Couples Counseling Costs in Gainesville, Fl
What is the cost of staying stuck?
Here's what it takes to get started, what it costs, and how to get started
How Much Does Couples Counseling Cost in Gainesville, Fl?
Most couples pay $175 for normal business hours - weekdays before 5pm.
I do offer after hours for $250 for those that need evening/night appointments.
consistent sessions
standard hours
weekdays before 4pm
$175/hr
A clear plan and not just conversations
Real skills you can use at home
Momentum and accountability
In between session support and accountability
In Person or Virtual
consistent sessions
after hours
weekdays after 5pm or weekend intensives
$250/hr
Everything of consistent hours
I offer after hour sessions to accommodate your schedule
For weekends I offer Intensives which is where couples can deep dive into a topic by blocking off 2-4 hours so we can really address concerns
How Much Does It Cost to Get Started?
Normally $550
Currently $300
Intakes sessions are currently $300.
This is because the intake session includes:
3 Relationship Assessments
2 hour intake evaluation
Relationship Blueprint Toolkit: 20 Relationship Guides to improve communication, connection, and conflict to empower you between our sessions.
What Is Your Intake Process?
I have 3 steps that I take couples though when we're starting to work together. This process helps get a better understanding of your relationship.
3 Relationship Assessments
1. The Relationship Blueprint:
Measures your current experience with safety, communication, conflict, and connection
2. The Relationship Risk Audit:
Helps you reflect on your own behaviors using the RICH framework
3. How I Experience My Partner:
Offers insight into how you each feel in the relationship day to day
2 Hour Intake
This helps me get a full understanding of your history, strengths, pain points, and your goals and motivation to want to make changes.
1 on 1 Meetings
These allow me to get to know you as an individual and who each of you. I also love to provide the opportunity for both of you to be able to share freely what you are wanting and have been experiencing.
Ready to get started?
Do You Accept Insurance For Couples Counseling?
I am not in network with any insurance panel right now, so I
cannot bill insurance directly.
I can give you a superbill you
can submit to your insurance company. Depending on your policy,
they may reimburse you back as an out of network provider.
How Many Sessions Will We Need?
Plan on at least 10 to 12 sessions. Honestly, your progress and growth
depends on how long the problem has been going on and how much
you practice between sessions. The more you work at home, the
faster you may see change.
Most couples that have multiple concerns going on tend to take longer.
This Is Not A Quick Fix
Most couples didn't get here overnight. And it won't shift overnight either. But when both people are willing to do the work, real change is possible.
I believe couples are capable of real change when they are given the right support, a clear plan, and the willingness to show up with intention.
Is Couples Counseling Worth It?
Many couples spend years stuck in the same conflict. Counseling
gives you tools, a plan, and a guide. When you think about the
cost of staying stuck, the cost of getting help is small. Most
couples say the change is worth far more than the fee.
I tell couples, "I wish I could promise sunshine and rainbows but I can't do that and it would be unethical. I can pretty much promise that every couples gains more clarity on what they should be working on and how to do improve their relationship or they gain the clarity that they do not want to do the work. From there they have to make their own decisions on what actions to take from this clarity.
The Relationship Blueprint Toolkit
Also included
Here's what you get:
20 Guides related to Safety, Communication, Conflict, and Connection
Teaching videos
Simple concepts explained clearly
Reflection prompts and couple questions
Scripts to use when communication feels hard
Exercises that help you build habits together
Couples who use these tools make faster and deeper progress.
One hour every week is not enough to change long-standing habits.
But if you engage with the toolkits between sessions, you start to integrate the work into your actual life.
That’s when real change happens.
"Mike has literally saved our marriage!"
I wish I could give more than 5 stars. Mike has literally saved our marriage. When we first came to Mike we were in a very dark place, but through his sessions we finally see the light. The resources and guidance he has provided me and my husband are unmatched! We are often sharing these resources with others and recommend him to our friends. Thanks Mike!
-Google Review
How Do I Get Started?
1. Fill out the form
When you submit this form, it'll automatically share the information with me and alert me that you're interested.
2. We text
I'll shoot you an email and a text. If calling is preferable just let me know and we'll set up a time to call. We'll be able to discuss any further details you want to share.
3. Get started
We'll schedule your intake and your consistent appointment time. I'll send you over the onboarding links for the assessments and new clients form. That way you can complete all of this before you come for your intake appointment and we can jump right in and make the most of our time together.
Ready to get started?
MEET your therapist
Hey, I'm Mike!
A Real Plan. Not Just Hope.
I ask couples to commit to 12 sessions because it gives us enough time to build momentum. I want couples to know at the beginning that this is usually not a quick fix because many of these habits have been around for a long time.
This is therapy with a clear arc.
By session 4, if no one is doing the work, we pause and talk about it.
We adjust pacing, homework, or expectations.
This isn’t about perfection.
It’s about ownership.
Usually around session 12, you will feel the shift and the new behaviors are starting to take more root.
Increased Accountability and Ownership
Better Listening and Communication Skills
Break Old Habits and Build a Loving Culture
READY TO started?
Get Started Today!
If you've been searching for couples counseling to help both of you to learn how to get out of your own way because you want to be best friends, great lovers, and an amazing team then I'd love to work with you.
STILL NOT SURE?
Frequently Asked Questions
I understand there can be some questions.
Here are some of the common ones.
If you have more, then shoot me a text of your questions!
Question 1: Do you take insurance?
I am not in network with any insurance companies I would be considered out of network with most policies. If you want to work with me and want help getting your insurance to reimburse a portion of it, I can provide documentation to help you submit for possible out-of-network reimbursement.
Insurance companies already aren’t great at helping people that have a policy get covered for mental health counseling. They are tend to dictate how much therapists get paid which is often not sustainable to cover us to stay in business. They also can limit how many sessions they will cover for you.
They can also do this procedure called "claw backs" where basically they say they can they overpaid therapists and those therapists have to pay back money at the end of the year.
They also require a diagnosis to be documented for them to cover you. I can provide the diagnosis and procedure code but I like to make sure people are informed before they give that information as part of their records.
Question 2: Why 12 session commitment?
Anything under 10-12 sessions is generally considered short term. For lasting momentum and change to have time to take root then we have to give the skills time to develop and grow.
The first 4 sessions tend to be us stabilizing the relationship and getting the right trajectory.
The next 8-10 sessions tend to be learning and applying the new skills and trying to undue year (or decades) worth of unhelpful behaviors.
The sessions after that tend to be applying those skills to other areas of your relationship and gaining more mastery of the skills so they take root and are the new way you to relate to each other.
Question 3: What if we don't want to continue?
You are free to discontinue counseling whenever you feel you are done. Although I ask for a commitment from the couple, I will not force you to continue coming to treatment. I love discussing with couples where they feel they are in their progress and where are they growing. I prefer to have an open conversation and practice good communication skills if you want to make changes.
I tend to see that many couples want to discontinue around session 4-6 because they are no longer in crisis and things tend to start to feel better. They're applying the skills and catching some momentum but I caution against stopping at this point because the new behaviors are not in place firmly enough to be sustained.
Question 4: What are Intensives?
Sometimes I hour isn't enough time to really go into the material. Sometimes it feels like just when you two are really digging into everything that we now only have 10 minutes. Intensives are a way to help with that. We block off 3-4 hours to be able to really address an issue.
This is great for couples that want to deep dive or it's also a great option that have hectic and variable schedules so they have a hard time finding a consistent appointment time. We can find a time block and have that be our meeting time.