Is Couples Therapy The New Wellness Essential?
"It's crazy that we spend so much energy working to enhance everything else about ourselves and our lives, but we have so much shame about working on our relationships in the same way. Even though I'm in what I consider to be a healthy relationship, I think couples therapy helps to make it that much better."
Is couples therapy right for you and your partner? Here's what the experts have to say.
Michael I. Bennet, M.D., relationship expert and author of F*ck Love, says that it's probably not necessary to go to couples therapy if there isn't a specific problem. But if there's one issue or fight that keeps coming up over and over again, give it a try.
He also recommends going into it with a specific goal in mind. "Consulting such a therapist with a smart goal is bound to be construct...