Arlington Couples Counseling


Turn Your Dreams of a Joyful
Marriage into Reality

Serving Arlington, VA

Phase 1
Getting to Know You

Phase 1 Getting to Know YouTesting the Water
"We are doing great, better than ever.
Thank you for helping us see each
other and realize what we had."
    Step 1.  Contact Me
    Phone  Call me, Dr. Ken Newberger, at 703-483-0031 for a free 15 min. consultation to discuss your unresolved issues.
    Step 2.  Schedule Your Joint "Testing the Waters" Session
    Testing the Waters Session Checklist Prepare.  Email your contact info.  I’ll reply with a brief to-do list that includes a couple of surveys.  Your answers will give me a big head start in getting to know you before we even meet.
    calendar Schedule your 2 hour session.  I'll ask you questions the first half.  You will share with me what's going on between you, and your goals, in the second.  The rate is $180 per hour.  Prior to our meeting click here to pay.
    couple decision Decide.  After the meeting concludes talk to each other about how you thought it went, including the online component.  If you both feel good about moving forward proceed to Phase 2.

Phase 2
Uncovering Your Core Issues

Phase 2 Couple
"We continue to heal. You made me confront things and
answer hard questions that I avoided for years.
Your coming along side us was a Godsend."
Step 3. Take the Conflict Analysis Tool (CAT)
Inisght from the Conflict Analysis Tool
Like an X-ray, the Conflict Analysis Tool scans beneath the surface.  It produces a detailed, personalized report that shows what’s really driving your issues.  It then allows me to promote solutions that "hit the mark."
Step 4.  Schedule Your Individual Meetings
Individual Meetings
You will each schedule a private two-hour session with me where you can speak freely knowing your thoughts won’t hurt or be challenged by your mate.  Ahead of our session, I’ll review the CAT and earlier info to zero-in on key areas to discuss.
Step 5.  Putting It All Together
putting it all together Ahead of our second joint session, I’ll dedicate several hours crafting an agenda that integrates your information I've gathered from multiple sources (known as “data triangulation”) to identify your most viable paths to reconciliation.
Unfortunately for me, there are no shortcuts to the painstaking process.  On the other hand it is:
    Time Saving Process A Time-Saving Process for You.  Bypassing weeks of often fragmented data-gathering the traditional way, this modern process quickly captures an accurate and holistic picture of you and your issues.

There is a one-time charge of $390 per person (click PayPal logo).  This covers the cost of the CAT and approximately 5-6 hours of my behind-the-scenes work on your behalf described in paragraphs 2, 3, 4, and 5 above.  This charge does not include face-to-face meetings.

Phase 3
Rebuilding Your Bond

Phase 3 Woman Hugging Man
We’re happy to report that our marriage is stronger than
ever!  Of course we put the work in to get the results, but it was
Dr. Newberger that diagnosed the issues and proposed the solutions.
    Step 6.  Rebuilding Your Relationship
    Marriage Mediation - Making Peace Joint Sessions.  Starting in only your second joint session, we'll immediately delve into your core issues as well as provide clear, practical steps to strengthen your relationship.
    Shuttle Sessions.  At certain points, I may "shuttle" between you—meeting or talking with each of you individually—to further support the restoration of your marriage.
    Step 7.  After and Before Each Session
    Post-Session Exercises
    After each session, you'll be given tasks designed to strengthen your bond.  Keep in mind, our time together sets the direction but your follow-through between sessions brings the transformation.  At the start of each new meeting, we’ll review the progress you’ve made.  We’ll build on those successes and shift our focus to other areas as needed.
    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
    • Details
      Sessions:  Joint Sessions.  We meet about every 10 days for 1½ hours.  This gives you enough time to work on your relationship-building activities between meetings.  Shuttle Sessions.  We'll meet or talk by phone as needed.
      Overall Time Frame:  "Phase 3" spans  weeks-to-months depending on how often we meet and the nature of your problems.
      Rate:  $180 per hour (with ¼ hr. billing).  This rate includes, free of charge, behind-the-scenes work done on your behalf in Phase 3.  That is, I may spend an hour to prepare for your upcoming session at no cost to you.
      Work-Friendly Hours:  I work both day and evening hours to accommodate your work schedule.
      Insurance:  My work as a conflict resolution specialist is not covered by medical insurance.
      Online Couple
      Live and Online:  Research confirms my own experience that there's no meaningful difference between in-person and online meetings in terms of effectiveness and client satisfaction.  One client noted, "The virtual sessions were well run and we never felt like we were missing out on anything."
      In the classic movie, The Wizard of Oz, Dorothy was only a few "shoe clicks" away from going home.  From home today, you're only a few "computer clicks" away from receiving the help you need.

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