Many people have many different reasons for not attending couples counseling. It ranges from the practical to the moral. Either “I don’t have time or money for it” or “I don’t like airing our dirty laundry. Our problems are our business.” Whatever the reasons, the problems remain the same, unchanged and stagnating. Problems don’t tend [...]
There are many reasons couples will shy away from counseling when they are in need. For some, it’s seen as a personal failure. Others don’t like the discomfort of revealing personal material to a stranger. And finally, there are many who just don’t understand what couples counseling entails.
It is fairly [...]
In this day and age, most of us try to integrate some sort of fitness regime into our lives. Some may work out methodically at a local gym while others take on a leisurely stroll after a meal. But the majority recognize the importance of exercise and fitness when it comes to our [...]
Starting the counseling process is never easy. We usually encounter many internal roadblocks. There is often a sense of “I can take care of this myself” pride. Somehow we feel like failures for even thinking we need therapy. Shame can prevail but meanwhile, the problems continue.
One element that most people don’t [...]
Most people equate therapy with work. Problem is, most of equate work with something unpleasant, maybe something grueling.
When couples enter marriage counseling, there’s often a sense of a burden. Not only are they contending with whatever issues they are bringing to the table, but they have a sense of a “long journey [...]
Many marriages can suffer from a sort of apathy. We all get in our well-worn grooves; contenting with the daily grind of work, raising children, tending to our homes, paying bills, etc. It’s easy to think of marriage as something that’s self-sufficient. It’s as if you did the hard work by simply [...]
“If I had only known then what I know now.”
Somehow this phrase is particularly apt when it comes to relationships. Looking back on a history of relationships, some if not all of us wonder “What the heck were we thinking?”
That’s because relationships are a growing, expanding part of our [...]
