There are more bad counselors than good counselors out there,” says my sister.
I listen to her sage consult because she’s in the medical field.
When my sister proffers this advice, I do not realize I will ultimately spend more than a decade in the counseling and research of love, relationships, marriage, and divorce.
It was before this marketing/PR consultant became a freelance journalist, and former business columnist, and morphed into a relationship columnist.
But I never forgot my sister’s words.
When my marriage began to falter, my husband and I sought out a counselor. We were referred to a therapist through our church. We were in our early 30s and despite our problems, were still interested in working things out.
This counselor did something taboo in our first meeting.
Only I was too young and not yet a relationship expert, to detect this.
Regardless, she left both my husband and me with a bad feeling.
We had no desire to continue counseling with her.
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