An approach to counseling - what works, what makes sense -

[kyburg]

I'm a big proponent of psychiatric therapy. But I don't advocate it for every ill, nor do I believe that talking about things, in and of itself, will solve every problem.

You gotta work. The job of the therapist is to suggest, guide and teach one towards productive work - period.

drsaddam posted a very nice example of what I mean - how does one counsel a couple and make it stick?

Go take a look. Come back and discuss. It's very sweet.

Comments

[sputnik.livejournal.com]

Wow, how similar (except for the control issues part). Our 20th anniversary is Nov 7th. We'll only make it due to inertia and lack of finances to change.

[lysana.livejournal.com]

Oh, that's nice. And true. The "mutual weaknesses" part is a bit too close to home for me in my 18-year marriage to someone who also feeds my greatest strengths. But damn, our apartment and finances have a bad tendency to heterodyne into the crapper.