What is couples & marriage counseling?
Couples therapy and marriage counseling, also known as relationship counseling, helps couples work through their specific relationship issues. Some examples of common focuses within couples therapy and marriage counseling include:
- Jealousy
- Trust issues
- Infidelity
- Opposing values
- Different visions for the future
- Disagreements in parenting
- Lack of trust
- Financial distress
- Sex issues
What type of therapy is used in couples therapy?
The types of therapy used in couples and marriage counseling include:
- The Gottman Method
- Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-focused therapy (EFT)
- Solution-focused brief therapy (SFBT)
- Strength-based therapy
What kind of therapist is best for couples?
At Thriveworks, Couples/marriage therapy is led by licensed professionals — often licensed marriage and family therapists (LMFTs) — who are experts in their field and best-equipped to help couples.
What is the Gottman Method of couples therapy?
The Gottman Method of couples therapy is a research-supported approach designed to enhance relationships by bolstering the bond between partners, resolving conflicts, and fostering shared meaning in their relationship through comprehensive assessments and tailored interventions that improve communication, trust, and the overall health of the partnership.
How to tell if I need couples therapy?
If you’re facing persistent relationship problems, communication breakdowns, or unresolved conflicts that are impacting your emotional well-being and happiness, Couples/marriage therapy may be beneficial for you.
Should every couple go to couples therapy?
While marriage and couple’s counseling is typically recommended for couples who are experiencing persistent or severe relationship issues, any relationship can benefit from attending these sessions.
Is couples & marriage counseling conducted in person or online?
Marriage and couples counseling at Thriveworks is conducted both in person and online by video. We encourage you to choose the option that works best for you and your partner.
How long does couples & marriage counseling last?
On average, couples attend marriage and couples counseling for 12 weeks. However, couples & marriage counseling may last longer or shorter, dependent on the couples’ needs, the challenges they’d like to work through, and the pace of their progress.
How much does couples & marriage counseling cost?
At Thriveworks, we accept most major insurance plans, allowing many clients to pay as little as $0–$50 per session with their co-pay. We also offer self-pay options for those out-of-network or without insurance. Self-pay rates for talk therapy range from $160 to $240 for intake sessions and $135 to $195 for follow-ups, depending on your state. For psychiatry services, self-pay intake sessions are $255–$375, with follow-ups ranging from $175–$300, also varying by state. More information on current self-pay costs is available on our pricing page.
Need more help deciding?
The licensed couples therapists and marriage counselors at Thriveworks in Riverside, CA know how to identify a couple’s strengths and weaknesses–and help them find a balance between constructive conflict and harmony. In just a few sessions, Thriveworks therapists can give couples the strategies they need to solve practical problems and enhance their bonds of intimacy. Reach out today for help.
How Can Couples Counseling Help Us?
Couples counseling can help intimate partners in numerous ways, but often a couples therapist or marriage counselor at Thriveworks in Riverside, CA will want to find out in your first session what you’d like to accomplish in therapy. Couples arrive with all kinds of motivations, including:
- I want to feel loved.
- I want to feel appreciated.
- I want my kids to have a healthy model for a relationship.
- I want to get our spark back.
- I want to improve our communication.
- I want to stop having the same fight over and over again.
- I want to save our marriage.
- I want help recovering from my affair or my partner’s affair.
- I want a better sex life.
- I want to talk about my partner’s addiction to drugs, porn, or alcohol.
- I want to stop fighting about my in-laws.
- I want him/her to be more emotionally available.
- We need help healing after a death or trauma.
A couples therapist can also identify areas where one individual in the relationship could benefit from solo counseling.
How Long Does Marriage Counseling Take?
Marriage counseling is highly effective and solution-focused, which means that most couples accomplish their goals in fewer than 12 sessions. But couples therapists at Thriveworks in Riverside, CA have found that some couples benefit from regular “maintenance” in their relationship, and those couples may continue to see their counselor for years.
Get Your Spark Back with Marriage Counseling at Thriveworks in Riverside, CA
Whether you want to reignite your spark or work through a short-term crisis, Thriveworks in Riverside, CA has a marriage counselor who can support you and your spouse in your love journey. When you call the Thriveworks office, our highly trained staff can match you to an exceptional counselor that you and your partner will both agree on. You may be able to meet with them for your initial therapy sessions within the same week of scheduling. Plus, we offer evening and weekend sessions, and accept most major insurances.
Don’t hesitate to give your relationship the TLC it deserves with a Thriveworks marriage counselor. Reach out today to schedule your first session.
