Your Questions About Couples Counseling

MarriageCounseling answers:

Marriage counseling is not required in the states that I am knowledgeable of. It will help you with the ups and downs of real married life. It will give you ideas on how to work out problems you might have in the future.

It is better to get counseling before marriage, than after you get married. There is a lot more to marriage than meets the eye.

I wish that my spouse and I had gone to premarital counseling, it sure would have saved lots of anger and, heartaches. Not to mention the stress and the extra money you will have to pay. (Takes more time to work out problems than to learn to prevent them.)

Good luck.

MarriageCounseling answers:

Couples counseling can be good or can be meaningless it depends on the person conducting and how good they are doing it. It cant hurt so try it. If it doesnt work for you then stop going or find a new person to do it. I lean towards reccomending phds. The bs and ms level people usually need therapy themselves. The ministers alot of them dont live in the real world or dont have training.
I admire you though for realizing you need to work on this before your baby is born and that you are willing to try things even if you are iffy about them. It shows you are unselfish and really will be a caring parent. Good luck. Hope it all works out fo ryou!

MarriageCounseling answers:

You can possibly go to graduate schools in your area. Look up a master’s level or graduate school in your town, call them, ask if they have a counseling department, and ask what is involved. Sometimes they are free or at least at a reduced cost.

You might try some other churches. Some of the larger churches might have free counseling, but they may be a little hard to find. The church may or may not require certain things if you get counseling with them. Simply call and ask what will take place.

Finally, you might try to call some area counseling agencies. Ask if they have interns or residents who are working on their licenses. These counselors often offer reduced fee counseling. Many counselors have a sliding scale for those with limited income.

MarriageCounseling answers:

Are you on his insurance? You’d have to see what the policy says…sometimes it’s just a co-pay. Other times, it’s not covered. If it isn’t covered, see if the city or county you’re in offers marriage counseling.

MANY years ago, when I loved in Phoenix (Arizona), Maricopa County offered free or sliding scale marriage counseling.