What a Breakup Therapist Can Teach You About Staying Together

“Discernment counseling” is not couples’ therapy

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Last summer, Esther was facing down a perfect storm of marital stresses: In addition to a recent death in the family, a move, and the grind of daily life with small children, she was struggling with her husband’s addiction issues. All this on top of the overall sense of…