Marriage and Family Therapy Clinics

The cost per therapy session is $30 for the initial intake/assessment session, regardless of income status. Students and faculty from local colleges and universities receive a discounted rate of $15 per session. For those in financial need, a sliding scale fee is available after the initial session, upon approval by the Clinic Director.

Please note: We take all forms of payment, including cash, check or credit/debit cards. Pfeiffer Institute clinic locations are unable to accept insurance for payment.

Cancellation of appointments requires 24-hours notice. Patients who do not keep appointments or provide required notice will be invoiced for their sessions.

The law protects the relationship between a client and a therapist, and information cannot be disclosed without written permission.

Exceptions to Confidentiality Include:

• Suspected child abuse or dependent adult or elder abuse, for which the therapist is required by law to report to the appropriate authorities immediately.
• If a client is threatening serious bodily harm to another person or persons, the therapist must notify the police and inform the intended victim.
• If a client intends to harm himself or herself, the therapist makes every effort to enlist the client’s cooperation in ensuring his or her safety. If the client does not cooperate, the therapist takes further measures without the client’s permission that is provided to the therapist by law to ensure the client’s safety.

If you’re a new client, please complete the following forms and bring them to your first therapy session. Each adult attending a session must complete an Adult Information Form and sign the Informed Consent. If a child is to attend therapy, parent and child should complete one Child/Adolescent Information Form per child.

PIMFT (Charlotte)

• Adult Intake Packet
• Child Intake Packet
• Informed Consent
• Notice of Privacy Practices

Reach (Raleigh-Durham)

• Informed Consent
• Notice of Privacy Practices

Only one Informed Consent form is needed for each case.

Clinicians typically use an assessment tool called PREPARE/ENRICH. This tool identifies the strengths and potential growth areas in your relationship. The cost to use the tool is $35. The use of PREPARE/ENRICH is voluntary; you do not have to use the PREPARE/ENRICH assessment tool to participate in premarital counseling. During your initial session, you can discuss whether you want to use the assessment tool in your future sessions.

Group Therapy and Workshops will be announced each semester.

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