HELLO
I'm Dr. Rae Sandler Simon
I'm a licensed clinical psychologist practicing in Denver and Hawai'i and across 40+ states via telehealth. As a Jewish woman, partner, mother and friend, my work is guided by tikkun olam, the call to repair what needs healing, beginning with our most important relationships.
My career path started in business, as a management consultant, then moved into human services, helping refugees and asylees build new lives in the U.S. Two different worlds, but the same thing held my attention in both. Whether a team held together or a family survived what it had been through came down to the relationships underneath: how people spoke to each other, and whether they felt safe enough to stay.
Experiencing the change within relational dynamics is what pulled me toward couples work, and it has been the center of my practice ever since. Relational and psychodynamic depth alongside solution-focused momentum, warm and direct, because lasting change happens when both partners feel seen, supported, and encouraged to grow.
Clients describe my style as honest, warm, and deeply compassionate. I blend evidence-based tools with intuitive insight, humor, and heart. Sessions are practical, soulful, expansive, and grounded in genuine care.
WHERE TO BEGIN
Therapy is about more than problem-solving. It is about coming home to yourself: finding clarity, strengthening relationships, and reconnecting with the parts of you that feel most authentic and grounded.
What brings you here?
Couples
For two people who want to find their way back to each other. We strengthen communication skills, trust, and the connection underneath the day to day connections. Many couples feel a real shift within six to ten sessions.
Individuals
I offer a welcoming, vocal space for clients navigating identity, grief, trauma, or chronic pain. I celebrate your uniqueness and help you reclaim your wholeness. Warm, direct, evidence-based care that begins with your strengths and moves at your pace.
Jewish Clients & Allies
A safe haven for Jewish clients and allies, and for anyone who has felt othered, unseen, or overwhelmed. Here you never have to explain nor defend who you are. You are welcome. You are seen. You are home.
THE PRACTICE
Where The Work Happens
Two offices, three places I can welcome you home: Colorado, Hawai'i, and telehealth across the U.S.
Hawaii Office, Opelo Rd
Denver Office, 1756 N High St
Warm, present and direct. We're in this together.
Almost 25 years in, and this is still the work I'd choose.
BEFORE YOU REACH OUT
Are we a good fit?
The kindest thing I can do here is be honest about who I'm right for, and who I'm not.
We're likely a strong match if you're
✓ A couple willing to look at your own part in the pattern, not only your partner's
✓ Looking for a psychologist who specializes in couples work, not one who also offers it
✓ A Jewish client or ally who wants a therapist fluent in the context
✓ Private pay, or interested in a scholarship spot
I'm probably not the right fit if you're
✕ Looking for a provider who bills insurance directly
✕ Seeking court-ordered evaluations, custody assessments, or forensic work
✕ In need of immediate or 24/7 care. Please call or text 988, or go to your nearest emergency department
IN PERSON
Denver & Hawaii
License CO #3404. License HI #1972
ONLINE
40+ states
PSYPACT Authority to Practice
INVESTMENT
$225-$325
Individual 50 min. Couples 75 min.
FEES & QUESTIONS
The four things people ask first.
Do you take insurance? I'm out-of-network and private pay: $225 for a 50-minute individual session, $325 for 75 minutes with a couple. I provide superbills you can submit to your PPO for possible reimbursement. Working this way protects your privacy and keeps treatment shaped around what you need rather than what a plan will authorize. Income-based and Native Hawaiian Kanaka scholarship spots are available when I have them.
How do we start? With a free 15-minute video consultation. You tell me what's going on, I tell you how I'd approach it, and we both say honestly whether it feels right. If it doesn't, I'll point you toward someone I'd trust.
What happens in the first session? It runs 60 to 90 minutes: history, what brought you here, and what you want to be different. The first three sessions are a trial phase, so we can tell together whether this is short-term or longer work.
How long does therapy take? Some people come for a handful of sessions to work through something specific. Others stay for months. Many return years later when a new chapter brings new challenges: a move, a baby, a loss. That's not a setback. That's how good therapy tends to work.