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10 Ways to Make Couples Therapy Work
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Linda Mintle
Even though their relationship was failing, Tom and Lauri were reluctant to try couples therapy. They heard it was a waste of time. In fact, friends told them that people go to therapy just to say they tried and to relieve their guilt. Is this true? Does couples therapy really work? My answer is a…
10 Reasons Couples Therapy Needs a Spiritual Base
By
Linda Mintle
Let’s say your marriage is hurting and you know you need help. If you are a Christian couple, does it matter who you see and what approach the person uses to help you? Absolutely. So much of couples therapy is based on a secular humanistic approach and not on the truths of Christianity. Here is…
Will You Rate Your Marriage and See Where You Stand?
By
Linda Mintle
It’s not uncommon for couples to come to therapy and a therapist to ask, “On a scale from 1 to 10, how would you rate your marriage?” Even couples who don’t come to therapy will occasionally think about this. What is interesting is whether or not the couple agrees on the rating. When one spouse…
Dr. Linda, I Was Nice, But It Didn’t Seem to Matter
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Linda Mintle
Couples come in to therapy with this complaint. “I did nice things for my spouse, but it doesn’t seem to matter. She doesn’t even notice. I don’t get it.” Honestly, they usually don’t get it. They fail to see that all the negativity of the relationship sort of cancels out the good when it happens.…
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