I might seem biased when it comes to the value of therapy. Both my parents AND my older sister are clinical psychologists. In college, graduate school, and grownup life, I had three different counselors who I saw for only a few months each but who I can say, without exaggeration, were the exact support I needed to arrive at some necessary revelations and make significant changes in my life, in terms of relationships, sexuality, disenchantment with politics, and family baggage.
So I did not need to be sold on the value of therapy. I was practically born with an appreciation for it.
BUT… something I did not realize until this fall was the power of couples counseling, not just in a moment of crisis but at a time of change.
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