Couples counseling is integral for alot of couples, but especially for celebrities.
“Therapy is not something to be embarrassed about.”
So we started [seeing a therapist together] right away."
The clear message is, ‘Oh, their marriage is ending.’
There’s such a negative connotation.
you could’t go after nine years and start figuring out what patterns you’re in."
Kardashian toldOprah’s Next Chapterin 2012, “I’m not saying that we’re perfect.
We go to therapy, which helps us a lot.
I think we’re always working to better ourselves, which I think a lot of people can do … “As time went on, we got distant from each other.
There’s a lot going on in our lives,” Tarek toldtoldToday.
“We tried the counseling and it just really wasn’t working.”
He expounded toexpounded toUs Weekly, “We didn’t stay together that night [of the fight].
We went to counseling to see what we could do to work things out.
Ultimately, it was best to separate.
Over the summer, I moved out.
We thought it was best to have space.
We didn’t want the kids to see us upset.”
The singerexplained toRedbookthat since going to therapy, “We fight nicer.
There is no yelling in front of [daughter] Willow, ever.
We can argue, just no yelling.
We are couples-therapy people.
We do it for maintenance, not problems.”
The couple even shared their most important lessons learned in couples therapy.
The first is that marriage is a 100 percent commitment.
Pink also says that fighting can be a good thing if it’s part of achieving a goal.
When you become silent and give up, you’re doomed.
We did that [in 2008].
We became silent, and we broke up …
I knew how to walk away when I met Carey.
I knew how to tell him to f**k off.
But I didn’t know how to sit at a table and actually work through something.
Now we’re really good at that.”
In 2007, Dempsey toldLifemagazine (viaPeople), “Being a father makes you look at yourself.
You look at your marriage and go ‘How do I improve this?
How do I keep growing and create a stable environment for my children?’
DempseytoldPeople, “Our marriage was not something I was prepared to let go of.
I didn’t feel like we had done all the work.
And we both wanted to do that work.
I [learned] to prioritize.
Our union has to be the priority.
I wasn’t prepared to give up on her and she wasn’t either.
We both wanted to fight for it … You’ve got to keep at it.
You’ve got to communicate, and stay open and not get lazy.
And not give up.”
Fergie and Josh Duhamel
FergietoldAllurethat she and hubby Josh Duhamel go to therapy both solo and together.
“[Duhamel] is not afraid,” Fergie said.
“He doesn’t feel like he’s not man enough.”
“We’ve already talked about how we’re going to have to trade off,” she said.
He’ll take a job; I’ll be on set with [Axl].
“We don’t have a perfect relationship.
You know, we work on it.
We’re in therapy,” shetold Sirius XM’sWake Up With Taylorin March 2016.
“One hundred percent, I think it saved our relationship.
It’s the best.
And I think it’s so good for each person individually as well.
And so, yeah, I 100 percent credit our therapist.”
It’s self improvement.”
