Online Sex Therapy in Colorado

Coloradans build lives around vitality — moving, climbing, showing up strong. So it can be disorienting when one area of life refuses to respond to effort: your intimate life. Desire can't be summited through willpower. It responds to something different — safety, understanding, and skilled attention. That's what online sex therapy offers, anywhere in Colorado.

When Trying Harder Isn't the Answer

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If you've been treating a sexual struggle like a training plan — more effort, more discipline, more pushing through — and it's only gotten worse, you've discovered something important: sexuality doesn't work that way. Pressure is one of the most reliable ways to shut desire and arousal down. What works instead is understanding what your body and relationship are actually communicating, and changing the conditions rather than forcing the outcome.

That's the shift sex therapy makes possible. And with secure online sessions, it's available whether you're in Denver, Colorado Springs, Boulder, Fort Collins, or a mountain or Western Slope community hours from the nearest specialist.

What I Help With

Individuals and couples across Colorado come to me for:

  • Desire that has faded — in yourself, your partner, or between you

  • Sexual difficulties including erectile concerns, orgasm difficulties, and pain with sex

  • Feeling disconnected from your body or "going through the motions" during intimacy

  • Healing sexuality after sexual trauma or abuse

  • Rebuilding trust and intimacy after infidelity

  • Sex after major transitions — new parenthood, illness or injury, menopause, retirement, relocation

  • Body image and performance pressure

  • LGBTQIA+ affirming support, gender expression, kink, and consensual non-monogamy

Every relationship structure and identity is welcome here. My work is sex-positive and judgment-free at its core: your intimate life doesn't need to look like anyone else's to be healthy — it needs to feel honest, connected, and good to the people in it.

Over A Decade of Specialized Experience, Now Available in Colorado

Sex therapy is a true specialty. As an AASECT-certified sex therapist — a certification requiring years of advanced, supervised training beyond a therapy license — and a licensed marriage and family therapist with more than 12 years of clinical experience, I've spent my career at the intersection of sexuality, trauma, and relationships.

My approach is somatic and trauma-informed, because sexual patterns live in the nervous system, not just in thoughts. Depending on your needs, our work may draw on EMDR, Brainspotting, somatic therapy, and structured intimacy practices like Sensate Focus, alongside honest, practical conversation. You'll leave sessions with things to actually do — I'm a believer in between-session practices, because your life is where change has to show up.

Why Online Works So Well for Sex Therapy

Talking about sexuality is easier from your own home than from an unfamiliar office — clients tell me this constantly. Online sessions also mean weather, mountain passes, and a two-hour drive never decide whether you get help, and partners can join from separate locations when work or travel separates you. Sessions are held on a secure, HIPAA-compliant platform at times that fit real schedules.

Frequently Asked Questions About Sex Therapy in Colorado

Do you see clients outside the Front Range?

Yes. Online sex therapy is available anywhere in Colorado — Denver, Boulder, Colorado Springs, Fort Collins, Pueblo, Grand Junction, Durango, the mountain towns, and everywhere in between. All you need is privacy and an internet connection.

Is sex therapy only for couples in crisis?

Not at all. Some clients come in crisis; many come because things are "fine" and they want more — more connection, more pleasure, more honesty. You don't need to wait for a breaking point to invest in your intimate life.

What if I'm too embarrassed to say what's actually going on?

Then you're in good company — nearly everyone feels that way at first. You set the pace. And after 12+ years in this field, I can tell you: whatever feels unspeakable to you is something I've probably helped people with before.

How is a sex therapist different from a regular therapist?

Most therapists receive little to no training in human sexuality. AASECT-certified sex therapists complete extensive additional education and supervised clinical training specifically in sexual health, so you're not educating your therapist about your problem — you're working with someone who already deeply understands it.

Can sex therapy help if there's a medical cause?

Often, yes — sexual difficulties usually have both physical and emotional threads, and treating only one leaves the problem in place. I'll work alongside your physician or pelvic health specialist when medical factors are involved, and help you address the anxiety, avoidance, and relationship strain that medical treatment alone doesn't touch.

Begin Online Sex Therapy in Colorado

You've likely been carrying this longer than you needed to. Start with a free 15-minute phone consultation — no pressure, no commitment, just a conversation about what's going on and whether I'm the right person to help.

Other Therapy Services By Cindy Michel, M.A., LMFT, CST

I also offer other types of therapy services online such as Individual and Couples Sex Therapy, Online Sex Therapy in California, New Mexico, Colorado, Oregon, Washington and Florida,  EMDR Therapy, Sexual Trauma Therapy, and Brainspotting. I also provide Sex Coaching Services.

I am available for sessions online in California, New Mexico, Oregon, Washington, Colorado and Florida; please reach out if you want to learn more about my other services and explore if therapy or coaching is right for you.