Frequently Asked Questions
Getting Started
Who are your ideal clients?
I work mainly with Black and/or Muslim women navigating burnout, identity questions, relational patterns, or the pressure of carrying too much. I also work with Muslim couples preparing for marriage, as well as couples in early relationships or early marriage who are noticing repeated conflict, emotional distance, or patterns they want to better understand. My clients are usually ready to do intentional work — not just to talk about what is happening, but to slow things down, understand the roots of the pattern, and move toward more clarity, care, and alignment.
How do I know which service is right for me?
Individual therapy may be a fit if you want to better understand yourself, your relationships, your identity, your burnout, or the patterns you keep finding yourself in. Premarital counseling may be a fit if you and your partner are preparing for marriage and want more intentional conversations before or through that transition. Couples therapy may be a fit if you and your partner are already noticing repeated conflict, emotional distance, communication breakdowns, or patterns that keep pulling you into the same place.
How do I schedule a consultation?
You can schedule online or contact me by email at info@rouamft.com. A consultation is a chance to briefly discuss what you are looking for, whether individual therapy, couples therapy, or premarital counseling may be the best fit, and what next steps could look like.
Individual Therapy
What can I expect in individual therapy?
Individual therapy is a space to better understand what you have been carrying and what it has cost you. Sessions may focus on burnout, identity, self-trust, family expectations, relational patterns, faith, work stress, grief, or the ways you have learned to move through the world. The work is reflective and practical. We explore what matters to you, what feels unsustainable, and what kind of life you are trying to build with more honesty and care.
Can individual therapy help with relationship patterns?
Yes. Individual therapy can be a space to better understand how you show up in relationships, family, friendships, work, dating, marriage, and community. This might include people-pleasing, over-functioning, difficulty naming needs, fear of conflict, shutting down, over-explaining, or feeling responsible for everyone around you. The goal is not to blame yourself, but to understand what you learned, what it has protected you from, and what you may want to choose differently now.
Couples Therapy
What can I expect in couples therapy?
Couples therapy is a space to slow down repeated conflict, emotional distance, and the patterns that keep pulling you and your partner into the same place. Sessions are not about deciding who is right or wrong. They are about understanding what happens between you, what each person is feeling underneath the reaction, and how you can begin to build more emotional safety, repair, and connection.
Who is couples therapy for?
Couples therapy may be a fit for couples in committed relationships, early marriage, or longer-term relationships who already know there are patterns they want to work through with more support.This might include repeated arguments, difficulty repairing after conflict, one partner shutting down while the other pushes to talk, growing resentment, emotional distance, or feeling like small things keep turning into bigger fights.
Is couples therapy appropriate if there is abuse?
Couples therapy is not always the appropriate space.If there is ongoing abuse, coercion, intimidation, fear, control, or a lack of emotional or physical safety, couples therapy can become unsafe or ineffective. In those cases, the work may need a different kind of support that prioritizes safety, stabilization, and individual care.
Premarital Counseling
What can I expect in premarital counseling?
Premarital counseling is focused on preparing for marriage with more clarity and intention. This may include conversations around communication, conflict, faith, family expectations, finances, roles, decision-making, intimacy, children, and the kind of foundation you are preparing to build together. I offer both a structured 8-session Prepare/Enrich option and longer-term premarital support for couples who may need more time to work through patterns, family pressure, uncertainty, or deeper tension areas before marriage.
How does couples therapy differ from premarital counseling?
Premarital counseling is centered around marriage preparation. It can be structured, like the 8-session Prepare/Enrich process, or longer-term if a couple needs more space before and through the transition into marriage. Couples therapy is usually a better fit when the couple already knows there are repeated conflict patterns, emotional distance, resentment, communication breakdowns, or tension points that need more ongoing work. There can be overlap between the two, but the focus is different. Premarital counseling asks: what are we preparing to build? Couples therapy asks: what keeps happening between us, and how do we understand it differently?
What is Prepare/Enrich?
Prepare/Enrich is a structured premarital assessment and counseling process. The assessment helps identify a couple’s strengths, growth areas, and relationship dynamics. From there, we use the results to guide focused conversations around communication, conflict, finances, family, expectations, faith, personality, and other areas connected to building a strong foundation. This option is best for couples who want a clear, structured premarital process before marriage.
Fees, Insurance, and Policies
What is the session fee?
Individual therapy, couples therapy, and premarital counseling sessions are $250 per session. The Prepare/Enrich premarital program includes 8 sessions at $250 per session, plus a $35 assessment fee paid separately for the assessment. The total investment for the full 8-session Prepare/Enrich program is $2,035 if all 8 sessions are completed.
Do you accept insurance?
This is a private-pay practice. I do not accept insurance directly. If you have out-of-network benefits, you may be able to submit for reimbursement depending on your plan. You are responsible for checking your benefits directly with your insurance provider.
Do you offer sliding scale, reduced-fee, or probono sessions?
Reduced-fee and probono spots are very limited and are only available for individual therapy clients who would not otherwise be able to access support. Couples therapy and premarital counseling are full-fee services.
What is your rescheduling policy?
Once a session is scheduled, it is considered confirmed. You may reschedule to an available time within the week before, the same week, or the week after your scheduled session. If rescheduling is not possible, a limited number of grace passes per calendar year allow cancellation without penalty. If you are unsure how the policy applies to your situation, we can review it together.