Couples Therapy
Couples sessions are a form of family therapy. Cash pay rates are $225 per hour. Dove accepts Providence and Blue Cross Blue Shield Insurance. Sessions are held via telehealth or in person at the office on Alberta Street in Northeast Portland.
Extended Couples Sessions
Self-pay (cash) couples therapy clients occasionally book two-hour blocks with Dove. Extended sessions can facilitate greater spaciousness that helps clients accomplish deeper change more quickly, and are offered at Dove’s typical rate of $225 per hour. Extended sessions occur in person at Dove’s office in Northeast Portland.
What does the whole process look like?
Email or call Dove to set up a consultation at dove@therapyintandem.com or text/call 971-266-3661 to request a consultation.
Meet with Dove in person or online for 25 minutes (free) to get a sense of whether you’d be a good fit to work together.
If no, Dove may provide referrals for you. If yes, Dove will book an intake appointment with you and your partner after you send your insurance info for review by the billing team (if using insurance).
Intake happens as a group, and then each person in a couple meets with Dove for a 1-1 session. The 4th session and subsequent meetings will happen together, with occasional 1-1’s to clarify perspectives and mix up the dynamic for strategic or clinical benefit.
Therapist will work with clients to determine after the first four sessions how often therapy is recommended, eg weekly or 2x a month. After clients feel that they are meeting their treatment goals, they decrease session frequency until ‘maintenance’ level (once a month) and then graduate.
Length of time in treatment depends on many factors and is an ongoing discussion between clients and therapist. Clients can discontinue services at any time, though most stop treatment once they’re maintaining the changes they created without needing much support. Occasionally, clients return to treatment when significant life changes illuminate new areas they’d like support with.