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It’s no secret that some men are reluctant to attend marriage counseling. Some of those who do begin counseling only do so because their wives have talked them into it. How can we make the therapy process more male-friendly? Here’s what I recommend (and what I do in my practice):
- Consider a male therapist. A husband will believe that another man will understand him better than a female therapist would.
- Use a strategic approach. A man is likely to favor a specific plan that solves identifiable problems. What he probably doesn’t want is to spend hour after hour talking about feelings.
- Don’t dwell on the past. A man is less likely to want to go into details about his childhood years. He wants to work on what is happening now and what will happen in the near future.
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