What Does Counseling Do?
Marriage and Family Counselor Dr. Marty, in his website, lists down the things you can learn through marriage counseling.
- How to handle your partner’s rejection.
- Exactly what to do to get your partner to listen to you.
- How to handle your feelings of: hurt, frustration, and anger.
- How to turn around your partner’s hostility and rejection and open the lines of communication.
Now, these points sum up the advantages of seeking counseling. However, it is not always these points that couples have in mind when they seek counseling. More often than not, they visit the counselor to bring about some change in their relationship. Of course, some couples expect miracles.
Counseling is a long-drawn process. No counselor will hand over a pill to make your marriage work. In fact, the counselor helps you make your marriage work. You may wonder that if counseling is a long process, why do we recommend one-session counseling at times? Because that one session can help break the ice and open you up for discussion and more counseling, if needed.
Counseling helps in three ways. First, it helps you identify the problem areas in your marriage. Second, it introduces you to your spouse’s expectations, goals, and disappointments from the marriage and from life. Third, it helps you figure out ways to minimize conflict and revive your marriage. The counselor essentially serves as a guide; of course, not like your friend or mom. The counselor is an expert at understanding your mental and emotional well-being. He/she will help you understand what is going wrong and how you make changes to make your marriage work.
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