The Marriage Counseling Blog

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 that would still be supportive and loving for their children.

Bob and Julie had gotten married relatively young, at 22 years old, and had 3 children before they were 30.

I just didn‘t want to do it anymore. We were unhappy with each other for so long that it became a lifestyle that we tolerated in order to keep the kids in their childhood home and give them some stability. But now, it‘s just time to move on.

Julie had this to say

We didn’t feel that marriage counseling was right for us because our decision was mutual and amicable. We don’t hate each other, we just want to separate in a good way and make sure that the kids were going to be all right with it.

Ending their marriage civilly was just a first step. The main concern for both of them was productive family therapy to help their children understand the changes happening, understand they weren’t to blame, and emerge knowing they were supported and loved by both parents.

Family Therapy helped Bob and Julie work with their children and ensure that the kids were informed and approached the separation without high levels of anxiety or fear.

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