The average hourly rate for master-level therapists with experience working with couples is approximately $200.

How did we get that amount?

We took all the master-level marriage counselors who showed up on the first page in the Google search: “marriage counseling Denver” and averaged their fees.

The range was $155 to $300.

Does this seem like a lot of money?

Perhaps.

It also depends on how you look at it.

Say you are trying to avoid a divorce. You two have a house and kids, and divorce will not be easy.

The Petrelli Previtera law firm states that the average cost of a divorce in Colorado will be $15,000.

If couples are on the brink of divorce, it’s recommended that they start with one 90-minute session and eight subsequent follow-up sessions every week. The total of that at $300 per hour (high end) comes out to $2,850.

Another option we offer is a one- or two-day intensive. The couple’s intensive comes with follow-ups; the one-day package is $2,400.

$15,000 vs $2,850 is a great deal. Especially if you ultimately want to stay together.

Even if you look at the 90-minute package with eight subsequent sessions, at the mean of $200 per hour, that is $1,900.

So, does $200 seem like a lot of money?

If you compare it against the cost of divorce, it’s not very much. Not to mention the time and emotional cost of divorcing or breaking up.

Feeling like you can’t get through to your partner and constantly bickering and fighting hurts emotionally. So does a lack of intimacy and feeling like roommates.

Most likely, $200 per hour is worth solving those painful problems.

Imagine being that couple that genuinely gets through to each other.

That couple that is intimately connected and feels like a true team.

For a lot of people, that’s worth $200 per hour.

Fortunately, if that amount is difficult to come by, there are other options. In the Denver metro, options based on income are offered at the People House and Maria Droste.

So, how much is marriage counseling depends on how you measure the cost.

It will cost $200 per hour in Denver for a master-level marriage counselor, but is that worth avoiding the pain of disconnection and the financial and emotional cost of divorce?