Assessement Steps

1. Partners meet conjointly with the clinician for a relationship interview expressed from each person’s viewpoint. $475, including cost of 80-minute appointment, analysis, and treatment plan creation. 

2. Each partner independently completes the online Gottman Connect which comes from the Gottman Institute developed from over 40 years of research. Consisting of relevant questions about common relationship elements such as friendship, intimacy, conflict, trust, parenting, housework and finances. This is a powerful tool that provides a wealth of data toward needed intervention. $39 per couple directly to The Gottman Institute with a link provided by the therapist. 

3. Each member of the partnership talks with the therapist alone to discuss their candid perspective of the relationship, personal background information, and goals for the relationship. These individual sessions are typically 45-50 minutes and play an important part in intervention. If any partners are in individual therapy, the therapist will also ask them to sign a release of information for the individual therapist/s. Partners are not required to release information from their individual therapy but may help with coordinating care with other providers and hearing other professionals' concerns about partner therapy. The cost for these collaborative phone calls is included in the cost of assessment. $175 each if scheduled in two separate 50-minute appointments or $300 total if scheduled jointly for a split session. 

4. The Feedback session is scheduled at least a day after the individual sessions to allow the therapist time to review all the information and prepare thoughtful feedback on the results of the assessment. Partners and the therapist review strengths and challenges for the relationship and discuss how intervention/therapy might look given the current challenges in the relationship. $300 for an 80-minute appointment.

At the conclusion of the assessment process, partners have the choice to schedule intervention/therapy or decide not to begin therapy. If the partners and the assessing therapist agree, traditional therapy, discernment counseling, marathon therapy, can be scheduled.

Services and fees are listed above unless otherwise noted in writing to client.