Welcome to the awesome marriage podcast. I'm your co-host, Christina Dodson. This is an Ask

Dr. Kim segment where people submit their questions for Dr. Kim Kim, and he answers them.

Thanks for listening. Today I'm asked Dr. Kim. The question is, how do I find a good counselor

who can truly fix my marriage? How do I know if they are good after meeting with them

the first few times?

So what a great question.

I love that this person is even asking this question.

You know, if you're seeking out counseling,

I think that that's wonderful.

So Dr. Kim, what do we do here?

Where does one find a good Christian counselor for their marriage?

Yeah, because I think that can be kind of scary. I mean, you think, okay, we decide we're going to go to counseling now if we're going. Depending, you may live in a

city, there's only one Christian counselor. Well, then that might, hopefully they're good. And your

choice is narrowed. But if you live in a metropolitan area like Raleigh or Oklahoma City or

wherever you live, you know, you're going to have a lot of options that can be overwhelming. A couple of things I would say, if you're a Christian, find a Christian counselor.

I think that first starts your search there. And I think then talk to people that you trust,

maybe friends that have shared with you, maybe in your small group, your church, your pastor

is always a good, you know, who does he refer to? Who does your pastor refer to? People that

have been to counseling and felt like this counselor really helped us, and it seems like your problem

is kind of similar to what they're dealing with. American Association of Christian counselors

is a great resource. You can go on their website and you can go find a counselor. You can put in your,

said your zip code, one of the other,

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