Why does marriage counseling work?

Do you really want to save your marriage? Sometimes people go to counseling just to say that they tried. They aren't really wanting it to work. They're just saving face to assuage their guilt. Is there violence or abuse in the relationship? If there is, you're not trying to save a marriage, you're trying to stop criminal activity. read more

I hope so. In my experience, marriage counseling actually made things worse." While I appreciate this author's candor, the premise of the article - that marriage counseling doesn't work simply because it didn't help the author - seems simplistic and it's not based on research. read more

The short answer is NOT USUALLY. Only 8-10% of couples that try marriage counseling report any improvement in their relationship and a staggering 50% of couples that go to counseling get divorced – not much different than average. read more