Fees + FAQs

Counseling is a time, energy and financial investment. I find that my clients who also invest time by committing to reading and written assignments may save $ and time with me. I carefully select and individualize “homework” recommendations to help you get the greatest benefit toward your couples or individual therapy goals.

Session Fees

Couples sessions are 75 minutes in length (which allows greater depth) and are $255. Longer sessions are prorated. Individual one-hour sessions are $185. You can often use your FSA/HAS accounts for payment.

As is the case with many accomplished therapists, I do not take insurance.

This offers some important advantages:

  • Complete confidentiality. No information is shared with third-party insurers.

  • Adjustable session lengths and frequency because insurance companies are not dictating any limits.

  • I am able to see fewer clients per week than if I took insurance. Couples work is often intense and, this way, I approach each session from a more relaxed, energetic position.

  • Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy requires extensive and ongoing study and literature review. Also, I spend time outside of your sessions reviewing your case.

I will not provide a “superbill” for couples counseling. For reasons that clearly defy logic, insurance companies don’t cover marriage counseling and I’m not willing to “fudge” the coding.

Telehealth Advantages

I was quite reluctant during the pandemic to switch to online counseling. However, since doing so, I and my client/couples are appreciating the benefits.

  • I have more scheduling flexibility rather than specific office hours

  • Some of my couples with children are able to avoid having to arrange childcare when children can stay occupied and parents have privacy

  • I find people are comfortable being in their own home, often with pets nearby for added comfort!

  • Of course, I use a secure, HIPAA-compliant video format that is easy for both of us to access

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Emotionally Focused therapy is considered a “brief” counseling model, with an average of eight to 20 sessions. Of course, each couple’s journey is unique. I never want to have you engage in one more session than necessary. I recognize the investment you are making. After I have learned more about you, I am glad to share my thoughts about what will be needed. And, of course, when you both commit to the “homework” assignments and reading, the potential for a shorter number of sessions can exist.

  • I have worked a number of times with couples who come to me following limited success with previous therapists. As I’ve discussed throughout this site, EFT is considered the most-researched and effective approach to helping couples. I am certainly willing to explore how previous goals were not met and to explain the differences offered by EFT. Research shows that 70 to 75% of couples move from distress to recovery in 10-12 EFT sessions and 90% show significant improvement.

  • Couples often don’t seek help early enough and some studies have shown an average delay of six to seven years before couples reach out. What’s most important is that there is a willingness to do the “work” in therapy to explore the differences that have come between you. I have indeed seen couples who have had decades of discontent and are able to learn the EFT process, understand their negative cycle dynamics and work toward recovering their emotional and physical bonds.

  • It’s natural when there is a high level of distress to seek quick results. Some couples, in fact, are able to understand the “negative cycle” of repeated arguments and disconnection in the first phase of the process. You’ll learn that, while the negative cycle may occur from time to time in the future, you will have the tools to exit the cycle, discuss your concerns and work toward resolution.

  • While it is always ideal for both partners to attend together, the partner who chooses counseling can learn to understand themselves and their attachment style and gain insight into that of their partner. Check out the page on “Relationship Counseling for Individuals.”

  • Absolutely! And, I wish more couples would learn from the EFT process prior to marriage. The counseling process can get your marriage off to a better start because you will be knowledgeable about potential struggles and have a toolkit to move through challenges as a team. Premarital counseling with EFT is the best wedding or engagement present ever!

  • The choice is up to you. If you would like to ask questions and experience the online video format, a consultation can be helpful. Many couples, on the other hand, feel they want to go ahead and schedule a session because they feel they have a good idea of how I work from reading these pages. I’m open also to scheduling the consultation via telephone call as well.