Recommedation for couples counselor?

[Anonymous]

In the Bethesda or Rockville area? Husband hates therapy/counseling and our relationship is pretty awful, so I think we would need someone really good if it’s worth trying at all. Thanks.

[Anonymous]

I can tell you who not to go to:

http://www.alexpsychotherapy.net/Sarah_Hedlund.html

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I can tell you who not to go to:

http://www.alexpsychotherapy.net/Sarah_Hedlund.html

I feel like if you’re going to post this you should give a reason why.

[Anonymous]

I know this psychologist/psychoanalyst as a colleague, we trained together at the same analytic institute. I obviously did not witness her work with previous poster but I think to take a dig on the board the way that pp did is is unhelpful. It's a dump basically. As a professional, she is top notch, well respected by her colleagues and very very smart.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I can tell you who not to go to:

http://www.alexpsychotherapy.net/Sarah_Hedlund.html

I don't know anything about her as a therapist, but I can see from MD court records that she got divorced in 2013.

A couples counselor who is divorced, hmmmmm, they can't solve their own marital problems, how are they going to solve yours?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can tell you who not to go to:

http://www.alexpsychotherapy.net/Sarah_Hedlund.html

I don't know anything about her as a therapist, but I can see from MD court records that she got divorced in 2013.

A couples counselor who is divorced, hmmmmm, they can't solve their own marital problems, how are they going to solve yours?

I don't think that's a reason to avoid this therapist.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can tell you who not to go to:

http://www.alexpsychotherapy.net/Sarah_Hedlund.html

I don't know anything about her as a therapist, but I can see from MD court records that she got divorced in 2013.

A couples counselor who is divorced, hmmmmm, they can't solve their own marital problems, how are they going to solve yours?

I don't think that's a reason to avoid this therapist.

You should avoid any couples counselor who is divorced. You're paying them to tell you how to avoid divorce. And they obviously suck at avoiding divorce.

[Anonymous]

Even if counselor was let’s say abused or betrayed?.. I would go based on my story because she would have direct experience with issue

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can tell you who not to go to:

http://www.alexpsychotherapy.net/Sarah_Hedlund.html

I don't know anything about her as a therapist, but I can see from MD court records that she got divorced in 2013.

A couples counselor who is divorced, hmmmmm, they can't solve their own marital problems, how are they going to solve yours?

I don't think that's a reason to avoid this therapist.

You should avoid any couples counselor who is divorced. You're paying them to tell you how to avoid divorce. And they obviously suck at avoiding divorce.

Their ability to be objective about your issues doesn't preclude their having issues of their own.

My DH and I were in couples counseling together. Our therapist was divorced. So what? He still saved our marriage.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In the Bethesda or Rockville area? Husband hates therapy/counseling and our relationship is pretty awful, so I think we would need someone really good if it’s worth trying at all. Thanks.

Not in those areas, but ours was in Silver Spring. Not ready to say she 'saved' our marriage, but she helped us develop lots of tools to make it better. Two years out, we're in a MUCH better place and we owe her a lot of credit. Linda Tipton https://www.linkedin.com/in/linda-tipton-33a086b0/ She took BCBS when we were there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
Their ability to be objective about your issues doesn't preclude their having issues of their own.

My DH and I were in couples counseling together. Our therapist was divorced. So what? He still saved our marriage.

The concern is not the counselor having "issues of their own" but their ability to do anything about those issues. If they are divorced, that is positive proof that their ability to resolve marital issues and to provide useful advice to prevent divorce is extremely weak.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In the Bethesda or Rockville area? Husband hates therapy/counseling and our relationship is pretty awful, so I think we would need someone really good if it’s worth trying at all. Thanks.

Not in those areas, but ours was in Silver Spring. Not ready to say she 'saved' our marriage, but she helped us develop lots of tools to make it better. Two years out, we're in a MUCH better place and we owe her a lot of credit. Linda Tipton https://www.linkedin.com/in/linda-tipton-33a086b0/ She took BCBS when we were there.

LOL, she got divorced in 2013. Are ALL these "couples counselors" divorced???

[Anonymous]

Elizabeth Zinner, in Bethesda. She is excellent.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In the Bethesda or Rockville area? Husband hates therapy/counseling and our relationship is pretty awful, so I think we would need someone really good if it’s worth trying at all. Thanks.

Not in those areas, but ours was in Silver Spring. Not ready to say she 'saved' our marriage, but she helped us develop lots of tools to make it better. Two years out, we're in a MUCH better place and we owe her a lot of credit. Linda Tipton https://www.linkedin.com/in/linda-tipton-33a086b0/ She took BCBS when we were there.

LOL, she got divorced in 2013. Are ALL these "couples counselors" divorced???

I don't care if she's been divorced. She is a great therapist.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Their ability to be objective about your issues doesn't preclude their having issues of their own.

My DH and I were in couples counseling together. Our therapist was divorced. So what? He still saved our marriage.

The concern is not the counselor having "issues of their own" but their ability to do anything about those issues. If they are divorced, that is positive proof that their ability to resolve marital issues and to provide useful advice to prevent divorce is extremely weak.

So you think they cannot provide an objective view? That’s just silly and short-sighted of you.