My husband has his first counseling appointment today. I have gone in the past for anxiety issues. I realy need to go back as well. Anyways, he decided to go because of anger issues. He is not a violent man, he has never abused me or the kids. He does tend to get angry with the kids more then he should. I pointed it out to him several times. He finally made an appointment to talk about his anger issues.
We do not have a great marriage, so I wonder if they will talk about this as well?
Has anybody else have a spouse who has gone for anger issues, or has gone just for some privite counseling?

By Ginny~moderator on Wednesday, January 10, 2007 - 06:05 pm:

Well, if you've been for counseling yourself, you know that counseling can cover a wide range of issues. For example, if your dh has anger issues, the counseling might explore whether some of it arises from your not having a great marriage.

You can, however, be sure that whatever is said in the counselor's office stays there unless your dh talks about it. People in that profession are generally extraordinarily careful about confidentiality, simply because they know they are dealing with very sensitive matters.

You say you need to go back for some help with anxiety issues. Have you and dh ever thought about going for marriage counseling? It might be a good idea to work on why you don't have a great marriage and what you can, individually and as a couple, try to do about it. As long as you intend to stay married, and I am assuming that is your (individual and joint) intention, why not try to work at making your marriage better for each/both of you?