Couples Counseling

Maintaining the health of your relationship is an essential need that takes time, understanding and self-reflection. When a couple faces a new challenge or stress brought about by changing life conditions there can sometimes arise unexpected issues that are difficult to resolve. While open and honest communication is one of the best ways to begin addressing these situations, sometimes counseling can add an extra layer of insight and direction. Couples counseling is designed to uncover the root of the problem, understand contributing factors and result in a plan to address and resolve each problem.

At the same time, couples counseling can be used as a springboard to better understand your partner including expectations, communication style, and more. The result is often a more fulfilling relationship that avoids the typical “growing pains” experienced by many as their relationships progress.

Couples Counseling Issues

When a situation arises, there are often common patterns or themes that present themselves. Our team of professionals has experience helping couples address and overcome:

  • Communication problems
  • Intimacy Difficulties
  • Conflicts about child rearing or blended families
  • Substance abuse
  • Anger
  • Infidelity

Getting Started

We realize the decision to go to couples counseling can be a difficult one. This is especially true if you are already involved in a challenging relationship wrought with frustration and disappointment. While it is easier to ignore problems in the short-term, seeking help can open the door to new insights about both you and your partner. A single step is all that is needed to embark on the journey of healing.

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Frequently Asked Questions

We accept all major health insurance plans (BCBS, Health Partners, Medica, United Healthcare, Aetna, Preferred One, Cigna, Tricare, MN Medicaid (Medical Assistance), and Medicare) and many smaller health plans from around the country. If you don’t see your plan listed here, just give us a call and we can let you know if we are contracted with your plan to be in-network providers.

We bill all insurance plans electronically so you don’t have to worry about claims submission. Copays are due at the time of service. If you have co-insurance or are meeting a deductible, we will invoice you for the portion your insurance carrier does not cover.

For various reasons some clients elect to avoid using their insurance. You can call us and we can inform you of the cost of services depending on what types of services you are seeking.

Clients who are experiencing hardship and may currently be without insurance can call our office and talk with our scheduling staff about sliding fee options. Many of our clinicians will reduce the usual and customary fees to make it more affordable for those paying out of pocket. This is determined by the individual clinicians based on circumstances and availability. Please call for more information.

Our clinicians set their own schedules and they may change over time. Many offer some evening appointment times throughout the week, but not every day and not every clinician. Most clinicians do not offer weekend appointments, but in some instances it has been arranged. It is best to call scheduling and specific requests can be addressed to see if there is a possible opportunity to accommodate the time you are looking for.

The first appointment is referred to as a diagnostic intake appointment. During this appointment the clinician is trying to gather as much information as possible about the presenting issues as well as gather global information about various areas in your life including the past. We are trying to see the whole person in the big picture so we can formulate treatment options and recommendations to discuss with you at the end of that session. There is a lot of information to collect so the clinician will be asking a lot of questions. Future sessions will take on a much different look and feel.

We ask clients to provide 24 hour advance notice for cancellations. If your appointment is on a Monday, please call by Friday if you will need to miss your appointment. This allows us to make the appointment time available to clients on our waiting or cancellation list. If less than 24 hours notice is provided, a no show or late cancel fee is charged. If special circumstances are involved, please call and discuss this with scheduling or directly with your clinician.

Please check your medication container to see if the doctor has provided any refills on the label. If so, you need only call your pharmacy to request a refill. If the label indicates no refills, you should call your pharmacy to request a refill from the doctor. Your pharmacy will electronically, or via fax, send a refill request to our office with all the information we need.

In some instances your doctor may need to see you for a medication check prior to supplying a refill. Always schedule a follow up appointment after seeing your doctor for the time frame they specify and delays in refills should not be a problem. If your doctor needs to schedule with you, our staff will contact you. Once the doctor has reviewed the refill request and approved it, your pharmacy should contact you to pick up your prescription.

If you have questions about a bill, or about our billing process, please call the main number and we will attempt to answer your question on the phone. If we cannot answer your question, we will have a representative from our billing office contact you directly.

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