A Denver-area couples therapist may work from a city office, offer video sessions across Colorado, or practice in a nearby suburb. These four options include individual practitioners and a family clinic. Compare their relationship focus and appointment format before choosing where to start. These questions to discuss with your spouse can help you prepare topics for your first appointment.
1. Karen Wise
- Location
- Denver, Emerson Street
- Format
- In-person and online therapy
- Focus
- Couples, family patterns, and trauma
Karen Wise, MS, LPC, works with couples, individuals, teens, and families. Her practice focuses on recurring patterns shaped by early experiences and family relationships, alongside practical communication work. She offers office appointments in Denver and telehealth throughout Colorado. A free introductory consultation gives prospective clients a chance to discuss the problem they want to work on before committing to a paid session.
2. Dorothy Moon
- Location
- Denver, The Catalyst Center
- Format
- Adult individual and couples therapy
- Focus
- Trauma, attachment, and relationship distress
Dorothy Moon, PsyD, now practices at The Catalyst Center. Her current biography describes work with adult individuals and couples, including extended and intensive sessions. She lists certifications in Emotionally Focused Therapy and EMDR, with particular interests in trauma, attachment wounds, relationship distress, and acculturation stress. Her personal website also serves therapists seeking consultation, so specify that you are asking about clinical care.
3. The Marriage and Family Clinic
- Location
- Westminster / Thornton area
- Format
- Office and online counseling
- Focus
- Couples, premarital, and family therapy
The Marriage and Family Clinic serves the northern Denver metro from its West 124th Avenue office. Its services include marriage counseling, premarital work, family counseling, and sex therapy. The practice provides a free 15-minute phone consultation and lists evening appointments Monday through Thursday. Its child-therapy insurance arrangements differ from its marriage-counseling payment policy, so check the service you actually intend to book.
4. Heart Solutions — Beverly Tuel
- Location
- Lowry, Denver
- Format
- In-person and video therapy
- Focus
- Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy
Beverly Tuel is a licensed psychologist who offers adult individual and couple therapy through Heart Solutions. Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy is a central part of her practice, and she supervises therapists learning that approach. Her office is in Denver’s Lowry neighborhood. Couples can discuss office or video appointments with her before deciding how to meet.
Frequently asked questions
What is a concrete example of the cost of couples therapy in Denver?
Karen Wise lists couples sessions at $200. At that rate, four appointments cost $800 before any reimbursement; eight cost $1,600. That calculation is a budgeting example, not a predicted treatment length. She also lists a sliding scale and describes her practice as primarily private pay, so ask about eligibility and the exact service being billed.
Does the Marriage and Family Clinic accept insurance for marriage counseling?
The clinic’s marriage-counseling FAQ says it does not accept insurance for that service, even though its website also describes insurance coverage for child therapy. Those are different services. Ask for the couples-session fee and a written estimate rather than assuming a general “insurance accepted” notice covers relationship counseling.
Which Denver practices use Emotionally Focused Therapy?
Beverly Tuel identifies EFT as her couples-therapy specialty, while Dorothy Moon lists certification in EFT for individuals and couples. EFT looks at the emotional patterns that keep partners disconnected. In an initial consultation, describe a recurring argument and ask how the therapist would work with that pattern, including whether trauma-focused work would be separate or integrated.
Are evening or remote appointments available?
The Marriage and Family Clinic lists Monday–Thursday hours until 8 p.m. and offers online appointments. Karen Wise also lists daytime and evening scheduling with statewide telehealth. Posted office hours do not guarantee an open couples slot. Confirm that both partners can attend the proposed recurring time before paying for an assessment.