Couples Therapy Myths (Part 2/3): Couples Therapy is for Failed Relationships

This week we focus on the Myth that couples therapy is for “failed” relationships. The ones with serious problems that couples on the brink of divorce find themselves in.
Before we go any further, I’d like to point out that those who are separating or considering divorce are not in failed relationships. These couples found themselves in a relationship that is no longer serving them. They had the courage to accept that difficult truth and then decided to do something about it. That required power, strength, and resilience. That is not failure.
While couples considering divorce can benefit from couples therapy for various reasons (we’ll get to that later), that is by no means all that couples therapy can help with. There is so much more and this misconception can prevent many couples from getting the help that they need.