Marriage Counseling, Relationship Counseling, and Mediation
In 1995, Consumer Reports did a study on the effectiveness of psychotherapy. It was an unscientific reader survey but it found generally that marriage counselors received the lowest satisfaction level of all types of therapists.
While numerous marriage therapists make an effort to operate on specific difficulties within the relationship (e.g., infidelity, anger, sexuality and so on) Web-Psychs takes the view that the best and most efficient method to deal with couples’ therapy is by enhancing communication skills via practice (homework) as well as achieving greater openness.
Unlike many relationship therapists, we do not believe all relationships can or should be saved but will work with couples to find solutions that both the parties can accept. This really is easy to say yet difficult to achieve. Many times, partners wait around until things are all but irremediable prior to seeking counsel and then blaming the therapist or their partner for the failure.
Solutions Learned From Successful Relationships
Though all couples experience conflict in their relationships, those that are most successful know how to handle their disagreements on the basis of respect, affection and friendship. If it were easy to maintain successful relationships 50% of all couples getting married today would not divorce during their lifetime. We do not have easy answers but we will work with you to find solutions, compromise, and improved communication.
Mediation
The Executive Director of Web-Psychs has had substantial experience working with couples who, after sufficient consideration and with good reasons, have decided to separate and who find that using a skilled mediator can make a huge difference in the process. Mediation is:
- less costly than using lawyers from the outset,
- allows solution oriented communication,
- allows the parties to maintain civil discourse, and
- far superior for dealing with issues such as child custody, support, and visitation than an adversarial process.
If you are certain that you wish to separate or divorce, consider mediation as an alternative dispute resolution medium to save emotional and financial costs.
