Colorado Marriage Therapist

Denver, Colorado Therapy

Alana D’Ambrosio Relationship and Individual Therapist

Alana D’Ambrosio, MFTC, Founder

I am a trauma-informed therapist who helps couples and individuals heal from their relational wounds in order to have fulfilling lives and supportive relationships.

My therapeutic approach can be described at no-nonsense and direct with a sense of tenderness, humor, and flexibility. While I am not your typical soft-voiced, blank-faced therapist, I will create a safe and validating space for you to step into vulnerability, hang out with the emotions you have been running from, and find your voice to express your needs.

My structured approach draws from various evidence-informed modalities such as:  

  • Relationship Therapy: The Gottman Method of Relationship Therapy

  • Systemic Therapy: Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)

  • Humanistic Therapy: Satir Change Model

  • Trauma Informed Approach: Internal Family System (IFS)

By integrating these approaches, we can tailor our sessions to meet your unique needs and goals. Through our work together, you can expect to gain insight, develop resilience, and cultivate a deeper understanding of yourself and your relationships

My work with clients includes:

  • Processing and Healing from Emotional and/or Physical Affairs

  • Identifying and Processing the Core Issues leading to conflict

  • Building Skills for Managing Conflict

  • Increasing Sexual and Emotional Intimacy

  • Healing from Childhood and Romantic Relationship Wounds

  • Learning to Feel Safe Expressing Vulnerability

  • Increasing Expression of Needs

  • Gaining Self Clarity

  • Increasing Compassion for Self and Others

All people have the resources to heal from past wounds. Exploration of our relationships with self and others is a core component of the healing and growing process. As a therapist my job is to create a space of trust which allows for the expression of vulnerability necessary to heal and grow. I am not here to dictate your journey, I am here as a knowledgeable guide to explore the paths of healing and growth.

I am an ally of the LGTBQIA2S+ communities and welcome all personal identifications and relationship configurations. I consider myself a secular therapist and personally identify as agnostic. I welcome all faith backgrounds.

Education and Credentials:

  • Marriage and Family Therapist Candidate (MFTC)

  • Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy (MAMFT) program at Regis University

  • Bachelor of Arts from the University of Colorado.

  • Yoga Alliance 200-hour trained yoga instructor

More Possibly Relevant Information About Me:

Wife: I have been married for over 5 years and with my husband for over 10. Our relationship has survived long distance, pregnancy loss, infertility treatments, and raising our daughter and son.  

Mom: I am a mother of a baby and a toddler. Our daughter and son were conceived via IVF. It took 5 pregnancies to get our 2 healthy babies.

Lifelong Learner: At 35 I decided to change careers to do something in which I felt I was making more of a difference. With the support of my family, I left my executive level job and went back to school to follow my passion. I can truly say being a therapist is my calling and what I am meant to be doing in this life.