How much does marriage & couple counseling & consulting cost?
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Weekly or bi-weekly meetings from several weeks to several months - which allows for an accurate assessment of the core issues and guidance on potential solutions. Shorter-term counseling usually focuses on a specific difficulty, conflict or deficit. Once the problem or crisis is worked through and the couple feels a reasonable enough confidence in their capacity to anticipate, prevent and resolve their issues, the couple then terminates the treatment.
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Some of my patients choose to see me for an extended period of time, one year on average. This isn’t indicated for every couple. However, those patients who do benefit from it, find that this gives them an ability to thoroughly work-through the issues, learn to think psychologically about their problems without their therapist’s prompts, and to integrate what they’ve learned into their lives together. Couples who are busy and often stretched thin in their everyday lives may not have a lot of opportunity to reflect together outside of therapy sessions, and may need a considerable time in therapy to work together on changing their relationship.
I offer sessions of various duration and a range of fees - contact me for more information. The standard session is 55 minutes. If requested or per my recommendation, there is a possibility of longer sessions for a higher fee for couples looking to get traction faster, those experiencing a crisis (including recent discovery of infidelity) or trying to make an urgent, important decision. Fees are paid with cash or Zelle.
I do not accept insurance and am not an out-of-network provider. I do not accept Medicare or Medicaid. The number of sessions that you attend varies depending on the nature of your relationship problem, preferences and financial considerations. I make every effort to see new clients as soon as possible.
I must add that while I work diligently to provide useful experience in each appointment, every couple and their issues and relationship configurations are uniquely different. Factors such as the quality of the bond between the partners; how ingrained and long-standing the problem is; whether there is still warmth, love and respect left in the relationship; each partner’s characteristics and issues; pressing crises, such as illness, discovery of infidelity, or an imminent break-up; and the couple’s level of investment in the relationship - all have great impact on the treatment focus and structure, making the exact outcome impossible to predict or guarantee.