In-Person Couples Counseling
What to Expect
During your Couple’s Intensive Therapy, you will experience a safe, unhurried environment in which you can be transparent, share openly, and move towards positive change. This experience provides you and your partner with the space to find peaceful solutions and learn how to use your strengths and conflicts to build something new and healthy. Finally, experience the life and relationship you have been dreaming of.
COUPLES INTENSIVE THERAPY
Pre-marital Counseling
Prepare yourselves for the most amazing marriage and life together.
With over half of all marriages ending in divorce, it’s imperative to establish a strong foundation. Lays the groundwork for a successful and loving partnership before the wedding ceremony and the marriage begins. Live your dreams and let the romance begin!
“Gina was able to help us create a shared vision together as a couple. We feel we are now off to a great start in our new marriage. She helped us create a budget, discuss expectations around our sex life and clarify our roles and responsibilities in the home.”
– Aubrey and John Hicks
Pre-marital Counseling
Intensive Topics include:
- Identify your similarities and differences and use them to strengthen your partnership
- Learn each other’s Love Language
- Practice key communication skills
- Get the tools to resolve any conflict
- Establish healthy boundaries to protect the relationship
- Discuss roles and responsibilities
- Design a household budget
- Discussing family planning and children
- Write a “couple’s vision” and goals for your future together
- Establish the love, romance, and safe haven you have been hoping for
*The package includes worksheets, homework, and reading assignments
Designed for:
- All ages
- First marriages
- Second and third marriages
- Widows/widowers
- Blended families
- Straight or LGBTQAI+
Pre-marital Counseling 8 Hours
- 8 hours of Pre-marital counseling to be used in two-hour blocks over a two-to-eight-week period.
Pre-marital Intensive Counseling 16 Hours
- 16 hours of Pre-marital counseling to be used in two-hour blocks over a four-to-twelve-week period.
*Insurance plans do not cover this program*
Ensure your marriage is set up for success and that you experience the most fulfilling relationship possible.
Conscious Uncoupling Counseling
Achieve an Amicable Ending
Most break-ups and divorces are incredibly hurtful and hostile. They don’t have to be this way. Families don’t need to take sides or villainize one of the partners. Parting ways can be kind, loving, and respectful. With a higher sense of awareness and emotional maturity, couples can achieve an amicable ending to their relationship.
“My husband and I believed we could split amicably and hired Gina Guddat to help us through “conscious uncoupling”. We created a fair and equitable divorce settlement and parenting plan. She was compassionate and listened to our concerns, ultimately helping us achieve a healthy co-parenting plan. We can both move forward as friends with respect for each other.”
– Tara and Keith Sullivan
Conscious Uncoupling Counseling
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- Receive a roadmap on how to end a relationship with kindness
- Tools for fostering a loving family dynamic
- Minimize the impact on children
- Prevent in-laws and families from taking sides
- Reduce hurtful and harmful conversations
- Understanding the relationship history
- Creating a “statement of separation”
- Agreeing on new boundaries
- Setting guidelines to communicate in the future
- Learning strategies for self-care
Designed For:
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- Adults
- Married Couples
- Couples in committed long-term relationships
- Straight or LGBTQIA+
Condensed Package 8 Hours
- 8 hours of Conscious Uncoupling counseling to be used in two-hour blocks over a two-to-eight-week period.
Intensive Package 16 Hours
- 16 hours of Conscious Uncoupling counseling to be used in two-hour blocks over a four-to-twelve-week period.
Extended Package 24 Hours
• 24 hours of crisis counseling to be used in two-hour blocks over a six-to-sixteen-week period
*Insurance plans do not cover this program*
These sessions are designed to help you end your relationship in the most peaceful way possible.
Discernment Counseling for Couples
Too Bad to Stay or Too Good to Leave?
Discernment Counseling aims to assist couples in achieving clarity and certainty as they navigate the decision-making process regarding the future of their relationship. One person may have a foot out the door, not convinced the partnership will last. The other may be “leaning in” and interested in rebuilding their relationship in a fresh new way, seeing more hope for a future together.
“With Gina’s help I am now able to express my feelings in a healthy way and receive much needed feedback from my wife. I would definitely recommend Ms. Guddat to any couple that needs help repairing their relationship.”
– Travis Smit
Discernment Counseling for Couples
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- Analyzing the health and history of the relationship
- Identifying the key issues that have caused hurt or harm in the relationship
- Evaluating areas of conflict and whether they can be addressed and prevented in the future
- Discussing the willingness and capability for changes
- Considering reconciliation and a “restart”
- Constructing an amicable separation or divorce as an option
Designed for:
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- People who have been in a committed relationship
- Marriages
- Engaged couples
- Straight or LGBTQIA+
Condensed Package 8 Hours
8 hours of discernment counseling to be used in two-hour blocks over a two-to-eight-week period.
Intensive Package 16 Hours
16 hours of discernment counseling to be used in two-hour blocks over four-to-twelve-week period.
*Insurance plans do not cover this program*
Discernment counseling helps you identify the issues in your relationship and evaluate if they are solvable.
Crisis Counseling for Couples
Can we recover from this? What do we do next?
Have you discovered that your partner is having an affair or struggling with gambling, drinking, drugs, or sexual addiction? Have you struggled with infertility, miscarriage, or loss of a child? Has parenting or illness taken a toll on your partnership? Are you managing elderly or sick parents? Are you experiencing emotional and mental stress? Whether your relationship has suffered a major unexpected blow or been worn down little by little over a long period, you’re at the point of a critical crisis. When emotions are running high, it can be difficult to see your way through the roller coaster of feelings and facts.
Gina Guddat can help you assess the relationship and evaluate next steps. You will work through past wounds, heal dysfunctional patterns and learn new ways of communicating and connecting. Gina is an expert in helping you determine how to heal your relationship or in some cases, consciously uncouple in a healthy and amicable way.
“My husband and I are in love again! After a therapeutic separation that Gina supervised, we were able to press the reset button and begin our relationship in a more loving and healthy way.”
– Taylor and Tyler Barnette
Crisis Counseling for Couples
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- Evaluate the health of the relationship
- Understand the history of the partnership
- Assessing strengths and weaknesses
- Identifying hurts, harm, and raw spots
- Clearing past infractions
- Establishing new, healthy boundaries
- Rebuilding trust, safety, and security through accountability
- Making happy, healthy memories through shared experience
- Creating new goals and a vision
Designed For:
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- Infidelity or Betrayal
- Emotional Disconnection
- Destructive Patterns
- Addictions
- Broken Trust
- Emotional Abuse
- Narcissism
- Parenting Issues
- Straight or LGBTQAI+ Couples
Condensed Package 8 Hours
8 hours of crisis counseling to be used in two-hour blocks over a two-to-eight-week period.
Intensive Package 16 Hours
16 hours of crisis counseling to be used in two-hour blocks over a four-to-twelve-week period.
Extended Package 24 Hours
- 24 hours of crisis counseling to be used in two-hour blocks over a six-to-sixteen week period.
*Insurance plans do not cover this program*
Crisis Counseling takes you through a step-by-step process, uncovering unhealthy patterns that lead to a crisis. Discover hope and healing while you learn tools for a more fulfilling relationship.
Ready to Get Serious?
Counseling for Couples Taking the Next Step
Living Together in Love
According to Pew Research, nearly 60% of adults aged 18-44 will co-reside with a significant partner. Additionally, 70% of married couples today live together before getting married.
There are many benefits of living together. Although love and companionship are cited as the most common reasons, there are also financial, emotional, and physical advantages.
If you are ready to take your relationship to the next level of commitment and co-reside, set the stage for success before you start living together. Take this course and let the romance begin!
“Engaging in therapy before moving in together was a game-changer for our relationship. It gave us the tools and insight we needed to have open, honest conversations about our future. The exercises also helped us understand each other on a deeper level. Now we feel more confident and aligned.”
– Dani Ferris
Ready to get Serious Counseling for Couples
- Understand the history of the partnership Assess strengths and weaknesses
- Establish healthy boundaries
- Define roles and responsibilities
- Budgeting basics
- Build trust, safety, and security through accountability
- Create shared experiences
- Discuss goals and vision statement
*The package includes worksheets, homework, and reading assignments
- Adults
- Straight or LGBTQIA+
- Non-married couples
- Serious partnerships
Condensed Package 8 Hours
8 hours of counseling to be used in two-hour blocks over a two-to-eight-week period.
Intensive Package 16 Hours
16 hours of counseling to be used in two-hour blocks over a four-to-twelve-week period.
*Insurance plans do not cover this program*
This counseling intensive helps make moving in together a smooth transition and ensures your relationship is set up for success.
Couples Intensive Therapy
Build your own Intensive Package!
These therapy blocks were designed to allow you and your partner to address specific issues that are unique to YOUR relationship. I offer a safe space to process and work on any topics that you choose.
– Travis Smit
“We signed up for Gina’s Couple’s Intensive. It saved our marriage. The program forced us to give the time and attention that or relationship really needed.”
– Brian and Emma Hawthorne
Build Your Own Intensive
- Conflict Resolution
- Communication
- Boundary setting
- Increasing Romance
- Improving Sex Life
- Roles and Responsibilities
- Planning for Baby
- Career development
- Relocation
- Retirement
- Grief and Loss
- Empty Nesting
- Blended Families
Intensive Couple’s Therapy
Condensed Therapy- 8 hours of couples counseling to be used in one or two-hour blocks over a two-to-eight-week period.
Intensive Couple’s Therapy
Intensive Therapy-16 hours of couples counseling to be used in two-hour blocks over a four-to-twelve-week period.
Intensive Couple’s Therapy
Extended Therapy- 24 hours of couples counseling to be used in two-hour blocks over a six-to-sixteen week period.
SCHEDULE YOUR COUPLES INTENSIVE NOW!
Experience the love and life you have been dreaming of!
– Trisha and James Hayle
Insurance
To get the real help that you need, Gina Guddat has put together packages of 2-hour blocks where couples can have the extended time to dig deep into the issues and get the work done to improve, restore, remake, and in many cases renew their relationship. Couples counseling is NOT covered by most insurance plans. Gina does not bill insurance companies due to state regulatory consideration. All services provided are entirely out-of-pocket and due at the time of the appointment.
Gina’s hourly rate for Individual Therapy is $185
Gina’s hourly rate for Couples Counseling is $235
Gina offers discounted packages for clients prepaying for 8, 16, or 24 hours of therapy