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You make some valid points, but then you build up to absurdity. I am not religious. My motivation is hinted at on page 1, and it's unrelated to religion. And "divorce on a whim" is a red herring. Didn't I already tell you to start your own thread about unwed mothers or something? By all means, leave this thread now.
As far as the marital counseling industry goes, I suspect that some therapists and psychologists would shift their practices toward it if government pushed it, because it seems that many of them aren't getting as much business as they'd like. That of course would help with costs. I will have to research counseling costs further. Also, as I insisted earlier, just getting informational resources (e.g., book names) from some sessions could be productive.
So far, with Googling, I'm not finding $200-$300 to be a typical price for marriage counseling. Maybe in some rich places? I concede the average price is more than the $100 or so I thought it was.
As far as the marital counseling industry goes, I suspect that some therapists and psychologists would shift their practices toward it if government pushed it, because it seems that many of them aren't getting as much business as they'd like.
Where are you getting THAT information? Have you ever tried to make an appointment with a mental health professional? Try it sometime, and be sure and tell their answering machine that your insurance doesn't cover it.
You make some valid points, but then you build up to absurdity. I am not religious. My motivation is hinted at on page 1, and it's unrelated to religion. And "divorce on a whim" is a red herring. Didn't I already tell you to start your own thread about unwed mothers or something? By all means, leave this thread now.
As far as the marital counseling industry goes, I suspect that some therapists and psychologists would shift their practices toward it if government pushed it, because it seems that many of them aren't getting as much business as they'd like. That of course would help with costs. I will have to research counseling costs further. Also, as I insisted earlier, just getting informational resources (e.g., book names) from some sessions could be productive.
I base it mostly on reports of people with psychology degrees who cannot get jobs and also the bad economy.
If you have the post graduate clinical qualifications, you do not need to "get a job." You simply open an office and start practicing. Are you being obtuse on purpose?
Are you? Would you want to open your own business (involving advertising costs and probably renting space) when there are many more experienced competitors and many would-be customers would distrust you based on age alone? I know more about this subject than people think. By the way, while not mental health professionals, life coaches have some similarities to them, and most life coaches make lousy money.
However, that could mean that the market shifting to meet higher demand is just wishful thinking by me. Marriage counselors probably need to be in their late 30's or older, and older therapists and psychologists simply might not like doing marriage counseling.
I don't agree with the assumption that "counselling" is necessarily a good thing in the first place.
Just like any profession, there are good ones and bad ones. What happens if you get a bad one?
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