For forty years Marv has been working with couples, helping them to be in a more harmonious relationship with each other. Marv can help with :

• Sexual issues
• Conflict resolution
• Relationship crisis
• Communication problems
• Coping with the stresses of parenthood
• Restoring intimacy to a relationship that has gone flat
• Healing the injuries that accumulate over many years of marital strife
• Premarital counseling to set the base for a long term successful marriage
• Exploring if a marriage has reached its end or can be revitalized
• Navigating a divorce with as much grace as possible
• Creating a net of friends to support a relationship

As a therapist, consultant and teacher, Marv brings a synthesis of 40 years experience as a therapist in his work with couples. His primary approach is an effort to find the love that lies at the heart of every relationship. Marv takes an approach of curiosity and teaching, rather than finding fault or pinning the blame for problems on one person or the other.

Peggy, his wife of 45 years sits in on all couple counseling sessions to lend her perspective as a wife, mother and a woman. The couples appreciate her quiet steady presence and feminine viewpoint.

Marv believes that problems arise in relationships from a variety of sources: The stress of modern life. Problems with drugs or alcohol. The huge job of child rearing. Unresolved issues from earlier in life that visit the relationship. Injuries that have accrued over the course of the relationship. Conflict with extended family. Lack of understanding of the differences between men and women. And failure to view the relationship as a treasure that needs continual attention and nourishment.

The counseling process begins with the first phone call where a conversation develops to explore the initial reason for seeking counseling. Following that is usually a two hour (minimum) initial session to evaluate the source of the problems and to agree upon a course of action. The follow-up work usually includes weekly sessions, and homework that is specifically tailored to the needs of the unique couple.

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Marv is a Board Certified Diplomate in Clinical Social Work -- BCD, a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker in the State Of Washington -- LICSW, and a member of the Academy of Certified Social Workers -- ACSW under the auspices of the National Association of Social Workers.

Marv has served on the adjunct faculty at Antioch University, presented as a guest lecturer at the University of Washington School of Social Work and the School of Psychiatry, served as the director of the Group Process Institute and currently holds the position of director of The Lakeridge Institute. Marv is the author of Personal Village - How To Have People In Your Life by Choice, Not Chance and Personal Village Workbook. Marv is currently at work on three additional books.

In addition to his work as a therapist, Marv is a student of history, the worlds religions, science and

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