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EnoughisEnough7 From my personal experience, I would never go to another marriage counselor unless they had significant training in alcoholism. My AH went to several marriage counselors of his own choosing - thinking our problems had to do with other things such a me not being "nice" enough ... a classic case of denial and blaming from an alcoholic - something a trained addiction counselor would have seen right through. These counselors pressured me into participating - a big mistake. .
I agree with this and everything else Enough posted. Her experience was mine as well. What helped me was Alanon, individual counseling for me, reading here at this site, plus reading other books about addiction, codependency, and emotional abuse.