psychotherapy with intuitive reading, meditation, Ketamine Assisted Therapy and somatic interventions. Her clients are able to shed patterns which no longer serve them and awaken the highest version of themselves. If you have tried traditional, talk therapy but are looking for something different or are a spiritual seeker by nature, Dr. Hunter may be the right fit for you.
(720) 636-8844 View (720) 636-8844
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Donna Blatchford Tallon
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, NCC, CDWF
Verified Verified
Denver, CO 80211
Level one training with The Relational Life Therapy model by Terry Real.
Welcome to my site. I offer each client my passion for becoming their best self. I have found my years of experience with counseling individuals with death loss has prepared me to help others with all types of loss in their lives. I find that how one functions in the present has much to do with one's history. I use a client's history as a road map for healing today's issues. I counsel many individuals with histories of grief and loss,trauma, addictions, and relational challenges.
Level one training with The Relational Life Therapy model by Terry Real.
Welcome to my site. I offer each client my passion for becoming their best self. I have found my years of experience with counseling individuals with death loss has prepared me to help others with all types of loss in their lives. I find that how one functions in the present has much to do with one's history. I use a client's history as a road map for healing today's issues. I counsel many individuals with histories of grief and loss,trauma, addictions, and relational challenges.
(303) 816-8819 View (303) 816-8819
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Jen Meyer
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, LMFT, CST
Verified Verified
5 Endorsed
Denver, CO 80211
Waitlist for new clients
I help my clients find their way to more authentic and fulfilling lives. Whether it's through improving personal relationships, increasing individual self-awareness, or building upon pre-exisiting resiliency, I assist my clients in finding positive and pragmatic solutions to the relational and sexual difficulties in their lives. I tend to approach my interventions in a collaborative and humanistic way. Empathic support, unconditional acceptance and gentle challenging guide my therapeutic process. I offer support to individuals and couples and aim to enhance each client's insight, resiliency and hope.
I help my clients find their way to more authentic and fulfilling lives. Whether it's through improving personal relationships, increasing individual self-awareness, or building upon pre-exisiting resiliency, I assist my clients in finding positive and pragmatic solutions to the relational and sexual difficulties in their lives. I tend to approach my interventions in a collaborative and humanistic way. Empathic support, unconditional acceptance and gentle challenging guide my therapeutic process. I offer support to individuals and couples and aim to enhance each client's insight, resiliency and hope.
(720) 571-4343 View (720) 571-4343
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Katherine Longley
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
Denver, CO 80211
Welcome! My name is Katherine Longley. I'm excited to work with you to build resources, develop skills, and assist you in taking any necessary steps toward achieving your goals. I work with teens and adults, and my style is relational, holistic, empathetic, and collaborative; I believe that you are the expert of your experience. I enjoy working to understand where you're coming from so that we can explore your roadblocks in life together. I use a combination of approaches that will be catered to your individual needs. Give me a call, text, or email to see if we're a good fit!
Welcome! My name is Katherine Longley. I'm excited to work with you to build resources, develop skills, and assist you in taking any necessary steps toward achieving your goals. I work with teens and adults, and my style is relational, holistic, empathetic, and collaborative; I believe that you are the expert of your experience. I enjoy working to understand where you're coming from so that we can explore your roadblocks in life together. I use a combination of approaches that will be catered to your individual needs. Give me a call, text, or email to see if we're a good fit!
(719) 259-2459 View (719) 259-2459
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Tom O'Neill Therapy
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Denver, CO 80211  (Online Only)
As a longtime Contemplative Psychotherapist, I see healing through a Buddhist Psychology lens: as we open our hearts to ourselves through compassion and insight, we find greater flexibility in our conditioned relational patterns.
“Taking refuge” is a phrase in Buddhism that invites a world-weary self to find relief. From the confusion of life’s dramas and the pull to get swept up in them. Taking refuge requires building trustworthiness through a softening that happens over time in relationship. That is one reason psychotherapy is effective: The trustworthiness built by therapist and client allows for a depth of self to be known and expressed. Such encounters in turn build trustworthiness within oneself, for as our capacities enlarge, we enlarge. In finding solace within, we learn to live less fearfully, participate in relationship with authority and ease.
As a longtime Contemplative Psychotherapist, I see healing through a Buddhist Psychology lens: as we open our hearts to ourselves through compassion and insight, we find greater flexibility in our conditioned relational patterns.
“Taking refuge” is a phrase in Buddhism that invites a world-weary self to find relief. From the confusion of life’s dramas and the pull to get swept up in them. Taking refuge requires building trustworthiness through a softening that happens over time in relationship. That is one reason psychotherapy is effective: The trustworthiness built by therapist and client allows for a depth of self to be known and expressed. Such encounters in turn build trustworthiness within oneself, for as our capacities enlarge, we enlarge. In finding solace within, we learn to live less fearfully, participate in relationship with authority and ease.
(540) 253-1763 View (540) 253-1763
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Lindsay Rosen
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified Verified
Denver, CO 80211
*CapHill/Cherry Creek* I view trust and authenticity as essential conditions for positive, lasting change to occur through the therapeutic process. My down to earth, relational, and evidence-based approach to treatment enables me to create a nonjudgmental, productive space for clients of all ages to explore their thoughts, feelings, relationships, and experiences. Every therapeutic relationship is different. Therefore, I utilize a strengths-based, collaborative approach to provide clients with an individualized therapeutic experience that effectively captures their experiences and their goals.
*CapHill/Cherry Creek* I view trust and authenticity as essential conditions for positive, lasting change to occur through the therapeutic process. My down to earth, relational, and evidence-based approach to treatment enables me to create a nonjudgmental, productive space for clients of all ages to explore their thoughts, feelings, relationships, and experiences. Every therapeutic relationship is different. Therefore, I utilize a strengths-based, collaborative approach to provide clients with an individualized therapeutic experience that effectively captures their experiences and their goals.
(720) 881-0744 View (720) 881-0744
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Full Bloom Counseling
Marriage & Family Therapist, LPC, LMFT
Verified Verified
Denver, CO 80211
If you are seeking freedom from relational struggles, anxiety and depression, diet culture, from body image issues, or from narratives about yourself that keep you limited from living your full potential, we can help. Full Bloom Counseling is a team of caring and compassionate clinicians who want to help you find healing and live a life that is aligned with you. If you want to get out of old patterns so that you can thrive, but you may not know the next step - therapy at Full Bloom can help. You are our ideal client if you are ready to dig deep, find self-compassion, and show up authentically in your life. We can't wait to connect!
If you are seeking freedom from relational struggles, anxiety and depression, diet culture, from body image issues, or from narratives about yourself that keep you limited from living your full potential, we can help. Full Bloom Counseling is a team of caring and compassionate clinicians who want to help you find healing and live a life that is aligned with you. If you want to get out of old patterns so that you can thrive, but you may not know the next step - therapy at Full Bloom can help. You are our ideal client if you are ready to dig deep, find self-compassion, and show up authentically in your life. We can't wait to connect!
(720) 358-9335 View (720) 358-9335
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Alison Shea
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT-C
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Denver, CO 80211
Brain-Based Relationship Therapy & Sex Therapy. Couples and Individuals. My work with couples centers on improving communication, building trust, and increasing emotional and physical intimacy. Together, we co-create a relationship founded on deep love and a restored sense of playfulness and connection. By addressing the underlying relational patterns that lead to dysfunction, recurring problems are eliminated.
Brain-Based Relationship Therapy & Sex Therapy. Couples and Individuals. My work with couples centers on improving communication, building trust, and increasing emotional and physical intimacy. Together, we co-create a relationship founded on deep love and a restored sense of playfulness and connection. By addressing the underlying relational patterns that lead to dysfunction, recurring problems are eliminated.
(720) 802-3393 View (720) 802-3393
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Cali Babey
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Denver, CO 80211
I do not use a “one size fits all" approach but hold a relational and trauma-informed lens.
I am able to offer in-person services to clients near Centennial, CO and telehealth virtual services to clients in 39 PsyPACT states. I work primarily with adults and I particularly enjoy working with clients who are navigating life transitions and identity development. I welcome the exploration of identity and intersectionality as it impacts wellness and fully embodied living. I am passionate about working with the LGBTQIA+ community and have been dedicated to advocacy, learning, and empowerment within the community for well over a decade. I am a NARM therapist and also provide consultation and supervision for fellow clinicians.
I do not use a “one size fits all" approach but hold a relational and trauma-informed lens.
I am able to offer in-person services to clients near Centennial, CO and telehealth virtual services to clients in 39 PsyPACT states. I work primarily with adults and I particularly enjoy working with clients who are navigating life transitions and identity development. I welcome the exploration of identity and intersectionality as it impacts wellness and fully embodied living. I am passionate about working with the LGBTQIA+ community and have been dedicated to advocacy, learning, and empowerment within the community for well over a decade. I am a NARM therapist and also provide consultation and supervision for fellow clinicians.
(720) 784-5912 View (720) 784-5912
Relational Therapists

How does relational therapy work?

Relational therapy was developed by psychologist Jean Miller, whose ideas stressed that having strong connections with others encourages better health and well-being when compared with a lonely existence. Conversely, poor interpersonal relationships do not foster growth and learning. Relational therapy also encourages trust in others and patience with others, along with better communication and less conflict.

Is relational therapy evidence-based?

Relational therapy is not well-studied, and it may not be as effective in treating certain mental health conditions when compared with evidence-based treatments like cognitive behavioral or acceptance and commitment therapy. However, relational therapy uses techniques found in cognitive behavioral therapy as well as psychodynamic therapy, which are both well-studied with empirical research.

How long are people typically in relational therapy?

Clients may see improvement after a few weeks or months of therapy. Like cognitive behavioral therapy, relational therapy can reduce symptoms within 10 to 20 weeks, at 45 to 50 minutes once a week. But like any type of therapy, improvement depends on the person and the severity of the problem.

Does relational therapy work?

While no therapy type will work for everyone, some evidence suggests that this therapy can be effective. Relational therapy can help a person manage problematic relationships as well as the mental health conditions that accompany difficult relationships like depression or anxiety. This therapy type may offer benefits that are hard to measure but can be just as valuable—including feelings of higher self-worth or healthier connections with others.