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After All These Years

The kids left. You’re still here. Who is that across the table?

Six weeks for long-together and empty-nest couples — meeting the person actually sitting across from you now.

When
Weekends · TBD
Length
Six weeks · 90 min
For
Long-together & empty-nest couples
Language
English
Where
182 Tamarack Circle, Skillman, NJ 08558
Approach
The Gottman Method

For years the children gave your life together its shape and its schedule. When they leave, the quiet can feel less like peace and more like a question: who are we now, with the noise gone?

You know who they were in 2009. This is six weeks of getting to know the person actually sitting across the table now.

We look gently at the arguments you quietly retired, the admiration that runs thin after many years together, and what you each still want — then build the next part on purpose.

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The six weeks

From the house going quiet to the next part, on purpose.

Week
1

The house got quiet

What the children were carrying for your relationship without either of you asking them to.
Practice
Naming what you organized around, and what’s left now.
Week
2

Outdated maps

You know who they were in 2009. Love Maps for the person actually sitting there.
Practice
Questions you’ve never asked, about right now.
Week
3

The arguments you retired

Long-together couples don’t resolve their perpetual problems. They learn to stop talking about them — which isn’t the same as peace.
Practice
Picking one back up. Carefully.
Week
4

Fondness, out loud

Long relationships run a quiet deficit here. It’s the most reliable predictor of what comes next.
Practice
Specific admiration. Not ‘you’re a good person.’
Week
5

What you still want

Dreams at fifty-five aren’t smaller. They’re just less often spoken.
Practice
Saying one out loud. Asking about theirs without solving it.
Week
6

The next part, on purpose

What is this relationship for now?
Practice
Building it deliberately.
How payment works
$95 per couple, per session
Paid in full at enrollment

Groups run out-of-network and privately. Paying in full at enrollment holds your place for the whole series — and lets the group form as a stable, closed circle: the same people, from beginning to end.

Refunds

A full refund if you withdraw before the first session. In the first two weeks, a prorated refund or a credit toward a future group. Once the group has formed, the remaining sessions aren’t refundable — the circle was built around your place in it — but if something serious comes up, talk to me and we’ll find a fair way through.

Superbill

A superbill is available for possible partial reimbursement through your out-of-network benefits. Whether a group qualifies depends on its nature, so it’s best to check with your insurance company.

Reserve your spot

Seats are limited to keep the group small and safe. Reach out — we’ll find out together whether this is the right next step for you, and there’s no pressure either way.

Contact to reserve
alesia@ivycounselinggroup.com (609) 688-8300
Where we meet 182 Tamarack Circle, Skillman, NJ 08558