Dr. John E. N. Daniel

There continues to be considerable debate as to whether there are practical benefits to premarital/remarital counseling. The question further arises as to if premarital/remarital counseling is effective. According to Wright (1992), the institution of marriage is the closest bond that can develop between two people.

According to Seligman and Reichenberg (2014), “CBT combines myriad treatments and techniques that all share a common principle that thoughts, rather than external circumstances, cause feelings and behaviors” (p. 344).

Of the various marriage and couple therapies and models I have studied, I gravitate to the behavioral and emotion-centered approaches namely: Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) and Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy (EFT).