Therapy at this level isn't cheap — and I won't pretend otherwise. If you've landed on this page, you're probably doing the math and wondering whether it's worth it.

Here's what I'd ask you to consider.

The average divorce in Washington State costs between $11,000 and $13,400 — and that rises to $15,000–$20,000 when children are involved. That's the financial cost alone, before you factor in the emotional toll, the impact on your kids, the upheaval of splitting a life in two.

Therapy is an investment in preventing that outcome — or at least in making sure that whatever you decide, you're deciding from a clear, grounded place rather than from exhaustion and pain.

There's something that surprises most people about couples therapy specifically: unlike individual therapy — where research consistently shows that the relationship with your therapist is the strongest predictor of success — couples work without specialized training can actually make things worse. The dynamics in a couples session are categorically more complex. A therapist who isn't trained to navigate them can inadvertently take sides, miss the cycle entirely, or reinforce the very patterns you came in to break. Specialized training in couples therapy isn't a bonus credential. It's the difference between help and harm.

Not all therapy is equal. A fully certified EFT therapist with a doctoral degree, twelve years of experience, and a specialization in exactly the kind of work you need is not the same as a generalist with a caseload of 40. The skill level matters. The training matters. The outcome matters.

What you're investing in here isn't just an hour of conversation. It's a structured, evidence-based process with one of the most rigorously researched approaches to couples therapy in existence — delivered by someone who has spent over a decade getting very good at this specific work.

Your relationship is worth that investment. So are you.