Couples & Family Therapy in Colorado Springs

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Couples Therapy for Stronger, More Intimate Relationships

Relationships are among the most challenging things we face.

We might excel in our careers. We might be disciplined in sports or dedicated to personal growth.

But most of us were never given a manual for how to communicate effectively in a long-term relationship—or how to stay connected when things get tough.

Instead, when we feel misunderstood, hurt, or overwhelmed, we become triggered. In those moments, we often revert to old habits and survival strategies learned during childhood.

Some of those patterns may have been helpful once, but now they might be causing distance, conflict, or ongoing disconnection.

That’s where we come in.

Helping You Understand the Patterns—and Change Them

At Colorado Relationship Recovery, we assist couples in understanding the disconnect they’re going through. Together, we slow down and explore where certain patterns originate, why they appear when they do, and how they keep trapping you in the same negative cycle.

Our work is not about blaming. It’s about gaining understanding.

Once you see the cycle clearly, we provide practical tools and a clear plan to spend less time stuck in negative patterns—and more time feeling connected, supported, and understood.

Learning How to Repair and Reconnect

Conflict is inevitable. Disconnection happens in every relationship. What matters most is knowing how to repair.

We teach couples how to break the cycle, repair after conflicts, and reconnect. Repair is the crucial skill that helps relationships heal and become stronger over time.

And connection? That’s not a one-time achievement. It’s a continuous process.

When couples feel connected, they experience what researcher John Gottman calls positive sentiment override—the ability to give your partner the benefit of the doubt. There’s more patience, more emotional bandwidth, and more room for each other’s imperfections.

Connection creates space for intimacy, warmth, and remembering why you were originally drawn to this person.

Intimacy Is Something You Do

As therapist Terry Real says, “Intimacy is not something you have—it’s something you do.”

We assist couples in making that idea a reality.

We firmly believe in homework—practical, achievable exercises that help you apply what you’re learning outside the therapy room.

We also offer a customized app that supports your relationship between sessions, with simple reminders to appreciate your partner, notice what you cherish, and stay intentional about connection.

Small actions, practiced regularly, can lead to real change.

Start Rebuilding Connection Today

You don’t need to keep repeating the same arguments or feeling stuck in the same cycle. With the right guidance, tools, and support, change is achievable.

Family Therapy — Guided Support for Your Whole System

Families are complex.

Every family member brings their own history, experiences (even if they grew up in the same family), personality, and ways of coping.

Sometimes life’s stressors — such as transitions, conflict, stress, parenting challenges, grief, or communication breakdowns — can strain that system and leave relationships feeling stuck or overwhelmed.

Family therapy helps you understand not just what is happening, but how the patterns between you are keeping everyone stuck — and how to shift them together.

At Colorado Relationship Recovery, our family therapy is grounded in understanding connection, attachment, communication, and emotional patterns across the entire family.

We focus on helping you understand the system that has evolved over time—the roles, rules, adaptations, and interactions that shape how each person behaves.

With that awareness, you can start making healthier changes, reduce conflict, and build stronger, more resilient relationships.

Meet Dee, your guide

Demetria “Dee” Menard, MFTC, offers empathy, experience, insight, and relational skills in her work with families. 

Dee is a Marriage and Family Therapist Candidate in Colorado, trained and experienced to support individuals, couples, and families through life’s challenges.

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