Anybody have any recommendations for marriage counselors in the OKC, Moore, Norman area? So many to choose from and I'd like to find one that knows what they're doing.
Im familiar with one in edmond but i wouldnt recomend him.
Hmmmm ... I familiar with one (actually it's a couple who work together in the same office, but they have different last names) but I wouldn't recommend them either.
If you go to church you might start with them and see if they can help you out
Yeah, be careful with this one. There are so many types of "marriage counselors" and so many varying schools of thought as to what constitutes a "good" marriage (among these so-called counselors) that you can get yourself into a worse condition than you're already in.
A counselor that is purely secular might listen to your wife complain about your snoring and tell her, "Well, you have to do what's right for you. If you'll be happier by leaving, then you have to do what will make you happy." That's something of an exaggeration but not too far off the mark.
The thing is that anybody can call themselves a marriage counselor, or give advice, and there's very little regulation by law. Ministers, for example, are often called upon for such services, but most of them have had very little, if any, real training in the field. I've seen some ministers give some real screwed up advice to people in serious trouble.
The phrase caveat emptor applies here.
A counselor that is purely secular might listen to your wife complain about your snoring and tell her, "Well, you have to do what's right for you. If you'll be happier by leaving, then you have to do what will make you happy." That's something of an exaggeration but not too far off the mark.
The thing is that anybody can call themselves a marriage counselor, or give advice, and there's very little regulation by law. Ministers, for example, are often called upon for such services, but most of them have had very little, if any, real training in the field. I've seen some ministers give some real screwed up advice to people in serious trouble.
The phrase caveat emptor applies here.
Best advice in the thread in my humble opinion.
I second this. My wifes first counselor pretty much told her to leave me, and do what made her happy, even if it meant seperating, and seeing other people outside the marriage, with two kids involved without ever meeting me. She came to see the light and we found a new counselor who we both liked. She was a christian counselor and my wife was afraid of being judged, but ultimately really liked the woman. Her name is Gloria and was at Moore Christian Counselor's or Moroe family counseling, something to that effect on 5th and I35 in Moore.
Try calling the Oklahoma Marriage Initiative. http://www.okmarriage.org/
They can connect you with counseling (faith based and not) and have workshops and stuff.
And hang in there. I know it sucks right now, but making it through these rough patches only makes your bond stronger.
They can connect you with counseling (faith based and not) and have workshops and stuff.
And hang in there. I know it sucks right now, but making it through these rough patches only makes your bond stronger.
