Marriage counseling helps couples evaluate marital issues and assess marital strengths and weaknesses. Through marriage counseling, couples can clarify their concerns and make decisions whether to work toward reconciliation or to terminate an unsuccessful marriage.
When a couple chooses to work toward a reconciliation, counseling focuses on building marital strength. If couples choose to end the marriage, individual counseling may benefit each spouse in addressing individual concerns and providing adjustment support. According to the Pennsylvania Divorce Code, when the grounds for a divorce are indignities or irretrievable breakdown of a marriage either party may request marriage counseling. The courts can order both parties in the divorce to attend three (3) one-hour sessions of marriage counseling.
A list of marriage counselors can normally be obtained at your counties Bar Assocation.