Saving a relationship is not enough if you don’t try to make it work. There are times when couples approach a relationship counselor when their marriage or relationship is on the verge of a break-up and never seek follow up advice to keep their relationship going smoothly. While they understand the importance of saving their [...]
When you are facing a problem at home, do you look up the solution on Google? The Internet is no longer just a source of random information; it has become a source of useful advice. It is a different matter whether or not people follow the advice, but they will definitely look it up. There [...]
Many of us think that visiting a marriage counselor will help your marriage in a miraculous way. Well, making an effort to go for marriage counseling sessions definitely shows that you are interested in making your marriage work, but that is not enough. You have to help your counselor help you. How? Lisa Kift, Marriage [...]
The main purpose of marriage counseling is to get the couple talking to each other, understand the problems in their marriage, and resolve the conflicts arising out of their differences. Now, why does a couple need a counselor? Can’t the spouses talk it out on their own and resolve the problems themselves? Well, the reason [...]
When things in your marriage don’t seem right, of course! But it is not an easy task to identify if things are alright. In fact, it is not even easy to identify if you want to stay in the relationship. So, in today’s post, we bring you pointers that indicate that you should see a [...]
Two things are needed in order for marriage counseling to work: a good counselor and your willingness to make your marriage better. While most of the time, a couple will approach a counselor because it is wiling to make a difference to the marriage, there are cases when a couple comes to a counselor just [...]
You want to save your marriage from turning sour and soulless, and so you are looking to seek help from a marriage counselor. But how do you choose one? Do you go to the one your friend recommends or to the one whose fees seem reasonable? Well, you will find plenty of marriage advice – [...]
If you live in the Philadelphia area and want marriage counseling then you could benefit from one-session counseling. There are primarily two different types of one-session marriage counseling: There’s a two-hour intensive Then there’s a half-day intensive Both types of one-session marriage counseling focuses on deep-seated issues within your relationship in a more direct way [...]
Marriage therapists are in the business of helping others, but that doesn’t mean that sometimes they don’t need help themselves. The American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT) is an organization whose mission is to support those who help others with their relationship issues. The AAMFT website is full of resources for the marriage [...]
One of the biggest obstacles to marriage counseling for many couples is that one partner wants to do it and the other doesn’t. You can’t force your partner to do it if she isn’t willing. Sometimes you would be better off seeking counseling on your own and working on your feelings about the relationship. Keep [...]
It’s not easy, but many marriages do survive infidelity. How? Well, it takes a lot of effort. And honestly, it is easier said than done. The most important thing you need to make such a marriage survive is willingness from both the partners. Now, the situation is such that the strayed partner feels guilty (or [...]
One-session counseling intensives used to be quite popular. Now they are making their way back again. But what makes them such a great choice among counseling options for couples seeking help with their relationships? Here are some of the reasons one-session counseling sessions are popular and effective: Many couples lead busy lives. Today, many women [...]
Marriage counseling is a form of therapy that deals with a wide variety of marital and relationship problems. Infidelity, anger, resentment, abuse or simply the natural separation that can happen in relationships – all of these things are common issues that couples bring to a marriage counselor to help them deal with. Of the many [...]
Marriage issues can cause innumerous problems in your life and that of your family. Each issue and problem can lead to further complications in your family life, your work life and every part in between. You may think that you can compartmentalize your marriage into a certain time or piece of your life, but the [...]
Anger is a reaction and sometimes a proactive decision that can help each of us survive through even the most difficult times. The emotion was designed to carry us through dangerous and difficult situations and if channeled correctly can be used as such even in a civilized society. Anger also, however, has been the bane [...]
There are many ways for anger to affect a marriage. Avoidance of anger or encouragement of it may seem miles apart and yet each often results in troubled marriages that require the sure and steady hand of a trained marriage counselor to treat and understand. The ability to balance anger and compassion, understanding and empathy, [...]
Marriage counseling teaches couples how to better communicate with one another but even using the techniques of a trained counselor can fall flat when compounded by the difficulties of untreated depression. Depression in Marriage Depression is a major source of divorce, simply because its signs, symptoms and reactions so closely mimic unhappiness, anger and resentment [...]
There are many different techniques that marriage counselors use to help their clients manage their relationship, improve their communication and re-learn better ways of connecting to one another. Two of the most useful marriage counseling techniques also work together, much as a couple needs to, in order to help a couple move past their arguments [...]
Many marriages relish the extra spice added by the occasional fantasy or fantasy role play opportunity, and it is common for a person to fantasize about another person even when having sexual contact with their very real partner. Marriage counselors talk to couples about such things all the time, but there are instances when intervention [...]
There are many ongoing research that look into the effectiveness of marriage counseling and family therapy. The benefits of therapy, while difficult to measure in a traditional sense, clearly show the benefits of counseling and therapy in helping families learn to better relate and communicate. Marriage and family therapy cover a large range of mental [...]
Financial concerns have put many couples over the edge, but help can be found in the form of one-session marriage counseling. When you attend a one-meeting marriage counseling session, you are able to achieve real benefits and techniques to improve your relationship without putting you into medical debt. A one-meeting marriage counseling session will help [...]
Jill and Jared has a problem in their relationship and the were not willing to go through to the next step, marriage, unless they could get to the core of he issue. After much discussion, they came to the conclusion that they did love each other, they wanted to be with one another, they wanted [...]
When your partner is unfaithful it may seem that there is little love or trust left in your marriage. Marriage Therapy can help you and your partner reestablish those bonds of trust and love again even when it seems like hope is lost. Infidelity Hurts Infidelity is a problem that has affected marriages and relationships [...]
Married couples often come to marriage counseling when their relationship is already tired and out of shape, left on it’s own to develop unhealthy communication and response habits. You see, a marriage is almost a thing of its own accord, separate from each individual because it is made up of a combination of both. When [...]
There are different signs that become more obvious when a couple is in dire need of marriage counseling. The arguments may increase dramatically or, in some severe cases, stop altogether in an icy silence. Resentment and anger may have led to eventual emotional distance, which in turn resulted in the couple leading completely separate lives [...]
Marriage problems can come in many different directions, catching us off guard and throwing off the carefully built balance of our relationship. Marriage problems aren’t something to be ashamed of because they are just another part of the natural progression of every long term relationship. The ways in which we deal with these problems can [...]
Your marriage counselor will help you and your partner find ways to make your relationship last by practicing healthy, simple techniques every day. Most marriages that are seen in marriage counselor’s offices are there because of years of relationship neglect and the formation of poor communication and relating habits. Changing these marriages requires making real [...]
One of the most frustrating times in a troubled marriage can occur if one partner refuses to attend marriage counseling sessions. A marriage is essentially the partnership of two individuals, but when the marriage begins to sour, both must put aside selfishness and try to repair the damage done and rebuild. What happens if only [...]
The big day is coming up, with all of the pressure, stress, trappings, dressings, heady expectations and horrific trepidation that you may expect and the truth is that we have created this monster ourselves. Valentines Day is the commercialization of love and marriage as only the show-and-tell culture can do it. Big, loud and all [...]
Marriage counseling is fast way to bring a stop to constant bickering, even when it has plagued a relationship for years. In a long term relationship, constant fighting is actually a mode of communication that has become a habit, repeated over and over again until it is a ‘muscle memory‘ for your partnership. Thankfully, marriage [...]
