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About Dr. Simon
Licensed Clinical Psychologist Founder of Live & Love Well™
I'm Dr. Simon, a licensed clinical psychologist and the founder of Live & Love Well™, a practice devoted to couples work and adult wellness in Colorado, Hawaiʻi, and across 40+ PSYPACT states. I'm a Denver native with deep roots in Hawaiʻi, and both places shape how I work: grounded and connected.
Clients describe my style as honest, warm, and deeply compassionate.
How I Got Here
My career began in the business world. After earning my BBA at Emory University’s Goizueta Business School, I worked as a management consultant until I realized that meaningful connection and relationships were my passion.
I transitioned into the nonprofit sector and then earned my Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the University of Denver, with a focus on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and couples therapy.
“My approach is intuitive, relational & real:
A culturally safe space where
your whole self is welcome.”
DR. SIMON
What I Know About Pain, Personally
I have learned to live well with chronic pain and autoimmune disease. I'm also a survivor of a life-altering spinal injury and reclaimed my health through two spinal fusions and a holistic transformation. For a long time, I didn't see how much pain had shaped my sense of self, my confidence, and my well-being. Navigating surgery and recovery forced me to slow down and listen to my body. Through mindfulness, movement, and support, I've learned to live with my body's challenges rather than fight them.
So I don't only understand chronic illness and invisible struggles clinically. I understand them through my own personal journey.
Why Couples Therapy Is My Passion
My commitment to couples therapy is rooted in personal experience. I grew up in a family where love was tested and strengthened through effort and honesty, and I carried that into my own marriage of nearly 20 years. Thriving relationships don't happen by chance. They are built.
My husband and I have our good days and our not-so-good days, but we keep choosing each other. That is what I want for the couples I work with: not perfection, but the willingness and the tools to keep learning, evolving, and choosing one another.
“Healing is never only individual.
It happens in relationship, in community, and in the slow,
courageous work of rebuilding.”
DR. SIMON
Outside the Office
I stay grounded through Pilates, hiking, skiing, reading, and time outdoors with my husband, our two teenagers, and our fur babies. I am a former mogul skier, competitive figure skater, and college-level dancer, all of which have shaped my commitment to hard work and emotional endurance.
I am an Executive Board Member and affordable-care clinician at Gesher Community Care, an organization that provides culturally informed counseling for Jewish people. I also volunteer as the on-call psychologist for families at Brent's Place in Denver, a home-away-from-home for families navigating life-threatening illnesses.