Rebuild Connection with Couples Counseling

A Safe Space to Explore Your Relationship

Many of us never learned how to build healthy relationships. We grow up, fall in love, and carry past hurt, shame, and unmet needs — until it turns into explosive arguments, silence, and wondering, “Is this even going to work?” There is hope. You can heal. You can reconnect. And you can build the deeply fulfilling, loving partnership you’ve always wanted with Couples Counseling of Denver.

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Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist

AASECT Certified Sex Therapist

Queer Friendly & Affirming

Online Across Colorado, In-Person in Denver

Does This Feel Like You?

  • You’re having the same arguments over and over.
  • You feel disconnected and distant from each other.
  • You’re frustrated because your sexual desires are out of sync.
  • You’re reeling in emotions in the aftermath after the affair.
  • You need help deciding if you should separate or divorce.

Reconnection is Possible

Relationships are hard. Maybe you’re scared to be vulnerable. Maybe you miss the excitement of the first few years of marriage. You feel sad. You feel angry, stressed, or hopeless. At Couples Counseling of Denver, we offer relationship counseling in a judgment-free space to explore how you feel to find clarity, understanding, and hope for the future. We offer:

Individual Counseling

We provide individual therapy sessions to help you overcome unhealthy relationship patterns and look to the future with more awareness and self-love.

Couples Therapy

Couples at any stage, any sexual orientation, any religion, and any number of partners will find a compassionate space to explore your partnership.

Sex Therapy

Talking about sex can be difficult. We’re AASECT-certified sex therapists helping couples communicate openly and reconnect intimately.

Discernment Counseling

If one partner is leaning out of the relationship and the other is leaning in, discernment therapy can help you decide whether to stay together or separate amicably.

Premarital Counseling

Prepare for your life together with guided conversations on communication, expectations, and conflict resolution to build a strong foundation for a lasting partnership.

Non-Religious Premarital Counseling

This short-term counseling approach helps you honestly examine your relationship’s strengths, challenges, patterns, conflict styles, differences, and goals.

Meet Your Couples Counselor, Cara

Hi, I’m Cara Allan of Couples Counseling of Denver. I’m the founder, licensed marriage and family therapist, and AASECT Certified Sex Therapist, helping high-achieving couples move from disconnection, hopelessness, and hurt to intimacy, optimism, and healing. For over 20 years, I’ve worked with couples at every stage — from those considering marriage to those who’ve been together for decades and are navigating life with grown children.

I’ve supported couples through just about every relationship challenge, including infidelity, the loss of a loved one, major career changes, illness, and injury. Whatever you’re facing, you’ll find a warm, welcoming, and non-judgmental space where we’ll work to heal your pain, build self-awareness, and grow the skills needed to sustain your relationship for the long haul, together.

I do not accept insurance. If your plan offers out-of-network benefits for therapy, I can provide a receipt for you to submit for possible reimbursement.

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“Cara clearly brings so much expertise to her work with couples. She is just great at being clear and supportive in guiding couples to move forward in relationships. I refer my clients to her without hesitation, because I know they will be well taken-care of.”

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Remember Why You Fell in Love in the First Place

With the support of a trusted, licensed couples therapist, you’ll get the tools to practice self-compassion, better understand your partner, and rebuild the connection that made you fall in love in the first place.

Get Personalized Therapy

Support grounded in empathy and research-backed therapy to help you rebuild your connection.

Learn Effective Communication

Gain the tools you need to communicate effectively and change attachment styles that don’t serve your relationship.

Rebuild Trust and Connection

Work through conflict, rebuild emotional safety, and create a partnership built on honesty and care.

Foster Intimacy

Nurture your emotional and physical bond and create a deeper, more fulfilling connection.

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This Could Be You

  • Resolved hurt, grief, and forgiveness.
  • Healthy coping skills for tough times.
  • Peace with yourself and energy for life.
  • Deeper intimacy, affection, and sexual fulfillment.
  • Hope for your future together with your partner.
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Healing is Possible with Marriage Counseling

You can have a healthy, loving relationship that leaves you fulfilled instead of depressed. You can feel supported by your partner, you can reconnect emotionally, and you can have the sexual intimacy you want. Hear from clients who found their way back to connection with the help of Couples Counseling of Denver:

“Cara is very good at suggesting helpful tools to apply in challenging situations. These tools have proven so useful in improving communication and managing conflict within my relationship! Cara is effective at getting to the root of issues. You can tell that she truly cares about her clients and their well-being. Highly recommended!”
Therapy Client
“Great communication, thoughtful counselor.”
Therapy Client
“Cara is incredible. It can be really hard to find a therapist that fits the style of counseling you’re looking for and that balances listening with prompting and moving the session forward. She is empathetic but (my favorite part) will not hesitate to challenge you. I love her style and techniques. You can tell she is just a really good person, non-judgmental, and wants to help.”
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“Cara is an excellent counselor and has really helped a lot!”
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Couples Counseling of Denver Office Locations

Couples Counseling of Denver serves couples across Colorado. With HIPAA-compliant virtual therapy sessions, you can connect from the comfort of your space. Prefer to meet in person? In-office appointments are available at our two office locations in Denver and Englewood. Wherever you are — geographically or emotionally — you don’t have to navigate it alone.

Denver Location

Englewood Location

What Working with Couples Counseling of Denver Looks Like

You want more for your relationship than this — that’s why you’re here. And you’ve already done the hardest part by knowing you want more for yourself, your partner, and your life together. Here’s what’s going to happen next:

You’ll reach out.

Submit a private form briefly sharing why you’re reaching out, and Cara will be in touch to schedule a free 15-minute consultation or book your appointment.

You’ll chat with Cara.

You and your partner will have a brief conversation with Cara to discuss your goals for couples counseling, ask any questions, and see if it’s the right fit.

You’ll start your journey.

You will begin therapy. In this process, you’ll become more self-aware, confident, and have a non-judgmental space to explore your relationship and grow together.

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Your Relationship Deserves This

You are not alone. The fact that you’ve made it this far shows that you care — about your partner, your future, and the life you’re building together. Whether you’re navigating challenges or simply wanting to grow closer, Couples Counseling of Denver can help. Break free from relationship distance, struggle, and pain by taking the first step towards a stronger, more connected relationship.

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What Questions Do You Have?

Yes! Couples Counseling of Denver is accepting new clients for individual therapy and couples counseling sessions.

Short answer: insurance does not consider couples therapy medically necessary.

Long answer: in order for insurance to cover your therapy, you (or your partner) would need to be identified as the patient. This would mean creating a treatment plan, diagnosing the individual, and reporting progress to the insurance company.

Not only is this invasive, it creates a power imbalance where one person is the patient and the other is their support person.

Insurance companies care about claims and diagnostic codes, not your relationship’s growth. That’s why we choose to operate outside of insurance: so that the focus can remain entirely on you, your partner, and your relationship. This allows for greater flexibility, privacy, and a more effective path to healing.

You can check with your health insurance plan to see if you have benefits for “out of network” couples counseling/marriage counseling or individual therapy. We can provide a receipt of payment to submit to your insurance company for reimbursement directly from them.

It depends on how long you want sessions to be. We charge $250 for a 60-minute session, $375 for a 90-minute session, and $500 for a 120-minute session.

All you have to do is let Cara know when you get in touch. You can choose between our Denver and Englewood office locations.

Absolutely! We are a licensed relationship counselor serving couples across Colorado. Just let us know when you reach out that you would like virtual therapy appointments.

Couples Counseling of Denver works with a broad and diverse clientele from young adults to people in their 70’s and beyond. We work with people who are single, married, divorced, and in monogamous or poly relationships. We also work with people contemplating bringing closure to the relationship they are in.

From queer to bisexual to transitioning or trans to straight, you will find a welcoming place here. We also work with biracial, bicultural couples who have unique challenges and need someone who understands that. While Couples Counseling of Denver is not a religious counseling practice, we honor and respect any religious views and beliefs that you value.

We use science-backed methods of therapy, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Solution Focused Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, the Psychobiological Approach to Couples Therapy (PACT), the Developmental Model of Couples Counseling, and Discernment Counseling.

We hear this all the time. And our answer? Your healing does not depend on your partner. You may choose to come by yourself, and we can work on resolving what brought you in. You might even see that changes in your behavior impact how your partner responds and their willingness to come to relationship therapy with you.

If your partner doesn’t want to make the changes necessary to improve your marriage, we can work on the next steps you want to take.