Can you advise Ghost how he can be referred to or find a qualified therapist? Not a marriage counselor. According to what Ghost reported, I think he approached his IC as though he was there for his M problems. Even when I pleaded with him to see a therapist about his racing, cycling & hoarding thoughts........it was unclear that anything other than the MR was discussed. I encouraged him to seek CBT, and the way his C responded was very strange.
Ghost, how many sessions of IC have you actually attended? When you left the board for awhile, you said you would go.......but, did you?
It is not about what you feel should work in your M. It is about doing the work that gets the right results. Do what works!