How To Find A Good Counselor – Your Marriage Counselor

Dr. Marty Talks About How To Find A Good Counselor

1. What are the criteria for a good therapist? How can you judge who is good?

Are you comfortable with them? Are they easy to talk to in the first phone call? Do you feel understood and accepted?
What percentage of their practice is dedicated to working with couples? What percentage of their website is dedicated to couples issues and couples therapy? If they don’t have a site, you can ask them. What percentage of their work is couples related?
Are they easy to reach? Quick to call back if they are not immediately available – within 2 to 3 hours?
Consider how many years they’ve been in practice.

2. What do those letters and credentials mean?

3. What should happen in counseling? What should be covered in therapy?
- Communication, both listening and speaking.
- How to deal with conflict and anger; how to not be overwhelmed; how to stay in control.
- Reconnecting with your partner – how to develop those warm and positive feelings that make all the difference in a lifetime relationship.