Couples Coach on Call Program
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“Love isn't something natural. Rather it requires discipline, concentration, patience, faith, and the overcoming of narcissism. It isn't a feeling, it is a practice.” 
      ― Erich Fromm, The Art of Loving

photo © 2015 m. angela smith

Got a few questions but don't feel like getting all the way into couples therapy?
​All questions about your relationship don't necessarily require you to get involved with full-blown bonafide couples counseling. Sometimes you just need someone to talk to, share some thoughts with, discuss issues with, get some ideas from. It is just for this type of inquiry that I developed "Couples Coach on Call." 

Couples Coach on Call offers you the opportunity to talk about your issue in a limited, private way with a caring relationship professional ~ without needing to come to an office, receive a diagnosis, or fill out a lot of paperwork. Couples Coach on Call is available in either 30 or 50-minute time slots, with the opportunity to add on an additional 10 minutes to either slot at the time of booking. 

Couples Coach on Call Fees:
30-minute session is $79 + tax
50-minute session is $135 + tax
10-minute add-on is $25 + tax

The Couples Coach on Call (CCoC) program is accessed via my relationship-focused business, Expert Relationship LLC, and is based on a coaching model. It is not part of my regular psychotherapy practice. CCoC does not offer mental health care of any type, and has no formal intake process, assessment, diagnosis, or treatment plans. 

• Are your family and friends tired of hearing about your relationship issues?
• Do you have issues with your partner that you would like an outside perspective on, but you don’t have anyone truly objective you can talk with?
• Do you need an experienced relationship and communication professional to talk about your relationship with, but aren’t sure you want to get into “couples therapy”?
• Do you have a specific relationship topic to discuss that you would like to try to address on a phone or Skype call?
• Is your relationship pretty good on the whole, except for this one nagging thing?
• Are you interested in gaining new communication skills to improve your relationship?
• Is the idea of scheduling and coming in to a therapist’s office just more than you want to do right now?
• Do you want to address an issue with your partner but can’t find the right words to say?
• Do you need to apologize for something but fear your apology won’t be accepted? (Or, maybe you’ve tried to apologize for something and it did not end the matter like you hoped it would?)
• Are you deciding whether or not to make a bigger commitment to your partner? 
• Are you deciding whether or not to break up with your partner?

Sample topics:

• Communication skills
• Patterns of relationship issues
• Learning to understand your partner
• Small nagging problems
• Trust issues
• Apologizing
• Forgiving

• Skills to help get over a breakup
• Deciding whether or not to commit
• Deciding whether or not to break up
• Money 
• In-laws
• Holidays
• Child-rearing & household management

Couples Coach on Call is right for you if ...

• you have specific questions about your relationship that you would like to discuss with an experienced relationship professional
• you want to discuss active ways to improve your communication skills
• your are seeking relationship advice, skill-building, and coaching
• you are excited to learn and implement new relationship skills
• you understand that Couples Coach on Call is a teaching, skill-building, listening, sharing process, and that it is not designed to be therapeutic in nature

• you would rather talk about your relationship from the comfort of your own environment instead of coming in to a therapy office.
• you have realistic expectations about what we can accomplish during a phone/Skype call
• you take responsibility for your relationship and are not expecting a coach to tell you what choice to make
• you have a licensed mental health clinician near you to work through any mental health issues that may be present
• you understand that this service is strictly for couples and relationship questions and conversations, only.

​Couples Coach on Call is NOT right for you if ...

• you have unrealistic expectations about what we can accomplish in a brief phone/Skype call
• you are involved in a domestic abuse or violence situation
• you want someone to help you process your emotions about your relationship
• you are not ready to make changes in how you relate and communicate
• you want someone to tell you what choice to make
• what you really need and/or want is therapeutic, clinical mental health care
• you are suicidal or have an intention to hurt yourself or someone else

Sounds good, but how does this work?

It’s pretty easy. 
1. Just click the “schedule now” link below. 
2. You will be directed to an outside scheduling site to book and pay for your appointment. 
3. Read and agree to the terms of this program, and supply some very basic information about yourself and your partner. 
4. Download the call prep worksheet and fill it out prior to your session.*
5. Put your appointment time in your calendar and be ready for your Couples Coach on Call appointment. Your coach will call you.

*After your appointment is scheduled, you will receive a confirmation email and a link to download a worksheet for you to fill out prior to our session. The worksheet is designed to help you clarify your thinking and get the most you can out of your session. Please do take the time to fill this out.

Cancellation policy: Appointments are cancellable up to 48 hours prior to your session. Your payment is refundable less a $25 management fee up to 48 hours prior to your session. 

There are no refunds available for sessions that you cancel less than 48 hours prior to your session, or for missed sessions.

Couples Coach on Call Fees:
30-minute session is $79 + tax
50-minute session is $135 + tax
10-minute add-on is $25 + tax

The Couples Coach on Call (CCoC) program is accessed via my relationship-focused business, Expert Relationship LLC, and is based on a coaching model. It is not part of my regular psychotherapy practice. CCoC does not offer mental health care of any type, and has no formal intake process, assessment, diagnosis, or treatment plans. ​

505-377-0005

Conveniently located in Los Ranchos de Albuquerque in the North Valley, near 4th and Osuna
87107