Denver Post columnist Amy Dickinson says that it is never too late to go to marriage counseling; even if both parties agreed on a divorce.
She says, “It’s never too late for marital repair. It’s never too late to learn how to communicate with someone who has been in your life for more than 22 years.
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Archive for September, 2006
Marriage Counseling is Not a Bad Idea Even If Divorce is Imminent
Published by September 28th, 2006 0 CommentsNew Sitcom Explores Comical Side of Group Therapy
Published by September 26th, 2006 in Group Therapy. 0 CommentsHelp Me Help You, a new ABC sitcom, explores the comical side of group therapy. It premieres tonight, Tuesday, September 26th at 9:30 pm EST. The counselor is played by actor Ted Danson of Cheers fame. You can catch a sneak preview of the first four minutes of the show on ABC’s […]
Online counseling of all types is a relatively new phenomenon. Barnabus Christian Counseling Network has taken Christian counseling online. They believe that some individuals are better served “in an environment that preserves anonymity.” Their cost seems reasonable, so, if you’ve been looking for Christian counseling online, look no further.
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Scrubs star Zach Braff has a long line of marriage counselors in his family. His biological mother and stepfather are both Ph.D psychologists who practice marriage counseling. Not wanting to feel left out, his father who is a lawyer by trade, married a therapist. They both decided that they were going to […]
An article on Newsday.com caught my eye; a couple is advised to go to marriage counseling although they are already divorced. I thought it was very bold of the advice giver, Amy Dickinson, to suggest such action to be taken. It is common belief that the main reason people attend marriage counseling is […]
Studies have shown that married couples who are having marriage problems will often wait for 5-7 years before seeking counseling. In this article by Jan Fallon, she articulates how this is similar to ignoring the “Service Engine Soon” light in your car. Why wait for the problems to grow and potentially become much more difficult […]
A Church near Philadelphia is sponsoring an eight-week Biblically-based marriage course, complete with free childcare provided by church members and a dinner for two. It is being billed as marriage improvement rather than marriage counseling. We here at FixMyFamily couldn’t agree with the concept more. Just as it is better to avoid getting sick than […]
Marriage and Family Therapist Salaries
Published by September 5th, 2006 in Counseling Career. 0 CommentsHow much do marriage counselors and family therapists make? This is a common question asked by visitors to our site. For the answer, we’re going to use the AAMFT Practice Research Survey conducted in fall of 2002, and the 2000 Fee, Practice and Managed Care Survey conducted by Psychotherapy Finances.
The participants of the survey were […]
Marriage and Family Therapist Career
Published by September 5th, 2006 in Counseling Career. 0 CommentsA lot of our visitors end up here while searching for career information about becoming a marriage and family therapist. In their honor, we will start to post more information regarding this subject. To start, we have some information from the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists:
Who do MFTs treat?
Families facing severe mental […]
A question sent in to Dr. Leslie Parrott of Today’s Christian Woman:
My husband and I have been together for 13 years and have two daughters. We argue a lot and spend the rest of the time not talking to each other. I want to go to counseling, but he says he doesn’t believe in it […]
