The Marriage Counseling Blog

Family Therapy for Parents Raising Special Needs Children

Marriage Counseling Blogger — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:36:04 +0000

Family therapy is an incredibly beneficial tool for those raising children with disabilities. Many children have or are at risk for chronic physical, developmental, behavioral or emotional conditions. These conditions also require health and related services beyond that required by children generally. There are many obstacles facing families raising children with special [...]

Individual Therapy for Relationship Development

Marriage Counseling Blogger — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:43:59 +0000

Individual therapy is often used as a tool for people to find new life in their current relationships and build upon and grow their skills to form new relationships. If you take the time to examine the relationships in your life, at home, at work, and socially, you may find some self destructive patterns [...]

Homespun Marriage Solutions

Marriage Counseling Blogger — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 09:44:34 +0000

Long term relationships are difficult to maintain. People change over time, as does the nature of the environment around that relationship and in order to successfully navigate those changes, a couple must alter themselves and how they behave and react to each other. It is very common for couples to fall into the habit of [...]

Marriage to Your Best Friend

Marriage Counseling Blogger — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:19:55 +0000

For many of us, the idea of marrying the person we love most is both romantic and practical. It makes sense to marry the person you love and have a deep, committed bond to. In many cases, we marry our best friends because this is the person that we are comfortable with and believe we [...]

Therapy Forms for OCD

Marriage Counseling Blogger — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:06:22 +0000

For families with children who have Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, a form of Anxiety Disorder, treatment is one of the main goals. It is important to know that there are treatments and therapies available for children and adults alike with OCD and many of them are very successful. One of the most effective forms of [...]

Couples Therapy for Sexual Health

Marriage Counseling Blogger — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:34:27 +0000

One of the most common reasons for couples to seek out therapy is a problem with their sex life. Sex is usually a source of great pleasure and release in a relationship; however, it can also be a source of great stress for a couple. Sex is a physical act that has emotional [...]

Anxiety Disorder Therapy for OCD

Marriage Counseling Blogger — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:12:13 +0000

There are many different types of anxiety disorders. While some anxiety disorder sufferers deal more with panic attacks, others deal with the daily battle of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder is an anxiety disorder that is characterized by uncontrollable obsessions and compulsions. The person suffering generally recognizes their behaviors and thought patterns [...]

Therapy Treatment for Depression

Marriage Counseling Blogger — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:41:10 +0000

Depression therapy can work in concert with your medical Doctor’s treatments because it is a treatable illness. Many people with depression do not ever seek help, but the truth is that the majority of those who do will respond positively to treatment. For those who do not seek out depression therapy and treatment a [...]

Family Therapy Starts with Family

Marriage Counseling Blogger — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:05:38 +0000

Many families seek out family therapy because their children are depressed and acting out against their family, their peers and their teachers. Often times this pattern of anti-social behavior has been growing for years and is now reaching it’s peak. Children and teenagers are social creatures, but without the access to that social network, [...]

Marriage and Family Therapy Guidelines

Marriage Counseling Blogger — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 08:28:31 +0000

Since many people have no contact with mental health professionals before seeking out marriage or family therapy, they are often confused about the profession, the education involved in the profession and the licenses needed and even what they actually do. According to the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, there are some specific guidelines around [...]

Why Family Therapy

Marriage Counseling Blogger — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 09:11:21 +0000

Family therapy is all about the connections that family members have with the each other and the group as a whole. Simple relational therapy or marriage therapy cannot cover the complex dynamics of a family, especially a family that is working in crisis mode and needs assistance. Many people wonder why a group counseling [...]

Saving Your Relationship

Marriage Counseling Blogger — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:05:34 +0000

There are steps that can be taken to help any couple save or better their relationship. The important thing is to know that you are not alone in having problems in your partnership. They can be solved and you can find happiness together if you are willing to work for it. Steps to Save a [...]

A Marriage Counseling Plan

Marriage Counseling Blogger — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:09:12 +0000

Couples in crisis often turn to marriage counseling because they have no plan and their current relationship is flailing without a rudder. One of the ways to make the most out of your counseling session is to enter into counseling with a plan for your sessions. You can mentally map out what your expectations are [...]

One Session Marriage Counseling Intensives

Marriage Counseling Blogger — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:17:46 +0000

Pursing one-day marriage counseling isn’t a way to avoid the commitment of a long term marriage counseling or therapy in general. For some couples, one-day marriage counseling gives them the opportunity to address an issue that they have been facing and see if they can learn the tools and ways to change the way [...]

Group Therapy For Corporate Staff

Marriage Counseling Blogger — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:38:09 +0000

Group therapy is a powerful tool that large corporations are increasingly relying on to better their teams’ performance and quality of career happiness. Group therapy is usually made up of groups of 5 to 8 individuals who meet with their therapist once a week to enhance and better their relationships. Not marriage therapy, but relational [...]

Online Counseling Offers Alternative Assistance

Marriage Counseling Blogger — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:36:57 +0000

Online counseling has been highly beneficial to a new generation of individuals who are pressed for time, pressed for resources, and for whom the online world is simply an extension of their physical world. When looking for an online counselor, there are many options available and many different educational backgrounds, however, counseling still requires [...]

Counseling for Any Relationship

Marriage Counseling Blogger — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 10:37:59 +0000

Though many people use the terms interchangeable, there are some differences between counseling types when talking about a specific situation or group. Marriage Counseling Relationship Counseling Couples Counseling Marriage Counseling is probably the most talked about because it also denotes a legal joining that, if dissolved, has legal consequences. It is difficult for a marriage to break up [...]

Professional Help for Emotional Abuse

Marriage Counseling Blogger — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 07:49:37 +0000

Emotional abuse comes in many forms and has various lasting effects. For some, it is abuse that has built up over years, with a partner or spouse constantly and consistently wearing your down until your self worth hinges only upon their opinion. Other times, it is a dangerous and dominating partner that uses [...]

Severe Social Anxiety Disorder

Marriage Counseling Blogger — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:54:41 +0000

Severe Anxiety Disorder can be a crippling medical condition without the correct help in managing it. Anxiety disorder is serious and, just as with any other medical condition, should have professional help in treating it because it is not ‘just in your head.‘ It is very real and there is very real help [...]

Family Counseling Stakes

Marriage Counseling Blogger — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:25:20 +0000

For family groups that have found themselves seeking out the help they require in family counseling, the fears and anxieties about failing can be terrifying. Parents understandably fear losing their children or, as one parent put it, “screwing them up for life.” Sandy: Sol and I had been in marriage counseling before. Honestly, we wanted [...]

Pre-marital Counselors Provide Support

Marriage Counseling Blogger — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:52:35 +0000

Pre-marital counseling has provided millions of couples with the help and support that they needed to begin their marriage on the right track, and with the tools to help keep the marriage that way. Instead of thinking of pre-marital counseling as admitting there is a problem before you tie the knot, understand that it [...]

Healthy Relationship Hints

Marriage Counseling Blogger — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:12:59 +0000

Working with your spouse to grow and maintain a healthy relationship is one of the most important gifts you can give yourself and your loved ones. A healthy relationship is one that will enable you to withstand very difficult times in your life, and one that will also enable you to get the very [...]

Anxiety Disorder and Negative Thinking

Marriage Counseling Blogger — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:47:56 +0000

Negative thinking is a powerful deterrent to a happy marriage. Constant negative thinking takes its toll not only on the person having those thoughts but on the people around them in their daily lives who find themselves under the onslaught of negative thoughts. Negative thinking is also a major indicator of someone with anxiety [...]

Signs for Marriage Counseling Need

Marriage Counseling Blogger — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 12:01:23 +0000

If you have been wondering if it is time for marriage counseling then it probably is. Experiencing a rough patch in a marriage is common, but if your troubles have gone on long enough to make you wonder if professional help can assist you than it is most likely time to look for that [...]

Laughing Through Marriage Counseling

Marriage Counseling Blogger — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 08:05:11 +0000

The hard work and dedication involved in saving your marriage through marriage counseling is an often talked about subject, but less attention is paid to the humorous side of counseling, which is just as important an ingredient. As any couple will tell you, the ability to laugh together can transform a moment into something [...]

Couples Counseling is Hard Work

Marriage Counseling Blogger — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:14:54 +0000

When people enter into couples counseling, they often do so under the assumption that it will be a “warm and fuzzy” experience with a kindly old counselor who, like a relationship magician, will find that simple key to fix all their problems and they will live happily ever after. It’s not quite like that, [...]

Terms of Endearment Not So Dear

Marriage Counseling Blogger — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:11:28 +0000

Terms of endearment are words or phrases used to address or describe a person or animal for which the speaker feels love or affection. Terms of endearment are used for a variety of reasons, such as parents addressing their children and lovers addressing each other. From movies to literature to everyday life, when someone [...]

Individual Therapy Can Help

Marriage Counseling Blogger — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:34:37 +0000

For many clients who seek out individual therapy, it is only after having suffered for many years with the pain and often guilt and shame of enduring their particular disorder. Struggling to solve the problems alone, they find that eventually the problems begin to grow and affect other areas of their lives, no matter [...]

Marriage Counseling Success

Marriage Counseling Blogger — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:23:33 +0000

It is no secret that most of us have gotten excited about a new plan to make ourselves better and start off with all the right tools, the right enthusiasm and the right mindset. Then something happens along the way. Whether we lose our focus, lose our drive or simply lose the desire [...]

Romantic Vacation Vs. Marriage Counseling

Marriage Counseling Blogger — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 12:26:04 +0000

Every time Hollywood produces a new movie or show based on the miraculous abilities of a vacation to help heal a rift in a marriage, couples in trouble start booking their resort stays. The problems in the relationship don’t heal, even with a weekend of spa treatments, but with the media touting the fun, [...]