What you might be wondering

If you keep having the same conversation and neither of you likes it, that is a reason to try. Neither of you has to be sure. The first session is a way to find out.

A conversation, not a test. Dr. Ellison asks what each of you wants and how the pattern looks from each side, and explains the next two sessions. The Your first session page walks through the first three.

Write on your own. Dr. Ellison will tell you what she can offer. Couples sessions need both of you; she can help you think about how to ask.

Weft is out of network with insurance plans. You pay the practice directly, and you can ask your plan whether it reimburses you. Dr. Ellison does not bill Medicare or Medicaid.

A superbill is an itemized monthly receipt you can send to your plan. It carries a diagnosis code for the client named on it, which your plan will see. Your plan decides whether it pays you back and how much.

If you pay without insurance, you have the right to receive an estimate of what your care will cost before you start. Dr. Ellison gives it in writing. If a bill is well above the estimate, you can dispute it. The estimate is not a contract. The How fees work page has the details.

You get the fee for a couples session in writing before you book. The How fees work page covers insurance, paying yourself, receipts, the estimate and checking your benefits.

Yes, those cards work for sessions.

Dr. Ellison asks for 24 hours' notice to cancel or move a session.

Couples sessions are 80 minutes. Dr. Ellison sets the pace with you and does not promise a number of sessions. Many couples meet weekly or every other week at first.

Dr. Ellison is licensed in Texas. She sees couples in the Austin office, and by video when you are both in Texas when we meet. The footer shows her license entry.

Weft sees adults who are in a couple. If you are looking for sessions for a teen or for the whole family, write and Dr. Ellison will help you look for someone who does.

Call or text 988, any time. In an emergency, call 911. This practice does not monitor messages around the clock. If either of you is afraid of the other, the Crisis and resources page lists where to call.

Dr. Ellison keeps your records private and shares them only as the law allows. In couples work you are both the client. Before the individual sessions she explains what stays with her and what she brings back to the couple.