5 Ways In Which Peer Counseling Can Help Fix Your Marriage

The pressure on married couples these days is sometimes almost too much to bear. The COVID-19 pandemic has put our relationships under the microscope and tensions between the needs of children, employers and partners can often make you feel like you are drowning in a sea of emotional and financial responsibility. Couples therapy or marriage counseling might be the answer. 

When to seek marriage counseling

If you feel like your marriage is in difficulty then you need to seek help before you get to a breaking point. Talking problems through with friends and family as a support network can help enormously but often there can be a lack of objectivity when it comes to offering advice because of the relationships both you and your partner have with those you are seeking help from. 

A lot of people consult with a marriage counselor or couples therapist to try and address issues head on, either alone or with their partner. However, therapy isn’t easily accessible to everyone. 

Couples therapy can cost upwards of $150 per hour and there is often a waiting list for good providers. This is obviously a problem for many people, especially when the situation can deteriorate quickly without immediate help and guidance. 

What is peer counseling?

An increasingly popular alternative to marriage counseling is to seek help from a peer counsellor. Peer counselors are people who have exceptional emotional intelligence and empathy – they are hired and trained specifically because of these qualities. They are there to listen to you and/or your partner to offer their perspective and tell you their story in order to help you resolve your own problems. 

5 ways in which peer counseling might help you:

1. Peer counselors are trained to listen without judging

A peer counselor is not a therapist. They are not there to diagnose problems. They are there to provide a safe space for you to talk about your relationship issues and offer their own perspective. 

2. Peer counselors are available to listen today
   
   Places like Peer Collective have counselors available today. There are no waiting times, not formal registration and you do not have to sign up via insurance.
   
3. Peer counseling costs $28/hr – and people love it
   
   Because peer counselors are people like you and me, they come in at much lower cost than therapists or licensed counsellors. At Peer Collective your first session is 100% free AND 99.2% of our users have found the service helpful.
   
4. You can choose a peer counselor who you feel comfortable with
   
   At Peer Collective you can choose someone by age, gender, identity/orientation and race, depending on your requirements. If you are looking for someone who is the same as you – or completely different – you can make that choice and talk to someone today.
   
5. Peer counselors are supported by trained psychotherapists
   
   If a peer counselor needs support in their conversation with you, they will bring in a trained psychotherapist to support the session at no extra cost. Any platform that offers peer counseling or peer support should do this. 

Regardless of the help you need – peer counseling could be a great place to start your journey to a better marriage. Please come and visit Peer Collective today for an affordable, accessible alternative to marriage counselling and couples therapy.