Marriage/Couples Counselling, What To Expect.

GOAL SETTING
Counselling can get "fluffy" if there aren't solid goals laid out during the first session. I need to get a feel for what my clients want, I need to know what their issues are and what they want to see happen. Once that is estabished...it's not always easy...we can set goals for our work together. As we continue in our work, I will always refer to the initial goal. These goals will always ebb and flow, they will constantly be altered, that is up to my clients, but I will also always challenge them as to their initial goal. Common questions will be "why are you here"?, "what do you want from this session"?, "what can you take home with you from this"?. I am not being helpful if the only time there is any progress is in our session. It has to present itself outside of our work together. I almost always assign homework for the in-between times. Some examples of that homework will follow.