What is counseling? What is marriage counseling? How can I find the right therapist to give us the couples counseling that we need?
These are common questions for people in marriage counseling and other forms of therapy. As you might expect, there is a wide variation in answers to these questions. With any profession, there is also variation among marital counselors and family therapists in integrity, competence and skill. So, answers to these questions will also vary depending upon who gives them.
Watch this video for Dr. Paul W. Anderson’s discussion of “What Is Counseling?” and “Marriage Counseling in Kansas City” in particular.
Of course, you may need to check out other sources to help you get clear what you need and can expect when you seek counseling services. Marriage and family counselors, as you would expect, have a unique set of answers to what is counseling and what can you expect to receive from your therapist or life coach. I recommend talking to people you trust, friends and family to see whom they might recommend for counseling and what counseling can do for your relationship.
Other sources include authority sites on the Internet, other professionals such as your minister or physician that you trust or reading material such as journals and books.
Finally, the best way to know about a potential professional you’d like to use for marriage or couples counseling is to interview the therapist you’re considering. Some therapists will provide a free initial session to get acquainted and others are willing to give you their time over the phone.
Ultimately, you and your partner are the ones to decide which counselor, which orientation and whose set of answers to “What Is Counseling?” that will work best for you.
