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Relationship Assessment

Some couples wonder if their relationship is beyond repair and if it is worth trying therapy. Others want a focused and goal-oriented guide to treatment. Many others have tried therapy multiple times before and have not experienced meaningful changes in their relationship and need to know if one more attempt is worth it.

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Relationship assessment offers couples an understanding of the current state of the relationship and a research-based roadmap for change.

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​This evaluation is a key component of understanding what may feel unfixable, as well as illuminate strengths that may be easily overlooked. It is also a blueprint to treatment planning that saves time, energy, and money in therapy. The comprehensive look into the relationship is accomplished through vulnerably engaging in interviews and transparently filling out online questionnaires.

The process of relationship assessment begins with the couple together with the clinician for 90-minutes to discuss the story of their relationship from when they met to present time. This interview walks the clinician through the unfolding of transitions, losses, accomplishments, and the relationships best and worst times from the independent perspective of each partner.

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People then meet individually with the clinician for 45-minutes to discuss personal background, their candid view of how the relationship functions, and their goals for assessment and possibly intervention. The content of these individual sessions is not kept secret and is included in the therapeutic process.

Each member of the couple also individually completes the Gottman Relationship Checkup. This questionnaire comes from and is scored by the Gottman Institute and consists of 337 questions about friendship, intimacy, emotions, conflict, values, goals, commitment, and trust. It also explores parenting, in-laws, housework, finances, individual areas of concern, and more. The Gottman Institute has developed this questionnaire from over 40 years of research, and it relies on evidence-based information on why relationships succeed or fail.

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Individuals also complete either the Millon Index of Personality Styles Revised (MIPS), or the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory-IV (MCMI-IV). The Millon Index of Personality Styles Revised (MIPS Revised) is an assessment used by mental health professionals to gather information about a client’s thinking style and how they interact with others. This tool is used to guide the therapeutic process with clients who are experiencing difficulties in work, family, and/or social relationships by helping the clinician understand how their personality contributes to relationship dynamics and patterns. The Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory-IV (MCMI-IV) is a tool used by mental health professionals to gather information on clients' personality characteristics. The information gathered from this assessment offers valuable insights into a client’s worldview. By using the MCMI-IV, clinicians can identify specific patterns that may be influencing the client, and it is used to tailor treatment to each client’s individual needs.

By looking at how the relationship is functioning and the individual contributions, the clinician has the deepest comprehension of the state of the union and information needed to create change.

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Upon completion of the couple and individual sessions and filling out the online questionnaires, the couple and clinician meet for 60-minutes to discuss feedback. Feedback explores each part of the Sound Relationship House and outlines current strengths and challenges. Discussion also incorporates personality contributions into relationship functioning. It also addresses if intervention has been shown to be helpful for couples with similar concerns and dynamics, or not. If Gottman method therapy has not demonstrated efficacy, other recommendations are made. Sometimes certain aspects are able to be treated in couples therapy and other parts are not. These are outlined and addressed separately.

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If one or both members of the couple decide they do not want to go forward with intervention, a discussion of possible alternatives takes place. If the clinician determines intervention is not likely to be helpful at this time, that is discussed with the couple and recommendations are given to them for other care.​

When intervention is agreed upon between the couple and clinician, goals are set and a schedule is established. Therapy is tailored to the unique strengths and challenges of the couples, their lifestyle, time constraints, and level of distress. Couples are not limited to traditional 50-minute sessions and instead are matched with the amount of time that brings about real change in as short an amount of time as possible. Therapy most often begins with longer and more frequent sessions and then becomes shorter and less often to support practicing the skills learned and building new habits.

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Fees are calculated based on the level of education and experience of the provider. Please contact us for more information.

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(720) 324-8781

drsauder@enrichcenter.org

9085 E Mineral Circle, STE 235, Centennial, CO 80112

The No Surprise Billing Act and Good Faith Estimate give patients the right to understand cost for services. The cost for services is covered in your informed consent but you are also entitled to an estimate in writing. If you wish for a Good Faith Estimate, please ask your provider and they will provider you with one.

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We are not in-network with Medicaid and Medicaid does not allow subscribers to see Out of Network providers. If you have Medicaid, please contact your plan for In-Network providers.

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Refund Policy: Therapy sessions over secure video conferencing, or in Centennial, CO office refund/cancellation: Any weekly session that is cancelled at least 24 hours in advance of the date of service will be fully refunded. If a session is cancelled less than 24 hours in advance, or if a client fails to show for a session, the session fee is charged in full. Couple intensives refund/cancellation: Fifty percent of the two- or three- day counseling fee will be collected when the appointment is set. The outstanding fee will be collected upon arrival for the scheduled intensive. Fees are refundable (less a $500 administrative fee) when a cancellation occurs at least 30 days prior to the start of the intensive. If a cancellation occurs within 30 days of the Intensive date, the paid 50% fee will not be refunded. If therapy has begun and is terminated because of a direct or indirect threat or intimidation from one client to the other, or the therapist, there will be no refund. Workshop refund/cancellation: Registration fees are refundable (less a $50 administrative fee) when a cancellation is made more than three weeks prior to the workshop date. If a cancellation occurs within three weeks of the workshop date, the registration will be converted to a credit, good for one year, which may be applied to future workshops. Professional training refund/cancellation: Registration fees are refundable (less a $100 administrative fee) when a cancellation occurs at least 30 days prior to the start of the training. Cancellations after this date will receive a credit, good for one year, which may be applied to other professional programs or products.

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