Quinetta Owens Grant is a therapist in Atlanta, Georgia who is
currently working towards receiving her Masters degree in Marriage and
Family Counseling. She plans on gaining employment as a counselor that
provides family therapy sessions. She hopes to work with children in her
community to help establish strong familial bonds.
One aspect of family counseling is couples therapy. Here are three things to know and consider before attending couples therapy.
One aspect of family counseling is couples therapy. Here are three things to know and consider before attending couples therapy.
- Before attending couples therapy, it is important to do some soul-searching and figure out if the relationship is worth fighting for. Fighting for a relationship is challenging, and can be painful and difficult at times. Couples need to evaluate if they believe it is worth going through all of those experiences before they attend couples therapy.
- It is perfectly okay to attend couples therapy even if one or both parties go in knowing they want to end the relationship. If that is the case, couples therapy is still a helpful tool and the therapist needs to be made aware of anyone who wants to end the relationship. The direction of the therapy can be redirected so that successful therapy is defined in a differently.
- Do some research on couple’s counselors before attending a session. Some counselors have biases towards and against marriages and those biases are good to know about beforehand because they could influence any decisions made by the other member of the relationship. Choose a bias that fits the need of the relationship goals.
