marriage counseling
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3.3
- noun
- /ˈmɛrɪdʒ ˈkaʊnsəlɪŋ/
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terapia de pareja
- I'd suggest marriage counseling before you do anything else.
- go to marriage counseling
- get marriage counseling
- marriage counseling session
What's interesting is most of my job is marriage counseling.
- What's interesting is most of my job is marriage counseling.
- She called for marriage counseling and told me I should take what I did back.
Examples
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The church paid for the cost of the joint ceremony, including the rings, dresses, tuxedos, reception costs, etc., along with 10 weeks of marriage counseling.
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Family Tree specializes in couples counseling, marriage counseling, individual counseling, group counseling, and family counseling.
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My parents will be at marriage counseling.
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We were just here for the marriage counseling.
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Would he be open to marriage counseling?
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We tried marriage counseling, but it didn't help.
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Additionally, there are countless faith-based organizations that are dedicated to marriage counseling and support to prevent divorce.
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She offers couples and marriage counseling via Skype and face-to-face appointments.
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One of the first rules in marriage counseling is to stop blaming one's spouse and learn to speak even-handedly, where the first topic is exploration of one's own role in the dance before even mentioning the partner's countersteps.
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My wife and I need to cancel our marriage counseling appointment for this afternoon.
Synonyms
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3.7
Help and advice from a trained person to deal with personal or emotional problems
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3.9
A meeting with a therapist for family members to improve communication and solve problems
How Professional
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and transparently derived from combining 'marriage' (a marital partnership) with 'counseling' (professional advice or therapy); the phrase simply specifies counseling aimed at married couples. This noun+noun compositional pattern is cross-linguistically common and follows standard English modifier-head semantics, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the overall meaning.
Etymology
Marriage counseling comes from the words marriage, meaning two people who are married, and counseling, meaning a trained person who listens and gives advice. It pictures a couple sitting with a helper to talk and solve problems, so it means 'professional guidance for a marriage'.