Couples Counseling

Whether you and your partner are just starting to see cracks in your relationship or have been struggling for awhile, we offer evidence base couples counseling that helps all types of couples in all types of situations.

Some of the issues we help with:

  • Affairs & emotional betrayals

  • Conflict management

  • Adjusting to new life circumstances

  • Communication issues

  • Lack of emotional and/or sexual intimacy

  • Premarital Counseling

The Gottman Method

At Organic Counseling, we practice Gottman Method Couples Counseling- a heavily research-based approach to helping couples reduce negative interactions and build back emotional intimacy. With over 40 years of research, the Gottman Institute has collected data from thousands of couples across the world to learn how to create satisfying and long lasting relationships.

Want to learn more? Click here to check out the Gottman Institute’s website!

Couples who start Gottman Method Therapy will begin with an assessment of their relationship.

Assessment includes:

  • Initial intake appointment with couple (90 minutes)

  • Gottman Relationship Checkup Survey

  • Individual interview with each partner (60 minutes each)

  • Customized assessment report

  • Feedback & planning session (60 minutes)

After the assessment, your clinician will be able to personalize your treatment to prioritize your relationship’s key issues and challenges in sessions going forward.

Getting Started

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  • Yes! At Organic Counseling, we pride ourselves in collecting every piece of data possible to help couples see results as fast as possible. We believe it would be a disservice to our couples if we didn’t check every box before starting treatment. Plus, we share the data with you so you know where your problem areas are…even if they haven’t surfaced yet. Because we look at each relationship’s individual strengths and challenges, we actually are able to provide more efficient treatment that feels much more personalized.

  • On average, most couples say they see vast improvement within 6-12 months of therapy but everyone is different. It truly depends on many factors such as how often you’re attending sessions, the severity of your relationship issues, and counseling techniques applied outside of sessions.

    • Initial Intake & Feedback Session (90 minutes each)- $300 each

    • Gottman Checkup Survey- $40

    • All other couples counseling appointments are $200 per hour.

  • No. At this time, we are unable to accept insurance for couples counseling, as insurance companies have become increasingly strict about recognizing relationship counseling as a medical necessity.

  • Yes! In September of 2017, Certified Gottman Therapist Salvatore Garanzini and Alapaki Yee, MFT, along with Drs. John and Julie Gottman, published the results of the first outcome research study on couples therapy with gay and lesbian couples in the Journal of Marital and Family Therapy. The results proved that Gottman Method Couples Therapy is incredibly effective as an evidence-based therapy for gay and lesbian couples.

Frequently Asked Questions