Typical Questions
Can I call to talk to you about our needs before I make an appointment?Yes. Please call and we can take some time to discuss your needs. You may also email me with your concerns and I will respond within 24 hours.
Yes. Therapy can be stopped at anytime that you feel you are no longer benefiting. I also reserve the right to terminate therapy should I feel that our work together is not beneficial. Alternate referrals will be made at this time to assist you.
I will not call a partner and encourage them to come to therapy. If you are struggling to get your partner to attend, come in for individual sessions and we can take a look at different options that may help your relationship.
In the beginning of our work together, I may choose to meet once with each of you separately. Following this session, with the intent of staying neutral, therapy will be conducted with both of you. Circumstances that may alter this decision may include abuse between partners and concern for safety. This will be discussed further during your intake.
Couples Counseling
Couples & Marital Therapy
"Couple" refers to married and unmarried couples that are experiencing trouble in their relationship or are looking to enhance their understanding of and commitment to one another.
Couples will meet for 50 minutes one time per week with the therapist. A couple will explore areas of concern with the therapist and will create a plan for treatment. Therapy will continue for as long as the couple feels that they are benefiting from their work with the therapist. Areas that are commonly worked on include communication, financial conflict, family values, social stressors, intimacy issues, parenting issues, phase of life stressors, loss, fear, anxiety, anger, etc.
Premarital Therapy
Couples that are embarking on the journey of marriage may benefit from a deeper understanding of each other's needs. Premarital therapy enables a couple to talk about plans for employment, financial dreams, social needs, living arrangements, having children, employment and educational aspirations, child rearing expectations, domestic needs and expectations, etc. Unfortunately, it is estimated that 50% of marriages end in divorce. Preparation for the stressors of marriage may help to protect the commitment made to one another and provide for a more fulfilling and deeper marital relationship.
Parenting
Parenting issues include behavior management, setting rules and limits, handling defiance, understanding and accepting puberty and maturation, understanding social pressures, communicating with children, parenting on a united front, agreement on expectations of children, understanding each other's strengths and weaknesses, etc. Parents will meet with the therapist either together or alone, depending on the needs of the family. Parents may decide to bring their children or work with the therapist alone.