Discernment Counseling

If you or your spouse are considering divorce, but are not sure, consider doing discernment counseling.

Chances are either you or your spouse feels too little hope or energy to start traditional couples counseling.

You may have tried that road before. Discernment Counseling is specially designed for couples where one spouse is leaning towards divorce and the other wants to preserve the marriage. Couples like this don't do well in traditional marriage counseling that aims at solving marital problems. They need a different approach. The focus of Discernment Counseling is not on solving marital problems but on seeing if they could potentially be solved.

Sessions involve separate conversations with each spouse, as well as time as a couple. Discernment Counseling is short term, just 1-5 sessions, and usually leads to a decision to either divorce or give the marriage a major last effort, with a clear agenda for change.

We will meet online via HIPPA zoom link. You may wish to meet on separate screens.

Created by the Doherty Relationship Institute