A Counselor's Guide to Relationship Success

A Counselor's Guide to Relationship Success

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A Counselor's Guide to Relationship Success
Bill Benson, LMFT, LPCC

My mother once taught me the best way to make lifelong friends is through positive intention. Two of her catchphrases were: "It's not what you say, it's how you say it." and "You catch more bees with honey than vinegar."

All these years later, I sprinkle bits of this sage advice into my sessions as a professional counselor. Clients usually come into therapy convinced that it's the content of their arguments creating their relationship woes. However, the real cause of most relationship havoc is not what is conveyed but how it's conveyed.

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- Last updated at 16:39 17-08-2022

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