Couples Therapy Q&A

Behind The Scenes With A Couples Therapist

In preparing my recent post about my own experience in couples therapy with my husband, I asked y'all for questions on couples therapy in general, and you came through!

Why My Husband And I Go To Couples Therapy

And What It’s Like To Be A Couples Therapist In Couples Therapy About 18 months ago, my husband and I sought couples therapy. We had gone briefly early in our marriage, before our first child was born, but it was short-lived and to be totally honest, not helpful. I wasn’t

Love Notes for Real LifeMarina Rosenthal

Today, I'm answering seven of your burning questions about couples therapy.

We'll cover:

• what to do when your partner doesn't want to go to couples therapy,
• how to choose a good couples therapist,
• when to decide you've made enough progress and end therapy,
• whether you should go to therapy when you don't really have major problems,
• how to decide what topics to "save" for therapy,
• and where the line is between individual and relational problems.

No further ado, let's go.