All marriages face challenges, and most couples consider marriage counseling at some point during their marriage. Yours is no different, or you wouldn’t be on this site. A strong marriage is the backbone of a healthy and happy family. So, in order to provide the best environment for your family, it’s really important to work through issues when they occur.

When should you seek marriage counseling?

Sometimes the problems that lead a couple to marriage counseling can be as basic as communication problems. Often this is the case when a couple goes to see a therapist because one partner (or both partners) don’t feel like their spouse understands them. Sometimes one partner is closed off and either won’t listen or has never really learned how to listen. It’s also possible that one person gets defensive, based on the tone or words of their spouse. Learning to effectively communicate is a great reason to start seeing a therapist. Through marriage counseling, you can learn how to communicate your needs and your feelings without the conversation escalating into an argument.

Unfortunately, many couples don’t start marriage counseling until the problems in their marriage become much bigger than communication problems.

If you’re dealing with a much larger issue such as infidelity, dishonesty, or even an addiction, marriage counseling becomes a much more immediate concern. If you don’t start addressing these issues head on, your marriage may not survive.

What if my spouse won’t go to marriage counseling?

But what about when your spouse isn’t willing to go to marriage counseling or if you can’t afford it?

Thankfully there are some great resources available that can give you the benefits of marriage counseling even if only one person makes the initial effort. I understand that this might not sound fair, especially if you feel like you’re the only one carrying your weight. However taking the right steps now can help turn your spouse around, too. The book, Save the Marriage, is a resource that I recommend, and it’s less expensive than even one visit with a traditional marriage counselor. By reading it and using the roadmap it lays out, your can help turn your marriage around from poor communication issues, or even infidelity.

I’ll also continue to post articles addressing specific issues that you might consider seeing a counselor about. Below are a selection of these articles. Of course, feel free to look through the different categories of subjects on this site, or even use the search feature if you need specific advice.

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Articles related to marriage counseling:

• “I love you, but I’m not in love with you.”
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• Communication Really is the Key to Saving a Marriage (or Keeping Yours Strong)
• Can Counseling Save Marriage?
• 4 Tips – How to Fix Marriage After Trust is Gone
• Marriage Counseling Can Help Save Marriage

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