Couples Counseling Therapists in Central Boulder, Boulder, CO

My biggest hope is to help you create a deeper awareness of yourself in order to nurture the relationship within, and with those around you. I view therapy as a collaborative process and relationship. I believe that you are the expert of your own life. I welcome feedback! If you’re ever wondering where we’re going, or what I’m doing - please ask. The therapeutic process should not be a secret, and I’m happy to share information with you along the way.

Your life looks great from the outside. You have a beautiful family, supportive friends, a fulfilling career, and a nice roof over your head. But something is missing. You love your kids so much and feel guilty for wanting more, but you can’t shake this feeling of dissatisfaction. You lay in bed at night, replaying all the life choices that got you to this point. You’ve always worked hard to do the right thing, so where did you go wrong? Or, what if your greatest fear is true, and there’s simply some critical defect in you that prevents you from being happy no matter what you do? You’re out of ideas – it feels so hopeless.

Couples Therapy. Falling in love is easy, staying in love is difficult, hence the 50% divorce rate! My passion is helping couples develop deeply satisfying relationships. I've been married since 1999 and my own relationship has been to the brink of divorce and back so I help couples from both a personal and professional perspective. I know what it feels like to be filled with resentment and out of love but I also know what it feels like to heal and fall back in love. I have a Master's and Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, I'm a Licensed Psychologist, and I've been in private practice since 2004.

Do you find yourself overwhelmed with shifts in your world? Have you recently had a life and or medical change that you would like to navigate? Are there parts of your past that are affecting your everyday life such as emotional and or sexual abuse? Are you having more arguments than you would like? Are you feeling dissatisfied within your sex life? Are you experiencing hardship and frustration surrounding child rearing? While not an exhaustive list, I believe that there is no problem that therapy can not address. I am here for you!

I am a somatic therapist specializing in EMDR Therapy, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy and Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy in Boulder, Colorado. I guide teens and adults seeking relief from anxiety, depression, disordered eating, chronic illness, and other impacts of trauma and chronic stress on the nervous system.

Couples therapy: I am trained in Emotionally Focused Therapy. EFT leads a couple to get right to the heart of the problems that keep relationships unsatisfying and disconnected. The goal of EFT is to help you create safety and security in your relationship so that deep connection can grow from the practice of honesty and vulnerability. EFT has been found to be successful with about 75% of couples.

Is your teen struggling but you’re not sure how to help? Are you having a hard time connecting with them? Or maybe you're an adult who had a particularly difficult childhood you'd like to work through? Our childhood can be filled with ups and downs, and we need someone we can trust to unpack it with. My approach is modern, honest, and empathetic. Together we'll challenge negative thinking patterns and build confidence, while also supporting you with the tools you need to feel more connected - to your teen, your parents, or yourself. I strive to build a welcoming environment that is worth your time and investment.

I am committed to freeing the blockages in your life, relationships, passions and work. I support individuals & couples using mindfulness, somatic and experiential techniques that access deeper material than is usually accessed through traditional talk therapy alone. I have substantial experience working with anxiety, trauma, grief, depression and relationship issues. It takes true courage to reach out for support but finding the right support is even more important. Because the most important factor in success in therapy is the personal relationship we have with each other, I see this work as a mutual process we co-create together.

Seeking therapy is not always easy and that it can often come from a place of stress, isolation, and anxiety. You are no longer alone. I will support you in discovering how you want to function in your daily life and how you feel personally and in your relationships with others. I work with people in all stages of life from college students and older adults. Together we will create a personalized plan in order to achieve your goals and find emotional relief.

My ideal client is seeking help for trauma, depression, anxiety and relationship issues. I use mindfulness awareness practices, client-centered therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR), Internal Family Systems (IFS) and Psychobiological Approach to Couples Therapy (PACT) therapies. I utilize many different therapeutic approaches to tailor what treatment best fits my client's needs. I will work with individuals, families, and couples. My work is also informed by my personal practice in the Diamond Approach to inner work. Please take a look at my website, joylanzano.com

Evalie Horner is especially passionate about supporting artists and writers, trauma survivors, and the LGBTQ community. During the late 1990s, Evalie helped to pioneer C.U. Boulder's LGBTQ studies certificate, one of the country's first programs of this kind. She has several publications in the field of LGBTQ studies, including a book chapter on counseling bisexual clients. Evalie raises her twin girls, Emma and Ryan. Her mother was an astologer who trained her and she has recently enjoyed reading and incorporating client astrological charts when asked. She is also an expert in the unique challenges of LGBTQ plus divorce.

I specialize in EFT and trauma therapy for couples, families and individuals. I am a Certified Emotionally Focused Therapist (EFT) and Supervisor. I also work with Janina Fisher's model of trauma treatment which is a blend of modalities including IFS and sensorimotor psychotherapy. I have been certified in EMDR and Brainspotting and use them for emotionally charged issues, stuck patterns and trauma. I love working with couples to create lasting change that touches the heart of the person and the relationship. See my website for more information: nicolpate.com

Life is full of ups and downs and neither need be feared. Despite our best efforts, we cannot avoid suffering. Successful therapy helps clients learn to understand our lives. It can help us learn to recognize patterns of seeking safety at the cost of aliveness. My clients often are seeking relief from anxiety and stress, or working with specific challenges, including substance abuse, relationship challenges, career difficulties and life transitions. I work with individuals who are seeking to develop greater spiritual awareness and more joy in life. If you are looking change careers or want to find meaning in life, I can help.

To STRIVE is to make great efforts to achieve or obtain something. Psychotherapy is the process that encourages, facilitates, challenges, and guides those efforts to achieve personal goals, get relief, and find recovery from painful psychological and relationship difficulties. Therapy is hard and rewarding work. It is a profound collaboration between you and your therapist, and success, forged by a strong alliance in this therapeutic relationship. Simply put, it is optimal to work with someone who is a good fit for you, and we endeavor to make that connection within the Strive Psychotherapy Group.

Psychotherapy is a window for self-discovery. For me, this process centers around the therapeutic relationship. In collaboration, I can help you better understand historical patterns, with yourself and others, while creating a contained, consistent, and reparative relational experience. Through this exploration, we look beyond what exists on the surface to understand and address the root causes of challenging thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. This is how we can live our most authentic lives.

“How can I reconnect intimately with my partner?” “How do we navigate having different levels of sexual desire?” “How do we rebuild trust after it’s been broken?” “Who am I and what does that mean?” These are all questions I have heard many iterations of in my therapy office, so if you’ve found yourself asking some of these same questions, you’re not alone. Whether you're tackling rebuilding trust, cultivating intimacy, exploring sexuality, deconstructing harmful self-narratives, or developing communication skills, it is an honor to walk alongside you during this journey, as you invest in yourself and your relationships.

Our emotions are raw, messy, and wonderfully complex. Emotions help us process and heal empowering us to move forward with courage and self-compassion. My approach to therapy is grounded in the belief that true healing begins when we embrace authenticity, imperfections, and the full range of human experiences without judgment or reservation.

I help individuals and couples find independence, clarity, joy & meaning. Many of my clients come to me wrestling with attachment wounds, boundaries, heartbreak, troubling communication & behavior patterns and issues of self-confidence. I work collaboratively with my clients to provide an accepting space to explore life experiences, habitual reactions, childhood pain and expectations of relationships. This process can often be uncomfortable, which makes trust and safety my priority. I work from the lenses of Narrative, Attachment-based, Acceptance & Commitment and Emotionally Focused therapies.

If you want to improve your life or relationships, you are in the right place. If you are here, chances are you want a better relationship with your partner, or with yourself. You want to feel better and find solutions to your problems. You are not alone. The good news is, there is hope. Marriage and Family Therapist’s have a specialty - to see beyond an individual and help create change that lasts.