It has taken time for problems to develop in your relationship so it's important to do a good assessment of the contextual and individual factors that may be influencing the current situation.

Session 1 : I meet with both partners to observe communication styles and get each one's perspective on problem areas and goals for counseling. Further paper assessments of personality type, depression and anxiety scales and areas of relationship strength and weakness may be given.

Session 2 & 3 : Individual meetings are scheduled to help me better understand family backgrounds, individual development and relationship history.

Session 4. In a feedback session I share my observations and together we outline a treatment plan to address the issues we decide are most important.

Although this is the typical process, the assessment is flexible and tailored to each couple based on the issues they present.