Catholic Marriage Counseling – When is it time to start considering counseling? – Where to find a Counselor and what does it cost?
How do you decide if you need counseling?
Is your relationship experiencing any of these symptoms?
- Communication breakdown, inability to talk openly with your partner.
- Infidelity in the relationship
- You or your spouse have developed a drug or alcohol dependency
- Constant fighting
- Any form of physical or mental abuse
- You or your spouse have become withdrawn
- Either of you are experiencing symptoms of clinical depression
If any of these symptoms are all too familiar then it is probably time to start considering catholic marriage counseling.
How do you go about finding a qualified counselor?
Your local church can almost certainly point you in the right direction in your search for a catholic marriage counselor. Also the phone book and internet can provide you with more options. The other option is personal referral, although generally most couples are quiet guarded about their marriage counseling so referrals may be difficult to get.
Is counseling expensive?
An hour session with a qualified counselor can cost anywhere from $50 to $150. Most counselors would recommend a course of weekly sessions which may be ongoing for several weeks or months.
Ultimately the cost of relationship counseling can be quite expensive. You may well be able to claim some portion of marriage counseling through your health insurance. Also some employers may provide some counseling resources to employees.
As expensive as counseling may seem if successful it’s obviously money well spent and is far cheaper than a divorce.
Are there any other alternatives to couples counseling?
Absolutely. Throughout this website we recommend a couple of excellent online counseling systems.
‘Save My Marriage Today’ by Amy Waterman’. This extensive guide is the most popular marriage guidance system currently online and features a number of PDF guides along with accompanying audio files. For a more comprehensive review please visit my ‘Save My Marriage Today Review.’
The other guide that is very relevant is ‘Save Your Christian Marriage’ by the Rev. Lee H. Baucom. This guide is written from the Christian perspective and Reverend Baucom presents your shared faith as a major tool in repairing your Catholic marriage. Visit my detailed review at Save Your Christian Marriage Review.
Either of these eBooks would provide great guidance for any Christian Marriage that is struggling. If your budget permits purchase both and get both the secular and Christian perspectives on how best to start saving your marriage.
What advantages to these systems have over traditional Catholic marriage counseling?
There are several advantages that they provide
- The cost of these products is less that a single session with a counselor
- They have a money back guarantee. All products distributed via the Clickbank network have a mandatory 60 day money back guarantee. If you feel the product does not live up to your expectations, return it for a full refund.
- These systems are a downloadable product, which means they are available to you immediately. No waiting for appointments or scheduling issues. Buy the product, download it to your computer and get started learning how to fix your Catholic marriage instantly.
- Once you have the products you have a ready reference which is available to you 24/7.
- No revealing your deepest secrets and darkest pain to a complete STRANGER! For many people this is the most confronting thing about marriage counseling, that you are expected to reveal all to a counselor who you don’t even know. Sure over time you develop a rapport with your counselor but initially that is a pretty great leap of faith.
I believe that the greatest challenge any Catholic marriage faces is poor communication. Nothing is more soul destroying than being in a marriage with someone who is no longer communicating. Yet anyone can be taught to communicate effectively if they’re willing to try. Communication is a learned skill, not everyone can do it effectively granted but anyone can be taught how to do it.
It really depends on what you feel the most comfortable with. Having a counselor facilitate effective communication between you and your spouse or learning the techniques required through a learning system like Save My Marriage Today or Save Your Christian Marriage.
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The choice is yours.
Ryan Hayes
