Marriage Counseling

I get weekly requests for marriage counseling recommendations, or if I have appointments available to do marriage counseling. I had been leery of sending couples to someone I did not know because of the crisis in marriage therapy. I wrote about the hazards of marriage counseling a few years ago and since then have created the only experience-required, pro-commitment marriage counseling resource in the nation. Therapists have to be licensed at least three years (and it takes about 2 years to even get a marriage license in most states so it's really 5 years of experience, plus pre-graduation therapy hours.) Marriage counselors also have to sign a values statement saying they value marriage and while divorce is sometimes inevitable it is not something the marriage counselor believes is necessary for most marriages.

Check out this nationwide resource: www.MarriageFriendlyTherapists.com and if you know a marriage counselor who would be a great fit, let them know about this important movement to help couples help, not hurt, their marriages.

First Blog Post

This is his daughter, Elizabeth, setting up the new blog for Bill Doherty. Check back about once a week or so for blog entries.