I had nearly back-to-back discussions with people about coaching and therapy. One wanted to know if I could see them and their spouse. The other wanted to know if they could go to marital therapy alone.

You may already know that I have concerns with marital therapy (yes, I am trained as a therapist).  But there are times when marital therapy (given the right circumstances) can be helpful.

But can you do it alone?

Early in my career (I was still finishing my Ph.D., but was already providing therapy), I realized that my approach was more of a coaching approach.  So, immediately after my dissertation was finished, I started a multi-year coach training program.  And since then, I have offered coaching services to people who want to thrive, whether in life or in a marriage.

Many times, that means I am speaking with one person.  So, can you do coaching together?  With your spouse?

Well, since I had those questions so close together, I decided I could answer it for more people in an episode of my podcast.  So, here it is!

You can listen below.

 

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