Individual, Couples & Parenting Therapy in Lakewood, CO
We don’t treat stress. We treat what’s causing it.
The marriage, the kids, the job, the pace you can’t keep up. Your stress is real — and it’s rarely the whole picture. Something’s been running underneath it, usually for a long time. That’s where we work.
Coping is where most therapy stops. It’s where we start.
Led by licensed psychologists · Depth-oriented · Same-week access
What changes
What you’ll actually walk away with
You sort of know what’s wrong. We make it make sense.
You can name the problems — the marriage, the parenting stress, the job. And somehow you still feel lost in the middle of them. That’s not you failing to understand your own life. That’s the missing layer — and it’s exactly where we work.
You stop being the glue.
The monitoring, the managing, the one hand on everything. It turns out not all of it was yours to carry — and you finally get to find out which parts.
You say the true thing.
Without the three-day rehearsal, without the flinch. You can’t control how it lands — but you stop needing to. That turns out to be the freedom.
You’re close — and still you.
Being fully yourself stops feeling like a risk to the relationship. The people who matter finally get the real you.
You feel like yourself. Maybe for the first time.
The version of you you’ve caught glimpses of — at your best, at your freest — or only ever hoped was in there — stops being a glimpse. That’s not becoming someone new. That’s you, the full you, living your life.
The guide
We believe your stress. We also see what it’s holding up.
Most people arrive here able to give a pretty good account of what’s wrong — and quietly exhausted from managing it. The peace you keep. The moods you monitor. The dozen small adjustments you make every day so nothing tips over. From the outside it looks like coping. From the inside it’s one hand on every joint of the structure, afraid that if you loosen your grip anywhere, the whole thing comes down.
Here’s the part that’s almost impossible to see from inside all that managing: holding everything together has slowly required less and less of you in the picture. Nobody decides to disappear. It happens one managed moment at a time — and the stress you can point to is what it feels like from the inside. You shouldn’t have to disappear to keep it all standing.
And the way you hold things wasn’t invented yesterday. Dr. Awalt’s doctoral research — a Ph.D. in the psychology of neuroscience and behavior — traced how early life shapes us all the way into adulthood, down to the level of hormones, biology, and attachment. But here’s what matters for you: this isn’t only true for hard childhoods. It’s true for every childhood. Your earliest relationships are where you first learned how the world works, what people expect, what closeness costs, and what your role is in the room — and you’ve been reading life through that lens ever since, mostly without knowing it. That’s the trajectory. Here’s the other thing the science is clear on: it’s not fixed. The patterns that were shaped early are still shapeable now. That’s not a hopeful slogan — it’s how we work. Understanding where the lens came from is what finally makes it adjustable.
Althought Therapy is founded and led by a licensed psychologist, with a team of licensed clinicians who are experts in their own right. Depth-oriented, developmental, and practical in the same breath — with same-week access, because the moment you’re ready shouldn’t sit on a waitlist.
The plan
How the work goes
First, steadier ground.
Real tools, early — for the conflict, the spiraling, the 2am mind. Not because coping is the goal. Stability isn’t the destination here — it’s the doorway.
Then, the lens.
We trace how you learned to read the world — what you were taught to carry, how you learned to be close to people, the role you somehow always end up playing. None of it is wrong; all of it made sense somewhere. But seeing the lens, instead of just seeing through it, changes everything. This is where the stress starts making sense.
Then, the real you — in your actual life.
This is where it all comes together. As the lens gets clearer — who you are underneath the managing, the worrying, the holding-it-all-together — the question changes. It stops being what’s wrong with me and becomes how do I show up as myself — here? In the marriage. In parenting. With your friends, your family, the people at work. Venue by venue, the real you starts walking into rooms the managed you used to handle. And here’s what we won’t promise out loud, because you wouldn’t believe it yet — you’ll just notice it happening: things that used to take courage start taking less and less of it. What felt like a risk starts feeling like a Tuesday.
You’re done doing it this way.
You know where to start. Not sure? Start with a consultation instead. Book now.
Individual Therapy
The 3am overthinking, the impossible standards. We untangle the threads — so you can loosen your grip.
Couples Therapy
Same fight, different day — because the fight is never about what it’s about. We start with what’s underneath.
Parenting Therapy
Nobody handed you the manual. We help you write yours — parenting from your values, not your stress.
Pregnancy Counseling
Excited, overwhelmed, and everything in between — usually before lunch. Let’s make space for you too.
Postpartum Therapy
The baby’s here — and you’re somewhere between who you were and who you’re becoming. We help those two meet.
Why this works
Why this works when other things haven’t
If you’ve done therapy before — or read the books, listened to the podcasts, tried the breathing exercises — here’s the good news hiding in that frustration: the problem was never your effort. The tools did what tools do — they quieted the noise. They just couldn’t reach what was making it. That’s not a dead end. It’s an arrow, pointing at where the real work is.
That’s where we start. The lens you read your life through was built early — in relationships, under pressures, for reasons that made sense at the time. Which is actually the most hopeful fact on this page: what was built can be understood, and what can be understood can change. So instead of correcting how you think, we get to the bottom of how you came to think it. That’s the difference between trimming a pattern and ending one — and ending one is very much on the table.
This is depth-oriented, developmental work led by a licensed psychologist, with a team of licensed clinicians who are experts in their own right — grounded in research on how early life shapes adult life, and practical the whole way through. And it’s built to end: most people don’t stay forever. The goal is that the steadiest thing in your life stops being your grip on it — and starts being you.
The stakes
Both roads are real. You’re choosing one either way.
If nothing changes
Nothing dramatic happens. That’s the trap. You keep managing, and you’re good at it — so the years pass at this same pitch. The grip gets more expensive to hold. The true things go unsaid a little longer. And the version of you that shows up everywhere keeps being the managed one, while the full one waits.
It doesn’t have to go that way.
If you do the work
The stress starts making sense — and then it starts loosening. You put down what was never yours. You say the true thing and stay close to those you love. And slowly, in your marriage, your parenting, and in your own head, the person holding it all together gets replaced by something better: a person actually living it.
Fully you, deeply connected. That’s the whole point.
Getting started
What our process looks like
Starting is simpler than it feels. Here’s exactly what happens, from your first hello to your first session.
Contact our team
Reach out through the contact form or give us a call. Tell us a little about what’s been going on — no long intake, just a first hello.
Schedule a phone consultation
We’ll set up a brief call to talk through what’s been happening and make sure we’re the right fit before you commit to anything.
Get set up on your online portal
When you’re ready, we’ll get you onto your secure client portal for scheduling, paperwork, and telehealth links — all in one place.
Begin therapy
We match you with the right therapist and start the work — in person in Lakewood, fully virtual across Colorado, or hybrid.
FAQs
FAQ’s About Getting Therapy at Althought Therapy
01Can I work with you for individual therapy and couples therapy at the same time?
We don’t provide both couples therapy and individual therapy for one partner with the same therapist, since that can create a sense of bias. That said, there are options. Many clients begin with couples therapy and later move into individual work, or start with individual therapy and pause when shifting into couples. Because Althought Therapy is a group practice, you also have the option of working with one therapist for couples therapy and another for individual therapy at the same time. This helps keep each space clear while still supporting both your personal growth and your relationship
02How can I get started?
Getting started is simple. You can click the Book Now button to schedule either a free 15-minute consultation call or your first session. Once you book, you’ll receive a confirmation email. If you schedule a first session, we’ll also send brief intake paperwork (takes just a few minutes to complete). For couples, please provide your partner’s name and email so we can set them up in our portal as well.
03I haven’t done therapy before – what can I expect?
In our first session, the focus is on getting to know you as a unique individual and understanding the challenges you’d like to explore. In the second session, we often look at your early life experiences and how past relationships may still shape you today. From there, ongoing sessions unfold organically, creating space for insight, growth, and transformation. At Althought Therapy, we believe change happens when you develop a deep understanding of yourself, gain clarity, and make core shifts that allow authentic growth to emerge.
04What makes your approach different?
Most therapy stops at managing symptoms. We treat what’s causing them. Our work is depth-oriented and developmental — grounded in doctoral research on how early life shapes adult life — and practical the whole way through. You’ll get real tools early, and then we go further: understanding the patterns underneath the stress so they can actually change, not just quiet down. And the work is built to end — most people don’t stay forever.
05I have worked with several couples therapists before – what makes you different?
Many couples come to us after feeling stuck with other approaches. We balance evidence-based strategies with relational depth, helping you and your partner not only communicate more effectively but also understand the deeper patterns driving conflict. Our work emphasizes building emotional safety and trust, because when partners feel safe discussing anything, challenges become easier to navigate. We also honor each of you as unique individuals while nurturing the relationship as its own entity — supporting three connections: you, your partner, and the partnership you are creating together.
06Does Althought Therapy offer in-person or virtual sessions?
Yes. We offer in-person sessions at our Lakewood, Colorado office, just outside Denver, and secure virtual sessions across the state. Many couples choose a hybrid model — meeting in person when possible and using virtual sessions for added flexibility and convenience.
07How can therapy help if I’ve already read the books and tried to change on my own?
Books and resources can spark awareness, but lasting change usually requires deeper support and accountability. Therapy offers a space to apply insights in real time, work through barriers that keep you stuck, and practice new ways of relating to yourself and others. The process helps translate what you’ve learned into meaningful, lasting transformation.
08Can I bring my children to therapy?
Yes. We have a waiting room with Wi-Fi where older children can wait during your session. Younger children are also welcome to attend the session with their parent(s) if that feels most supportive.
09Do you offer same-week appointments?
Yes. We hold same-week availability for new clients, because the moment you’re ready to start shouldn’t sit on a waitlist. Book a consultation online or call us at 720-984-1219.
10Do you work with people of all backgrounds, identities, and relationship structures?
Yes — fully, and it’s built into how we think. Our entire approach rests on understanding the unique lens each person reads their life through, which means there’s no “standard” client here to begin with. We work with people across all identities, orientations, and relationship structures — LGBTQ+ individuals and couples, monogamous and non-monogamous relationships, every faith and background, every kind of family. Our office is also wheelchair accessible, with elevator access. If you’re wondering whether you’d be welcome here: you are.
Change
“You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.”– C.S. Lewis
Therapy in Lakewood, Colorado — for the Denver Metro and Beyond
Althought Therapy provides depth-oriented therapy in Lakewood, Colorado, led by a licensed psychologist. We don’t stop at managing symptoms like stress, anxiety, or burnout — we work at the root, where lasting change actually happens.
Our Lakewood therapists offer individual therapy, couples therapy, parenting therapy, pregnancy counseling, and postpartum therapy — in person at our office at 575 Union Blvd, virtually across Colorado, or hybrid.
Located ten minutes from downtown Denver, we work with clients across Lakewood, Denver, Golden, Wheat Ridge, Arvada, Littleton, and surrounding communities. Same-week appointments available.