COUPLE THERAPY:
FEES AND INSURANCE
CONSIDER THIS...
You have likely put heart and soul into your life and your intimate relationship. If you're on this site looking for help it probably means things aren't going the way you'd like. What we have to offer you and your circumstance is substantial academic background, extensive post-graduate training, many years of experience and a passion for working with couples. In an age when insurance is as confusing as it is desirable, we think it is vital for couples to take responsibility for their relationship life. Because we think couples should take responsibility for their relationship we work outside the confines of insurance companies' desire to dictate the terms of treatment. It's your relationship. You decided to get in it and you should decide on intervention.
You have likely put heart and soul into your life and your intimate relationship. If you're on this site looking for help it probably means things aren't going the way you'd like. What we have to offer you and your circumstance is substantial academic background, extensive post-graduate training, many years of experience and a passion for working with couples. In an age when insurance is as confusing as it is desirable, we think it is vital for couples to take responsibility for their relationship life. Because we think couples should take responsibility for their relationship we work outside the confines of insurance companies' desire to dictate the terms of treatment. It's your relationship. You decided to get in it and you should decide on intervention.
Our fee for couple therapy is $175 per session.
Is Couple Therapy covered by health insurance?
The short answer to that question is, no, it is not covered. Call your health insurance company and ask. But, make sure you ask if the relationship is diagnosed. Or, if the provider is required to diagnose one of you with a condition that requires medical intervention.
Health insurance is designed to cover individuals who have a condition that requires a medically necessary intervention or procedure. There is no way for insurance companies to define relationships as unhealthy. We all know that relationships can be very unhealthy...even toxic...but, our current diagnostic system does not accommodate that situation. We know that it's possible for two medically healthy individuals to form a relationship that is unhealthy. Just because two people are so different that they can't happily live together does not mean either of them is diagnosable. It simply means they are having a hard time trying to accommodate their differences.
Couple therapy is essentially about recognizing strengths and weaknesses. It's about noticing similarities and differences. It's all about helping two individuals who are naturally different find productive ways of living together. Couple therapy is NOT about diagnosing one partner and assuming the other has no diagnosable issues.
When we work with a couple, the relationship is the client. Bob is not my client. Neither is Sally. Their relationship is the client. We don't think about Bob except as he is in a relationship with Sally. The same goes for Sally. This is what makes couple therapy unique. It is not two individuals in therapy at the same time. Rather, it's a relationship that's in therapy and two individuals show up as its representatives.
Health insurance is designed to cover individuals who have a condition that requires a medically necessary intervention or procedure. There is no way for insurance companies to define relationships as unhealthy. We all know that relationships can be very unhealthy...even toxic...but, our current diagnostic system does not accommodate that situation. We know that it's possible for two medically healthy individuals to form a relationship that is unhealthy. Just because two people are so different that they can't happily live together does not mean either of them is diagnosable. It simply means they are having a hard time trying to accommodate their differences.
Couple therapy is essentially about recognizing strengths and weaknesses. It's about noticing similarities and differences. It's all about helping two individuals who are naturally different find productive ways of living together. Couple therapy is NOT about diagnosing one partner and assuming the other has no diagnosable issues.
When we work with a couple, the relationship is the client. Bob is not my client. Neither is Sally. Their relationship is the client. We don't think about Bob except as he is in a relationship with Sally. The same goes for Sally. This is what makes couple therapy unique. It is not two individuals in therapy at the same time. Rather, it's a relationship that's in therapy and two individuals show up as its representatives.
When we work with a couple, the relationship is the client.
You can find therapists who will use your insurance to cover the cost of couple therapy. When they do that, they are identifying one or the other of you as needing a medically necessary intervention. This implies a particular mindset on the part of the therapist. It creates a foundation for therapy that is essentially lopsided...one of you is well and the other is not.
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We believe doing couple therapy on an uneven playing field violates the fundamental premise that both parties are in it together and both parties hold responsibility for its health. |
Your life and your relationships are precious. They deserve an experienced guide as you move from where you are to where you want to be.