What Happens Next: Couples Therapy

1. Step 1

   We read it, and reply

   A real person on our team reads your message and replies within one business day — by email, or by text if you opted in. If you asked a question, you get an answer. If you’re ready to get scheduled, we help you do that.

2. Step 2 Optional

   Want to talk it through first?

   A free fifteen-minute phone call, no commitment. We call you at the time you choose. Useful for working out whether couples therapy is the right fit, or asking what you didn’t want to type. Email works just as well if you’d rather.

   Book a free call
3. Step 3

   Paperwork, then your first appointment

   Before your first appointment a secure client-portal link arrives by email with the intake forms — do them on your phone in about ten minutes. Most people have a first appointment within one to two weeks.

4. Step 4

   An assessment phase, together and apart

   Your first few sessions map the pattern you keep landing in — what each of you does, and what it costs. You’ll both be heard before anyone is asked to change anything.

5. Step 5

   Weekly sessions, then less often

   Weekly for a stretch — often three to six months — learning DBT skills applied to the two of you: how to say the hard thing, how to hear it, how to repair. Then sessions space out as the new pattern holds. In person, or online if you’re both in Colorado.

Good to know

Both partners

Both partners take part. Couples therapy is fine alongside an individual therapist either of you already sees.

Insurance

We accept Colorado Medicaid through Colorado Access and RMHP, and couples therapy is covered. Many commercial plans don’t cover couples therapy, so most couples with commercial insurance pay out of pocket. Billing details.

Crisis

If you’re ever in crisis, call or text 988, or go to the nearest emergency room. We’re not a crisis service.