Tag: couples therapy
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The Objectives of Marriage and Family Counseling
Marriage and Family Counseling for Satisfying Relationships The primary objective of marriage and family counseling is to improve relationships. There is a method to having satisfying relationships. It is not just a free for all. There are particular skills and guidelines just as there are skills and guidelines for driving a car. You don’t get to…
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Trust Issues in Marriage, Simplified
Most of the arguments and distancing that happen in couples’ relationships will have something to do with trust. It could be trusting the fidelity of the other, trust with money and children, or trust wounds that began in childhood that are getting played out in the marriage. As a marriage and family therapist, I look…
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Marriage Therapy, “The Argument with Ourself”
Couples therapy usually begins with a few long standing arguments that are draining the life out of the relationship as well as each individual. One person may be aware of the problem and the other may not. One person or both may be angry about the state of affairs. There may be raging arguments, smoldering…
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Marriage Counseling With One Person
Marriage counseling with one person is focused on the marriage. The non-attending partner may not be ready or may never be ready. Someone in the marriage needs to begin. The emotional pain and confusion in the marriage is both personal and relational. What is my work? What is your work? And what is our work?…
