Intensive Multi-Day “Marathon” Couples Counseling
Live out of town? Want to dedicate a whole weekend to your relationship? Marathon Couples Therapy Might Be Right for You.
Couples Counseling ATL offers Intensive Marathon Therapy through our organization. Arrangements can be made with one of our Certified Gottman Therapists to provide extended sessions consisting of several hours or occurring over several consecutive days to provide Intensive Marathon Therapy.
Couples who have experienced this modality and have been in typical counselling sessions said they would never have made the breakthroughs they did without being able to work through their issue in one extended sitting. They felt that by not being rushed, the needed safety to share was built as they went on in the session.
What does it involve?
Marathon Couples Therapy is an intensive and focused therapeutic modality for couples in high distress or simply in need of a Marriage expert. What you can expect from a Marathon session with one of our counselors is to foster respect, affection, and closeness to build and share a deeper connection with each other’s inner world; to keep conflict discussions calm; to facilitate breakthroughs; to resolve conflict grid-lock; and to strengthen and maintain the gains in your relationship.
We start out by identifying the goals and intentions of the therapy process right from the start. We help couples come to a compromise on their “gridlocked” issues: many times couples do not always have the same aspirations, hopes or goals, yet they need to come to some sort of resolution. We do our best to honor both individuals’ hopes and dreams. Our goal is to facilitate clients in accessing new strengths, learning new skills, and gaining new insights, which moves them in the direction that they want their relationship to go.
Prior to coming in, you will complete an assessment packet that you can do online through our website. In this assessment packet you will be asked several questions about the current state of your relationship, as well as what it is you hope to achieve during therapy. These goals will become our objective, and we will review your assessment packet prior to meeting with you.
We are available for Marathon sessions almost any day of the week, depending of course, on scheduling availability. You will first meet together with your therapist(s), and then each partner will have the opportunity for an individual session as well (Often we do the individual sessions by phone prior to the couple attending the sessions). After that, the therapist(s) will meet with both partners and discuss the current state of your relationship, how it got there, and the establishment of a plan for moving you toward your goals. Once we believe that we are all on the same page, the therapy begins in earnest. Please review the Counseling Services section of our website to get a better description of what therapy will include.
If you live out of town, you will book several hours in a row, and/or two consecutive days of therapy. You would stay in a local hotel or commute back to your home, depending on travel distance. Depending on how the therapy evolves, you may choose to return for followup sessions every few weeks or months. You will pay in full prior to attending sessions, and due to our scheduling commitments, there is a 3 week cancellation policy. Your therapist has to make themselves available and arrange their schedules for these sessions, so it is imperative that you keep your appointment and commit to this process.
How Does This Work?
Who Might Benefit?
Any couple who is experiencing marital or relationship distress and wants their relationship to stay together or would like to explore where they are at in the relationship. It helps if you are committed to the relationship, however many couples who have suffered a significant setback are just not quite sure. This is okay, and we can work with that as well, helping you work through those issues to resolve this question.
Any couple who does not live in the vicinity of Atlanta, GA: more than an hour away for example (Savannah, Macon, Nashville or other parts of the Southeast or USA).
Any couple in distress who feel the need for urgent help and will be unable to schedule regular sessions over time due to demands on their own schedules — work or travel, for example.
Who Would Not Be a Candidate?
Couples who have already determined to leave their relationship and cannot commit to the therapy process are unlikely to derive significant benefit from this process, and are therefore not candidates for this type of therapy.
Packages
Two Day Package
Stephanie Cook (In Person) - $4000 plus travel/lodging
Jessica Hart (Online Only) - $3080
Liz Clements (In Person) - $3000 plus travel/lodging
Includes all of the assessments and interventions mentioned above
two individual video or phone sessions before arriving
feedback and goal setting session
12 hours of intensive therapy/coaching
A take home package of tools and supplementary support material.
Highly skilled therapist who has years of experience working with couples and are certified therapists and educators with the Gottman Institute.
Three Day Package
Stephanie Cook (in person) - $6000 plus travel/lodging
Jessica Hart (online video) - $4620
Liz Clements (in person) - $4500
Recommended for Affair Recovery
Includes all of the assessments and interventions mentioned above
two individual video or phone sessions before arriving
feedback and goal setting session
A take home package of tools and supplementary support material.
Highly skilled therapist who has years of experience working with couples and are therapists and educators who have trained with the Gottman Institute.
18 hours of Intensive Therapy/Coaching
Four Day Package
Stephanie Cook - $8000
Recommended for Affair recovery & those wanting extra support
Includes all of the assessments and interventions mentioned above
two individual Skype or phone sessions before arriving
feedback and goal setting session
A take home package of tools and supplementary support material.
Highly skilled therapist who has years of experience working with couples and are certified therapists and educators with the Gottman Institute.
24 hours of Intensive Therapy Coaching
can also be divided into 2, 2-day sessions instead of 4 consecutive days
Schedule Your Intensive Couples Counseling Therapy Session
To schedule a marathon session with any of our available counselors, please email our client care coordinator, Camila Quintero, at info@CounselingATl.com.
Frequently Asked Questions
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We have a range of fees based on clinician experience levels, ranging from $130 - 400 per 45 minute individual session or 80 minute couples session, to several thousand dollars for multi-day “marathon” style intensives for couples. Please click on the link below to schedule a free call with any of our therapists to answer your questions and decide which therapist would work best for you.
Likewise, feel free to email us at info@CounselingATL.com and we will get back to you asap!
Payment is due at time of service, and online storage of credit card information for automatic, recurring processing is the required payment method. We accept debit/credit cards (Visa, Mastercard, Discover and American Express) and many HSA cards are accepted, but you will need to verify that your account has sufficient funds prior to meeting with us.
Please note that 48 hour advance cancellation of scheduled appointments is required in order to avoid being charged for the full session fee.
We believe that therapy is an important decision and investment of time and money; you want to make sure you are making the right choice. Having a "good fit" between a client and therapist is critical for a successful outcome. This is why we offer a free 30 minute initial phone or video consultation if you would like to meet any of us before deciding whether or not you would like to work with us. Here are some tips for choosing the right therapist.
Also, if you cannot afford our services, are not able to see a counselor in-network with your insurance company, or need low fee counseling services, please consider contacting one of the training facilities, community counseling centers or educational institutions in Georgia we’ve compiled on this list. Although we are not able to see every couple at a reduced cost, your ability to afford treatment should never be a barrier to getting help, and thankfully there are many privately and publicly funded agencies that can help!
LEARN MORE ABOUT LOW-COST COUNSELING SERVICES FROM PRIVATE AND PUBLICLY FUNDED AGENCIES
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YOUR INDIVIDUAL INSURANCE PLAN DETERMINES WHAT YOU MAY BE REIMBURSED
You will need to call your insurance and provide them with the license / degree of your chosen therapist and to ask if they will reimburse you for couples therapy.
Click on the following to see this helpful worksheet; when calling your insurance company to see about the possible costs of working with us:
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To view our current workshops, please click HERE.
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To learn more about Gottman Couples Therapy, please check out our page.
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Yes, we offer premarital counseling! Visit our page to see if it’s right for you.
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We offer individual counseling to support you on your journey.
Learn more about our services by visiting our page.
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Here is a list of our current support groups that we offer.
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Discernment counseling can help you on the right path in making this decision. Learn more about whether this type of counseling is right for you.
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We offer two convenient locations in Poncey Highlands and Buckhead.
Learn more about our locations here.