Couples Counseling can fall prey to one of the common issues that plaque many self improvement and self help concepts. Indeed, it is a phenomenon that often occurs with issues in life and can become a “self-help self-fail” habit. When some couples begin counseling, they enter into it with the excitement and enthusiasm that they [...]
In a fast-paced society where it seems like there is a pill to fix everything immediately, the concept of approaching marriage therapy as a process can sometimes be met with frustration. Our society is used to everything being done fast and we generally want things done now. Some couples enter into marriage counseling with that [...]
Talking about marriage with other people can be a strong release of both frustration and bottled up emotions. For many people, however, there are few open avenues for them to turn to. Many friends and family that would be a natural source of support are often emotionally invested in the couple as a whole and [...]
Oftentimes, a couple delays seeking out couples counseling because one partner feels that the other partner would never agree to attend, and so they don’t discuss the option at all. In fact, many couples who do eventually seek out counseling say that they should have come a lot sooner, but didn’t think the other would [...]
Gloria had been living with the very active and pervasive memory of Steven’s infidelity for the past 7 years of their 12 year marriage. Gloria had found in herself an inability to let go of the memory of her husband’s infidelity and was unable to let it go. Steven had been living with the guilt [...]
Family counseling is one of the ways that a family can save their relationships and move on, together. For Julie and Bob, 20 years of an unhappy marriage was endured quietly in order to raise their now adolescent children, however they were ready to move on. The trick was finding a way to move on [...]
Tony and Sean had been together for 15 years, however Ton’s diagnosed bi-polar disorder (often called manic depression) was taking a serious toll on their relationship. Tony had been diagnosed when he was 20 years old, and Sean was aware of the disorder and accepting of it for the many years they had been together, [...]
There have been so many news and tabloid stories covering the continually degrading marriage of Jon and Kate, from TLC’s Jon and Kate Plus 8, that it cannot help but have an utterly detrimental effect on the relationship. It can, however, serve as a very public reminder for those going through a troubled time in [...]
Abigail and Thomas had been married for just under two years when they sought out a qualified couples counselor to assist them with their relationship. Abigail had recently increased the number of hours spent at work in order to help ease their financial situation. This quickly had a domino effect on the amount of household [...]
All you need is love That simple and catchy phrase has brought more marriages to their knees than just about anything. Love is, of course, the driving force within any marriage, however the concept that love is all you need is a faulty one at best. Love is a benchmark, a baseline, the foundation of [...]
Marriage counseling is often a baseline therapy that can give you the opening that you need to seek help with individual counseling. Because a marriage is essentially the joining of two individuals, it only makes sense that an individual with deep-seated personal issues should seek therapy in order to be able to constructively work on [...]
Many couples live with the belief that having a child will strengthen the marital bond between them and bring them closer as a couple. The hard truth is that the birth of a child is one of the most common stressors on marriages. It is estimated that over 67% of couples experience a profound drop [...]
Brian and Beth’s marriage began to unravel during a particularly stressful time in their lives, and they entered couples counseling to help them salvage their marriage. They had experienced a devastating financial loss that cost them a majority of their savings and retirement funds. Blame, guilt and resentment followed the financial loss and they began [...]
Ron and Diane had a big problem in their relationship, however it a problem that was as elusive as it was irritating. While they knew the had a problem, they couldn‘t quite figure out what, exactly, it was, only that it kept them from progressing to the next stage in their relationship. As they sat [...]
For many people, the thought of couples therapy is the equivalent to the phrase “working on your relationship,” which is in turn equivalent, to them, with “work.” And for most people, the mental thought of work is equal to the prospect of something unpleasant, taxing, and giving little benefit for the effort put in. When [...]
Many couples who enter marriage counseling tell their therapist that the arguments in their marriage have brought their relationship to a standstill. To say the least, they are concerned that the frequency of arguing in their marriage is something that they just can‘t continue with emotionally or physically. The truth is that occasional arguing can [...]
One of the most popular complaints that comes up during marriage counseling is the absence of sex in a marriage. Sex fulfills many roles in a marriage, but it is actually the role of physical and emotional connection that most people are referring too when they discuss the disconnect, not the complete act of sex [...]
Anxiety Therapy for Panic Disorder is a necessity for those who have had their lives disrupted or destroyed by this illness and who want to get on the path to healing themselves and their relationships in the world. People who are living with a Panic Disorder often didn’t see the first signs of the disorder [...]
Anxiety Therapy is one of the resources that help change peoples lives. People who are living with a Panic Disorder often didn’t see the first signs of the disorder and have waiting until their lives, careers and marriages have been badly damaged before they seek help. It is important to realize that Panic disorder is [...]
Often couples counselors see their fair share of what on the surface appear to be petty problems and differences. These problems are not, of course, petty to the couple and most often these seemingly simple issues represent bigger underlying themes. This was the case with David and Sarah, a young couple who have been married [...]
The first year of marriage is often a challenging and exciting time for couples. Many couples, especially those falling into the younger age brackets, naturally assume that their new marriage will simply be an extension of their dating experience, with all of the ups and downs, a few extra bills and a lot more freedom. [...]
One of the main reasons to enter into couples counseling is to change the way a relationship is working at that time. Through the transformative power of couples counseling, many relationships are altered and re-engaged in ways that the couple didn’t feel possible. It is a common reaction for couples to find themselves surprised by [...]
Family counseling is a helpful way to assist children in adjusting to their parents’ divorce. For many couples who did not seek counseling to help them get through their marital issues, family counseling to help their children may be far from their minds, however many professionals recommend counseling to help children in divorce. How your [...]
Family therapy is one of the ways to ease the adjustment of newly blended families. Divorce is still a common option between married couples, and as these newly divorced couples with children begin to go out and date again, eventually many o them meet another mate. When a marriage combines existing families, its an adjustment [...]
Making time for intimacy is becoming an increasingly common issue that is bringing more and more people into couples counseling. This isn’t really a surprise given the increasing prevalence of time obligations on couples. The astronomical increase in hours spent working, along with the increased family obligations when taking care of both young children and [...]
We have talked many times about the commitment of time, energy and self that is involved in Marriage Counseling, and yet amazingly some couples treat the therapy sessions as a minor inconvenience once a week rather than the tool that they need to heal their relationship. In order to help ensure that you are getting [...]
Deciding to move ahead with marriage counseling a big decision for a couple to make. Marriage counseling is an investment of money, time, and energy that can result in lifelong benefits for both you and your spouse. With such a heavy investment of yourself in this endeavor, you want to make sure you enter into [...]
Marriage counseling is, more often than not, something that couples approach as a private source of support and strength. This is understandable given the private nature of marriage itself, but what happens when a married couple puts their entire lives on the screen for everyone to see? Reality star Jon Gosselin is firing back at [...]
Family counseling is one of the pathways that families turn to when they are in trouble. There are many reasons for a family to turn to therapy, including mental or physical health issues in one family member that are affecting the entire family as a whole, but on occasion, the reasons for seeking family counseling [...]
It is becoming increasingly common for couples who are preparing to get married to seek counseling prior to their marriage as part of their church’s request. In fact, many couples are now pursing such counseling on their own, irrespective of their religious affiliations. Acknowledging that you are entering into a lifelong commitment and approaching it [...]
