Marriage Or Relationship Problems? How To Find Self-help Treatment Programs That Really Work!

Going to a marriage or family therapist for counseling has almost become a necessity for families

. Judges require it for anger management and domestic violence issues and celebrities go to keep marriages together which have been fractured by affairs, drugs or alcohol abuse.

However, some people cannot afford the high cost, while others are uncomfortable with bearing their soul to someone they don't know. However, now, anyone can afford to improve their marriage because of new marriage-relationship self-help programs. Experts have developed many state-of-the art relationship treatments that you can use in the comfort and privacy of your own home.

With so many self-help books and programs around, you may have a hard time choosing the best one for you. Some of these programs don't even provide specific case examples of how communication goes wrong, how to eliminate rage and specific solutions to cope with jealousy.

The following provides you a few ways to find the best marriage and relationship self-help treatment program for you.

1. Time- Tested Relationship Enhancement Methods.

Try those programs which emphasize the use of: Empathic communication, seeing things from different perspectives (perspective enhancement), anger control, effective problem solving and the respecting of personal boundaries. These keys to closer relationships have been emphasized for years, have been proven by tons of scientific studies and have been tried and tested by successful couples throughout the world.

Professional marriage therapists emphasize these keys to relationship success and charge very high fees for teaching them to you. These counselors are usually highly respected and have credentials from the best universities in the country. By selecting a self-help treatment that uses these time-tested, research -proven concepts, you can be certain that you've made an excellent choice at a small fraction of the cost of professional counseling.

2. Use of Audio, Video, Practice Explanation

There are many marriage and family self-help improvement programs you can find on the internet through various search engines. The best approach is to find one, carefully read its description of contents and then compare them to the key concepts described above.

If the critical subjects are covered, then you have to examine their mode of presentation.

Most programs have only one mode-the reading of a narrative as any book. However, my experience demonstrates that if you learn through the use of multiple senses or channels your results will be longer lasting, easier and quicker.

Your relationship program should utilize as many of the following dimensions as possible: Reading (narrative instruction), the use of concrete examples or case studies, the use of practice or behavioral exercises, audio or video-taped demonstrations role-playing etc. You and your partner will then learn the most key skills so that your relationship will improve faster and easier than you ever thought possible.

3. Study the author' s credentials and select one who has been in the trenches, one who admits to having had the same problems as you and to having solved them.

Are academic credentials, including professional licenses and advanced college degrees important in a results-oriented, no-nonsense relationship self-help program? Not necessarily.

If you really want to know which self-help treatments are the best, then you must examine their real life relationship experience, their "smarts," credentials and their ability to teach in an interesting, exciting manner. Yes, you want an information-packed, interesting and exciting learning experience.

4. What if I want a program written only by a professional therapist? What should I look for?

I don't think that being a professional therapist makes one exclusively qualified to design a great results-oriented, nuts-and-bolts program. However, if you decide to go that route you'll want the program to be written by a counselor who is licensed in his/her state as a "professional counselor," "marriage and family therapist," or "clinical social worker."

These professionals typically have master's degrees in counseling or social work and, additionally, have satisfied requirements for an internship or supervised experience.

Those who are licensed as counseling and clinical psychologists also have expertise in marriage and family counseling. They have a doctoral degree in psychology and also have satisfied requirements for a rigorous internship.

Psychologists are also trained to provide personality testing, which can be a huge advantage in helping spouses UNDERSTAND each other, that is, discovering what makes each other tick.

If you search for the best marriage and relationship self-help program using the guidelines in this article, you will be able to find one instantly. Your marriage and family are yours for a lifetime, so use only with the best relationship self-help program you can find.

by: Mike Shery

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