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20,444 people sought couples & marriage counseling help in Maryland in the last year

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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 counseling 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 counseling 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 take most major forms of insurance, which means that many of our clients only pay $0-$50 co-pay per session. However, there are also self-pay options that sit around $200 per session, depending on the service and location, for those who are out-of-network.

Need more help deciding?

Marriage is, arguably, the biggest commitment someone can make. Once we say “yes” and then “I do,” there isn’t a simple or easy way out. We’re saying “yes” to the good and the bad. We’re promising to stand beside our spouse in sickness and in health. This commitment takes time, energy, patience, love. Now, here’s the thing: If you can make this promise, mean it, and stand by your promise, then your marriage will be in good shape. But, even then, you and your spouse will encounter challenges that threaten your marriage. And you just might need some help working through these challenges.

Let there be spaces in your togetherness, and let the winds of the heavens dance between you. Love one another but make not a bond of love: Let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls.”

–Khalil Gibran

If you are married or you’re in a serious relationship, you should know that marriage counselors and couples therapists specialize in helping couples manage relationship issues. They also help their clients strengthen the entirety of their relationship and set it up for greater success and happiness. You can find benefits in marriage counseling or couples therapy, regardless of if you have been together for 8 months, 8 years, or 38 years! Relationships require push and pull, and you will continue to experience ups and downs together.

After learning a little bit about how marriage counseling and couples therapy can help, are you interested in meeting with a relationship expert? If so, Thriveworks Counseling in Towson, MD would love to hear from you. We can set you up with a marriage counselor or couples therapist on our Towson team immediately. To get scheduled, just contact our office.

Who Should Pursue Expert Relationship Help?

At Thriveworks, we believe that everyone can benefit from talking to a counselor. This goes for individuals as well as couples. There’s nothing to lose but everything to gain in starting a relationship with a professional counselor. When it comes to couples therapy or marriage counseling, there are certain couples who might have a more dire need for expert help. For example, there are some relationship issues that can throw a relationship off and threaten to dismantle it completely. These issues include:

  • Jealousy
  • Infidelity
  • Trust issues
  • Opposing visions for the future
  • Disagreements in parenting

These relationship or marital issues can lead you and your partner to completely despise each other. It’s important to always remember that you are on the same team. A couples therapist or a marriage counselor at Thriveworks Counseling in Towson, MD can help you remember why you got together in the first place and work through this problem sufficiently.

The Benefits You Can Find in Couples and Marriage Counseling Are Aplenty

While couples therapy and marriage counseling are both great places to work through your relationship issues, it is also for couples that would like to simply strengthen their current foundation! In other words, you don’t have to be hanging from a thread to pursue or benefit from couples or marriage counseling. Couples therapy and marriage counseling can help you…

  1. Improve intimacy and your overall connection
  2. Better understand what your partner needs and vice versa
  3. Get back to a harmonious, balanced place
  4. Prepare for future problems that might come your way

Have you and your partner been looking into marriage counseling and/or couples therapy for some time now? Is this the first time you’ve considered pursuing this service? Either way, the relationship experts at Thriveworks Counseling in Towson, MD would be honored to partner with you. Again, they can help you work through existing issues and also improve the overall strength of your relationship.

Schedule Couples or Marriage Counseling at Thriveworks Counseling in Towson, MD

It’s simple: If you and your partner are interested in working with a relationship professional or you think you could benefit from these services, consider reaching out for help. There is no shame in doing so. In fact, pursuing couples or marriage counseling is a testament to your strength and dedication.

To set up a couples therapy or marriage counseling session, call our office. We’ll be happy to assist you and get you scheduled.

Pricing & insurance

Our therapists accept most major insurances. We accept 585+ insurance plans, and offer self-pay options, too.
Learn more about pricing for therapy and counseling services at Thriveworks.

Our Towson therapists and counselors accept 20 insurance plans

  • Aetna

  • Blue Cross Blue Shield | Anthem (Blue Card)

  • CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Maryland | BCBS HMO

  • CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Maryland | BCBS PPO

  • Cigna | Evernorth

  • Cigna | Evernorth EAP

  • Cigna | Evernorth Medicare Advantage

  • Compsych

  • First Health Network

  • Humana Exchange

  • Humana HMO/POS

  • Humana PPO | EPO | HDHP

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Self-pay costs at Towson
Talk therapy

Talk therapy

Includes individual, couples, child/ teen, & family therapy

First session

$1

Ongoing sessions

$1

Talk therapy

Psychiatry

Includes reducing symptoms with medication & management

First session

$1

Ongoing sessions

$1

Hear from our clients

5.0 Thriveworks Towson reviews are collected through Thriveworks.com.
★★★★★
Karen Osborne has been great to work with. She listens and provides good care. I highly recommend her and Thriveworks! Thank you.
Read more Karen Osborne has been great to work with. She listens and provides good care. I highly recommend her and Thriveworks! Thank you.
Towson Oct 2021
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★★★★★
I worked with Karen Osborn pNP for multiple years and I admire her commitment to her patients and peer staff.
Read more I worked with Karen Osborn pNP for multiple years and I admire her commitment to her patients and peer staff.
Towson Oct 2021
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★★★★★
Karen Osborne is amazing ! Listened and heard to everything I had to share. I felt easy to share. She analyzed and explained. She is a very professional and kind person. She made me feel like I was worthy of more and then, she went one step further and walked me through the process of my recovery. Not everyone can be so lucky to say the same.
Read more Karen Osborne is amazing ! Listened and heard to everything I had to share. I felt easy to share. She analyzed and explained. She is a very professional and kind person. She made me feel like I was worthy of more and then, she went one step further and walked me through the process of my recovery. Not everyone can be so lucky to say the same.
Towson Sep 2021
Review left on Thriveworks.com
★★★★★
Karen Osborne is knowledgeable, compassionate, caring, kind and very intelligent. If you want a provider who listens to you and partners with you on your care, she is the one to see. I appreciated her intelligent and thoughtful approach. A true professional.
Read more Karen Osborne is knowledgeable, compassionate, caring, kind and very intelligent. If you want a provider who listens to you and partners with you on your care, she is the one to see. I appreciated her intelligent and thoughtful approach. A true professional.
Towson Sep 2021
Review left on Thriveworks.com

Where to find us

Getting here

Thriveworks Counseling & Psychiatry Townson is near the corner of York Road and West Road. Near the BMW of Towson and River Church Baltimore, our office building is shared with General Practitioner, Christine Klass, and a few other businesses.

Phone number

(410) 709-7380

Languages spoken by MD providers

  • English
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