Embraced Therapy

05/20/2026

✨ Please Help Us Welcome Jen Young, MFTI to Embraced Therapy! ✨

We’re excited to officially introduce Jen Young, MFTI, who will be joining Embraced Therapy as an Intern this summer and is now accepting new clients! 💙

Jen works with individuals, couples, teens, and families navigating relationship challenges, communication struggles, intimacy concerns, life transitions, grief, divorce, parenting stress, faith transitions, chronic illness, and more.

She has a special passion for helping clients strengthen connection, rebuild trust, and feel more understood in their relationships and within themselves. Jen creates a warm, affirming, and collaborative therapy space where clients can show up authentically and work toward meaningful change.

As a therapist intern under clinical supervision, Jen is able to offer lower-cost therapy options while still providing thoughtful, high-quality care.

✔️ In-person sessions in Denver
✔️ Virtual therapy across Colorado
✔️ Currently accepting new clients
✔️ Affordable therapy options available

Jen utilizes approaches including Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Gottman Method, Narrative Therapy, and Solution-Focused Therapy.

We’re thrilled to have her as part of the Embraced Therapy team and can’t wait for the care and support she’ll bring to our community. 💫

Learn more or schedule a consultation here:
[https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/jen-young-denver-co/1754220](https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/jen-young-denver-co/1754220)

05/05/2026

Intimacy challenges rarely start where they seem to. What looks like “low desire” or “disconnect” is often rooted in stress, life transitions, unresolved hurts, or simply losing space for intentional connection.

At Embraced Therapy, we work with couples to gently unpack what’s underneath those patterns—without blame or pressure. Through a supportive, s*x-positive, and relationship-focused approach, we help partners rebuild safety, improve communication, and reconnect emotionally and physically.

You don’t have to navigate this alone—and it doesn’t have to stay stuck.

If you’re noticing distance in your relationship, this could be a meaningful place to start.

💬 Schedule a consultation to explore what’s possible: www.embracedtherapy.com

04/08/2026

A belated Happy Birthday to Dr. Julie Schwartz Gottman 💙

Dr. Gottman, alongside her husband, has helped transform the way we understand relationships by co-developing the Gottman Method—bringing decades of research, compassion, and real-world tools to couples everywhere. Her work continues to shape how therapists support connection, repair, and lasting intimacy.

In honor of her incredible contributions, we’re excited to bring these principles to life in our upcoming One-Day Marriage Workshop, based on The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work.

Whether you’re looking to strengthen your bond, improve communication, or reconnect more deeply—this workshop offers practical, research-backed tools you can start using right away.

✨ Join us and invest in your relationship
📅 May 2nd, 2026 8:30am - 5:30pm
📍4380 S Syracuse St, Denver, CO 80237
🎟 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/gottmans-seven-principles-for-making-marriage-work-one-day-workshop-tickets-1984990237234?aff=oddtdtcreator

Because great relationships aren’t found—they’re built.

Happy Birthday to Dr. Julie Schwartz-Gottman! 🎂
Today we’re celebrating someone who has changed the way millions of people understand love, conflict, and connection.
Julie’s work has helped couples have conversations they didn’t think they could have, repair after moments that felt impossible, and feel more seen in their relationships.
We’re so grateful for the decades of insight, care, and real-world guidance she’s shared.

Drop a 💙 below to wish her a happy birthday and share something you’ve learned about relationships along the way 🙌

11/05/2025

Did you know that desire doesn’t always happen spontaneously and that’s completely normal?

Many people think they’ve “lost their spark” when what’s actually happening is responsive desire.
That means your interest in intimacy often grows after connection begins; not before.

This is especially common in long-term relationships, high-stress seasons, or after major life changes (like kids, illness, or grief).

Here are a few ways to nurture desire and connection when it doesn’t come naturally:
* Create moments of closeness without pressure for s*x.
* Communicate about what feels good emotionally and physically. Curiosity builds safety.
* Remember that desire thrives in environments of relaxation, trust, and play.

Your body isn’t broken. Your relationship isn’t doomed.
Desire just needs the right conditions to bloom. 🌼

07/25/2025

Let’s normalize asking for help no matter how many paws are involved.

07/25/2025

We’re excited to announce our new home! Embraced Therapy is now located at:

4380 S. Syracuse Street, Suite 309, Denver, CO 80237

Suite 309 will be our cozy temporary space while we await the finishing touches on our permanent office next door in Suite 308.

This move represents so much growth and we can’t wait to welcome you in with tea, soft lighting, and the same commitment to your care and connection.

Stay tuned for updates once we settle into our forever office!

07/24/2025

***What’s one thing you wish more people understood about relationships?***

What if it's not broken - Just unspoken?!

So many couples come to therapy thinking something is wrong with them when really, what’s wrong is that they’ve been trying to survive without the language, support, or space to talk about what matters.

At Embraced Therapy, we don’t assume your relationship is broken. We start with curiosity:
🌀 What’s not being said?
🌀 What needs aren’t being met?
🌀 What pain has been swallowed for too long?

When you make space for these questions, you often discover there’s still love underneath. It’s just been buried.

💛 Therapy is the practice of remembering how to reach for each other.

***What’s one thing you wish more people understood about relationships?***

07/11/2025

It’s easy to fall into autopilot—managing the day-to-day, keeping up appearances, powering through stress.
But emotional disconnection doesn’t go away on its own. It grows quietly.

At Embraced Therapy, we help individuals and couples name what’s happening underneath:
The loneliness in a long-term relationship.
The resentment under the surface.
The desire that feels too hard to talk about.

Healing starts with one honest moment.

✨ You don’t have to have the words yet—you just have to be willing to look.

What’s one small emotional truth that changed how you showed up in your relationships?

Let’s normalize growth, even when it’s messy. 💬

07/09/2025

Therapy is a place to explore what’s missing, what’s possible, and what you truly need.

What’s one thing you wish more people understood about relationships or mental health?
Share your truth in the comments—your voice might speak for someone else, too.

You can love your partner and feel unfulfilled.
You can be strong and feel lost.
You can be successful and still crave deeper connection.

At Embraced Therapy, we hold space for the both/and—because life and relationships are rarely simple.
Wanting more doesn’t mean you’re ungrateful. It means you’re human.

07/03/2025

“If it’s meant to be, it should be easy.”
Sound familiar?

At Embraced Therapy, we hear this myth all the time—and it sets so many couples and individuals up for unnecessary disappointment.

The truth? Even the healthiest, most loving relationships require intention, communication, and care.
You’re not failing if you’re struggling. You’re growing.

✨ Therapy isn’t about "fixing" your relationship—it's about deepening it.

What’s something you used to believe about relationships that you’ve since outgrown or reframed?

Let’s normalize the real work of love in the comments. 💛

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