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Not all Therapist-Training is the Same.

Contrary to popular understanding, a large majority of counselors are simply not qualified to treat couples and families. Many therapists in private practice today who offer Marriage, Couples, and Family Therapy do not have the training, supervision, or experience to work with more than one person at a time in the consultation room.

It takes specialized training to navigate the complex terrain of relationship issues.

After all, when more than one person is present in a counseling session, they are all likely to have very conflicting and sometimes volatile opinions and ideas. If a therapist is not specifically prepared to intervene in problematic communication and systems' patterns, he or she might inadvertently appear to "take sides" or alienate one or more of the clients.

Mediocre marriage and family therapy can do far more harm than good. This can result in mediocre outcomes at best, and at worst, could lead to what we at Marriage and Family Therapy Services consider the tragedy of an "unnecessary divorce."

Liza Shaw Brenton Queen

Our Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists have spent their entire graduate and post-graduate careers studying and working with couples and family systems. We have perfected an approach to couples and families that really works. This process allows all participants to experience being listened to -- this helps them know their perspective is being honored and respected. We develop treatment plans which not only resolve and heal the communication breakdowns and hurts from the past, but empower the once-polarized members of a couple or family to come together in a new and creative ways.

Our clients tell us our approach really works! (click here to read their stories)

We are confident that the specialty of Marriage and Family Therapy is the single best way to treat a problem within a relationship, couple or a family system. Doesn't your relationship deserve an expert?

Click here to read the powerful account of a Marital Reconciliation Miracle --
This is a story of what becomes possible when a competent Marital Therapist take a "pro-marriage" stance for a troubled couple's future. This article suggests that the therapist's stance and competency has a crucial role in allowing couples to fully explore the potential for marital reconciliation.

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Marriage and Family Therapy Services is a member of

Click the logo above to learn more about this highly regarded Registry. It is an advanced practitioner network of highly skilled marriage and couples therapists. The Registry requires members to possess rigorous training, experience, and supervision in the area of marital/couples counseling.  Registry members also agree to the Registry's "Pro-Marriage" Values Statement, which commits to preserving marriage and avoiding divorce whenever possible.

We believe most couples would be surprised at how many therapists are not willing to state this about their counseling practice! In many cases, we think the reason is that they are not specifically trained, and therefore, not competent to make such a claim. In fact, according to the Registry, the majority of professionals providing marriage/couples therapy today claim to be "neutral" about whether or not marriages should be reconciled, and some even recommend divorce! Certainly, we know that not all marriages can be saved. But when the one "expert" a troubled-couple hires to explore this possibility does not believe strongly in (nor have appropriate competence in) this, how can the couple even have a chance at marital reconciliation?

Click here to read the National Registry of Marriage Friendly Therapist's Values Statement.

Click here to link to the Registry's page which describes why many counselors are not competent to practice couples therapy, and why couples are essentially "playing Russian Roulette" with their relationship when they attempt to enlist the help of an unqualified practitioner.

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