Great Couples Counseling in Dakota Ridge, CO. Therapy to heal relationships.

Every relationship has its own nervous system; it's a living story between two people. I help couples slow down enough to notice what happens beneath the arguments, while building a toolkit of emotional awareness, communication skills, and repair work. Through emotionally focused and body-based work, we'll uncover what each partner’s nervous system is trying to protect. Mindfulness slows reactivity; curiosity invites repair. The goal isn’t perfect communication, but rather learning to cultivate an environment of emotional safety that can hold honest conflict.

Is your relationship in trouble? If constant fights, distance, or affairs are threatening to tear you apart, let us help you. We are highly trained and specialize in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy. We offer free consultations, evening hours, and convenient online booking that you can use right now. Our sessions are a full 75-minutes, so we can get to the heart of the matter. We see Lesbian couples and LGBT relationships, premarital couples, and more. Set up a 15-minute introductory phone call to discuss our practice and your options today.

I teach couples "Full Respect Living." This is Terry Real's term for mastering the skills of relational living. Some of the skills I will teach you are: 1) sustaining healthy self-esteem, 2) maintaining healthy boundaries, 3) living in moderation, 4) acting on behalf of the relationship, and 5) negotiating wisely. It is often the case that practicing these skills can help you turn around a deteriorating couple relationship very quickly. However, when repetitive harmful patterns are operating in the relationship, we will need to look more deeply. I will help you to understand and change the self-defeating patterns that you have brought from your childhood into the current situation

Being a couple is not easy. It requires constant attention to keep a relationship together. I will help you develop the skills to strengthen your relationship using such tools as reflective listening, expressing appreciation and looking honestly at the issues causing trouble in your relationship. I will not chose sides, but will expect that both you and your partner look honestly and openly at your behavior, accept your share of the responsibility and commit to change so the relationship with be strong and enduring.

It's natural for conflict and other issues to arise in a couple since you're two separate people with your own histories and upbringings coming together in relationship. The key is being able to self-regulate through difficult emotions, and communicate about what's happening effectively with your partner. When you can both stay calm, you'll be able to find new solutions to the issues that have come up in your relationship. I'm here to support you in identifying the issues causing conflict in your relationship, getting to the root of them, communicating effectively about them, and coming up with solutions that work.

I work with couples to increase responsiveness, trust, and intimacy in relationships. I help partners see how each of their behaviors impact and influence their partner's reactions and how the combination of these reactions lead to self-perpetuating cycles that continue to hurt the relationship. Together we work on skills to decrease blame and defensiveness, increase understanding and responsiveness, and create healing. Premarital counseling also available, and includes important research-based information and insight regarding how reasons for marrying may have implications for the success of the union.

What are the most common couples' issues? If you are thinking "communication, conflict, sex, money, child rearing" you are correct. However, most therapists will go after the symptom on each side of the couple fence thinking that the way to effective change is by getting each party to "work" on their respective "issue". Many times the parties dont agree but comply. Imagine if you could align the unconscious brains of a couple and stop the "working on your issues" part that has become so popular in therapy settings? Contact kevin@kevinflemingphd.com to learn how! Or call 877-606-6161 DR. FLEMING'S NEW RELATIONSHIP/COUPLES INTENSIVES www.kevinflemingphd.com/marriage-couples-retreats.php

What are the most common couples' issues? If you are thinking "communication, conflict, sex, money, child rearing" you are correct. However, most therapists will go after the symptom on each side of the couple fence thinking that the way to effective change is by getting each party to "work" on their respective "issue". Many times the parties don’t agree but comply. Imagine if you could align the unconscious brains of a couple and stop the "working on your issues" part that has become so popular in therapy settings? Contact kevin@kevinflemingphd.com to learn how! Or call 877-606-6161. DR. FLEMING'S NEW RELATIONSHIP/COUPLES INTENSIVES. www.kevinflemingphd.com/marriage-couples-retreats.php

When working with couples, I use talk therapy, a family systems approach, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). Working with couples is unique and can be complex. It is important to examine each person as an individual, help them become their best self and then work on ways to help them grow together as a unit. It is to be noted that it is difficult to achieve progress with couples therapy if both parties are not fully committed to the therapy process.

Is your relationship a mess? Are you trying to solve your issues, but end up arguing all the time instead? We are couples counseling specialists who are passionate about helping you communicate better, reduce conflict, increase emotional and sexual intimacy, heal hurts such as affairs, recover together from an addiction, and reconnect with joy. We use cutting edge tools and couples counseling methods to help you get the love you want!

Dr. Bruce Rumsey is the TOP Couples & Marriage Therapist in Denver with a very high success rate! He has successfully helped couples at every stage of a relationship, from pre-marital counseling to addressing issues of communication, infidelity, addiction, conflict resolution, sexual challenges, children, blended family dynamics, and division of labor inside and outside the home for newly married couples to those married over 30 years. John Gottman's work & research is the foundation for his work with couples, and uses a successful 5-stage model to help couples navigate the many complexities inherent in putting two lives together. FREE 50 In-Office consultation (303) 868-7246

When I provide couples counseling I begin with why you were attracted to each other. Once we focus on the positive, we can figure out what got lost that brought you to seek out counseling. I have helped couples in traditional and not traditional relationships. I focus on pre-marital and LGBTQ relationships. Monogamous or open relationships, whatever your preference I can offer a supportive environment to promote a positive change. Perhaps you are not struggling but are looking for a little change, I would believe I can help facilitate that change.

I work with couples struggling with issues of communication, sexual intimacy, and infidelity. Your relationship with your partner is one of the most important relationships you have, and is worth investing in. As a counselor trained in EFT and sex therapy, I can help couples work to deepen their felt sense of connection to build a greater sense of peace and understanding in their relationship.