If money problems aren’t the cause of your marital discord, marriage counseling can change that for you. Marriage counseling can be a very expensive solution to your marital woes. And for some marriages, those where one of the partners is determined to end the union, it can be money wasted. On the other hand, there are couples that know they need help resolving relationship problems and are desperate for that help but simply don’t have the money for it. Of these two types of couples, this short article is for the latter. Here we will list sources of free marriage counseling.
Were you married in a religious ceremony? United Church? Roman Catholic? Presbyterian? Jewish? Muslim? Religious organizations deliver thousands upon thousands of hours of free (or pay what you can) marriage counseling every year.
In 2008 Catholic Family Service delivered almost 25,000 hours of marriage counseling in North America alone. The organization has set up hundreds of local websites, so to find information on what is available to you in your area, simply go to any search engine and enter “Catholic Family Services” and the name of your city. The marriage counseling services are extensive and professional.
Jewish Family Services are organized on an ad hoc basis, according to the size and needs of the local Jewish community. Services offered vary widely from one Jewish Family Service to the next. One of the few commonalities, fortunately, is marriage counseling. In North America you can easily contact the Jewish Family Service through your local synagogue or you can for online and enter “Jewish Family Services of (your city here)” and chances are excellent that the website for your local Jewish Family Services organization will pop up.
Muslim Family Services is a division of ICNA Relief USA, the social welfare department of Islamic Circle of North America. Marriage and pre-marriage counseling services are offered to people of all faiths.
Essentially any religious group recognized as such by the Internal Revenue Service offers pay what you can marriage counseling.
For couples who were joined in a civil ceremony, it is noted that, like churches, governments have a vested interest in stable families, and an even more pressing interested in assisting unstable marriages. Contact social services in your municipality to find out what service might be available for you and your spouse.

