Beth Karassik

Ph.D.

I have learned that the one leaning towards divorce is often dealing with disappointment, frustration, resentment, and an urge for change and freedom. There may be guilt, depending on the circumstances. Often there's an already imagined future, while still having doubts about what is the best choice..

I have learned that the person wanting to preserve the marriage is often dealing with fear, despair, worry, jealousy, and self-doubt. There often is anger, unanswered and unanswerable questions. There may be an urge to do something, anything, to make things OK. Often what there is to do is to absorb the blows, be present to oneself..

I have been working with couples since 1992.