The best way to find out if this approach is for you is to schedule a 15 - 20 minute consultation. Depending on your clinician’s availability, this consult may be held over the phone, via video, or in-person.
HWP’s Discernment Counseling service in Alpharetta, GA offers a safe space to acknowledge and process difficult emotions surrounding the state of your marriage and the possibility of separation or divorce. Your discernment counselor will support you while you identify your marital concerns and will provide you with insight and understanding into the patterns within your marriage. The end goal of this short-term treatment is for couples to be able to confidently decide the next steps of their relationship.
It is often said that the first step to overcoming any obstacle is knowing what it is.
Discernment counseling is a type of therapy that allows people to explore the options for addressing marital problems, including trying to stay married, choosing to separate, or divorce. This is a type of brief marriage counseling designed for couples who are uncertain whether they want to continue their relationship.
It can help reduce potential conflict between partners as they decide whether to separate, and it can make the separation process easier if they do decide to take this course of action.
At HWP we offer this type of counseling for couples seeking help with ambivalence toward divorce. Our therapists are trained professionals who will work closely with you during every step of the journey towards reconciliation or peace with separation. We help couples decide what their next steps will be and how their future relationship will look.
Discernment Counseling is for couples who are uncertain whether they want to continue their relationship, couples on the brink of divorce, or those who are divorce ambivalent. Our highly experienced marriage therapists in the Atlanta and Alpharetta areas help couples that participate in discernment counseling decide if they wish to work on the marriage and save the relationship or pursue other life paths.
Discernment Counseling is a process that allows the couple to explore all the pros and cons of staying together or moving on. Your counselor will ask questions about what happened in the relationship that caused one or both partners to consider ending it, what has been done to try to fix the relationship, and how children factor into the decision to end the relationship.
The goal of discerning counseling is not to persuade or convince one person that they should stay in the marriage. It’s important for both partners to feel like they can speak freely without any judgment or fear of reprisal from their spouse.
A successful outcome in discernment counseling would be a greater understanding of the relationship along with some clarity and confidence about the future.
CounselingSessions are available in 60 or 90-minute formats and can be conducted either in person or via video.
Typically, sessions are scheduled every other week, but once progress towards goals becomes more consistent, they can be spaced out to every 3-4 weeks.
Couples facing high levels of conflict or those with limited time may find 90-minute sessions particularly beneficial.
60 minute appointments: $230 per session
90 minute appointments: $335 per session
If you are a new client, you may schedule your consultation or your initial appointment by visiting the contact page and filling out the short form or by calling (470) 231-5355 and speaking directly to our client care coordinator.
All outreaches are returned within 24 hours, during business hours.
HWP does not accept insurance. Managed care companies were created to “manage” and contain escalating health care costs. Their bottom line is to reduce costs and raise profits; it is not to increase the quality of care professionals provide or your quality of life. HWP is solution-focused on quality of life and personal goals.
If you need to cancel or change your appointment, we ask you to inform your provider at least 24 hours in advance of your scheduled session start time. Your full session fee will be charged for missed appointments and cancellations received less than 24 hours in advance.
Cash, credit cards, and health savings (HSA) or flex spending account (FSA) cards that have a major credit card logo on it are all accepted forms of payment.
