All gifts made between November 1st through Colorado Gives Day on Tuesday, December 9th will be matched by an anonymous donor up to $7,500!
At Denver Family Institute (DFI), we believe quality mental health services should not be a luxury, but a necessity that is available to all families, partners, and individuals. Your donation to Denver Family Institute provides affordable counseling services to our community in a time of tremendous need.
DFI provides low-fee, strength-based counseling services to individuals, partners, and families from all walks of life.
DFI also provides an intensive Marriage and Family Therapy Training and Supervision Program which mentors the next generation of relational, strength-based therapists by providing quality services in their low-fee clinics.
In 2025, DFI has not only focused on delivering care for our community, but we are leaning into our specialized knowledge and unique positioning to provide thought-leadership to other clinicians (to affect how therapy is conceptualized for marginalized communities), and grow as an organization like never before!
Since January 2025, DFI has:
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Graduated 8 clinicians & youth-serving professionals from its newly-renamed, the "Systemic Provider Training for Queer Youth Clients" (SPTQYC) program (formerly the 'Queer Youth Program'), a 100% virtual & remote advanced training curriculum designed for mental health therapists & professionals that work with youth (the first program like it in *the nation!*);
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Welcomed Envision:You, a Colorado-based non-profit organization dedicated to improving mental health for LGBTQ+ people, expanding DFI's program offerings for diverse communities;
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Enrolled 8 new clinicians & youth-serving professionals for its queer-affirming advanced training program, the Systemic Provider Training for Queer Youth Clients (SPTQYC) program (with another 7 participants preparing for the third cohort);
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Served 321 clients in our sliding-scale mental health clinic, for a total of 4,728 sessions;
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Guided 43 clients via our Resource Navigators, connecting clients with community resources to assist with food, work, legal, and other necessities & support services; and,
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Presented the queer-affirming therapy model, the "Queer Adjusted Systemic Lens," at the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapist's national conference. The model, developed by DFI's Program Director, August Tousignant-Stanton, LCSW, LMFT, was part of AAMFT's "Systemic Family Therapy Conference"
Colorado Gives Day Donors have generously given over $75,000 to DFI, and with your support in 2025 and into 2026, DFI is looking to grow into a stronger organization to better serve the mental health needs of our community! Your donations directly support mental health care access and the continued integration between Envision:You and DFI, deepening our commitment to affinity-based models of care, with special focus on Black, Indigenous, and LGBTQ+ communities.
Testimonials
"I've never had a therapist as understanding and attentive." -DFI Client
“I don’t have to pay an arm and a leg to become a mentally and emotionally healthier individual.” -DFI Client
“She is definitely the best therapist I have had. She is great at creating a safe space for me to be as open and truthful without feeling shame or insecure. The tools she has provided has helped me greatly on my mental health path.” -DFI Client
“My therapist saved my marriage as well as my sanity and I will forever be grateful." -DFI Client
"We have made more progress with you in the last two months than we have in the last 11 years of doing therapy." -DFI Client
"I don’t think there is one part of my identity as a mental health professional that DFI didn’t help to shape." -DFI Alumni
"I have had training in a variety of mental health disciplines but because of DFI, I bring a systemic and relational lens to all the work I do. The systemic training is unmatched and the passion for relational work was inspiring. DFI was foundational to my identity as a therapist." -DFI Alumni
"My time at DFI was my most valuable experience in preparing for the therapy world. I can't imagine leaving my MSW program and being tossed into clinical work without my added experience at DFI. The wide variety of experiences and intensive supervision is absolutely why I graduated and felt confident as a therapist in the field." -DFI Alumni