Our Minneapolis therapists deliver more than simple clarity through this process: you’ll walk away with real understanding and solid footing at a time when everything feels chaotic, emotionally reactive, overwhelming, and honestly pretty sh*tty.
Data shows that nearly half (47%) of couples finishing discernment counseling decide to give intensive couples therapy a shot, while about 41% choose to separate, but they do so with way more certainty and peace about their choice.
Our goal isn’t forcing you toward quick fixes: it’s helping you determine whether working on this relationship even makes sense right now. Whether you’re driving in from Northeast, St. Louis Park, or anywhere across Hennepin County, our Uptown location is here to support you through this crossroads.
How Our Process Works
Every client who comes through our doors gets guided by three core questions: What is happening and why? Where do you want to go? and How do we get there? When it comes to discernment work specifically, we spend less energy dissecting every relationship problem and more time helping you both land on a shared understanding of whether divorce makes sense or if committed couples therapy is the better path.
Each appointment lasts 80 minutes, and most couples complete the process in 1 to 5 sessions. You’ll spend time both together and individually with your therapist, who’ll help you visualize what different futures could look like, whether that means recommitting to each other or going separate ways. From there, you’ll choose one of three directions: keep things as they are, move toward separation or divorce, or commit to a minimum 6-month intensive couples therapy program.
What you gain through this work includes deeper self-awareness, genuine clarity on next steps, a solid decision-making framework, stronger communication abilities, and renewed motivation for growth, even if that growth happens on separate paths. The perspective you develop ensures you’ve truly explored every possible angle before making such a significant decision about your marriage.
Even when your relationship feels like it’s barely hanging on, you still have options. Our Uptown office serves the Twin Cities metro with a direct, honest approach that acknowledges your timeline without pressuring you into choices you’re not ready to make. If you’re torn between fighting harder or letting go, Therapie gives you space to slow down and find real clarity. And that clarity? It can be its own form of hope.
