Communication and comprehension issues. Communication struggles are typically apparent, everything ends in an argument with no progress made. Marriage counseling can help give you the ability to communicate effectively. Beyond communication issues, is comprehension. Often, we hear the words that our partner is saying, but are we comprehending them? Learning how to process what is said and how to respond healthily is key to a lifelong, happy marriage. Everyone can benefit from effective communication and comprehension skills with every relationship and aspect of their life.
Differences come in all shapes and sizes. Differences from financial views, personality traits, intimacy, how to raise children, and compromises. Every relationship in your life will have differences. That is okay. What is not okay is judging or negatively responding to your partner on those differences. Counseling can help you and your partner work through differences as a team, making you a stronger couple and navigate tough topics.
Past healing. One partner has been hurt. Pain has no timeframe and will not go away on its own. Trauma from last week to years ago must be properly worked through and processed for those lingering feelings of pain and betrayal to fade. Healing is essential to moving on and having a healthy, happy marriage. Marriage counseling provides vital tools to continue to grow as individuals and a couple.
Preventative. Marriage counseling is about growth, development, and providing lifelong tools to give yourself the best life. Attending marriage counseling doesn’t mean that you don’t love each other or that you have a marriage needing saving. Many individuals want the best for themselves and their partner, marriage counseling does just that.
One partner wants a divorce. Commonly, couples will try marriage counseling as a last effort to save their marriage. Before making your final decision on divorce, marriage counseling can be beneficial if both partners participate. Counseling is excellent at working through past trauma, differences, and underlying issues to work on communication and healthy healing. Give it a try!

Happy growth and development as an individual and partnership!