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How Counseling Helps - Stories
by Pat LaDouceur, Ph.D.
Read how my clients used counseling to help them create
closer, more satisfying relationships
Counseling services are absolutely private and confidential. The couples described here are a composite of several actual couples in counseling with me; all identifying details have been changed.
"I'm at a crossroads," said
Lynn. "I don't know if I should stay or go." Lynn
and David couldn't discuss anything without arguing. Even simple
matters escalated into shouting matches. Years ago they had been
happy. Now married and with two children, it seemed they made
each other miserable."
Read more about how marriage counseling helped Lynn and David end their
cycle of arguing
"Kelly and I go for days without
speaking," said Jim. "No matter what I do, I can't seem to
get through to her anymore." After five years of unsuccessful
fertility treatments, their ability to communicate had been eroded by
stress and disappointment.
Read more about how couples therapy helped Kelly and Jim stop
living parallel lives and find closeness again
"I didn't think I could ever
trust her again," said David. After Gracie's affair, this
couple didn't know if their marriage could survive the damage. "I
was sure he'd never forgive me," said Gracie.
Read more about how couples counseling helped David and Gracie
recover from an affair
"What I do online has nothing to
do with our marriage," said Eric. His wife Jennifer
disagreed. Worse, her recent discovery of his online flirtations
made her doubt her own perceptions. "I've always been in love
with my husband," said Jennifer. "Why didn't I notice what was
going on? How could he live this double life and not let it show?"
Read more about how couples counseling helped Eric and Jennifer
recover from compulsive internet use
"He's just not there," said
Maria. "I'm talking to him, but he's not there."
Each night she felt her husband slip further away with each beer he
drank. "We're in the same room, but I feel completely alone."
Read more about how marriage therapy helped Maria and James begin to
heal problems caused by alcohol use
Pat LaDouceur, PhD, helps people resolve conflicts and bring warmth and intimacy into their relationships. For more information on how relationship counseling can help, call or email...