Couples Counseling

Support for Communication, Trust, and Emotional Connection

You’re in the right place if you and your partner feel stuck in repeating patterns — distance, shutdown, tension, or conflict — and you want to understand what’s happening beneath the surface so you can reconnect with more safety and honesty.

Relationships can bring meaning, closeness, and support — and they can also feel painful when you feel distant, misunderstood, or stuck in the same patterns. You and your partner may care deeply about each other, yet still struggle with communication, conflict, emotional disconnection, or unresolved hurt.

If your relationship has been feeling tense, distant, or difficult to talk about, you’re not alone — and support can help.

I’m David Rothman, LPC, and I provide online couples and relationship counseling for adults throughout Colorado. My approach is steady, compassionate, and emotionally focused — helping partners understand what’s happening beneath conflict so you can reconnect with clarity and care.

What Relationship Struggles Can Look Like

Many couples reach out when they notice patterns like:

• repeating the same arguments without resolution

• feeling distant, unseen, or alone in the relationship

• communication that feels tense, reactive, or shut down

• criticizing, defending, or withdrawing to protect yourselves

• unresolved hurt or resentment

• difficulty expressing needs or emotions

• mismatched needs around closeness or space

• strain related to stress, transitions, identity, or mental health

It often isn’t about who’s “right” or “wrong.” It’s about understanding the deeper emotional needs, fears, and longings beneath the surface.

How Couples Counseling Can Help

In counseling, my role isn’t to take sides — it’s to help both partners feel safe, heard, and understood. We work together to slow conversations down, reduce blame, and explore the emotional patterns keeping you stuck.

Together, we’ll work to:

• understand the interaction cycles that repeat

• improve communication without escalation or shutdown

• name emotions and needs more clearly

• strengthen trust and emotional safety

• repair past hurts and misunderstandings

• reduce defensiveness, criticism, or withdrawal

• rebuild closeness, intimacy, and connection

• make thoughtful decisions about your relationship

Many couples discover that conflict isn’t the real problem — disconnection is.

My Approach to Couples & Relationship Counseling

My work with couples is attachment-based and emotionally focused (EFT) — approaches that help partners reconnect through deeper understanding rather than surface-level problem-solving.

We explore:

• the emotional needs underneath conflict or distance

• how each partner learned to cope or protect themselves

• why certain moments feel particularly triggering

• how to reach for one another safely and honestly

Sessions move at a steady, manageable pace so both partners feel supported.

Common Concerns I Help Couples Navigate

I work with couples experiencing:

• communication difficulties

• emotional disconnection or loneliness in the relationship

• trust injuries and relational wounds

• recurring arguments or tension

• intimacy and closeness concerns

• attachment insecurity

• stress, burnout, or life-transition strain

• navigating trauma, mental health, or identity concerns within the relationship

I also support individuals who want to better understand their relationship patterns, attachment style, or emotional reactions in partnership.

What Sessions Are Like

In our work together, you can expect:

• a non-judgmental and balanced space

• structure to help conversations feel safer

• curiosity instead of blame

• attention to emotions — not just logistics

• support when emotions feel activated

We’ll work toward helping you stay connected while talking about difficult things.

A Note About Safety

If there is current domestic violence, coercion, emotional abuse, or fear of physical harm, couples counseling may not be appropriate. In those situations, individual support is usually safer and more effective. Your safety and wellbeing come first.

Online Couples Counseling in Colorado

You don’t have to keep cycling through the same patterns alone. I offer online couples and relationship counseling for adults across Colorado, providing a steady and supportive space to slow down, understand what’s happening, and rebuild connection.

If you’re looking for online couples counseling in Colorado, I’m here to help.

Schedule an Appointment or Contact Me when you’re ready to begin — together.