Elevate Mental Health I Couples therapy in Bryanston

Why would we need couples counselling?

To align with our shared vision for our relationship

If you are navigating the world as a Millennial couple and you are struggling with your partner right now, it's possibly time to consider therapeutic intervention.

You may be finding it difficult to communicate and express your needs, or you may be experiencing conflict and growing resentment that is either very obvious and tough to move past or very confusing and neither of you is certain of how to approach this impasse.

These may be some areas that you both have decided to address:

Therapy to help resolve conflict in a mature way
Therapy to help navigate a challenging life transition
Therapy to help improve how you communicate with each other

Couples counselling with Dr. Hmrithi Jairam at Elevate Mental Health

How will sessions help us?

By reducing conflict and enhancing compatibility

Just as every couple is different, so is every relationship's goal for therapy and the concerns that we will address.

If you aim to enhance your ability to communicate effectively with each other, become active listener's and cheerleaders for each other, or heal a recent trauma together, that's what we will work towards.
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Alternately, if you're wanting to reduce verbal and non-verbal conflict with each other and the resulting feelings of anger or resentment, then that will be our focus.

blog post about being ready for a couples session

What happens in session with Hmrithi?

Being able to lean into and trust the therapy process

When coming to therapy as a couple, the process will organically follow a different path to that of individual sessions. However, the core principles, including openness and communication, remain.

In the initial consult, both of you together with Hmrithi will decide if this feels like a good relational fit to begin the therapy process. After getting to know you as a couple and with input from each partner, Hmrithi will discuss a treatment plan that's appropriate for the current needs and concerns of your relationship.

blog post with some couples exercises to try at home

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Structure

Sessions are structured as follows:

Therapy with couples

Consent is required from both partners
Sessions are on a weekly basis
Each session is 50 minutes long
The therapy process usually consists of a minimum of 6 - 8 sessions
Treatment plan and number of sessions to be discussed following initial consult

Rates

Informed by medical aid rates:

Medical aid clients

Most medical aids are accepted and sessions are claimed at the tariff rate of your scheme
Medical aids include Discovery, Bankmed, Bonitas, Momentum, GEMS, CAMAF, etc.

Self-payment clients

Therapy is R990.00 per 50 minute session
Payment is required at the end of a session

Payment

Please take note:

Medical aid clients

Please check with your medical aid to ensure therapy is covered by your plan
Medical aid claims are processed by Elevate through our system

Self-payment clients

Payment through cash or card is accepted
Payment is required at the end of a session