Discernment Counseling

Marriage Crisis Counseling for couples on the brink of separation or divorce.

If you or your spouse are considering divorce but are not completely sure that’s the best path, you’re in a tough spot.

Discernment Counseling is designed for you.

It’s a chance to slow down, take a breath, and look at your options for your marriage. 

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If you or your spouse are considering divorce but are not completely sure that’s the best path, you’re in a tough spot. Discernment Counseling is designed for you. It’s a chance to slow down, take a breath, and look at your options for your marriage.

Discernment Counseling is a new way of helping couples where one person is “leaning out” of the relationship—and not sure that regular marriage counseling would help—and the other is “leaning in”—that is, interested in rebuilding the marriage.

As your counselor, I will help you decide whether to try to restore your marriage to health, move toward divorce, or take a time out and decide later.

 

The goal is for you to gain clarity and confidence about a direction, based on a deeper understanding of your relationship and its possibilities for the future.

The goal is not to solve your marital problems but to see if they are solvable. You will each be treated with compassion and respect no matter how you are feeling about your marriage at the moment. No bad guys and good guys.

You will come in as a couple but the most important work occurs in the one-to-one conversations with me. Why? Because you are starting out in different places.

I will respect your reasons for divorce while trying to open up the possibility of restoring the marriage to health.

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Number of Sessions:

A maximum of five counseling sessions. The first session is usually two hours and the subsequent are 80 to 90 minutes.

Discernment Counseling is not suited for these situations:
• When one spouse has already made a final decision to divorce

• When one spouse is coercing the other to participate

• When there is danger of domestic violence

If you’re ready to gain clarity and confidence regarding a direction for your marriage, schedule a FREE 15-minute Discernment Counseling consultation today.

Dr. Courtney Smiling | Crisis Counseling For Couples On The Brink Of Divorce | SoCal Couples Therapy | Orange County, CA

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