-Are you feeling alone in your life and long for more connection with others?

-Do you feel depressed or anxious and want to feel more alive? 

-Do you feel like roommates in your relationship and want to get the spark back?

-Does trying to communicate with each other feel like a landmine?

-Has your sex life gone dead in your marriage due to work, kids, stress and/or a busy lifestyle? 

Your mental health and relationship are as important as your physical health!! Let’s give your relationship and mental health the attention that it deserves. Therapy is like going to the gym but for your mind and relationship. 

Let’s get started…

Hello, I’m Janelle Washburne, my mission is to help guide couples and individuals through their unique life challenges, helping them foster a healthier, happier, more connected satisfying life and relationship. I bring years of training, experience, skill, and empathy to my practice, ensuring you receive the personalized attention and care that you deserve. 

I’m a sought after and seasoned individual and couples therapist as well as a couples sex therapist in Denver, Colorado with 15 years of clinical experience. I am also a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, and an AASECT Certified Sex Therapist. 

I also provide clinical supervision for many pre-licensed and post- licensed Marriage and Family therapists and AASECT Sex Therapists in Colorado. I have also taught at the Graduate School of Social Work at the University of Denver and at the Denver Family Institute.

The Benefits of Engaging in Therapy with Janelle Washburne

Words clients have used to describe Janelle are warm, thoughtful, intelligent, creative, insightful and “transformational” in their work together. 

  Here’s more of what you can expect when you work with Janelle: 

• Collaboration, understanding, tools and skill building.
• A safe place to feel heard and understood
• Coaching to encourage a deeper understanding and communication with your partner
• Increased emotional and sexual intimacy
• Practicing tools and techniques to manage and resolve conflicts
• Renewed connection and increased satisfaction in your relationship
• Support during life transitions such as being empty nesters, dealing with divorce, career changes, menopause, etc.

Specialized Couples Therapy, Sex Therapy, and Couples Intensives in Denver

As a passionate couples therapist, I offer traditional couples therapy and sex therapy designed to address your unique relationship dynamics. My multidisciplinary approach ensures you receive the most effective coaching and therapy tailored to your specific needs, fostering improved communication, renewed intimacy, and a stronger connection with your partner.

In addition to conventional therapy, I offer couples intensive reconnection retreats. You don’t need to spend months or years in weekly couples therapy, my intensive reconnection retreats provide a deep dive into your relationship, achieving in a single day what traditional therapy often takes months to accomplish. The retreat, customized to your relationship, provide a comprehensive and experiential approach to restoring harmony, love and intimacy to your relationship FAST. Follow up sessions are encouraged to maintain your progress. 

“There is nothing more important than self-awareness and self-understanding to bringing peace and compassion to our relationships and to our world.” David Daniels, MD

*I welcome people of all faiths (or none), ethnicities, race, LGBTQ+, gender identities and relationship configurations. *