Marriage & Couple's Counseling

Free Initial video Introduction

Serving North Georgia and the Atlanta Area

Contact phone or text

678-717-8848

Hours: Monday through Thursday 9AM to 8PM

Cost: $100 per session, 10 to 20 sessions over 6 months

Couples, who come to me, seeking counseling fall into three categories. The first group of couples are fully committed to each other, but recognize, they have problems in communication, emotional intimacy and decision making. Both individuals have agreed they want therapy to create a more loving and closer relationship. The second group of couples have more serious problems and the possibility of separation has been raised. One or both are very unhappy, but they are committed to trying to save their relationship through counseling. The final category is where one or both are seriously considering divorce or separation and are ambivalent that couples counseling would help. In this case the initial treatment is Discernment Counseling to see if both people want to give relationship counseling a chance.

The goal of Marriage or Couples counseling is to help individuals create a loving and secure relationship. A loving partnership is based on a foundation of trust, respect and commitment. My counseling helps couples to rebuild their foundation and have a loving relationship. I have worked over 30 years as a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Georgia. For the past 18 years I have focused solely on marriage and couples counseling. My practice is diversified with ages ranging from 20s to their 80s. I have treated couples from many varied religions and cultures. My goal is to help individuals change their behavior toward each other to save their relationship and become a loving couple.

Please take advantage of my online introduction at no charge. This introduction allows you to meet me and see whether both partners feel comfortable working with me before a commitment to therapy. It usually lasts 10 to 20 minutes, sometimes a little longer. Clients have found it very helpful.

Website Pages

Therapy Approach. This page describes my philosophy of marriage counseling and my course of treatment as well as my credentials.

Do You Need Marriage Help. Gives a list of conditions that indicate marital problems.

Finding a Marital Therapist. This page gives suggestions of what you should look for in a marriage counselor.

Marital Priorities. A list of characteristics couples should strive for to strengthen their relationship.

Books. This is a list of books that I recommend for couples wanting to improve their relationships. Each book has a brief description.

Recovery from an Affair A summary of my approach to counseling couples where there has been an affair.

Premarital counseling A brief description of the premarital counseling Program.

Mental Health How I approach mental health issues such as mood disorders and substance abuse in the counseling.

Common Problems

Other issues include lack of sexual intimacy, better coparenting, blended family, loss of a family member, when one or both partners have depression or anxiety, elder care, and substance abuse problems.

Premarital Counseling

I particular enjoy premarital counseling. The counseling consists of six sessions with outside work between sessions. My goal is to help the couple set a foundation for their marriage. I work with first married as well as previously married couples.

Teletherapy

Teletherapy has enabled me to have a much broader reach, seeing clients all over Georgia. I offer teletherapy through Doxy.me which is an encrypted medical platform to insure privacy. With the onset of the Covid epidemic, I have done marriage and couples counseling using teletherapy for six years. I am able to establish intimate and productive sessions over the internet. Couples have success when both individuals are committed to working hard to change their attitudes and behavior toward each other and establishing new ones.

Costs

The cost is $100 a session. Therapy in most cases is 10 to 20 sessions over 6 months. Premarital counseling is 6 sessions which fulfills the Georgia requirement. The harder you work at home the quicker that you will achieve your goals. As the couple progresses, we move from weekly sessions to every other week. I accept credit cards through the Square App. Many couples use me as an out of network provider on their health insurance.

By reading this page, it is clear that you have already begun to take steps to help yourself and your family. Again, if you would like further information on me or my practice, please select my personal page in the index or simply call me. I hope this information will serve you well.

Richard C. Morley Ph.D.

Marriage and Family Therapist