Assessment Phase
Session 1: Relationship history questionnaire
Sessions 2 and 3: Individual sessions
Session 4: Feedback session where you will receive your assessment results and treatment overview
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Treatment Phase
​Treatment is focused on helping couples in three main areas: friendship, conflict management, and shared meaning. "Couples learn to replace negative conflict patterns with positive interactions and to repair past hurts. Interventions designed to increase closeness and intimacy are used to improve friendship, deepen emotional connection, and create changes which enhances the couples shared goals." (www.gottman.com/about/the-gottman-method/). There is no specific duration in which the treatment phase lasts; it all depends on your treatment goals.
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Maintenance Phase
​You'll be able to check in with your therapist as needed! And we'll make sure that you have a plan to prevent relapse and remain strong.

"...the Gottman Method is an approach to couples therapy that includes a thorough assessment of the couple’s relationship, and integrates research-based interventions based on the Sound Relationship House Theory. The goals of Gottman Method Couples Therapy are to disarm conflicting verbal communication; increase intimacy, respect, and affection; remove barriers that create a feeling of stagnancy; and create a heightened sense of empathy and understanding within the context of the relationship."

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Deciding if couples therapy is right for you involves reflecting on a few key aspects of your relationship and goals. Here are some questions to consider:

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1. Communication issues: Are you and your partner having trouble communicating effectively? Do you find that conflicts escalate quickly or that you struggle to resolve disagreements?

2. Recurrent patterns: Are there recurring issues or patterns that you can’t seem to break on your own? For example, do you repeatedly find yourselves stuck in the same arguments or situations?

3. Desire for improvement: Are both you and your partner willing to work on the relationship? Therapy is most effective when both partners are committed to improving their relationship and can be a proactive step if you both want to strengthen your relationship, even if you’re not in crisis.

4. Seeking professional help: Do you feel that having a neutral, professional third party could help you navigate your issues more effectively? A therapist can provide tools and strategies that might be difficult to develop on your own.

5. Emotional or psychological concerns: Are there underlying emotional or psychological issues that might be impacting your relationship? Sometimes individual therapy combined with couples therapy can address deeper concerns.

6. Previous attempts: Have you tried resolving issues on your own or through other means without success? Therapy might offer new approaches and insights.

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Schedule a free consultation with us to see if we’d be a good fit for you. If you or your partner are struggling with addiction or you are experiencing abuse, individual therapy may be more beneficial before pursuing couples therapy.

There's not a guaranteed number of sessions or a specific time frame that you'll complete therapy. Regardless of whether that's a couple months or a couple years, our goal is to work ourselves out of a job! We want to help you work through your shit, learn how to cope in healthier ways, and get you living your best life. Within a handful of treatment sessions, you will be equipped with new tools to connect and communicate with one another.

Couples sessions are 1.5 hours at $225, and individual sessions are 1 hour at $150. Longer sessions are available - just let us know you're interested.​​

Couples therapy is self-pay. If applicable, you are welcome to use a Health Savings Account (HSA) or Flex Spending Account (FSA) for payment. We are also happy to provide you with a statement, also known as a "superbill", that you can submit to your insurance if you would like to attempt to receive reimbursement for seeing an out-of-network provider.