Advertising & Marketing your Couples and Marriage Therapy Practice

We have an over 90% renewal rate of therapists!

I could not be more pleased with my association with MarrriageFriendly Therapists. The number of clients who find me through the site constitutes a steady stream, and I think the up-front philosophy attracts couples who genuinely want to save/rebuild their marital relationships.

Thanks, and keep up the good work!

-Ed O'Brien , Ph.D., LMFT

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William J. Doherty, Ph.D., is one of the leading marriage therapists in the U.S. He decided to co-found the Registry with Kathleen Wenger, LMFT, after writing why marriage therapy can be hazardous to your health and after many years of hearing from couples with bad experiences with therapists who had poor skills or who gave up on the marriage too soon. Kathleen Wenger has an amazing corporate marketing background and is also a practicing marriage therapist. We have a ton of marketing ideas for our therapists!

Together Bill and Kathleen have created one of the single most trusted source of marriage counselors in the nation. Read the praise we've received from the Harvard Mental Heath Letter, Federal Government and US Catholic Bishops. Elizabeth Thomas, business manager, daughter of Bill and wife of a new LMFT, has built the website traffic and offers personalized website consultations as well as free advice on her website: ThomasConsultation.com Her passion is to help therapists find the hundreds of thousands of people searching online for help.

For years now, co-founder Bill Doherty receives at least 3-5 emails every week, from all over the nation, with people desperately seeking help with their marriages. Until Marriage Friendly Therapists he felt uncomfortable making recommendations to these couples knowing too many therapists are not experienced in couples therapy or do not have a "pro-commitment" view of marriage.

Finally there is a home for therapists who have the experience, training and values orientation that holds commitment in a marriage in high regard even while acknowledging sometimes marriages do not succeed. Bill can now easily give couples this website, knowing their marriages will be treated with high regard. Many of our therapists also refer family, friends, and others to this website because it's a trusted resource.

Our therapists say over and over (see testimonials) that couples who find them through our website are uniquely motivated, committed, and excited to finally find someone who supports their distressed marriage. This results in high quality referrals and more enjoyment from our therapists to do what they do best - grow and strengthen relationships.

Whether you are a therapist who works with couples:

looking for help marketing yourself to prospective clients

already know the power of the internet to find new clients, or

simply believe in our mission and wish to be part of our important movement

we're glad you found us.

We have thousands of couples every month who are thrilled to finally find more than just another listing of counselors. Have you gone online, doing a search like a couple would? You'll see why our website is so unique....

Instead of just a list of names and phone number (couples want to know more), or

trying to read the profiles of countless therapists who list expertise in everything but never mention marriage specifically, or

therapists who claim they are marriage therapists but don't ever mention the word marriage, or

mention divorce but never the word "marriage", or allude to hope, or

who don't express an interest in marriage as a worthwhile relationship, or

you view a website that has so many internet ads you honestly don't know where you should click for their therapists vs ads for other therapy websites

As a therapist, you pay $20/month or $240/annual and receive great treatment (personalized attention, profile review and personal welcome from co-founder Bill Doherty when you go live, links to your website, personalized profile link along with your city being "optimized" for search engines, your name will rank high when people Google you, our media stories will benefit you (we were recently written up in the Washington Times and Chicago Tribune.) See more benefits to joining.

We take the work out of finding the best marriage therapist in their area by educating couples on what to look for in good marriage counseling and then offering them YOUR services.

We are also a trusted source for countless clergy, physicians, professionals and even other therapists as a safe place to send referrals. Some of our therapists use our personalized brochure to send to their local referring professionals, linking our high quality movement with their services. (Personalized brochures are free - we send you the electronic version to print on your own! We also send along general referral brochures for your use upon acceptance.)

And our own therapists love us enough to tell their local colleagues to join! Our retention rate of therapists is very high.

Learn why we created this registry and learn more about the co-founders here.

If you're interested in taking Bill Doherty's national workshops on topics related to this website (Couples on the Brink, Working with Stepfamiliies, Good and Bad Couples Therapy, How Experienced Therapists Undermine Marriage, The FIRO Model, you can save up to $49 on the DVD Trainngs and get up to 8 CEU's. Use the code "registry" upon checkout from his website: www.drbilldoherty.org

Since we launched in USA Today in 2005 we have been given prestigious recognition:

The Harvard Mental Health Letter listed us as just one of just two resources to refer couples for therapy. The other was AAMFT.

The National Extension Relationship and Marriage Education Network, funded by the federal government, has listed us, along with AAMFT, as a resource for couples who need therapy. Here's what they wrote: "The National Registry of Marriage Friendly Therapists was developed to help marriages by linking couples with the most highly qualified therapists in the country."

foryourmarriage.org, a national, high ranking, well advertised, highly regarded marriage website lists us as the only source for marriage counseling

You can learn more at our FAQ about the Registry, the benefits of joining, the eligibility, and read therapist testimonials.

If you have a GROUP Practice we offer discounts. Please Contact Us for the details. (Groups are a minimum of 4 therapists.)

Still have questions? Contact Us about any question you have. Feel free to watch the videos below!

Watch: What is Marriage Friendly Therapy?

Watch: Why Much Therapy is Not Marriage Friendly

Watch: The Story Behind Marriage Friendly Therapists

I have received at least six new referrals this year from marriage friendly therapy. This means approximately $3,000-$6,000 extra income that I would not have received otherwise. The ads give a very professional and pro-[commitment] image. Thank you for providing this excellent service to marriages and therapists. -Kent R. Brand

I have truly appreciated the opportunity to distinguish myself from other therapists who "see couples" vs being skilled and specifically trained therapist in couples counseling. Belonging to this referral network has helped me specialize my practice, allowing me to do the work I love most - helping couples repair and strengthen their relationships. Thank you.

- Karen Barry, M.F.T., LMFT

I think the National Registry of Marriage Friendly Therapists is a fantastic resource. I recently used it as a resource to find a therapist for the husband of a couple I am seeing who I decided should do some intensive individual therapy work - but I wanted to make certain it was someone who I could implicitly trust even though I didn't know the therapist personally because I could have confidence about the person being supportive of the marriage work I was doing with the couple because they were a member of the Registry - Rob Scuka, Ph.D.

READ MORE very powerful therapist testimonials to understand our near 90% renewal rate and important movement

From one of the many emails we receive from couples:

I wanted to take this opportunity to thank you for your website and therapist referral. I found your website about 6 months ago when I was desperately searching for ways to save my marriage and regain the type of relationship our marriage deserved. I was immediately attracted to the name of your website because I wanted to meet a therapist that was pro-[commitment]. I found [a therapist] and after 6 months of weekly therapy, I can term our therapy as a total success. I'm so glad I found your site. My first experience with a therapist has been so positive. Thanks for posting a therapist that really listened and knew how to get the right message across. Your website has given me invaluable service. Thank you!