Has Anyone Used Dr. Lowell Worthington for Marriage Counseling?

Start here: www.laughyourway.com
They have a 4 DVD Marriage set that is fantastic! We have been to marriage counselors, semingars, weekend couples retreats and NONE of them was this helpful. Instead, we came away with bad advice, feeling guilty, pointing blame, etc. Who needs more of that? Spend $50 bucks and watch the DVDs. You will laugh (better than crying and fighting, don't you think?) and find many solutions to issues that tear marriages apart. AND you can do all of this in the privacy of your own home where you can speak freely and not feel the need to move to a new town afterwards. There are clip on You Tube to get a feel for the presentation. It has best been described as a marriage seminar for people who HATE marriage seminars! Don't underestimate the value of the information, however. This is real good useful stuff.
There is a conference coming to the Dallas area (Keller, I think?) in February if you want to see it live. More info at the site.
PS. Jan 31st we celebrate our 20th Anniversary! It has not been easy - but it HAS been worth it! Good luck and hang in there.

Kelly, my husband and I have recently attended the most incredible "training" seminars to be created! It is called Discovery and will no doubt save your marriage and improve your quality of life. The first session is Discovery 1, this is when you work on yoruself and disposing of all your past and present baggage. The next month is Discovery 2, this helps you with tools to keep living free of hang ups. Discovery 3 is to help you establish a purpose. Through this training, I can guarantee you and your husband will change for the better but Discovery also has a Relationship Training in April that is amazing! And only one of you has to have been to Discovery 1 for both of you to attend. My husband and I were not in marital trouble and it has still made things 100% better. My friends that were near divorce say they can't believe the difference it has made.

Now, about the money, the trainings do have nominal costs and fees but there are scholarships available. It is a non-profit org. So it may be possible for you and your husband to attend all of the trainings for little or no costs. Please see their website and at least call them with questions: http://discovery-training.com/

Good luck and I hope to see in the future a posts about healing!

Hi Kelly,

I read all of your responses. What standed out for me was what Shauna wrote. She recommended Sabine Rakos in Flower Mound. I also went to her for quite a while for counseling (most of the time it was just me, and a few times, my husband came with me), and thought she was okay. Often, I felt like she was not "on my side" and judged me. I just didn't feel validated in speaking with her (ever). I guess she wasn't good at hiding her feelings about me/my problems. She was kind of harsh. Or maybe I was too sensitive? However, that obviously wasn't the case with Shauna. I believe that Sabine Rakos can be a good therapist for some people, and if she is on that person's side. I don't think she was a good fit for me. One more thing about Sabine - she was extremely private about her personal life. I went to her for a year and a half on and off, and I knew nothing about her. The only thing I learned is that she and her husband love cruises. They take a cruise once or twice a year. That is all I learned. She volunteered no information about her life. I feel it is important to get to know your therapist, since you are confiding your personal life to that person. My old therapist in Florida was wonderful. I really, really knew her. She was extremely personable and told me stuff about her life, which made me feel very comfortable with her/confiding in her. You probably won't use Sabine, since Flower Mound is out of your range, but still wanted to give you my two cents. Best of luck!!

I went to him back in the late 90's. He is a fantastic man & extremely helpful. He had previously been the preacher at the church I grew up at. He decided to leave & concentrate on marriage & family counseling full time. He was in an office building when I first started, but then moved to officing out of his home. I believe that is still the case. I highly suggest using him. Good luck!

I'm not familiar with this person but I recommend Mark Felber. He is located in Richardson. His office is on Arapho close to Central. He's fantastic with results. He is straightforward, honestly blunt, but very effective. In other words, you can achieve results. He has a website called www.marriagecpr.com.

He is giving a lecture at the Cochran Chapel United Methodist Church this coming Tuesday from 7:00 to 8:30 pm. The Meadows host free lectures once a month there. The lecture is about healing childhood traumas. It seems to be a different topic from your but it is really where our difficulties in relationships start. The Meadows host different therapists on different topics once a month. Many are specifically about relationships. I highly recommend them. If you wish to know more or get on the mailing or email list call Betty Dicken at ###-###-####.

My husband and I used him to learn how to be a blended family and to help our children deal with our divorces and marrying each other - 11 years later we are a very healthy family. His sessions with out children were the best thing he did for our family. My husband used him while he was divorcing as well for he and his son, I believe he met with his ex wife a couple of times as well and helped them handle their divorce in a very healthy manner.

I've found that churches are much better sources for counseling than "psychologists." Look for a solid church (I'm baptist so of course I'd look for a baptist church) and a lot of times it's free too!
Hang in there, it's worth it. Also check out Family Life Today with Dennis Rainey. They have a website and also have weekend getaway's for couples to attend a marriage seminar- they are LIFE CHANGING!! They also have a ton of solid marriage advice on their website!!!

I do not know about Dr. Worthington, but I have another counselor in that area to recommend. Her name is Dr. Deb Wade. her office is on the NW corner of Josey and the Bush turnpike.
Good luck.
L.

Kelly,
Good luck with your situation. I have used Dr. Worthington and was very pleased. He is easy to talk to and very understanding. He also worked with my daughter who was 7 - 8 years old at the time. I have a friend who also went to him and was very pleased.

Hi Kelly!

I have to tell you that my husband and I went to one of the best therapists that I have ever found. We have been to a few. But she was just really really good. Her name is Sabine Rakos and she is in Flower Mound.

The major difference with her was that she had us DOING stuff! We had homework every session. She actually had us MAKING CHANGES rather than just talking about the issues and the changes that we wanted and needed. Flower MOund may be out of your radius of where you are wanting to go...but she is really wonderful.

Good luck!

And you can call me if you have any questions: ###-###-#### S.