Virtual and in-person therapy for Colorado and Arizona residents navigating relationships, transitions, and emotional overwhelm. A steady place to slow down, make sense of things, and reconnect with what’s already glowing – with room for seriousness, silliness, and everything in between.
Hi, I’m Elyse —I’m a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in Colorado. I specialize in helping individuals and couples who are feeling stuck in painful patterns, and want to reconnect with themselves and with each other.
Many of the individual clients that come to me are creative, deep -feelers and thinkers, long for more in life, but are struggling with self-doubt, feeling both "too much" and "not enough" at the same time. Perhaps you can relate – grief, past trauma, stress, and self-judgement have piled up and you’ve forgotten what brings you joy and makes you glow. If that sounds familiar, I’m glad you’re here.
As a couples therapist, I work with folks who are very committed to one another and long for more closeness, but are weighed down by patterns of defensiveness, criticism, and disconnection. Maybe you feel more like roommates than partners, or even like you’re on opposing teams, and you miss when there was ease with one another. If you’re looking to rebuild a sense of safety and connection so that you can be reminded of why you picked each other as teammates in the first place, you’re in the right place.
While working with me, my hope is that you feel seen and understood and that this enables you to discover and nurture the things that are most important to you, whatever they may be!
Credentials
Specialties
Credentials
Specialties
Credentials
Specialties
Both!
I offer sessions in-person on Tuesdays. Sessions held on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays are all virtual.
All sessions for Arizona residents are held virtually.
Individuals I see are often struggling with relationship concerns, grief and loss, recent life transitions, low self-esteem and general mental health struggles, and past trauma.
Couples I see are typically coming in with communication difficulties, feelings of disconnectedness, and troubles with life stress impacting their relationship.
My approach is collaborative, compassion-focused, and direct. I want to understand what is important to you and what you want out of therapy, and will structure my approach around those things. Therapy to me is a marathon and not a sprint – it takes time and trust to create long-lasting change. So, at first we will just be getting to know one another and building a relationship that you feel safe and understood in. Beyond that, I take an integrative approach, blending a few of my favorite modalities, such as parts work, attachment-based work, and some skills-based approaches.
Yes! Well, yes and no. For individual therapy, yes, and I accept United, Aetna, Cigna, and Anthem BCBS plans. Couples therapy is not a covered service through most insurances, so couples therapy sessions are private pay.
The answer to this varies on the person or the relationship, but I've noticed that clients who feel therapy is working are sharing moments where they feel proud of themselves, are more compassionate to themselves, and are engaging more in the things that bring them joy. Couples who find therapy working share that they are more confident in their ability to navigate conflict with one another, are noticing each other’s strengths instead of their shortcomings, and are feeling more grateful for their relationship.
The name Glowing Embers reflects the belief that meaningful growth emerges through genuine interest and wonder, and it's inspired by the wonder I feel when sitting around a campfire. When you watch embers glow and shift around a campfire, you’re seeing both warmth and resilience — something steady and alive beneath the surface. I believe your inner world and your relationship hold that same depth and strength.
This also depends on the person/couple and their needs. Generally, I recommend meeting on a weekly basis at the start. Once you begin to see some traction and are feeling relief around the things you initially came in for, we often drop down in frequency to every other week. Once you’re in the “maintenance phase” of therapy, meaning you have made progress on your goals and are now focused on sustaining that progress, I offer sessions on a monthly or every 6 week basis.
