Couples Counselling Cost in Singapore (2026)

Couples and marriage counselling in Singapore is usually priced per session, and the session length matters as much as the rate. Here is what it costs at Heal, what other practices publish, and what to ask before you book.

What couples counselling costs at Heal

Couples sessions at Heal are charged at the same hourly rate as individual sessions: from SGD 200 per hour, GST included.

Most couples sessions run 60 to 90 minutes. Two people need room to be heard, and a longer session often gets further than two short ones. Nidhi confirms your rate after the free consultation, so the fee is agreed before your first paid session. Packages for a block of sessions are quoted individually. Full details are on the pricing page.

What other Singapore practices charge for couples counselling

Published couples rates at three Singapore practices, read from their own fees pages on 18 October 2026:

The pattern: most practices charge couples the same hourly rate as individuals. A couples session costs more mainly because it runs longer. When you compare quotes, compare the price and the minutes together.

For individual, hospital, IMH and community rates, see our full guide to therapy costs in Singapore.

What the fee pays for

A couples session asks more of the counsellor than an individual one. Two people, two histories, and a pattern between them that neither of you can see from the inside. What the fee covers at Heal:

• A neutral counsellor for both of you. Neither partner is the problem; the pattern is. Nidhi's job is to help you hear each other, not to decide who is right.
• Time to get somewhere. Sessions of 60 to 90 minutes, weekly or fortnightly, so a hard conversation can be finished in the room rather than carried home half-done.
• A clear method. Nidhi's couples work is Gottman-informed and draws on attachment theory: patterns of criticism, defensiveness and withdrawal are named, then replaced with ways of talking that hold up under stress. How couples therapy works here.
• The same counsellor from the first call. You work with Nidhi, Heal's founder, from the free consultation onward. About Nidhi.
• Individual sessions when they help. Couples work sometimes includes a session with each partner alone. Ask about this at the free consultation.

How many sessions to plan for

There is no fixed number. It depends on what brought you in and how long the pattern has been running. A focused issue, such as a recurring argument or a decision you are stuck on, can move in a handful of sessions. A trust rupture or years of distance usually takes longer.

The practical way to plan: book the free consultation, then a first block of sessions, and review progress together after the first few. You will know early whether the work is moving.

Does insurance cover marriage counselling in Singapore?

Private couples counselling is generally not claimable under MediSave or MediShield Life. Cover, where it exists, sits in corporate and international health plans. Ask your insurer three things before you start:

1. Does my plan cover outpatient counselling, and does it cover couples sessions?
2. Which practitioner credentials does it accept?
3. Does it need a GP referral first?

Heal can issue invoices in the format your insurer or employer needs. If you are in Singapore on a work pass, our guide to therapy as an expat covers international insurance in more detail.

Means-tested subsidy. Singaporeans and PRs with a gross monthly income of $9,500 or below can apply for the Counselling Fee Subsidy Scheme at non-profit centres such as the Counselling and Care Centre, where couples sessions are then $40 to $170 per hour after a means test. Our guide to subsidised mental health services covers the other public routes.

Questions to ask any practice before you book

1. How long is a couples session, in minutes?
2. Is the rate the same as for individual sessions?
3. Are individual sessions with each partner charged separately?
4. Is the first consultation free, and can one of us come alone?
5. Are packages available?
6. What is the cancellation policy?

At Heal: 60 to 90 minutes; the same hourly rate as individual sessions; the first 30 minutes are free and either of you can take it alone; packages are quoted on request; cancellations need 24 hours' notice.

Start with the free consultation

The free 30-minute consultation is the simplest way to find out what your couples work would involve and what it would cost. Come together, or have one of you come first. If relocation is part of the strain, this piece on expat couples may help you put words to it before you call.