I've been thinking
about going to marriage counseling, so I'm glad that I stumbled upon your post.
Not exact matches
I have seen too many
marriages destroyed because the husband (or the wife)
goes to their cross-gender friend
to let off a little steam
about their spouse,
to get a little support and
counsel from their friend.
It does seem
to be targeted at a slightly older audience, if only because it's
about a group of couples who
go to an island resort
to participate in
marriage counseling.
Great
marriage counseling, enables partners and individuals
to make thoughtful decisions
about enhancing the relationship or, if the situation requires,
going separate ways.
Should you have
to be a certain age, earn a certain income, have a life plan, make premarital
counseling mandatory, wait a certain amount of time after applying for a
marriage license, take a test (of what, I'm not sure, but
go with me here), take parenting classes if you plan
to have kids (since society doesn't seem
to care too much
about childfree couples who divorce), learn how
to communicate
about finances, or all of the above?
Actually, you should think
about doing that even if you are
going to marriage counseling.
You can't force your husband
to take
marriage counseling seriously, and
going alone is pretty pointless, but a good individual therapist may help you explore your own feelings
about the situation so you can decide how you want
to be treated and what you want
to do in this situation.
You can contact me
to schedule a free consultation or if you'd like more information
about marriage counseling or
counseling help
going through a divorce.
Going to marriage counseling is not just
about showing up.
Do you think that if more couples
went thru pre marital
counseling that they would have a better grasp of what
marriage is
going to be all
about?
One way a couple might
go about seeking
marriage counseling is
to talk
to close friends or family members they trust, or their family doctor or any crisis worker, for referrals.
If you are
going into
marriage counseling with your mind already made up
about getting a divorce, you probably aren't
going to come out of your therapy sessions feeling successful.
Like other online relationship
counseling options, with the Power of Two Online you don't have
to sit in a counselor's waiting room with other patients, you're not
going to accidentally run into someone you know at the doctor's office, and you don't have
to sit in a room with a total stranger and talk
about your
marriage.
You've heard
about couples
going to marriage counseling, but what
about premarital
counseling?
When they face issues in their married lives, they may think
about when it is
going to be appropriate
to go for
marriage counseling.
If your husband is serious
about regaining your trust he will be willing
to go for
marriage counseling or therapy together with you.
My husband wasn't too excited
about marriage counseling, but he
went along
to make me happy.
He still refuses
to go to marriage counseling even though my depression therapist has suggested it, because he doesn't like talking
to strangers
about his things.
With an online program you don't have
to sit in a counselor's waiting room with other patients, you're not
going to accidentally run into someone you know at the doctor's office, and you don't have
to talk
about your
marriage with total strangers as you do with in - person, remote, or group
counseling sessions.
We're
going to invest our time and money, will it be worth it?Thinking
about the couples I've worked with over the years, I came up with a quick list of reasons
to answer that question: Why try
marriage counseling?