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Marriage Counseling Harville Hendrix relates a story of when he was just married and, off in the distance, he saw his wife's back and noticed that her shoulders were dropping slightly. He instantly felt that he had married the wrong person. Later, in therapy, he would recall seeing his mother's back, with her drooping shoulders, and how that symbolized her emotional unavaliability. He makes the case that we are attracted to our imago, or the composite of our early caretakers and that we choose them so that we can heal our early wounds. So, it is no coincidence that couples get into conflict because we actually choose partners who will bump up against our old wounds. He also theorizes that we find partners who can express our disowned parts. So a reserved, formal person would likely find an irreverant, care free person attractive. The book is a deep, soul searching guide on how to repair and improve a marriage. The book (especially the exercises at the end) will help you learn more about your partner and give you ways to strengthen your marital bond.
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Adaptive Therapy provides family, marital & individual counseling, as well as hypnotherapy for stress, anxiety, weight loss and smoking cessation in the Charles County, Maryland (MD) area. Counseling services are provided in our offices located in La Plata, MD (this is in the southern part of Charles County). La Plata is nearby to the communities of Port Tobacco, White Plains, Hughesville, Pomfret, Marbury, Waldorf, Bel Alton, Dentsville, Faulkner, Chaptico, Grayton and Masons (zip codes 20646, 20602, 20695, 20611, 20677, 20637, 20622, 20617, 20693, 20601, 20603, 22485, 20662).

DISCLAIMER: This website is meant to be a positive affirmation of human potential and as a way to communicate the philosophical perspective of Adaptive Therapy™. It is in no way a substitute for in-person psychological evaluation or advice and does not constitute the practice of any type of mental health counseling (psychiatry, psychology, social work, etc.). Please read Terms of Use for details.
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Adaptive Therapy
109 LaGrange Avenue, Suite 102
P.O. Box 24
La Plata, Maryland 20646
1-240-253-7051

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Phone:(240) 253-7051

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Recommended Reading

Marriage Counseling

Recovery from trauma

Meditation

Sex, Love and Romance Addictions

Abusive parenting

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(240) 253-7051