Kayla Crane

About

I'm Kayla, a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist based in Castle Rock, Colorado with over 7 years of experience working almost exclusively with couples. I started focusing on couples work early in my career because I genuinely believe that when a relationship heals, everything else in a person's life tends to improve too — parenting, work, mental health, all of it.

Most of the couples I work with come to me at a real breaking point. Sometimes it's an affair. Sometimes it's years of distance, resentment, or the same argument on repeat. A lot of them have already tried other therapists and feel like nothing has worked. That's actually where I do my best work — with couples who are serious about figuring out whether they can rebuild something real.

I specialize in affair recovery and betrayal trauma, and I'm one of the few therapists in Colorado trained in SART (Systematic Affair Recovery Training), which is a structured, evidence-based approach built specifically for couples navigating infidelity. I also use Relational Life Therapy, EMDR, and Gottman-informed approaches depending on what a couple needs.

I was recognized as Best of the Best in Mental Health for Castle Rock in both 2024 and 2025, which honestly just means a lot to me because couples therapy is hard work and I take it seriously.

If you're not sure where to start — reach out. Most couples wait too long, and the sooner you have a framework and support, the better.

Specialties

Therapeutic Approach

I pull from several evidence-based approaches depending on what a couple is dealing with. For affair recovery and betrayal trauma, I use SART — a structured protocol designed specifically for infidelity, not just adapted from individual trauma work. I also draw heavily on Relational Life Therapy (RLT), which focuses on breaking dysfunctional patterns and building genuine intimacy. EMDR helps when one or both partners are carrying trauma that's showing up in the relationship. And Gottman research informs how I think about communication, conflict, and connection. I don't believe in a one-size-fits-all approach — every couple gets something tailored to where they actually are.