Relationship Urgent Care for Couples

Not a walk-in. Something better — a clinician who responds personally within 24 hours and sees most couples the same day or next.

O'Malley Counseling PLLC · Genesee · Evergreen · Conifer · Golden · Same-Week Availability · Concierge Available

Your relationship is in crisis. You need help now — not in two weeks.

If you've hit a breaking point, you're not alone. And you're not out of options.

Maybe an affair just came to light. Maybe one of you finally said the thing you can't take back — the ultimatum, the threat, the words that are still hanging in the air. Maybe you haven't had sex in months and neither of you has brought it up, because bringing it up feels like the last conversation you want to have. Maybe one of you is sleeping on the couch. Maybe you've stopped talking altogether and you're only communicating through text now — short, flat, careful — because being in the same room has stopped feeling safe. Maybe the fighting has stopped entirely, and somehow the silence is worse than the fighting ever was.

Maybe you both know something is deeply wrong. Maybe you're not sure either of you is ready to say it out loud. Maybe one of you is already thinking about calling a lawyer and the other is still hoping this can be saved.

If any of that is where you are — and some part of you is not ready to give up — this is the work designed for that moment. This is the Crisis Stabilization Program: not for couples who are doing okay, not for couples who just need a tune-up, but for couples who are in it right now and need help that can actually move fast enough to matter.

And if your partner sent you this link — you're already further along than you think. That text was an ask for help. This is what help looks like.

Here's what I'd ask you to do right now: put down this page, text or call your partner, and ask if they're willing to give this one real shot. If the answer is yes — or even maybe — reach out to me. Dr. O'Malley responds personally within 24 hours. Most couples are seen the same day or next. Crisis slots are limited each week and fill quickly.

Something happened. Or
Everything finally came to a head.

High-achieving couples are often the last to ask for help. You've handled everything else — your careers, your finances, your children, your reputation. You are not people who fall apart. But you can't credential your way out of this one. You can't outwork it or outthink it. And somewhere in the last few weeks or months, you've both felt it: something is wrong in a way that isn't going away on its own.

Affair or betrayal — You've just found out — or just disclosed — and neither of you knows what comes next.

The "I'm done" moment — One or both of you said words you can't take back. The ground shifted.

Escalating conflict — Every conversation becomes a fight. You're living in separate corners of the same house.

You're not sure it survives — You're here because some part of you isn't ready to give up — but you're running out of time.

The couples who wait rarely do better. The ones who move quickly almost always have more to work with.

These are the four most common reasons couples search for crisis counseling in Colorado. All of them are treatable. None of them mean it's over.

EFT couples therapist Golden CO · Intensive couples therapy Denver · About Dr. O'Malley

This program exists
because of one conversation I kept having.

Why I called it Relationship Urgent Care.

A little bit ago, my daughter got hit in the head with a Frisbee at the park. It was not life-threatening. But it needed attention right away, not in two weeks, not after a referral, not when a slot opened up. I was grateful there was a place I could walk into that same day and get her the help she needed.

That is what this is.

I have been doing this work for more than fifteen years. I trained in Emotionally Focused Therapy under two of the most respected EFT supervisors in the country. I have taught couples therapy at the graduate level and counseling courses at Regis University and the University of Denver. Many of the couples therapists practicing across the Denver metro area today were trained under me.

I tell you that not to impress you. I tell you that because when your relationship is in crisis, you deserve someone who actually knows what they are doing — and can see you right away.

Here is what I kept hearing when I described my RECONNECT program to couples for the first time — couples dealing with affairs and betrayal, couples considering separation or divorce, couples stuck in the same fight for years with no way out, couples sleeping in the same house but feeling completely alone, couples where one partner had already started thinking about a lawyer and the other was still hoping it could be saved. And couples who had their first child or were adding another, who looked up one day and realized the person they married, their best friend, had somehow become a stranger. The intimacy was gone. The conversations were logistics. They were roommates raising children together, and somewhere along the way, they had stopped being partners. It sounds like this: "That sounds like exactly what we need. But I am not sure we are going to make it that long. We might be done before we even get started."

That stopped me the first few times I heard it. Then it happened enough that I had to pay attention.

What those couples were telling me was not that they had given up. They were telling me they needed something built for the moment of crisis they were actually in — not the steady rebuilding work they might be ready for later. They needed to stop the bleeding before they could think about healing.

Weekly therapy every Tuesday at 4pm does not stop the bleeding. It assumes you have enough stability left to wait a week. A lot of couples in crisis do not have that. They need help that moves as fast as the situation is moving.

So I built something for that.

A 3-hour crisis intensive — in-person at my Golden, Colorado office, via telehealth anywhere in Colorado, or at your home if privacy matters more than anything else — followed by two rapid follow-up sessions within 48-hour windows. No long gaps. No waiting a week to find out if the conversation you had on Wednesday holds.

I will do my best to get you in within 24 to 48 hours. Because you are both in pain. And you have worked too hard — on your careers, your family, your life — not to give your relationship a real shot.

I cannot promise you that every problem gets solved. I cannot even promise you that you will stay together. What I can promise you is this: you will walk away having genuinely tried. You will know you gave it everything you had. And whatever comes next — you will face it with more clarity than you have right now.

You just have to be willing to try one more time. That is enough to start.

A clear process for an unclear moment.

You reach out — takes three minutes.

You pay and we schedule your slot.

The three hours — in person, online, or at your home

Brief call — usually same day.

A private call with each of you — phone or Zoom.

A clear next step — whatever it is

Here is exactly what happens when you reach out. No ambiguity. No open-ended process, you have to figure out as you go. A defined structure, because when everything feels out of control, knowing what comes next helps.

01 — You reach out — takes three minutes: Fill out the short form at the bottom of this page. It asks for your name, your partner's name, a phone number, and a few sentences about what brought you here. You do not need to have it figured out before you write. You do not need to know what to say. Just tell us what is happening.

Dr. O'Malley reads every submission personally. Not a scheduler. Not an assistant. You will hear back within 24 hours. For couples who need to be seen urgently, he does his best to respond within the hour.

When you fill out the form, you will select every time slot that works for you and indicate how quickly you need to be seen. The more times you select, the faster we can get you in.

02 — A brief call — usually same day: Before anything is scheduled or paid, Dr. O'Malley gets on a short call with you. This is not a sales call, and it is not an intake form read aloud to you. It is a real conversation about what brought you here, what you need, and whether this is the right approach for where you are right now.

Some couples need something different from what this program offers. If that is the case, he will tell you plainly and point you toward what actually fits. If this is the right fit, you will both know it quickly. Most couples know within five minutes. This call usually happens the same day you reach out. Sometimes within the hour.

03 — You pay and we find the earliest slot.

Once you both decide to move forward you pay the program fee and we lock in the earliest available time that works for both of you. Most couples are seen within 24 to 48 hours of this step. Some are seen the same day.

You have three options for where the intensive takes place. In person at the Golden Colorado office. It sits in the mountains just off I-70, quiet and private. The kind of place where elk show up on the drive in. Couples who come here often say the setting alone does something for them before they even walk through the door.

Via secure telehealth anywhere in Colorado. Same clinical work. Same focused attention. From wherever you are.

Or at your home if privacy matters more than anything else. Dr. O'Malley travels to you. This is the concierge option and it is built for couples for whom discretion is not optional.

04 — A private call with each of you — phone or Zoom. Before the joint intensive, Dr. O'Malley spends 20 to 30 minutes individually with each partner. Partner A first, then Partner B. By phone or Zoom from wherever you are.

This step is not administrative. It is clinical. There are things that are hard to say in front of your partner. Things about what you are actually feeling underneath the anger or the silence. Things you have been carrying for months or years that have never been said out loud in a room together. Dr. O'Malley needs to hear those things so he can help both of you understand each other in the session that follows. What he learns in these individual calls shapes everything that happens in the three hours. One more thing worth knowing. If, after these individual calls, Dr. O'Malley does not feel this is the right fit for your specific situation, the fee is refunded in full. Right away. No questions. No pressure. And if either of you wants to step back after your individual call, the fee will be refunded in full. You are not locked in until you walk into that room together. That is not a policy. It is a promise.

05 — The three hours — in person, online, or at your home.

This is the core of the work. Three uninterrupted hours. The kind of focused, sustained attention that weekly therapy simply cannot provide. The first part of the session is about understanding. Dr. O'Malley meets both of you together and begins to hear the story you share as a couple. He is not listening to who is right. He is watching for the moment the cycle shows up in the room. The pattern that turns every argument into the same argument and every silence into the same silence. It always shows up. Usually within the first twenty minutes.

Using what he learned in the individual calls, he begins to slow everything down. To help each of you find what is underneath the surface. The fear driving the pursuit. The pain is driving the withdrawal. The thing neither of you has been able to say out loud because the argument always gets there first. The second half of the session is where the real work happens. He begins to help you reach each other in a different way. Not with scripts. Not with communication techniques. With something closer to the truth of what is actually going on for each of you.

This is where couples feel the first shift. Not fixed. Not resolved. But different. Like the pressure in the room changed. Like something that felt impossible to say got said, and the other person actually heard it.

After the intensive, take the rest of the day for yourselves. Go for a walk. Get lunch together. Sit somewhere quiet. Your nervous system just went through something significant, and they need time to settle before life rushes back in. The two rapid follow-up sessions are scheduled within 48-hour windows of each other. They are not optional, and they are not an add-on. They are built into the program because what shifts in an intensive only holds if you reinforce it before the old patterns come back. Weekly couples therapy leaves a seven-day gap. This program does not.

06 — A clear next step — whatever it is.

By the end of the program, you will have more clarity than you have right now. That is not a promise about the outcome of your relationship. It is a promise about what you will know. Some couples move into ongoing EFT couples therapy together and keep the momentum going. Some enter the RECONNECT program when they are ready for the deeper rebuild. Twelve structured weeks of EFT-grounded couples therapy, built on everything that shifted in the intensive. Some couples use what they gained here to make a different decision about the relationship. Not out of exhaustion. Out of clarity. Whatever your next step turns out to be, you will know it. You will have done the work. You will have given it everything. And whatever comes next, you will face it knowing you tried. That is what this program is designed to give you. Not a verdict. Clarity.

Six steps. The first one takes three minutes. Most couples are seen the same day or next.

What it costs.
What it includes.

Relationship Urgent Care

$1,650

Flat rate. All sessions included. Nothing added later.

A private 20 to 30-minute individual call with each partner before the intensive begins. The 3-hour crisis intensive at the Golden Colorado office or via secure telehealth anywhere in Colorado. Two rapid follow-up sessions scheduled within 48-hour windows of each other. Priority scheduling — most couples are seen within 24 to 48 hours of reaching out. Some are seen the same day. Dr. O'Malley personally runs every session. Not an associate. Not a supervised intern.

If for any reason the program is not the right fit after your individual pre-calls, unused sessions are refunded at $305 per session. No questions. No pressure.

You know the number before you start. There are no surprises.

Relationship Urgent Care Concierge: Dr OMalley Comes to you

$2,200

Dr. O'Malley comes to you. Denver metro and Front Range. Statewide by request.

Some couples need help this week and need it to come to them. Maybe both of you are managing schedules that leave no room for one more drive across town. Maybe privacy matters more than anything else right now and you would rather no one sees your car in a parking lot. Maybe you are a physician, an attorney, or an executive and discretion is not optional. It is essential.

Everything in the Relationship Urgent Care program is included. The private individual pre-calls with each partner. The 3-hour intensive. The two rapid follow-up sessions within 48-hour windows. The only difference is where the work happens.

Dr. O'Malley comes to you. Your home, your office, or a private location of your choosing anywhere in the Denver metro area or along the Front Range. You never set foot in a waiting room. You never explain your car being parked somewhere. The work happens entirely on your terms, in your space, with complete privacy from the first call to the last session.

No waiting room. No office visit. Complete privacy from start to finish.

The unused session guarantee.

If you complete the 3-hour intensive and decide this isn't the right fit — for any reason — any remaining sessions are refunded at $305 per session. You are not locked in past the first appointment. You will never be charged for work that didn't happen.

This is not a standard policy in private practice. It exists because Dr. O'Malley is confident enough in the first session to stand behind it.

How this compares
to other intensive options in Colorado.

Other intensive programs exist in Colorado. Here is honest context so you can make an informed decision. All prices sourced directly from provider websites.

At $1,650, O'Malley Counseling PLLC sits at the intersection of accessible and serious. It is not the least expensive option in Colorado — and it is not trying to be. It is the most accessible high-quality intensive in the Denver and Golden area, with same-week availability, no travel required, and a PhD-level EFT clinician running every session personally. Couples come from Golden, Lakewood, Arvada, Evergreen, and the greater Denver metro area — and from anywhere in Colorado via telehealth.

A note on insurance: most plans do not cover couples therapy. When they do, a diagnostic code gets attached to one partner's permanent medical record, the number of sessions gets capped, and the approach gets limited by what insurance approves. Private pay means you decide when the work is done — not a billing department. For the physicians, attorneys, and executives who come here, that matters.

Prices sourced from provider websites as of 2025. Some providers price by inquiry. All information is presented for informational purposes only.

The first conversation is free. Most couples are seen within 24 hours of reaching out.

Couples therapy for the partner who is not sure Golden CO · Genesee · Evergreen · Conifer

Someone sent you this link. Maybe your partner. Maybe a friend who has been watching things fall apart from the outside. Maybe you found it yourself at 11 pm when you could not sleep, and you were tired of feeling the way you have been feeling.

Either way, you are here. And you are probably skeptical.

That makes complete sense. Most people who end up on this page have tried something before. Talked to a therapist who seemed to take sides. Sat through sessions that felt like going in circles. I was told to use I-statements and walked out thinking that was not going to fix this.

So let me tell you what this is not.

This is not a process where you come in and get told what you did wrong. It is not a weekend where you sit in a room with other couples and talk about your relationship in front of strangers. It is not twelve weeks of weekly appointments squeezed into an already impossible schedule. And it is not a situation where one of you wins and the other loses.

Here is what it actually is.

This is Relationship Urgent Care. Three hours. Private. Just the two of you and Dr. O'Malley in a room together. No group. No audience. No judgment about how you got here or how long you waited.

A lot of the couples who come here are physicians, attorneys, and executives. People who are used to solving hard problems are frustrated that this one has not responded to the same approach. If that is you, you will recognize the format immediately. It is focused, structured, and built around a clear outcome. You will know what you are walking into before you walk into it.

Before the three hours, Dr. O'Malley spends 20 to 30 minutes with each of you individually. Just you. No partner listening. This is where you get to say the things that are hard to say in front of the person you are in conflict with. He needs to hear your side of this. Not to use it against anyone. To understand what is actually happening underneath the surface, so he can help both of you in the session that follows.

Here is the part that matters most if you are still not sure.

If, after that individual call, you want to step back, the fee is refunded in full. Right away. No questions. No explanation required. One phone call. Then you decide. You are not committed to anything beyond that.

Crisis slots for the Relationship Urgent Care program are limited each week. Most couples who reach out are seen within 24 to 48 hours. If you are in Genesee, Evergreen, Conifer, or Golden, the office is a short drive off I-70. Telehealth is available anywhere in Colorado. If you need complete privacy, Dr. O'Malley comes to you.

He has been doing this work for more than 15 years and has trained in Emotionally Focused Therapy — the most research-validated approach to couples work available. He has sat with hundreds of couples where one person came in convinced it was already over. He knows what that looks like. He also knows what it looks like when something shifts in that room. When the person who was certain there was nothing left starts to wonder if they were wrong.

He is not promising that it will happen for you. He is saying it happens more often than most people expect.

Three hours is not much to risk on the possibility that you might be wrong about what is still possible.

— Couple, Golden CO

"We had been to two therapists before. Both times we left feeling like one of us was the problem. John was the first one where we both walked out feeling like we had actually been heard. First session."

— Wife, Lakewood CO

"I was not sure what to expect. His office is warm and comfortable — we drove through the mountains to get there and saw elk on the way in. My husband came in with his arms crossed. I have never seen him open up to anyone that fast. The setting helped. Dr. O'Malley helped more."

— Couple, Denver CO

"We had a divorce attorney's number in my phone. We had already done the math on what splitting up would cost. I told my wife we could try one more time but I was done after that. That was two years ago. We never made that call. I am not a therapy guy but I will say this — Dr. O'Malley does not waste your time."

Relationship urgent care FAQ
EFT couples therapy
Golden CO · Genesee · Evergreen · Conifer

Common questions about Relationship Urgent Care.

How fast can we actually get in?

Most couples are seen within 24 to 48 hours of reaching out. Some are seen the same day. When you fill out the form you select every time slot that works for you — Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday with morning, afternoon, and evening availability. The more slots you select the faster we can find a time. If you need to be seen urgently say so in the form. Dr. O'Malley reads every submission personally and responds the same day in most cases.

We have tried couples therapy before and it did not work. Why would this be different?

Most couples therapy is weekly sessions with a generalist therapist. This program is Emotionally Focused Therapy delivered in a crisis-specific intensive format — three hours of focused clinical work, individual pre-calls with each partner before the joint session, and two rapid follow-up sessions within 48-hour windows. The format matters as much as the method. Weekly therapy assumes you have the stability to wait a week. A lot of couples in crisis do not.

What if one of us is not sure we want to do this?

That is one of the most common situations Dr. O'Malley works with. Before the joint intensive he spends 20 to 30 minutes individually with each partner. The partner who is not sure gets to say privately what they are actually feeling. If after that individual call either partner wants to step back the fee is refunded in full. No questions. You are not locked in until you walk into the room together.

Do you accept insurance?

No. This program is private pay only. Most insurance plans do not cover couples therapy. When they do a diagnostic code gets attached to one partner's permanent medical record and the insurance company decides how many sessions you get. Private pay means you decide when the work is done. For the physicians, attorneys, and executives who come here that matters.

What is Emotionally Focused Therapy and why does it work for couples in crisis?

EFT is a research-based approach developed by Dr. Sue Johnson — the most extensively studied model of couples therapy available with over 30 years of outcome research behind it. It works by identifying the negative cycle driving conflict and disconnection and helping both partners understand what is happening underneath the surface arguments. Dr. O'Malley trained under two of the most respected EFT supervisors in the country and has been practicing and teaching it for more than fifteen years. He is a PhD, Licensed Professional Counselor, and National Certified Counselor in Colorado.

Where does the intensive take place?

Three options. In person at the Golden Colorado office — a private mountain setting just off I-70 Exit 256 between Genesee and Golden. Couples from Genesee, Evergreen, Conifer, Lookout Mountain, Lakewood, Arvada, and the greater Denver metro area come here regularly. Via secure telehealth anywhere in Colorado. Or at your home via the concierge option — Dr. O'Malley travels to you.

What if we decide to stop after the individual pre-calls?

The fee is refunded in full. Right away. No questions and no pressure. If after the individual calls Dr. O'Malley does not feel this is the right fit he will tell you and refund immediately. If either of you wants to step back for any reason the fee is refunded in full. Unused sessions beyond that are refunded at $305 per session. You are never locked into anything beyond the step you are currently in.

We have a new baby and feel like we have completely lost each other. Is this the right fit?

Yes. The transition into parenthood is one of the most destabilizing events in a couple's relationship. The intimacy disappears. The conversations become logistics. Two people who used to be best friends become roommates raising a family together. That is not a sign the relationship is over. It responds very well to EFT intensive work. The three-hour format is built for couples who cannot commit to twelve weeks of weekly therapy — which describes most new parents exactly.

Are we a good fit if we are considering divorce or separation?

Yes. The Relationship Urgent Care program is specifically designed for couples at a crossroads. Some couples come in having already consulted a divorce attorney. Some come in because one partner has given an ultimatum. The program is not designed to keep couples together at any cost. It is designed to help both partners gain enough clarity to make a real decision — whether that means committing to the work of rebuilding or moving forward honestly rather than out of exhaustion.

What happens after the intensive? Do we need ongoing therapy?

It depends on where you are when the intensive ends. Some couples move into the RECONNECT program — twelve structured weeks of EFT-grounded couples therapy — when they are ready for the deeper rebuild. Some continue with periodic sessions to maintain momentum. Some find that what shifted in the three hours was enough to change the trajectory. Dr. O'Malley will give you a clear honest recommendation at the end of the program. Not a sales pitch for more sessions.

Is this program appropriate if there has been an affair?

It depends on where you are in the process. If the affair has been disclosed and both partners are committed to transparency and to doing the work, the intensive is a powerful starting point for stabilization and beginning to rebuild trust. If the affair is ongoing with no commitment to transparency, the intensive is not the right first step. When you fill out the form you can share where you are and Dr. O'Malley will tell you honestly during the brief call whether this is the right fit.

Can Dr. O'Malley come to us instead of us coming to the office?

Yes. This is the concierge option and it is built specifically for couples who need complete privacy or cannot make the drive. Dr. O'Malley travels to your home, your office, or a private location of your choosing anywhere in the Denver metro area and along the Front Range. Everything included in the standard Relationship Urgent Care program is included — the individual pre-calls, the three-hour intensive, and the two rapid follow-up sessions. The only difference is where the work happens. Pricing starts at $2,200.

Is online couples therapy as effective as coming in person?

Yes — when it is done well and in the right format. Research on EFT delivered via telehealth shows outcomes comparable to in-person work. For the Relationship Urgent Care intensive Dr. O'Malley uses a secure HIPAA-compliant video platform. Couples from across Colorado — from Fort Collins to Pueblo, from Grand Junction to Colorado Springs — complete the full program online without coming to the Golden office. The clinical work is identical. The location is different.

Why is the office in Genesee/ Golden rather than central Denver?

The location is intentional. The office sits just off I-70 Exit 256 — genuinely removed from the noise of daily life. Couples from Genesee, Evergreen, Conifer, and Lookout Mountain are five to fifteen minutes away. Couples from Golden, Lakewood, and the Denver metro are twenty to thirty minutes away. The drive through the mountains is part of the experience. Couples arrive differently than they would to a downtown Denver office building. For couples who prefer not to make the drive, telehealth is available statewide and the concierge option brings Dr. O'Malley to you.