Archive for June, 2010

Am I correct to stop going to Marital Therapy with my husband?

My husband has been extremely emotionally abusive (although he denies it). He has controlled me with the most hurtful and despicable claims; has watched me struggle with our five children and did not lend a hand; has taken delight in seeing me uncomfortable in life; and then he manages to conjure up ways that [...]

Does Joran Van Der Sloot need relationship counseling? He seems to have bad luck with the women he meets.?

Should he just go Dutch on his dates?
His dates always wind up with a spiked punch.

Why are people not open to the idea of counseling/therapy?

According to reports it says marriage and family therapist will be in demand come around 2018 because more people are starting to be open to that idea.
But why do you think people are so stand off-ish to the idea of getting help?
I mean sure you can be independent but once in a while we ALL [...]

How do you rate relationship counseling as a career in terms of income, job satisfaction, demand, usefulness?

I know, of course that many don’t know enough about it to make an educated judgment but thanks ahead of time for making an attempt
I think it would get tiring listening to the gripes of others all day – despite your phD you’re still basically in a service field. It would be satisfying [...]

i need help i am going to therapy for my issues that i am dealing with anxiety,panic etc while my parents are?

having marital problems and putting me in the middle and they are not trying to ,but are i am a VERY EMOTIONAL PERSON I CRY OVER ANYTHING and my husband just lost his youngest closetst borhter this past weekend so i am trying to be strong for him and my family and daughter its hard [...]

Reason enough for divorce?

We have only been married a little more than 3 years and we spent over 1yr of that in marital therapy. The first two years of marriage, we fought constantly. We separated last October, and reconciled before Christmas. Honestly I did not want to go back, but she kinda manipulated me. I thought [...]

Are these prewedding jitters?

Ok so here’s the story. My fiance and I have been engaged for about a year and our relationship has always been great! We’ve been together 5 years and have never broken up or even thought about it. Within those 5 years we’ve only had 2 real "arguments". Of course we [...]

is there an age for couples therapy?

I am 17 years young. My boyfriend and i have been together for 2 years but its now not working for us. Is seeing a couples counselor too extreme? He and i want to stay together for a long while, marriage isnt in our near future, but a relationship is. We have tried almost everything [...]

pre-marital couples counseling?

what are some pros and cons of seeking couples counseling with my fiance before we get married? i’m not talking about serious at-each-others’-throats therapy (if that were the case we wouldn’t be planning to marry) but rather a few counseling sessions to smooth out a few little rough spots (think: men are from mars, [...]

How do you tell a therapist you were molested as a child?

I have been seeing her for over a year and never told her. I feel like this may be holding me back from getting well. How do I tell her?
It Might Be Easier To Write Her A Letter And Give It To Her At The Start Of The App. Just Take It From There.. Good [...]