Exceptional Couples Therapy and Marriage Counseling

Also offering individual therapy. Serving clients in California and Nevada. Virtual and In-Person.


Hi, I’m Colin.

I offer creative and insightful individual, couples therapy and marriage counseling to those who need help navigating life's challenges.

Life's journey can bring us to unexpected peaks and valleys. Whether you're striving to strengthen your partnership, heal from past hurts, or cultivate greater self-understanding, I'm here to walk alongside you. At Mindful Mountain Counseling, I provide a safe and supportive space for you to explore your inner landscape and build a more fulfilling life.

I keep my counseling practice small and focused in order to provide each of my clients with my full attention and a customized approach to health and healing.

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Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one
wild and precious life?
— Mary Oliver

My Mission

Mindful Mountain Counseling is based in Reno, Nevada, where the Great Basin rises steeply into the Sierra Nevada mountain range. Mindful Mountain provides compassionate, intelligent, and creative counseling to individuals and couples facing challenging life issues.

My mission is for every client to move closer to balance, health, and wholeheartedness; and for every couple to rediscover their potential for deeper connection and intimacy.

I keep my counseling practice small and focused in order to provide each of my clients with my full and undivided attention and a customized approach to health and healing.

My Counseling Services

Individual, couples therapy and marriage counseling services are tailored to meet your relationship and individual needs:

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Couples Therapy

Whether you’re struggling with communication issues, conflict, a lack of intimacy, or want to know how to save a relationship that is broken, I offer therapy using proven methods like Relational Life Therapy (RLT) and (Emotionally Focused Therapy) EFT. Couples counseling helps improve communication, and build a stronger, more fulfilling partnership. Whether you are struggling to save a marriage or relationship, or facing the loss of a loved one, counseling with an experienced, empathic professional can make a world of difference.

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Individual Counseling

If you're struggling with anxiety, depression, anger, grief, life transitions, or simply feel a sense that something is amiss, individual counseling can provide a powerful path toward healing and growth. In our sessions, tailored to your unique needs, I'll offer a compassionate and non-judgmental space for you to explore your emotions, gain valuable insights, and develop effective coping strategies. Together, we'll work towards greater self-awareness, resilience, and a renewed sense of purpose.

Every human being will eventually face adversity in life. One can simply bear it and try to numb the pain; or one can take a courageous leap of faith that leads to healing, growth, and change. 

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Counseling Testimonial

My/our experience with Colin has been a very helpful process to create necessary healing. His approach is very much as he describes on his website. I love his empathetic approach and focus on relationship dynamics so that we can increase our awareness of our personal and inter-relational patterns in order to make adjustments and enable greater understanding to foster better connections. His style blends a good mix of intuition and clinical approach by bringing in his wealth of knowledge of books, poetry, and even personal experience to enhance understanding of challenging topics. Colin is well-suited for either couples or individual therapy. He also seems to be equally in tune to the needs of men and women. I couldn’t recommend Colin more highly!”

— SARA

Want to Work with Me?

Whether you're looking to build a stronger relationship or grow personally, I'm here to support you. I offer in-person sessions in Reno, Nevada, and online therapy for those in California. Contact me to find out more about how I can help. Your information is always confidential.