Relationships & Couples Counseling

Whether you just want to see your relationship grow, or you are in a crisis, we love to help couples (dating or committed) go from surviving to thriving.

Additionally, we offer pre-marriage/pre-commitment counseling focusing on topics such as expectations, finances, children, in-laws, career, communication, managing conflict, etc.

Are you and your partner facing some significant issues in your relationship? Do they seem too important to wait to address? Does it feel like if you don’t get some help quickly it will be too late? For may couples, spending two-three months in counseling while they are dealing with hurt and betrayal in the relationship seems hopeless and overwhelming.

If you identify with any of the statements above, we have designed a place for you. In our specially designed two-day intensive, we will help to facilitate the communication, connection, and clarity that would normally take 3 months or more to accomplish. The accelerated approach is designed to present you and your partner with the techniques, tools, and strategic plan to get your relationship back on track or headed in a new direction. Most couples will benefit from one of the four intensive options below; if you have specific needs we will be happy to work with you to tailor an approach that will be specifically designed for you.

Option 1: The Relationship-Builder Intensive
Best fit: For couples feeling disconnected, discouraged, or stuck in chronic problems, but who desire a stronger relationship.
Goals: Address perpetual problems or irreconcilable differences, increase hope, and improve connection.

Option 2: The Affair Recovery Intensive
Best fit: For couples struggling with a recent (or past) discovery of infidelity or an affair.
Goals: Provide a safe, supportive and structured environment for couples navigating the painful and volatile time immediately following the discovery of an affair. Goals include de-escalation, restoring safety, navigating “what to tell the children” during this process, and helping the couple define their future path.

Option 3: The Clarity Intensive
Best fit: For couples where one or both individuals are heavily considering divorce or ending the relationship.
Goals: Explore each partner’s contribution to the current state of relationship. In a safe and supportive relationship, to explore and clarity options, and ultimately make a choice to 1) maintain the status quo / make no changes, 2) pursue separation or divorce, or 3) make a commitment to working on the relationship through continued couples therapy.

Cost of Couples Intensive

Fees range from $1500 – $3000
A limited number scholarships are available based on need and income.
GROW Couples Intensives Overview

Two 15-minute pre-screening phone calls (one with each individual)
Two 45-minute intake phone calls (one with each individual)
Registration and access to online assessment tools
Scoring and review of the couple’s assessment results
Individualized, tailored treatment plan
Two 4-hour sessions of intensive therapy (8 hours total)
Follow-up plan

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If you are in a relationship you know that it is both exhilarating and challenging. Relationships are play, fun, supportive, and work! Every relationship will eventually hit a bumpy season – this may be the result of different expectations, needing to learn new skills, or something that one person has done to the other. You might need to learn to communicate, see something from a different perspective, resolve a conflict, or understand how personalities and expectations impact your relationship.

Whether you just want to see your relationship grow, or you are in a crisis, we love to help couples (dating or committed) go from surviving to thriving. Additionally, we offer pre-marriage/pre-commitment counseling focusing on topics such as expectations, finances, children, in-laws, career, communication, managing conflict, etc.

Counseling gives couples an opportunity to hear a different voice and get a fresh perspective on what they can do to build a healthy relationship together. It creates a safe place for identifying key issues that are affecting the relationship and identifying solutions to each of those issues.

We love helping a couple get their marriage started off on the right path!

 
Wedding planning can be hectic but we know that the time before you get married is a strategic point to get to know your partner more deeply and make sure that you have the right tools in your toolbox for your marriage.

Our Approach
Our team of therapists have specific training in working with couples who are in love, in conflict, or in distress. We use the Prepare/Enrich assessment to help couples identify their relationship strengths and weaknesses and tailor a unique plan for pre-marriage counseling that will address their specific needs. We believe equipping you with the skills and resources you need is one of the most important things that we can do before you get married to help keep the spark in your relationship.

The Skills
Each couple is unique, so during the pre-marriage sessions we will cover topics in varying detail, depending on the needs of the couple. Topics will include: Relationship stages, Creating a relationship vision, Communication, Conflict Resolution, Maintaining positive daily interactions and connecting, Finances, Cultivating Intimacy and Sex, Children and Parenting, and Interactions with Extended Family.

The Options
We know that trying to coordinate two busy schedules while planning a wedding and managing life can be challenging! We offer several options to help best meet your needs. In each option you will meet with a counselor who will walk you and your partner through the skills that are most relevant to your relationship. Choose the structure that is best for you…

  1. Weekly – Typically 6, 50-minute sessions.
  2. Weekly Accelerated – Typically 4 weeks, 100-minute sessions.

Accelerated – Typically 6-7 hours of counseling, which can be broken into 3-hour sessions and scheduled conveniently for you – even in one day if you prefer.

Intensive – Our intensive is both a cost-effective and time-efficient way for healthy couples to gain the skills they need in a group setting. We have condensed the 7-8 week experience into a one-day format. There will be time spent with other couples as well as time as a couple to complete activities. You will be given complementary resources and materials during the course. These workshops fill up quickly so contact today if you are interested! (Customize this option – if you have other friends who are looking for pre-marriage counseling, we will be happy to offer a group for you and your friends. A minimum of 3 couples are required. Ask for more details.)

**Each option meets the state requirement for the discounted marriage license fee. A certificate will be awarded at the completion of the counseling.

You have spent a lot of time and energy preparing yourself for your big day, take the time and effort to prepare yourself for the best and most wonderful relationship life has to offer. We are here to help you and teach you how to GROW together!

Let us help you reach your full potential.

Become more resilient, learn to develop better coping skills and begin to find meaning and joy.
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