How does couples counseling work?
David Flowers
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Session 1, Oral History Interview
I’ll ask you a series of questions designed to help me know your history and backstory. Couples usually really enjoy telling me these stories, and I love hearing them.
Between 1 and 2, Computer assessment
You’ll each do this at home individually on a computer. This is a scientific assessment of both the strengths and difficulties in your relationship. There is a one-time $39 fee that goes to the creators of the assessment, paid by the first person to log in to do the assessment.
Session 2, Individual Interviews
A 90-minute session where I’ll meet individually with each of you for 45 minutes.
Session 3, Assessment Results and Treatment Plan
We review results of your computer assessment and I I assemble all the data from your Meet & Greet call, intake forms, couple and individual interviews, and your computer assessment and we work together to write an initial treatment plan.
All Subsequent Sessions
These will consist of checking in weekly, troubleshooting issues that came up, learning new skills and practicing them in session, and working through difficulties you may be having with applying your new learning in real life.
After Treatment Concludes, Relapse Prevention
At our last session we will schedule four follow-up sessions, one every six months. These are important in making sure you do not relapse and very quickly find yourselves back where you began.