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Marriage Counseling

5 Tips to Get the Most Out of Marriage Counseling by Lisa Kift, LMFT
Long lasting, successful marriages can be hard work and it’s normal for couples to encounter rough waters at times. In fact, it’s inevitable. Having witnessed all types of couples with all sorts of attitudes, I’ve been able to identify some things that people pondering marriage counseling should consider prior to beginning the process. If you’re considering marriage counseling these points will help you and your partner get the most out of your time, effort and money!

Choosing a Marriage Counselor: 8 Aspects to Consider by Lisa Kift, LMFT
If your marriage is in trouble – or if you’re simply looking for more effective ways to communicate with your spouse – marriage counseling can be a great option. So how does one go about choosing a marriage counselor?

Marriage Counseling Overview by Theresa Anderson
Marriage counseling is a valuable opportunity for couples who want to build a healthy and long-lasting relationship. It can be a worthwhile investment for the long-term, providing couples with the skills and strategies they need to manage life together in a healthy way.

Why Marriage Counseling? by Chris Hartwell, MSW
Is your marriage in trouble? If so, then you're in the right place. The Family & Marriage Counseling Directory was designed specifically to be the best resource on the web for people in need of marriage counseling. When I created this site in 2003, there was a huge "marriage counseling" gap on the internet. If someone did a search for "marriage counseling," there were a few self-help type sites that showed up, but where were the marriage counselors and therapists? Click Here for our regional listings.

Getting Married? 6 Great Reasons to Get Premarital Counseling by Lisa Kift, LMFT
Most couples spend more time planning their weddings than their marriages! With divorce rates at an all time high, it seems that couples are facing more challenges than ever in preserving their relationship stability. Lisa goes on to explain good reasons for premarital counseling and some of its benefits.

Key Steps to Success in Counseling by Dr. Noah H. Kersey Ph.D.
A well-written guide with some widely accepted principles that help lead to success in the counseling process.

Has Your Marriage Therapist Ever Been in Therapy? by Jay Slupesky, MA, LMFT.
Jay Slupesky writes about the benefits of having a marriage counselor who has done their own work in therapy.
 

6/11/2010 Latest Articles:

The 5 Levels of Attack
Barbi Pecenco, MA
Healing from the Trauma of Infidelity
Press Release
Change Your Feelings Change Your Marriage
Richard Nicastro, Ph.D.
What Happened to My Marriage? 3 Things to Consider
Lisa Brookes Kift, MFT
Marriage Counseling & Guidance from YourMarriageCounselor.com
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The Impact of Shame on Relationships
Barbi Pecenco, MA
10 Simple Ways to Make Your Partner Feel Loved
Lisa Brookes Kift, MFT
Know Your Relationship Sensitivities and Own Them
Barbi Pecenco, MA
Is Your Marriage Suffering from Affection Deficit Disorder?
Richard Nicastro, Ph.D.
Free Marriage Counseling "Help Guide" Now Available
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Review of Marriage Fitness by Mort Fertel
Chris Hartwell, MSW

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Couples Counseling

Effectiveness of Couples Counseling by Misty Will, MSW
Couple’s counseling is based on the premise that individuals and their problems are best handled within the context of the couple’s relationship. Married couples today feel increasingly isolated and are expected to manage their lives and families without the community supports that in the past were a primary resource in raising children and meeting family needs. Couples in our present culture are less bound by family traditions and are freer than ever before to develop relationships unlike those of the families that they were raised in.

Premarital Counseling

Premarital counseling can help to set the foundation for a great relationship, and many therapists have experience in this area. Browse our directory to find a counselor in your area. For couples looking for premarital guidance, but not yet ready to work with a live therapist, be sure to have a look at Lisa Kift's Premarital Counseling Workbook.

Spirituality in Counseling

Understanding Gender and Culture within the Context of Spirituality: Implications for Counselors by Sue Passalacqua and Joseph M. Cervantes
Examines roles that gender, culture and spirituality play in elements of therapeutic process. It presents an initial literature review on gender, culture and spirituality as these factors relate to shaping identities and defining one’s behavior. Discussions on how these three dimensions influence the level of understanding and effective responsiveness that competent, counseling professionals need to consider in a culturally and spiritually diverse society are presented.

Marital Satisfaction

Marital Satisfaction Affected By Both Spouse's Mental Health, Says New Study from The American Psychological Association.
WASHINGTON — New research examines why a person’s mental health is important for maintaining a satisfying marriage and how either partner can influence the other’s marital happiness. These findings are reported on in the October issue of the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology published by the American Psychological Association (APA).

An Arrangement of Marriages from Psychology Today
Presents David H. Olson's research on happy couples and unhappy couples. Basic types of marriages; Characteristics of good marriages; Characteristics of bad marriages; Stressed marriages abound; Marital partners; Seven distinct profiles of families; Complexity of marriage relationships; Weaknesses couples should address.

Online & Phone Counseling

The Family & Marriage Counseling Directory provides access to more than just local therapists in your area. Our phone counseling page lists many therapists who are part of a network that provides online counseling, as well as counseling over the telephone. There are certain circumstances where such therapy is appropriate, especially if the person seeking such therapy has limited access to transportation or therapists in their area. Online counseling can involve the use of a messaging or a "chat" type interface, with or without a webcam, and the therapists near the top of our online counseling page are available for this type of session.

Relationship Counseling

Relationship Counseling : Safety First by Rabbi Shlomo Slatkin MS, LGPC
Therapy traditionally focuses on solving problems and, in a conflict, there is likely to be a winner and a loser. There are couples who sigh at the thought of counseling as they doubt there is any hope for resolving their differences. While some may choose to terminate the relationship, we would much prefer a couple to stay together. With a whopping national divorce rate, new methods of approaching marital conflict are necessary.

Ten Characteristics of Successful Relationships by Lisa Kift, MFT
Lisa Kift is a couples' therapist who identifies ten characteristics of successful relationships. She finds that these qualities are integral parts of a healthy relationship foundation and believes that they increase the chances of weathering the storms that life inevitably dishes out.

Family Counseling

Let Them Go from Psychology Today
Reveals that caregiver lays a foundation for future emotional development of children, based on a research conducted by James Elicker, an assistant professor of child development and family counseling studies. Recommended caregivers.

Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Children and Adolescents (CA-0008) Fact Sheet from The National Mental Health Information Center
This fact sheet defines attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, describes the warning signs, discusses types of help available, and suggests what parents or other caregivers can do.

Ten Acts of Courage For Parents of Children With Eating Disorders by Joanna Poppink, MFT
Creating a healthy family system surrounds the eating disorder child with an environment that supports her recovery. All family systems have strengths and weaknesses, and many dysfunctional families do not give rise to a child with an eating disorder. Nevertheless, while a dysfunctional family does not create an eating disorder, a family that strives to be as honest and healthy as possible can help a child with an eating disorder to heal.

Family Ties from Psychology Today
For Troubled Teens, Group Therapy may be the Problem; Family Therapy, Counsleing, the Solution.

Infidelity in Marriage

How to Handle Infidelity in a Marriage by Dr. Brenda Shoshanna
Dr. Shoshanna discusses the difficult problem and steps couples can take to recover from infidelity, emotional infidelity, and pornography addiction.

Saving Your Relationship: Healing from Infidelity by Lisa Kift, LMFT
For those who are not able to move past this transgression, it can represent the death of the relationship. The breach of trust is simply too much for some to bear which is completely understandable. However, for those who want to try to move past this event and rebuild their relationship foundation – there is hope. But it requires hard work and a commitment to the process.