Couples counseling online?
I'm looking for recommendations for a couples counselor who does meetings online (because of social distancing). Things were frequently difficult before the lockdown, but job loss, being trapped together (with the kiddo) in a small house, and all the rest of it has made things nearly unbearable, and we need help. Strong preference for a male therapist (deep, unacknowledged sexism is one of our problems). It's going to be a divorce boom when all this is over, and I'd really, really don't want to be part of that statistic.
May 29, 2020
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Hi, I completely am with you in that SIP has made marriage much tougher. I have even mentioned the word divorce in the heat of the moment of an argument when I was feeling emotional and angry. I happened to see online that couples institute counseling services was offering a free 20 minute virtual consultation with a counselor and signed up for that. They give you different options of counselors in your area based on your needs. One of the male counselors they gave me was Robert solley. you can read his bio online. I never ended up pursuing counseling bc it seemed expensive at $390 for 90 minutes and also things seemed to be improving and cooled off between my husband and I while he has been gone and I'm solo parenting
Van Metaxas would be perfect for this. My wife and I did serious work with him over Zoom during the start of shelter in place, after having worked with him in person for a while. As the male partner I found him very helpful. Google him for contact information.
May I recommend any of the male psychologists at Bridge Therapy Center, all of whom, I believe, are working with couples via video.
Wishing you the best of luck.
Our couple's therapist is amazing and we've been doing zoom sessions or facetime sessions with her since SIP started. We used to see her in person before that in San Francisco.
She takes out insurance (Aetna) and a few other insurance plans too. Here's her info:
Location
Louise Robinson
450 Sutter Street
San Francisco, California 94108
(415) 787-2991https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/louise-evette-robinson-san-francisco-ca/75001