Marriage Counseling

Marriage counseling, also known as couples therapy, is a type of psychotherapy that focuses on helping couples understand and resolve conflicts to improve their relationship. Through counseling, you can make thoughtful decisions about rebuilding and strengthening your relationship or going your separate ways. It can address issues such as communication problems, sexual difficulties, conflicts about child rearing or blended families, substance abuse, anger, and infidelity.

Couples may consider marriage counseling when they feel stuck in a pattern of unresolved conflicts, when they experience a significant stressor or change that impacts their relationship, or when they notice a decline in emotional connection and intimacy. It's also beneficial for couples considering separation or seeking to enhance their relationship and understanding of each other.

In marriage counseling sessions, you can expect to share your perspectives, feelings, and experiences while the therapist helps you identify specific issues within your relationship. The therapist will guide you through discussions, offer insights, and teach you strategies for communication and conflict resolution. Sessions are tailored to meet the unique needs of your relationship.

The length of marriage counseling can vary widely depending on the couple's goals, the specific issues being addressed, and the progress made in therapy. Some couples may see improvements in a few sessions, while others may need months of counseling to work through more entrenched issues. On average, marriage counseling might range from 12 to 20 sessions.

While marriage counseling is most effective when both partners are committed to the process, individual therapy can still be beneficial. One partner's participation can lead to positive changes within the relationship by exploring and improving their own behaviors, reactions, and ways of communicating. This can sometimes encourage the other partner to join the counseling process later on.

Our therapists have different rates based on experience, so your session rate is based on your therapist’s rate, the type of therapy and the length of session. All of our therapists have a few sliding-scale time slots at off hours for clients in financial need. You can talk to your therapist about this opportunity before your first session. Check our team page for more information on rates for each of our therapist.

While we do not take insurance directly, we are accepted as an “out-of-network” provider, so you can get any out-of-network benefits that your plan provides.

If you don’t have insurance, choose not to use your insurance, or don’t have out-of-network benefits, we accept private pay clients as well. In fact, most of our clients are private pay. We accept HSA, FSA, and HRA Cards. We also have a few sliding scale slots to individuals or couples in need (you can talk to one of our therapists for more information).