At Therapie, our discernment counseling services in Nashville aim to provide you with more than just clarity—you can finish the process with concrete insight and a sense of groundedness at a time when you’re feeling lost, reactive, overwhelmed, and all-around sh*tty about the way things are going in your relationship.
We’re not here to push you to problem-solve prematurely, but to help you figure out if staying in the relationship is even the right thing in the first place. Whether you’re coming from Green Hills, East Nashville, or anywhere in Davidson County, we’re here to help you navigate this difficult decision.
Our Approach
No matter what brings our clients into therapy, our process is guided by the foundational questions of What is happening and why? and Where do you want to go and how do we get there? In discernment counseling, we focus less on the specific challenges in your relationship and more on arriving at a consensus about whether you want to pursue a divorce or address ongoing issues through focused, intentional couples therapy.
Sessions are typically 80 minutes long, with couples often needing 1 to 5 sessions to determine next steps. Part of the session will be spent together, while part of the session will be spent in one-on-one conversations with your therapist.
The therapist will act as a guide about what the future might look like, whether that future involves you staying together or separating. Then, together, you can decide on which of the three paths to pursue: staying the course, separating/divorcing, or committing to intensive couples therapy to try to find solutions.
Through this process, you can gain self-understanding, clarity about next steps, a framework for decision-making, improved communication, and motivation for growth. Whether you decide you’re ready to embark on transformative couples work or embark on your paths separately, you can gain the clarity you’re looking for. With discernment counseling, you can feel confident that you’ve exhausted every avenue in the process of considering a separation or divorce.
Even if it feels like your relationship is grasping for straws, we promise you are not out of options. At our Midtown Nashville office, we’ll get real with you in this process, recognizing that you need to make a decision now—without pushing you to do something you aren’t ready for. If you’re unsure whether you want to keep trying or call it quits, Therapie offers you a place where you can meaningfully slow down and get clear. That clarity, in and of itself, can be a powerful kind of hope.
