Jonathan
Zalesne,
LPC.

Before becoming a therapist, I spent two decades in business.

Before becoming a therapist, I spent over two decades in executive roles in the business and technology world, eventually leading a consulting division at Oracle. That experience taught me discipline, strategy, and communication — all skills I bring to my clinical work.

In 2009 I made the leap to couples therapy, and it was the best decision I ever made. I love going to “work.”

“I love going to ‘work.’ I needed the quotes because sometimes it really doesn’t feel like work.”

— Jonathan

EFT is the gold standard for couples therapy. It is also what I do — exclusively.

My focus is exclusively on relationship work. Treating the couple is one of the most effective ways to heal deeper emotional wounds, especially those that show up as family dysfunction or individual suffering. Working with the relationship as a unit often uncovers and resolves the very issues that bring individuals into therapy in the first place: depression, anxiety, trauma, substance use, and more.

I specialize in Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), the gold standard for couples therapy. I am an ICEEFT Certified Therapist and Supervisor — in addition to working directly with couples, I teach EFT and supervise therapists across Colorado.

If you’ve tried therapy before and it didn’t “stick” — here’s why.

EFT is one of the most well-researched models for couples therapy and is substantively different from other therapies. Most other therapies focus on teaching new behaviors as if you already feel confident that your partner can or will respond to you. Rather than teaching you to act as if the relationship is already secure, we help you build that security — and the new behaviors emerge organically.

Infidelity recovery is some of the most meaningful work I do.

Infidelity recovery is a significant part of my practice and some of the most meaningful work I do. There is no greater challenge for a couple than dealing with deep betrayal. If you can learn to turn towards each other even then — something most people can’t even imagine and often don’t even want when they first walk in — you can end up with a stronger bond.

I don’t minimize the betrayal, and I don’t make villains. I have spent many years developing a structured approach to this work.