Couples Therapy

Maybe you’ve noticed a dysfunctional cycle in your marriage or relationship. Maybe you’ve stopped talking or are having lots of communication issues. Perhaps you’re having trouble agreeing on ways to parent your kids, spend your money, having disagreements about sex and intimacy, or just generally feeling lost and disconnected in your relationship. If any of these apply to you, you’ve come to the right place.

I am clinical psychologist specializing in a research-based model of therapy called Emotionally Focused Therapy (“EFT”) for Couples. EFT is a specialized therapy

In couples therapy, we will directly work on:

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This means our sessions will be spent exploring how early childhood experiences have affected your sense of self, your relationships, your ability to regulate your emotions, and your overall connection to the world. We will spend a lot of time in our sessions processing painful feelings, understanding thoughts that feel “unspeakable” or “unthinkable,” and work on better understanding yourself and others. The end goal of all this? To help you re-establish connection with what matters most in your life and let go of painful feelings, thoughts, and traumas that are weighing you down and keeping you stuck in the past.

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I also place a high value on understanding how individual differences, multicultural concerns, and the intersectionality of identities all play into one’s overall mental health, as well as each person’s sense of identity. A great deal of my training and continued education is geared towards understanding my own power, privilege, and positionality, and how all of these factors affect your work with me. I encourage and welcome these difficult dialogues into our sessions, as research suggests these conversations, while difficult, are pivotal to your success in therapy.

Interested in booking a session? Let’s chat. Give me a call or send an e-mail, and we can see if you and I would be a good fit.

Session structure and fees

We first conduct a few intake sessions, where I will sit down with each of you (and together) and hear your perspectives about what you think is going on in the relationship, and what you’d like to work on. We then create a game plan for treatment, followed by the actual couples therapy sessions, which last 75 minutes. We can do these sessions in person at my office in South Minneapolis or virtually (I am a member of the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact (PSYPACT), which means I can deliver services to clients in 40 different states).

Currently, my rates are (effective 10/1/2023):

  • Couples therapy intake session: $250

  • 75-minute couples sessions: $225

Insurance

At this time, I do not accept insurance payments for couples therapy sessions. Unfortunately, most insurance companies either flat-out refuse to pay for couples therapy, or they severely limit the number of sessions for which they will cover. I am happy to provide a “superbill,” which serves as a record of the services I have provided and the payment I have received. This helps you get part (or sometimes all) of this fee reimbursed by using their out-of-network benefits. If this is confusing to you, I am happy to check on these benefits on your behalf.

Please note payment is due at time of service.

Contact me.

drjonlewis@protonmail.com
(612) 405-6469

4305 Bryant Avenue South,
Minneapolis, MN, 55409