I need to find a very good marriage counselor in the Kansas City area, ASAP. My relationship has ended and there's a child at stake. [more inside]
posted on Jul 18, 2008 - 8 answers

A good friend of mine just took his own life. That's not what this question is about...it's more about direction. This is long, so bear with me. [more inside]
posted on Jul 15, 2008 - 19 answers

Marriage therapist (in Illinois)? Marriage counseling weekend? [more inside]
posted on Jun 17, 2008 - 3 answers

I'm in a bit of a jam economically. I've got to make some decisions on how to proceed. Where can I go for advice and counseling on my best course of action? [more inside]
posted on May 28, 2008 - 6 answers

My sister graduates college this week, and I want to get her a gift that will be useful for her at work. She'll be counseling homeless people at various shelters and other locations in Washington DC. Besides pepper spray (our running joke), what are some practical gifts I could get her? [more inside]
posted on May 14, 2008 - 10 answers

Looking for a stellar marriage counselor in Durham/Chapel Hill, NC [more inside]
posted on Apr 1, 2008 - 5 answers

Can anyone recommend a non religious premarital counselor in Des Moines, IA (or nearby)? [more inside]
posted on Mar 13, 2008 - 1 answers

I want to take my resume to a career counselor/life coach-type person and talk about improving it. Will they really help me? And how do I find a good one? [more inside]
posted on Feb 25, 2008 - 9 answers

Ever gone to couples therapy? What worked? What didn't? What different approaches are there? What should we expect? [more inside]
posted on Feb 23, 2008 - 12 answers

I need recommendations for a marriage counselor in southeastern NH or southern ME. [more inside]
posted on Feb 4, 2008 - 0 answers

Looking for a financial (not debt/credit) counselor in Los Angeles area for a couple with different financial approaches/backgrounds. [more inside]
posted on Jan 14, 2008 - 7 answers

Is there any place in Chicago to go for free, extremely cheap, or sliding-scale-rate therapy/counseling? [more inside]
posted on Dec 21, 2007 - 9 answers

We're getting married next year. Yay! We'd like to go for pre-marriage counselling (marriage classes?), but we're unsure where to find such a thing outside of a religious context. [more inside]
posted on Nov 6, 2007 - 13 answers

How did you know that you wanted to be a therapist? What made you feel that you could do it? What doubts did you have, and how did you deal with them? If you changed your mind, what persuaded you to do so? What would you tell someone if they were considering becoming a therapist? [more inside]
posted on Oct 18, 2007 - 6 answers

Does anyone have any personal recommendations for a relationship therapist in/around San Francisco for a late-20-something hetero couple?
posted on Sep 16, 2007 - 1 answers

My brother has his head up his butt and I want to help him remove it. As his sibling and one of his only friends, I wish to provide him the best advice possible. So my questions are these: 1) What is a constructive thing to say to a sibling who wants a divorce for all the wrong reasons, 2) How do you get someone into counseling when they don't believe in it? and 3) How does one go about finding a very specific kind of counselor? He'd be best served and less apt to argue with a strong, smart father-figure. [more inside]
posted on Sep 4, 2007 - 17 answers

Where can a teen get free, discrete counseling in Toronto? [more inside]
posted on Jul 30, 2007 - 4 answers

I think I need to get back into therapy, but I also think that therapy doesn't work. [more inside]
posted on Jun 28, 2007 - 26 answers

Looking for marriage/relationship counseling in Minneapolis/St. Paul area. [more inside]
posted on Jun 25, 2007 - 1 answers

How can we fix an ages-old family problem with recent manifestations? It involves alcoholism, ineffective counselors, and a lack of people to go to for help. [more inside]
posted on May 10, 2007 - 6 answers

Would appreciate your opinion on a counseling question for heterosexual men ~ [more inside]
posted on May 9, 2007 - 33 answers

RelationshipFilter: How long after a divorce should I wait to declare my feelings to another woman? Should I say anything at all? Ever? [more inside]
posted on Mar 26, 2007 - 29 answers

I desperately need to see a therapist/counselor in Providence, RI, but I have no money. Where should I go and who should I talk to? [more inside]
posted on Feb 24, 2007 - 10 answers

Counselor/therapist in the Boston area (MBTA-accessible) who is good at handling career and life goal questions? [more inside]
posted on Jan 30, 2007 - 2 answers

Looking for popular songs and movies that can be used to educate people in the system for abuse related crimes. These examples will be used to facilitate discussions about relationship boundaries, male entitlement, and inappropriate behavior. [more inside]
posted on Dec 29, 2006 - 45 answers

Can you recommend a therapist in Seattle? I'm on a budget and I've never been to therapy before. [more inside]
posted on Oct 6, 2006 - 9 answers

The spouse and I would like to go to counseling together - not because of any problems in our relationship, but because we both have issues with being forthcoming in individual therapy and in initiating a dialogue with the therapist. We figure that if we went together, we could enable each other to open up and at the very least support each other through what is (for us anyway) an unpleasant experience. (And if it makes us a happier couple, that's just a nice side effect.) Does anyone have any experience with this sort of arrangement? Should we pursue someone who specializes in marriage counseling, or someone who specializes in individual therapy? We each have psychiatrists and are on medication for anxiety and depression - this is talk or cognitive therapy we're talking about. Thanks!
posted on Sep 28, 2006 - 5 answers

Please school us about premarital counseling. What kinds of issues do people discuss? What is the difference between secular and religious counseling? [more inside]
posted on Aug 10, 2006 - 10 answers

Should I get an MA in Counseling or spring for the super expensive MSW? [more inside]
posted on Jul 5, 2006 - 13 answers

Is unhappiness with my career, lack of meaning in my life, and a general lack of energy/motivation enough reason to seek counseling? [more inside]
posted on Jun 20, 2006 - 35 answers

Does anyone have experience with online counseling/therapy, either from the giving or receiving end? What was good or bad about your experience? [more inside]
posted on Jan 27, 2006 - 3 answers

I just started a new relationship.. It's phenomenal and we've both felt that we're in love. I care deeply for her, but I don't know how to tell her about the fact that I have Herpes. Does anyone have advice on how to break the news? [more inside]
posted on Dec 23, 2005 - 20 answers

Can you name a reasonable price for a late wedding ring? Family Drama Inside! Come Look! --> [more inside]
posted on Dec 20, 2005 - 39 answers

I'm thinking of seeking counseling for a variety of reasons. Being new to the US however, I have questions about how therapy will have an effect on my future health care coverage. Should I pay out-of-pocket or file for coverage? [more inside]
posted on Nov 7, 2005 - 8 answers

How do I help a family member find an Albany-area psychologist and a marriage counselor? [more inside]
posted on Jun 19, 2005 - 4 answers

I'm moving into an apartment with my two brothers in about a week. The younger one has had major issues over the past year finding a job and paying rent. What can I do to help him? [more inside]
posted on May 23, 2005 - 10 answers

How do you find the right marriage counselor? I really need to talk to someone... [more inside]
posted on May 16, 2005 - 9 answers

As a kid, at age 16, I was sexually abused. This continued until I was 18, and went to college. The guy is my stepfather, and I still run into him when I visit my mom, but we dont talk about it. I've been having bouts of reoccuring depression, and this is playing a large role. I think it's interfering with my schoolwork, however it comes and goes. When I feel ok, I hardly think about it anymore. I was thinking about using the university's free student counselling, but I dont want this guy arrested, because my mom doesnt know, and I dont want her to. I cant afford therapy that's not free. What should/can I do?
posted on Feb 14, 2005 - 29 answers

ShrinkFilter: I've been increasingly stressed, self-loathing and distracted for years, and (since my spouse and I are having a baby in a few months) have decided I need to Get Professional Help--mostly to figure out what's wrong with me and deal with it, so I don't pass it on to our kid. But "professional help" is a very big category, and I need to narrow it down. I want to find somebody whose perspective is "let's figure out the big problems and how you can fix them, as efficiently as possible," rather than "there's nothing wrong with you that years of expensive chatting can't prolong." I'd also like to avoid medication. How do I find the right... therapist? counselor? I don't even know what the right word is.
posted on Jan 23, 2005 - 26 answers

My apartment-mate has a rage problem. It used to be once a month or so he would have a tantrum that involved smashing dishes and lightbulbs, overturning furniture, tearing down posters, and ripping up papers. Lately it's gotten to be a weekly thing. I used to feel sympathetic and I talked with him about his problems, but I've lost my patience and I'm sick of being caught in this. Several of his friends have tried getting him to go see a college counselor but he won't go. If I could, I would just leave the apartment, but it's impossible until my contract is up in June. Does anyone have any suggestions for getting him to chill out when he's in the middle of a tantrum? Or any suggestions for convincing him to get counseling, try medication, anything?
posted on Dec 12, 2004 - 22 answers

Due to a few recent events in my life, as well as a number of incredibly stupid and hurtful things I now realize I've done, I've decided to seek counseling. My problem is I have no idea where to start, i.e., what kind of psychiatrists and psychologists there are, what types of questions to ask when looking to find someone to meet with, what the generally accepted approaches to counseling are, etc. I've spent a lot of time talking to friends about this, but am still feeling quite lost about the entire process.

There are a lot of sites with counseling information and advice, of course, and I've read many of them, but I keep getting the feeling I'm just dealing with professional organizations that are trying to feed their members or somewhat suspicious groups that aren't all that qualified to be doing what they say they are. So, what advice do any of you have for finding a good counselor? What good or bad experiences have you had in finding help, and what do you think are the best approaches to finding counselors?

Thanks!
posted on Nov 3, 2004 - 11 answers

My fiancee and I aren't sure if we should do pre-marriage counseling or not. We agree on most issues (ie. money, children, religion) but aren't sure if the counseling will bring up issues we haven't thought about. Is pre-marital counseling just for religous folk or is it something everyone should do? What type of questions arise in the counseling sessions?
posted on Mar 8, 2004 - 12 answers