Equalizing Success in Couples Counseling
When Harriet and Fred entered couples counseling, they were in a crisis situation. Both here arguing everyday and Fred had taken to sleeping in the in-law suite behind their house. Both children were grown but refused to come over for gatherings because of the constant arguing.
The source? Harriet had taken her first outside job five years ago (she was a homemaker) and Fred had recently retired. Harriet had decided to join forces with the management of her small business and helped it grew…until it was quite a successful company. Harriet now a proud co-owner of company that pulled in several million dollars a year. Fred was adjusting to retirement poorly and resented all of Harriet’s new-found activities.
Both were very serious about working through their late-in-life success issues and the counselor made quick progress. Harriet desperately needed her husband’s support, since this was a successful endeavor and she wanted to share it with him. But it took Fred to realize that he too was an important part of the equation. The more he could maintain their home, the more Harriet could focus on work and not be resentful when she returned at the end of the long day.
Their was an equalizing force to the success that Harriet was experiencing. Once Fred realized he contributed to the success of the household by his maintainance and support of Harriet, he felt more useful.
Couples counseling helps get to the heart of the matter, sometimes quickly and effectively. In this case, two willing participants aided the process considerably.
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