Marriage counseling

Me and my husband have decided to go to marriage counseling and attempt to work things out for the sake of our son. (19 months) What are some good questions to ask and what should I expect? I’ve done personal therapy before but never joint therapy. I feel like I’ve never been good at sticking up for myself and explaining things and he so easily twists things to make it seem like my fault. Any advice is appreciated!

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My husband and I started couples counseling through Ritual online to just work through the adjustment to parenthood (we have a 14 month old). A good therapist in this space is going to help the both of you hold space for the other and also help you identify what may be at the root of the problems as a whole.

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I like Nicole's response. My now husband and I started couples before we had our son, we were in trouble times, mainly trust issues for me and him feeling attacked and defensive. That therapist helped us a lot in me opening up to trusting more and him not immediately shutting down. Things got good and we got pregnant. We had our adjustment to being parents but things didnt get bad again till we moved away from my family and I became a SAHM where I was feeling lonely and he was feeling like he was doing everything, we were resentful for different reasons but the same too. A good therapist will help you get from where you guys are to where you want to be but both need to do the work and want it.

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