DFI is a vibrant therapy provider and community, offering therapy services to couples, families, individuals and children from all walks of life. We recognize the central importance of relationships and honor the diversity in relationships and of individuals in our world. We welcome different cultures, faiths, lifestyles and backgrounds. We strive to treat each of our clients with openness, effectiveness and respect.
At DFI, our student therapists are a mix of graduate students in their final year of school and post-graduate students who are licensed or working towards licensure. These students see clients, take courses, and attend rigorous supervision in the pursuit of becoming the best therapist possible and receiving their certificate in Marriage and Family Therapy. All of our student therapists are supervised by the highest quality supervisors and are eager to serve the Denver community.
Part of what makes DFI unique is that we offer therapy services at lower, more affordable rates, and we are also a training facility for up and coming clinicians. We ask each of our client’s therapy sessions to be videotaped for training purposes only.
Wisdom Amouzou – He/Him
The best way to spend a day is: The best way to spend a day is next to the ocean playing music with or for someone you love.
Carla Burns – She/Her
Favorite spot in Colorado: Southwest Colorado is one of my favorite places. It connects me to family, traditions, the Four Corners, and the beauty of the high desert.
Lisa Chin – She/Her
Favorite spot in Colorado:
I try to get out to Arapaho Bay Campground on Lake Granby every summer. No better spot than on my paddleboard, with my dog, at sunset!
Kevin Crooks – He/Him
Favorite spot in Colorado: The Hive Bistro at the Botanic Gardens has wonderful flatbread pizzas and aguas frescas and is set right next to the large pond
Sarah D’Antoni – She/They
Favorite spot in Colorado: Valley View Hot Springs in the San Luis Valley
Courtney Eury
One book you would recommend: Emergent Strategy by adrienne maree brown.
David Goodheim – He/Him
Why I love DFI: The people and community at DFI are what make it such a special place. I am so happy to be able to learn and grow with so many wonderful people.
Alexis Gotta – She/Her
One book you would recommend: One book I would recommend is the 10X mentor by Grant Cardone!
Will Graber – He/Him
Favorite spot in Colorado: Skiing down the front face of Keystone with my partner!
Ruby Gray – She/Her
One book you would recommend: Pachinko by Min Jin Lee, a story of resiliency in early 20th century Korea narrated through a generational matriarchal lens.
Haley Griffis – She/Her
Favorite spot in Colorado: My family ranch in Larkspur
Isabelle Haddad – She/Her
The best way to spend a day is: Savoring moments & little things with no agenda!
Sarah Heymann – She/Her
The best way to spend a day is: Without my phone, without keeping time, or needing to be anywhere, just presently enjoying the day. Starting with a cup of coffee and a long walk!
Elizabeth Kraft – She/Her
The best way to spend a day is: hiking with my partner and dog in the beautiful Colorado foothills, then coming home to cook and hosting friends for a leisurely dinner.
Diana L. Mirza – She/Her
Why I love DFI: I love DFI because support, curiosity, and care are practiced daily. It’s strengths‑based, dignifying, and focused on helping people grow.
Griffin Mittleman – He/Him
One book you would recommend: We’ve Had a Hundred Years of Psychotherapy – And The World is Getting Worse: a fun read, unique perspectives, and continued food for thought.
Rachel Pekin – She/Her
The best way to spend a day is: exploring a new place. Whether it’s a cool spot in the city or somewhere totally new in another state or country. I love the excitement of discovering something I’ve never seen before.
Natalie Rubin – She/Her
The best way to spend a day is: Dancing/crying to music w/o a hangnail of doubt, a star-pocked sky, lots of shared laughs with loved ones, poetry, & chocolate in at least 2 forms.
Terra Rosten – She/Her
One book you would recommend: The Wedding People by Alison Espach
Maddie Scheel – She/Her
The best way to spend a day is: in the mountains with friends, family, and my favorite book!
Sam Singer – He/Him
The best way to spend a day is: Outside in the mountains on a ski slope with friends and family. The sky is blue and sunny and the powder is deep. Everyone is laughing and smiling.
James Wagstaff – He/Him
Why I love DFI: The DFI family, support, supervision, guidance, and education are what I love about DFI.
Adla West – She/Her
Favorite spot in Colorado: Crested Butte
Sadaf Zamani File – She/Her
The best way to spend a day is: Start the day like a poem; Begin with saffron tea, walk with your thoughts, savor small joys, eat mindfully, and remind the soul to gently exhale.
