Discernment Counseling

Discernment Counseling is a specialized therapy for couples currently in a relationship who feel differently about their dedication to the survival of that relationship, also called “Mixed Agenda” couples. One partner is “leaning out” of the relationship while the other partner is “leaning in”, or highly motivated to save it.

This brief therapy is NOT Couples Counseling but is designed to help the partners come to a consensus about their immediate future. Discernment Counseling can last from 1 to 5 sessions and is focused on achieving ONE of three specific goals. 1) Keep the relationship as it is, 2) Move the marriage or relationship towards divorce or dissolution, 3) Take divorce or dissolution off the table for a period of 6 months while both partners give all that they have in Couples Counseling. The future of the relationship can then be reassessed at the end of the 6 month timeframe. As your therapist I have techniques designed to take care of the needs of each partner and their current feelings about the relationship while helping you work together towards one of these three goals.

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