Couples
Are you Struggling in Your Relationship?
- Constantly Fighting or No Longer Fighting
- Feelings of Contempt and Resentment
- Feeling Lonely in Your Relationship
- Gridlocked on Certain Issues
- History of Addiction
- History of Infidelity
- Lack of Intimacy
- Lack of Respect
Is Couples Coaching Right For Us?
Whether you’re in a serious relationship, engaged, or married, every relationship requires attention. Perhaps your relationship is facing a crisis, and you’ve considered the possibility of separation or divorce. Or maybe you and your partner just need a ‘tune-up’ with some guidance on how to reconnect.
Couples coaching can help to break toxic habits and build new and better ones. It can strengthen healthy relationships and repair the hurt after infidelity, addiction and constant conflict.
During sessions, your therapist will explore a variety of topics, including communication styles, conflict resolution, love languages, and strategies for reconnecting. Many of our therapists are trained in techniques by marriage experts such as Drs. John and Julie Gottman and Dr. Gary Chapman.
Some of our clinicians also offer Discernment Counseling (DC), designed for couples uncertain about their decision to remain in the marriage, helping them gain clarity and confidence in their choices.
Insurance and Scheduling
For insurance companies to cover treatment, a mental health diagnosis is required, with the focus of therapy centered on addressing that condition. Relationship distress itself is not considered a mental health condition, so insurance will not cover treatment if the goal is to strengthen your relationship or help determine whether you want to stay together.
For these reasons, we offer a couples coaching program that is private pay. This allows your clinician to focus exclusively on helping to improve your relationship, without worrying about fulfilling insurance obligations. Couples coaching is a weekly or biweekly treatment that is goal-oriented and typically lasts 3-6 months.
Timeline for Couples Coaching
Typical Schedule for Couples Coaching
15 minute (free) phone or Telehealth consultation
60 minute intake at $170
60 ($150) or 90 ($225) minute sessions, weekly, bi-weekly or monthly, depending on the goals of the couple
Discernment Coaching
Included as part of couples coaching for mix-agenda couples, where there is one leaning-out partner and one leaning-in partner.
- Gain a greater confidence in decision making about the future of the relationship.
- Typically a brief counseling modality between 1-5 sessions.
- Format includes sessions individually and together with a clinician.
- Explore 3 paths the couple can take: Status Quo, Divorce/Seperation or Possible Reconciliation.
- The goal is to help the couple determine whether they want to work on resolving their issues.
Couples Coaching
For couples who have decided to work to solve their problems and move forward with strengthening their relationship.
- Strengthen the friendship system within the relationship and deepen emotional connection.
- Enhance fondness and admiration for one another, while better recognizing bids for attention and connection.
- Improve communication skills.
- Manage conflict by replacing harmful patterns with tools such as a “gentle startup” and repair attempts.
- Support shared goals and values within the couple.
- Restore and build trust, especially if there has been betrayal or dishonesty within the relationship.
