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Helping to Reconnect Counselling Services
Discernment Counselling
Discernment counseling is a type of couples therapy designed for couples who are uncertain whether they want to continue their relationship. It is used in cases where one partner wants to end the relationship while the other hopes to preserve it. This type of therapy aims to help partners consider all options before they make the decision to work on or terminate a relationship.
There are four core questions the therapist may ask couples during the initial session:
- What happened in the relationship that caused the partners to consider ending it?
- What has been done to try to fix the relationship?
- How do children factor into the decision to end the relationship?
- What were the best times each partner experienced in the relationship?
Discernment counseling can provide a way to clarify whether the relationship issues can be fixed. The therapist works to help both partners identify how they are contributing to relationship issues and explore for potential solutions.