How We Work
Relationships are hard. Getting help for them shouldn't be.
One of the biggest reasons couples and families wait too long — or never reach out at all — is the belief that therapy means weekly sessions, a major ongoing commitment, and a cost that feels out of reach.
We built this practice differently.
There is no single right way to work with us. There is only the right way for you — for your relationship, your family, your schedule, and what you can actually sustain right now.
Some couples come for a workshop and leave with more than they expected. Some families do monthly sessions alongside individual work. Some need the intensity of weekly therapy to get through a real crisis. Some want support at every level — individual work, couples work, groups, workshops, and retreats — all working together around a family that is ready to change.
All of these are real options here. All of them work. And we will help you figure out which one makes sense for where you are.
What we will never do at We Thrive Together is tell you there is only one way in.
The Ecosystem
We think of what we offer in layers. Each layer stands on its own. They also connect — and when they connect, the work goes deeper and faster than any single piece can on its own.
Here is what exists here.
For Couples and Marriages
Couples therapy and marriage counseling — weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly sessions with Beth Collins, Beverly Lemmons, or Chris Biddix. EFT-based, trauma-informed, and built for relationships at every stage — from couples who want to grow stronger to couples in genuine crisis.
We also offer specialized support for the situations most situations therapists find difficult:
Affair recovery and betrayal trauma
High conflict couples — including couples where previous therapy has failed
Narcissistic and high-control relationship patterns
Discernment counseling — for couples uncertain whether to stay or go
Premarital counseling — for couples who want to build something strong before the hard seasons come
Parenting as Partners — for couples navigating a child's diagnosis, mental health challenges, or parenting differences that are quietly straining the relationship
Military couples and first responders — with Chris Biddix, a retired Navy veteran who understands this world from the inside
Couples intensives — concentrated work over one, two, or three days for couples who need significant movement quickly or whose schedules make weekly sessions difficult.
For Families
Family therapy — working with the whole family system using Emotionally Focused Family Therapy. For families navigating conflict, disconnection, blended family dynamics, teen struggles, and the work of repairing and rebuilding.
Hold Me Tight / Let Me Go — a structured workshop for parents and teenagers doing the hard work of holding on and letting go at the same time.
Hold Me Tight / Let Me Be Me — for parents and adult children ready to repair, reconnect, and redefine their relationship as adults.
For Individuals — Groups That Change Things
Some of the most powerful work doesn't happen in a therapy room. It happens in a room full of people who get it.
Before We — our half-day internal work workshop. Before couples can really change what is happening between them, each person needs to understand what they are bringing into the room. Before We is that work — your nervous system, your patterns, your emotional landscape, your side of the cycle. It is the internal work that makes everything else more effective. Open to individuals and couples.
He Thrives — Men's 10-Week Group — for men doing the interior work of emotional growth and relational leadership, in a room full of other men doing the same thing. Facilitated by Chris Biddix, LPC and Tim Collins, CLC.
Men's Retreats — concentrated experiences that reach men where nothing else does. Brotherhood, honesty, and permission to be real in a setting that strips away the performance. Ask us about upcoming dates.
She Thrives — Women's 10-Week Group — for women who have lost themselves somewhere along the way. A structured group experience that helps women find their voice, reconnect with themselves, and show up more fully in every relationship in their life.
Girls Circle Groups — certified through the One Circle Foundation, for girls ages 9 through 18 in age-specific groups. One of the only certified Girls Circle programs in the Fredericksburg area.
Teen D&D Therapy Group — for teens who don't connect with traditional formats. Collaborative storytelling and role-play to build real emotional skills in a setting that actually works for this population.
ASSET LGBTQ+ Teen Group — a structured, affirming support group for LGBTQ+ teens ages 15 and older focused on resilience, identity, and healthy peer connection.
Adult D&D Therapy Group — for adults navigating anxiety, depression, or social disconnection through the same structured framework.
Workshops
Before We — half-day internal work workshop. The starting point for everything. $150 per person.
Hold Me Tight Foundations — the core EFT couples framework in an accessible format. 8-week weekly series or 1.5-day Friday and Saturday intensive. Facilitated by our trained therapists.
Created for Connection Foundations — the same framework with a Christian faith-based context. For couples who want emotional and spiritual intimacy honored in the same room.
Rooted and Reaching — Beth and Tim Collins' signature couples workshop. This is the deeper experiential work — not a licensed program but something we built ourselves, from our own clinical training and our own relational journey. Couples who do this workshop describe it as a turning point. Ask us about upcoming dates and pricing.
Hold Me Tight / Let Me Go — parents and teens.
Hold Me Tight / Let Me Be Me — parents and adult children.
Individual Therapy Through Thrive Counseling
We Thrive Together focuses on relational work — couples, families, and groups. For individual therapy, our sister practice Thrive Counseling for Healing and Connection offers insurance-based individual therapy for children, teens, adults, and older adults across the lifespan.
Many of our clients work with both practices simultaneously — individual therapy at Thrive running alongside couples or family work at We Thrive Together. The two practices share a clinical philosophy and coordinate care when appropriate.
You Don't Have to Do All of This
We want to say this clearly because it matters.
You do not have to do all of this. Some people come for one thing — couples therapy, a group, a workshop — and that is enough. That is a complete choice and it works. But knowing the rest exists — knowing that if you need more there is more — is part of what makes this practice different. We will help you figure out what combination makes sense for you. Not what we think you should do. What actually fits your life, your relationship, and where you are right now.
A Note on Investment
Private pay therapy is a real financial commitment. We won't pretend otherwise.
What we will tell you is this.
The average divorce costs between $15,000 and $30,000 in legal fees alone — before two households, before the impact on children, before the years of co-parenting complexity and the emotional weight that follows people for a long time.
A workshop costs $150 to $800. Monthly sessions cost less than a car payment. A year of coordinated support — whatever combination of pieces you choose — costs a fraction of what it costs to end a marriage. We are not the cheapest option. We are the most complete one. And we are built to meet you at whatever level of investment is possible right now. Because the goal is never to sell you the most expensive path. The goal is to get you into the work. Whatever door gets you there is the right door.
For Couples Who Need Insurance-Based Options
We know that private pay is not possible for everyone. If cost is a significant barrier and one or both partners are navigating a mental health condition such as depression, anxiety, or trauma that is affecting the relationship — our sister practice Thrive Counseling for Healing and Connection may be able to offer insurance-based couples support through their supervised resident program. This is a limited program and not available to most couples based on medical necessity requirements. Reach out and we will set up a free consult to help you understand whether this pathway is a fit for where you are.
Not Sure Where to Start?
That is the most common place to be.
Reach out and tell us a little about what is happening — a few sentences about where you are and what you are hoping for. We will help you figure out which option makes the most sense, which therapist or program is the right fit, and what the next step looks like.
No pressure. No commitment. Just a conversation.
Our team responds within one business day.