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May. 3rd, 2012 11:22 amThis is an interesting article: A new kind of couples therapy
Instead of traditional counseling, which is aimed at preserving the marriage, this type of counseling is aimed at making sure that both parties do the best thing possible, for themselves and for their future. In addition to working with the couple together, the counselor works with each individual to deal with the fall-out of a problematic marriage.
Some points that the article makes is that often when a couple gets into marital counseling, one of them is just doing it to soften the blow, or to make it appear that they made an effort. And the other person is (understandably) feeling blindsided and betrayed, which often leads to poor responses to the situation.
Quotes: "You can't divorce yourself. If people end a marriage without looking at their own contributions to the problems, they are leaving with a big blind spot. And the divorce rate in second marriages is even higher than first marriages."
This sounds like something I'd like to do as a profession.
Instead of traditional counseling, which is aimed at preserving the marriage, this type of counseling is aimed at making sure that both parties do the best thing possible, for themselves and for their future. In addition to working with the couple together, the counselor works with each individual to deal with the fall-out of a problematic marriage.
Some points that the article makes is that often when a couple gets into marital counseling, one of them is just doing it to soften the blow, or to make it appear that they made an effort. And the other person is (understandably) feeling blindsided and betrayed, which often leads to poor responses to the situation.
Quotes: "You can't divorce yourself. If people end a marriage without looking at their own contributions to the problems, they are leaving with a big blind spot. And the divorce rate in second marriages is even higher than first marriages."
This sounds like something I'd like to do as a profession.
