Couples and Marriage Counseling
Marriage is not easy. It has been my lifes work to strengthen marriages and families. I am contacted weekly by couples in distress who don't know where to turn. My hope is you can find resources here that will help you in your relationship. The Parenting area has other non-therapy help to strengthen your family.
The following is a list of places you can go for more assistance.
Find a Marriage Counselor:
I am part of a Registry of highly qualfied, pro-marriage therapists. If you find someone who isn't on this list, but you believe is a great therapist, let us know. MarriageFriendlyTherapists.com
Some therapists can greatly benefit from marriage education, which tends to be in group settings rather than individual, and helps build the skills necessary for a good marriage. SmartMarriages.com
Questions to ask a marriage and family counselor:
http://www.marriagefriendlytherapists.com/questionstoaskatherapist.php
What to look for in a marriage and family counselor:
http://www.marriagefriendlytherapists.com/whattolookfor.php
Couples in crisis may want to look at the Retrouvaille program which has immediate assistance to couples on the brink.
Engaged couples and their parents may want to look at a large premarital counseling and wedding resource co-founded with my daughter. www.TheFirstDance.com
There is a national listing of the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists along with other resources for couples.