Bentley Marriage and Family Counseling
Welcome! David Bentley specializes in counseling both individuals and couples working to save or enrich their marriages. In fact, he’s on a mission to save marriages and he believes it’s never too late to save one. His office, in Littleton, Colorado, is conveniently located to serve clients across the Denver Metro area. In addition to the more common weekly session format, David offers half- or full-day counseling intensives, particularly for couples coming from Colorado’s eastern plains or mountain communities.
Since you’ve gone to the trouble of discovering this website, it’s probably the case that you have serious concerns about your marriage right now. Relational problems may be negatively impacting other aspects of your life. You feel “stuck” and nothing you’ve tried has really improved things. You are entertaining the possibility of counseling–but you may also have mixed feelings about that. Perhaps one of you has mentioned separation or divorce. And maybe you’ve tried counseling before–perhaps with a counselor who does not specialize with couples–and it didn’t seem to help. Well, I am so glad you’ve ended up here.
It’s great news that you care enough about improving your marriage that you are taking charge and doing something about it right now! It takes courage to call and make that first appointment, to meet with someone new, and discuss your personal life. But it will also feel amazing to get some relief and begin to experience the marriage and life that you’re longing for. I hope you will call me at 720-255-1572 for a free phone consultation and/or to schedule an appointment. Whether you come in together as a couple or by yourself initially–either way we can immediately begin working toward your marriage goals. For your convenience I offer weekday and evening appointments.
Please do not allow financial concerns to prevent you from getting the solutions you need. If you are experiencing genuine financial hardship, I offer a sliding scale (fee based on your ability to pay) and also do a limited amount of pro bono (free) counseling.
Recently, I had a gentleman call me and describe his marriage situation to me. He interviewed me–he needed to be absolutely certain that I was the right counselor for them because, he said, this would be their last chance. He assumed they would be in therapy for months–perhaps a year. And a mere six sessions later, this is what that couple had to say (used with permission).
“We were trapped in a hopeless marriage. We lived in a cycle of arguing, not talking, arguing, not talking, etc… We could hardly have a civil conversation. After 23 years of marriage, we had completely lost the ability to communicate in a loving or meaningful way. We had separated and both of us had talked to a divorce lawyer. We were ready to end our marriage. We had been through counseling years before, but it didn’t help. We decided to give counseling one more try.
“From the beginning, you gave us hope. You talked to us in a non-judgmental way. You taught us how to communicate, how to listen, how to validate one another. The counseling wasn’t always easy and the homework assignments were often a challenge. We had difficult weeks, but you never gave up on us. We learned how to talk about problems and how to resolve them. We learned to use the tools you taught us. We spent a lot of time in prayer. We suddenly felt safe to talk about the things that had burdened us for years. We were amazed how quickly our marriage changed. We fell in love all over again. You saved our marriage!
“We know that there will be challenges in the future. However, we now feel capable of dealing with the challenges, whatever they may be. We’re not a perfect couple, but we’re a couple that has learned to communicate, learned to respect one another, learned to value our similarities and differences. We have hope. With Sincere Thanks and Gratitude…”
To Be Truly Known, Accepted and Declared Beautiful
One of my all-time favorite movies is Hidalgo, the story of cowboy Frank T. Hopkins and his mustang, Hidalgo, who enter the 3000-mile survival race across the Arabian desert called the “Ocean of Fire.” There is a powerful scene late in the movie–just after Frank has …
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