How do you know if your marriage therapist is doing a good job?

Answer 1

If what he/she is telling you is helping then they are doing a good job, or at least what they are meant to do. But if they are turning you against each other and making things worst, the obviously not.

A good therapist will help you both find your strengths and work with them to help you resolve the issues. They should manage the "blame game" and no one should be shamed or blamed. There may be a combination of single and couples visits. I think there should be a positive feeling for both people as they find ways to do what they can, rather than spending time diagnosing the people. Success has to do with both people working toward a better relationship, not just in terms of communication or giving what one wants in exchange.

Answer 2

You will know if your chiropractor is doing a good job, or not, when you start to feel improvement in your problem. Successful chiropractic treatment should result in reduced aches and pains, increased range of movement, fewer or more mild headaches, greater ability to work and play with fewer symptoms or whatever it was that first brought you to the chiropractor. Not only that, but a good chiropractor will do all that without keeping you coming back to his office endlessly.

Frequent and repeated chiropractic care is sometimes unavoidable and necessary. The great majority of complaints and conditions that chiropractors treat are directly or indirectly related to chronic or longstanding Arthritis. When treating a very old arthritic problem it is very difficult to make permanent changes that reduce symptoms and complaints for very long. These types of problems tend to not only recur, but they can sometimes recur with very little provocation. For this reason it can sometimes happen that frequent or repeated visits are required not because of the poor quality or incompetence of the chiropractor, but because of the advanced arthritic problems the patient presents to the chiropractor.

In my experience as a chiropractor who retired after 42 years in practice, I had a rule of thumb that served me and my patients very well: If I could not begin to document some reduction of patient complaints by the end of the 5th office call, even if it was only small and temporary, I would refer the patient out for further evaluation by a specialist. This was not necessary too often, but it did prevent endless care that was not getting results.

If you feel you are not getting good results from chiropractic care you should discuss this with the chiropractor.