Relationship Coaching for Couples

What Relationship Coaching for Couples?

Relationship coaching is a structured, short-term approach to help couples strengthen their relationship by targeting specific areas for improvement. Coaching sessions are goal-oriented and each session will focuses on a specific relationship skill or area for growth based on the results of your initial assessment(s).

Sessions progressively build off your initial assessment results to create a customized relationship enhancement program for you and your partner. Each session includes follow-up homework activities to help you and your partner practice what you learn and build healthy relationship habits. Assessments are based the two most popular, research-based couple's therapy approaches: Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) and the Gottman Method. Couples can also complete one or both evaluation sessions as a stand-alone service to gain insight into their relationship.

Private intensive programs are also offered based on one or both of these research-based approaches and customized to your needs. Private intensives include of 10 hours of private relationship coaching and relationship enhancement sessions scheduled in blocks of 75-minutes or more within a 2-month period (see below). These are custom programs. Structured intensives are also both privately or in group format including: Online Hold Me Tight® couple's groups and Online Premarital Counseling groups.

Relationship Coaching Session Fees, Packages & Intensives

Relationship coaching sessions are 25-minutes, 50-minutes, or 75-minutes in length. Sessions can be booked individually or as part of a package with sessions scheduled in 25-minute blocks at discounted rates. All coaching sessions are conducted online to enable in-session access to coaching resources. Additional discounts are available for packages where sessions will be scheduled on weekdays between 9am and 3:30pm.

Single Coaching Sessions

25-minute Coaching Session $110
50-minute Coaching Session $220
75-minute Coaching Session $330

Coaching Packages (sessions are scheduled in 25-minute blocks of 25-, 50-, or 75-minutes)

150-minutes of Coaching Sessions: Valid Anytime for ($625); for weekday only sessions between 9am and 4pm scheduled on Weekdays Only for ($525)
250-minutes of Coaching Sessions - Buy 9 (25-minute Coaching Session Blocks) Get 10 (25-minute Coaching Session Blocks) Valid Anytime for ($990); Valid Weekdays Only for ($855)

10-Hour Private Intensives for Couples - $1995 (scheduled in blocks of 75-minutes or more within a 2-month period)

Custom Intensive Programs based on one or both of the two most popular, research based approaches to couple's therapy - Emotionally Focused Therapy and the Gottman Method.
Private Premarital Counseling Programs help couples better understand one another, deepen their connection, and offer guidance and support to discuss important topics in preparation for marriage. Additional resources and exercises are provided to help you and your partner to continue to enhance your relationship even after the workshop ends. Online Premarital Counseling Groups Programs are also available.
Private Online Hold Me Tight® Workshops based on research by Dr. Susan Johnson, who developed Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT). EFT has been validated by numerous studies showing consistently positive outcomes with 90% reporting significant improvements in their relationship. The workshop includes structured exercises with personal one-on-one guidance from Dr. Bordieri, information about healthy relationships, and handouts. Online Hold Me Tight® groups are also available: go to OnlineHoldMeTight.com

Getting Started with Relationship Coaching

Relationship coaching starts with free 15 minute initial evaluation and consultation with Dr. Bordieri. During this consultation Dr. Bordieri will make initial recommendations for how to proceed with services including any additional assessments.

Structured Assessments for Couples

Communication Cycle & Needs Assessment

Relationship Checkup Assessment

Over time, all couples develop negative communication patterns that can leave partners feeling disconnected and misunderstood. This structured assessment draws from the wisdom of the EFT approach and will help you and your partner understand why even small arguments can escalate so quickly. You will gain insight into the needs that drive your negative cycle along with strategies to escape these rigid patterns that keep you and your partner stuck in conflict and disconnection. The Communication Pattern and Needs Assessment is highly therapeutic even without follow-up coaching sessions. It is equally appropriate for couples in current relationship distress and couples seeking to prevent future distress.
You and your partner will each complete a brief assessment form that Dr. Bordieri will review with you and your partner in-depth during your 75-minute assessment session.

The Relationship Checkup is a way to assess the health of your relationship, similar to an annual physical. It combines Dr. Bordieri's clinical expertise with a comprehensive online assessment based on over 40 years of research by Dr. John Gottman – one of the leading researchers in the couple’s therapy field. Results are confidential, fully HIPAA compliant, and only Dr. Bordieri will have access to your results. Once you complete the assessment, Dr. Bordieri will walk you through your strengths, areas for growth, and strategies to help you and your partner become relationship "masters." Dr. Bordieri will also provide you with an initial set of structured activities and resources to strengthen your communication and the quality of your relationship. The Relationship Checkup is a valuable resource for couples in distress and those looking to prevent future distress.