How
does Marriage Counseling work with marriages?
Each of you fills out your own Pre-Session Form and makes
an individual appointment. Before we can address the more
complex dynamics of your marriage, your Counselor wants to
hear your concerns--privately.
After both of you have both had your initial private session,
a three way appointment can be made. After that, a combination
of private and conjoint sessions can be made.
What happens during Marriage counseling?
The bottom line about any marriage that is having problems,
is that needs are not being met.
Your Counselor will teach you how to meet each other's deepest
needs, how to resolve past hurts, how to stop damaging conflicts
and how to restore those original loving feelings.
Towards the end of your session, you and your Counselor will
create a specific Action Plan that can immediately start turning
things around.
What if my spouse doesn't want to participate?
Although it is most ideal when both are committed to making
changes in the Marriage--significant changes can be made
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Many
times, marriage Counseling starts out as Individual Counseling
and after a little while, the other person will want to
participate.
If
I am in counseling by myself and my spouse wants to join
in later, won't my Counselor be biased toward my point of
view?
This may be common for counselors who are not skilled and
experienced specifically in Couple Counseling. Our specialty
is marriages, and we are trained to understand each person's
perspective.
We are considering divorce, can you still help?
Yes! There is reason to hope regardless of what has happened
in your past--or for how long.
What
if our marriage is in real crisis?
The Weekend Intensive is the most effective way to go for
couples who are really hurting, or who are falling apart.
Sometimes, a once a week session is just not going to cut
it--when couples are in crisis.
The Weekend Intensive is tailored to meet your specific
needs and situations. Rather than follow a "cookie
cutter" format, we aim to make the Weekend Intensive
flexible, and to best give you what you want to get out
of it.
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During
your Weekend Intensive your Counselor/s will guide and support
you to transform your marriage. The entire weekend is dedicated
to what ever you need to get the changes you want.
What
makes the Weekend Intensive so unique and powerful?
Something special comes from dedicating an entire weekend
to focusing on your marriage. Being away from daily stresses
and distractions, a Weekend Intensive is a focused time to
allow healing, and is a powerful way to help in serious need.
We have been told by some couples that they got more from
one weekend with us than they did from months of marriage
therapy sessions.
Two
types of Weekend Intensives are available:
The Private Weekend Intensive.
We work exclusively with you for the entire weekend. Pay Pal
accepted. (This does not include travel costs, meals or lodging).
We will help you make hotel arrangements. The private Intensive
offers you the greatest focus, the greatest privacy and depth
of work. It is by far the type of Intensive we do the most,
and it is in the highest demand by couples. This Weekend Intensive
is available throughout the year and can be set up on short
notice. Generally we can find a time within two to four weeks
of your inquiry.
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