Tag Archives: Marital Problems
Marriage Counseling Can Be Hazardous to your Marriage – Part 2
In our last posting we looked at how counselors who are not trained in working with couples or families can get overwhelmed when there is more than one other person in the counseling room with them. What they typically do … Continue reading
Marriage Counseling Can Be Hazardous to your Marriage – Part 1
So how can marriage counseling be a hazard to someone’s marriage? William Doherty, who trains marriage counselors at the University of Minnesota, made a speech on this subject, and in that speech he quoted a national survey of therapists that … Continue reading
Perfectionism and Criticism: a Family Issue
I remember a couple I saw in counseling same years ago. Every time she came into my office, she first had to pick up any lint that might be on the floor or on the couch, then she had to … Continue reading
Warning–Facebook could destroy your marriage
A New Jersey pastor told his married church leaders that they either had to delete Facebook or they would have to resign from their leadership role in the church. Other pastors have likened Facebook to the serpent in the Garden … Continue reading
Making Friends With Your Problems
Problems are irritating. No one really welcomes having problems. But it is a fact of life that we will face problems in our families, and especially in our marriages. The real question is not how do we become problem-free, but … Continue reading
Speaking of Problems
I’m surprised at how many couples feel that the goal of a good marriage is to be relatively problem-free. When a couple comes for marriage counseling, their unspoken agenda could typically be stated like this: “If you would only fix … Continue reading