Can Couples Counseling Help? You know to see a doctor for an ache or cough that won't go away. But where can you turn if your relationship needs a shot in the arm?

For some couples, professional counseling is the answer.

"Studies show that, in the hands of a good counselor, marriage counseling is successful 70- 80% of the time," says William Doherty, PhD, LCSW. Doherty is a professor of family social science at the University of Minnesota.

"We don't see our relationships and ourselves objectively," he says. "Most people are far more aware of how their partner is contributing to the problems in the relationship than they are. When we can't ‘fix’ ourselves, sometimes we need a third party's perspective."

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