Couples Counseling & Sex Therapy in Colorado
Specialized therapy for Colorado couples navigating communication, conflict, emotional disconnection, and sexual concerns.
In-person in Centennial, Colorado, serving the Denver metro area, and online throughout Colorado.
When Your Relationship Isn't Working the Way You Want It To
Maybe you keep having the same arguments, or you've gotten really good at avoiding them. Maybe you feel more like roommates than partners. You love each other, but resentment has built up, sex has become complicated, or you're not quite sure how you got this disconnected.
Sometimes couples come in knowing exactly what they want help with. Other times, all they know is that something isn't working anymore.
My practice is focused on couples, and I specialize in the places where relationship and sexual concerns overlap.
We can work on communication and conflict, emotional connection, resentment and old hurts, differences between you, desire and intimacy, sexual concerns, or the conversations you've been avoiding because neither of you knows how to have them without things going sideways.
I offer couples counseling and sex therapy in person at my Centennial office, serving the Denver metro area, and online throughout Colorado.
Couples Therapy That Goes Beyond “Communicate Better”
Most couples already know they need to communicate better. The harder part is figuring out why the conversations keep going wrong even when both of you are trying.
My approach draws heavily from the Gottman Method and the Developmental Model of Couples Therapy. We can work on practical skills for managing conflict, repairing after things go badly, strengthening friendship and intimacy, and talking about difficult subjects differently. But we’ll also look at the two people inside the relationship: your differences, histories, expectations, vulnerabilities, and the ways each of you responds when things get hard.
And because I’m also an AASECT Certified Sex Therapist, sex doesn’t have to become the awkward topic we save for the last five minutes. If desire, pleasure, sexual expectations, anxiety, pain, or other sexual concerns are affecting your relationship, we can work with those directly too.
The goal isn’t perfect communication. It’s helping the two of you build a relationship that works better for both of you.
Meet Marina Stanton, LMFT, CST
Couples Therapist & AASECT Certified Sex Therapist in Colorado
I’m Marina Stanton, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, AASECT Certified Sex Therapist, and Gottman Method Level 3 Trained therapist. I offer couples counseling and sex therapy in person in Centennial and online throughout Colorado.
I’m not a sit-back-and-nod therapist. I’ll ask questions, tell you what I’m noticing, interrupt when I need to, and challenge both of you when I think it will help. I’m comfortable getting specific about sex, talking through the conversations you’ve been avoiding, and helping you figure out what is actually happening when the two of you get stuck.
My brain works in pictures, so there’s a decent chance I’ll draw you a ridiculous diagram or come up with an analogy that makes something finally click. I also believe therapy can be serious without being solemn all the time. We will probably laugh.
You don’t have to have the right words before you get here. We can figure out what’s actually going on together.
Couples Counseling That Fits Your Life
I offer in-person couples counseling and sex therapy at my Centennial office, serving the Denver metro area, and online throughout Colorado.
If you're nearby, you can meet with me in person. If you're in Boulder, Colorado Springs, Fort Collins, Grand Junction, or anywhere else in the state, we can meet online. And if you're local but getting two people's schedules to cooperate is its own relationship challenge, online therapy is always an option too. 😆
You don't have to choose one format forever.
Colorado clients can use in-person or online sessions depending on what works best for your schedules and where you’re located at the time of the session.
Ready to get started?
You Don’t Have to Stay Stuck
Looking for couples counseling or sex therapy in Colorado? A free 15-minute consultation gives you a chance to tell me a little about what’s bringing you in, ask questions, and see whether my approach feels like a good fit for both of you.
Let's talk.
Frequently Asked Questions About Couples Counseling & Sex Therapy in Colorado
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Yes. I provide couples counseling and sex therapy for adults throughout Colorado. I’m a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and AASECT Certified Sex Therapist, and my practice is focused almost exclusively on couples.
I work with couples experiencing communication problems, recurring conflict, emotional distance, sexual concerns, differences in desire, difficulty with intimacy, major life transitions, and relationships that simply aren’t working the way they want them to anymore.
My physical office is in Centennial, Colorado, serving the Denver metro area, and I also provide online therapy throughout Colorado.
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Couples counseling focuses broadly on the relationship: how you communicate, handle conflict, stay connected, navigate differences, make decisions, repair hurt, and build a relationship that works for both of you.
Sex therapy focuses more specifically on sexuality and intimacy, including concerns related to desire, arousal, orgasm, pleasure, sexual pain, sexual communication, anxiety, avoidance, and differences in what each partner wants from their sexual relationship.
In my practice, the two often overlap. We don’t have to decide that something is either a “relationship problem” or a “sex problem” before we start. And improving your emotional relationship doesn’t automatically fix your sexual relationship. We can work directly with both when we need to.
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Yes. I see clients in person at my office in Centennial, Colorado, which is convenient to many communities in the south Denver metro area.
I also offer online sessions throughout Colorado, so living farther from Centennial doesn’t mean you have to spend half your day driving to therapy.
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Yes. Colorado clients can generally move between in-person sessions at my Centennial office and telehealth when needed.
Some couples strongly prefer being in the room together, while others find online therapy much easier to fit around work, kids, weather, travel, and two people’s schedules. You don’t have to choose one format forever just because that’s how you started.
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I’m Gottman Method Level 3 Trained and also draw heavily from the Developmental Model of Couples Therapy. I’m interested in what happens between you when things go wrong, but I’m also paying attention to the two different people creating that relationship.
That means we may look at communication and conflict patterns alongside individual histories, expectations, developmental differences, attachment injuries, stressors, sexuality, and the ways each of you has learned to respond when relationships get difficult.
I’m active in sessions. I’ll ask questions, slow you down, interrupt conversations that are going sideways, point out things I think you’re missing, and help you practice doing something different rather than just talking about the same fight for 50 minutes.
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Yes. I regularly work with religiously conservative couples, LDS couples, mixed-faith couples, and couples navigating changes in religious belief or practice.
Faith can affect everything from family relationships and parenting to sexuality, gender expectations, marriage, and decisions about the future. I’m comfortable making room for those conversations without assuming that staying in a faith, leaving it, or believing the same thing as your partner is the “right” outcome.
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My practice is focused exclusively on couples, so I don't provide individual therapy for relationship or sexual concerns. If the concern is happening within your relationship, I prefer to work with both partners so we can understand and address what is happening between you rather than treating one person individually around the relationship.
If you're looking for individual sex therapy, I recommend finding a therapist who specifically offers that service.
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Look for someone whose training matches what you actually want help with. Couples therapy is a specialty, and sex therapy requires additional specialized education and training beyond general mental health licensure.
I’m a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, AASECT Certified Sex Therapist, and Gottman Method Level 3 Trained therapist. My work is focused almost exclusively on couples, particularly when relationship and sexual concerns overlap.
Fit matters too. You should have a sense that your therapist can understand both partners without joining one person’s team, can talk directly about the things you actually came to therapy to address, and has an approach that makes sense to both of you.
A free 15-minute consultation gives us a chance to talk briefly about what’s bringing you in and decide whether my approach feels like a good fit.