Couples Counseling - What People Have to Say
Here are what some recent couples have to say about the efficacy of couples counseling:
“I didn’t want to go at first. Sheila kinda had to drag me. Now, I can’t get enough! I actually really look forward to it - which seems strange, right? But it seems like my whole week is about other people - my wife, my kids, my employees. When I sit down with my wife in counseling, it seems like its my time to focus on me. I’m not saying it’s not about my wife, it’s just…it’s my time to reflect and I don ‘t have that in my average week.”
- Jake, 43
“If we hadn’t gone to counseling, I think we would have been done. We were stuck in such a cycle, such a well-worn pattern. We tried to break it, honestly. Hal and I knew it! We would sit down and try to figure it out. We bought books, we asked our priest, we even talked to friends. But somehow, well, the problem was bigger than us, it seemed. When we worked our stuff out with the counselor, we realized our problem stemmed from childhood issues. No wonder why we were having trouble figuring out ourselves.”
- Lena, 37
“I think counseling is actually kinda fun. Is that weird? But it’s my time to connect to Beth. She seemed so far away for so long. And now, she’s engaged and interested in moving forward with me. So it’s such a positive experience. Even if it’s hard session, we leave on a high - because we feel more connected and that’s what I wanted the most of all.”
- Andy, 43
