Living Apart, Together
Many couples choose to live apart, while being together, for either career, or personal reasons. LAT couples enjoy the benefits of closeness and distance, at their discretion. Most LAT couples, however, must navigate the details of what it means to be together, while living apart some, or most, of the time.
That’s how we can help.
Types of Living Apart Together (LAT) Couples
You want to be in a partnership. You want to have personal freedom.
You love your partner, and you also want to pursue your career—wherever it takes you.
You’ve been divorced, or widowed. You’ve found a wonderful partner, but you don’t want to live with someone again.
You are engaged, and planning to get married. You want to discuss living apart with your partner.
About Therapy for Living Apart, Together Couples at CityCouples™
Living apart together couples are growing in number in the United States, Canada, Great Britain, and beyond.
Therapy at CityCouples™
At CityCouples™ we work carefully with each partner and couple to understand what is bringing you to therapy, and how you can move forward, together.
For living apart together couples, we will recommend a specific number of sessions, after your initial welcome session. Many LAT couples need only a few sessions to negotiate their needs and express their concerns.
Our Therapy Process
Week One: 90-minute Online Welcome Therapy Session
During this session, your therapist will review information you’ve shared in questionnaires provided to you when you scheduled your initial appointment, and answer your questions. You and your therapist will discuss the history of your relationship, as well as any outside factors that may be influencing your current reality. Your therapist’s main goal is to listen and understand your specific situation. During the final moments of this session, you’ll express your goals for the relationship, and any concerns that you have moving forward. Together with your therapist, you will decide on a therapy path, including number, frequency, and length of sessions.
Week Two through Closing: 60-90 minute Online Couple Therapy Sessions
You and your therapist will work together to find solutions for couple conflicts. You may discuss:
What in your arrangement is unclear, or needs clarifying?
Who needs what, and how often?
What is working, or not working, for each of you?
Through the process of therapy, you will learn:
How to negotiate your needs effectively
How to create a partnership, that fulfills you both
How to discuss tough subjects, like sex, finances, and quality time.
How to handle differing levels of commitment or desire for closeness
Through therapy, you will establish a plan for your partnership that meets your needs and will carry you into the future.
Closing: Final Therapy Session
Once couples reach this stage, they are able to articulate that the problem that brought them to CityCouples™ has been solved. During this final session, you as a couple, along with your therapist, will review the progress that you’ve made since session one. You will affirm how you’d like to move forward as a couple.
You’ll have the opportunity to discuss your level of satisfaction with the therapy work you’ve done, and to provide feedback. In fact, throughout therapy, your therapist will make sure that you are making progress and will request your ongoing feedback.
About CityCouples™
At CityCouples™, we understand that couples face increased demands, while wanting to maintain strong bonds with each other, and their loved ones. We know this is a challenge.
Because relationships are the foundation of our wellness--both for individuals and couples--we make connection for couples simple, by offering online therapy and innovative services, tailored to meet your specific needs. We believe that all couples deserve to live their best relationship.
Our Expertise Couple Therapy
Our therapists are expert couple therapists, ranging in experience from post-graduate residents, to doctoral level clinicians. All therapists also have post-graduate clinical hours and specialized training in couple therapy.
How do I Begin?
Schedule a free 15-minute consultation, email us, or give us a call at (833) 444 - 9446.
If you know you’re ready, click here to request an appointment.