Where can I find a marriage counselor that is not very expensive?

Question

I am having some problems in my marriage and can't afford a counselor. Where can I find a cheap one near my home.

Answer 1

check the web out for resources... http://www.counsel-search.com/resources.aspx

Answer 2

As a retired mental health professional who has done a LOT of marriage counseling, and supervised other counselors doing the same, let me give you some advice when looking for one. Every counselor has their agenda, or their thoughts about how marriages ought to be, so, be sure to talk with your prospective counselor about their personal perspective. They'll give you some whimpy feedback like, "It's not what I think that matters but what you think" or some similar avoidance type response. Bullshit!! Their thoughts about it will be what directs which way your counseling goes, and which way your marriage goes, so hold their "feet to the fire" for an answer. If they don't want to give you one to your satisfaction, LEAVE. You're the customer, and if you're not getting what you pay for, then go somewhere else. I've seen this to be a major issue in most marriage counseling I've done and seen and supervised. Also, remember the old phrase, "You get what you pay for, and you pay for what you get." I'm not saying to go find the most expensive counselor, because they're not perfect either, but ask what the counselors' qualifications are, both in education and experience, and their marital history. They'll tell you that the latter doesn't matter. Bullshit!! (sorry for my blunt language, but I know too much to be quiet about it.) If you don't get your questions answered, leave. Something's being hidden from you. Once you've got all the "ground rules" and background information established, then begin the counseling. This will hopefully get established by the first session. And remember, check the counselor's qualifications. Oftentimes they can be called "counselor" or "psychotherapist" with only minimal qualifications. Look on their office walls for university degrees, and read them to see just how "degreed" these people are. Sometimes your State has public mental health offices / clinics, but their staff is not highly qualified, and that's why they have lower fees. Sometimes churches have counseling, but that's no guarantee of anything either. I could go on and on and on, but my fingers are getting tired of typing. Just make sure you get the best counselor you can afford, and make sure you get the ground rules established before counseling begins, or you'll regret it enormously. And you can tell your prospective counselor I said hi. Hahaha. God Bless you.

Answer 3

You ought to tell him it's you or the porn however no longer each. If he chooses the porn you need to go away. I'm not saying divorce, for now simply go away. You have got to try to comprehend that this dependancy started lengthy earlier than you got here into his life and has nothing to do with the way you seem or the way you perform in bed. It has very little if whatever at all to do with you. If he does choose you then you definately both of you will have to see a counselor for his porn dependancy. He wants to give up laptop entry or allow you to be administrator and install blocking and / or a key logger on the computer so that he is held dependable and one can find day-to-day that he's working on overcoming this and for that reason you'll start to believe him once more. Anticipate relapse but don't make a colossal deal out of it when it occurs. Just be encouraging to check out once more. Let him know that if at any time you believe he's not making an effort (like relapse is an every day occurrence) that you will leave him. Frightening stuff i do know but consider for those who say it you'll ought to follow via with it.

Answer 4

www.upci.org
United Pentecostal Church International.
There is a location finder at the bottom of the page. You can get free counseling, whether or not you want to become a member. IF you don't intend on joining the church, just tell them the first time you go into counseling that you don't want to be bothered to join, but that you need counseling. They will help no matter what. Jesus helped people, even though he knew some of them wouldn't follow him, anyway. We live as Jesus, helping people even if they don't want to follow Him.

Answer 5

Well according to the city and state how about looking in your local yellow pages of your phone book under marriage counselors, and just cl one and ask that one to please refer you to an organization that offers free counseling sessions. Also, check with your local social services department.

Answer 6

Churches and other community outreach places are free. If you are affiliated w/ the millitary it's free. Your job may have a free councelor. If your in Colledge, the school may have free counceling. Child welfare & family agencies may have free coucelors even if you don't have a kid. Look in phone book under family, church community or councelors.

Answer 7

Noone can change how you feel or do things,if you want to make it work you both need to be truthful,talk and listion to what each other is saying.If you want to keep it going do it yourself,You already know what the problem is ,now fixs it.If you realy want things to work out you both need to meet in the midle.

Answer 8

Call up colleges near you, department of psychology, and ask if their teachers also do private counseling.
If you are religious and belong to any church or congregation, they also usually do this.

Answer 9

most curches offer that for free, but if you dont want to go that way contact your local court house becuase most states require you get that before you get a divorce, so they would prolly have a few options to go threw, goodluck.

Answer 10

Churches. pastors and others in the church are good with counseling