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Marriage Counseling Helps You Give Better Apologies As you attend marriage counseling, you will likely find that you receive and give many apologies to your spouse. This isn’t a bad thing; we all make mistakes, and in your relationship you may have both made mistakes without realizing it. As you work on building better communication…

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Improving Empathy in Marriage Counseling A major part of your success in marriage counseling will be your ability to show empathy for your spouse. As a couple, you have likely gone through a lot, both personally and in your relationship. You go to marriage counseling to learn how to be a better listener and communicator,…

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Marriage Counseling Can Improve Your Fights If you are thinking about going to marriage counseling, chances are that you sometimes argue with your partner. Unfortunately, it comes to conflict, it can be a challenge find a good conclusion to your fights. But, there is good news: you are not alone! It can be hard to…

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Faith Issues and Marriage Counseling   Marriage counseling is a valuable tool to help you and your partner navigate a change in religious beliefs. You might think navigating your personal beliefs is hard enough. How do you understand your beliefs as a couple, especially if you and your spouse have different views? Utah marriage therapists are…

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Marriage Counseling and Stress If you are looking for marriage counseling, you are probably dealing with stress. Stress is a normal part of life. But challenges can put strain on your most important relationships. You might struggle to know how to navigate stressful experiences and maintain the quality of your marriage. It can be hard…

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If you are thinking about going to marriage counseling, or if you are already attending, here are some tips to make the most out of it. It’s hard enough going in the first place, might as well do it right so that it works in your favor (Related Article: Marriage Counseling Now).    Therapy Is…

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Marriage counseling will help you fight for your marriage in a healthy way. Most people don’t ‘fight for their marriage’ in a way that’s actually helpful. In marriage counseling here in Utah, I often hear couples talking about ‘fighting’ for their marriage, or they tell their spouse, ‘I want you to fight for me’. This…

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Marriage counseling is often seen as a last resort before divorce. Is this a bad thing? I don’t think so. It’s best that you try couples therapy as soon as you see problems in your relationship (Related Article: Couples Counseling – Why Waiting Can Hurt). Most couples wait too long, even years too long before…

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If you want to learn a marriage counseling tip that can increase your chances of relationship success, here it is. Start dealing with problems outside of yourself differently if you want to do better with problems between yourselves.    As a marriage counselor in Utah, I’ve found that couples often do better when dealing with…

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Meet Paige, Couples Counselor at the Center for Couples and Families in Orem! Paige Gifford grew up in sunny San Diego, California. She moved to Utah for college seven years ago and has since then learned to tolerate Utah’s snowy winters. Paige received her bachelor’s degree from Brigham Young University in Family Life. Paige is…

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