If you're a person of faith, like we are, you want to know that when you visit a marriage counselor you won't be told to give up and divorce. You want to know that the counselor you're seeing is marriage friendly, comes from a Christian world view, and wants to help you achieve a healthy relationship that will last a lifetime.
5 Ways To Keep The Kids Occupied During Couples Therapy
Kids are a huge blessing! Love for our children is often what brings us to couples therapy. We want to be happy and we want our children to have a happy childhood, right?
It’s important for your kids to know you take care of yourself and your marriage. Putting your relationship first is helping the children and family.
Most find that having someone watch your kids while you take care of your relationship is the best choice you will make. It is much easier to concentrate with fewer distractions.
How To Speed Up Couples Therapy
When choosing to do couples therapy there is so much to be aware of. Chances are you’ve never done this before. If you have done counseling then it may not have been a good experience and you’re looking for something new or different.
Many couples only have one shot to convince their partner to do counseling. If you choose the wrong therapist or option you risk discouraging your spouse from trying anything again.
This experience will be different. It will be so much better.
How To Get The Most Out Of Marriage Counseling
How Do I Talk To My Partner About Marriage Counseling?
I receive a lot of emails where people ask, "my partner wants to reconcile but they aren't ready for counseling. How do I convince them that we need to do marriage counseling now." You know you need it, you want it, but someone just gets cold feet...it's not unusual! There are a few things you can do to help them take the important healing step for your relationship.