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Marriage Counselors Providence RI

Marriage counselors provide psychological support for couples to solve relationship problems. Read on to find local marriage counselors in Providence and get access to couples therapy, family therapy, marital therapy, infidelity handling, sex therapy, and emotionally focused therapy, as well as advice and content on attending marriage courses.

Dr. Carol Jensen
401-351-0231
Two Regency Plaza, Suite 4
Providence, RI
Ms. Waltraut Benjamin
Waltraut Benjamin LICSW, DCSW

508-252-4861
105 Medway Street
Providence, RI
Ms. Robin Haas
Robin Haas, LICSW

401-781-6600
747 Pontiac Ave Suite 305
Cranston, RI
Ms. Lee Tomas
Lee Tomas, LICSW

508-259-9919
63 Eddie Dowling Highway
N. Smithfield, RI
Ms. Norma Welitoff
Norma L. Welitoff, LICSW

401-378-7878
1130 Ten Rod Road Suite E 206B
North Kingstown, RI
Mr. Stephen Muggeo
Stephen S. Muggeo, LICSW

401-272-3419
9 South Angell Street
Providence, RI
Ms. Lori Dorsey
401-225-1525
900 Reservoir Avenue, 2nd floor
Cranston, RI
Ms. Kimberly Perry
Kimberly Perry, MSW, LICSW

401-497-0587
3657 Post Rd. Suite 6
Warwick, RI
Ms. Sharon Steinberg
Sharon H. Steinberg, MSW

508-676-1186
45 North Main Street Suite 301
Fall River, MA
Mr. Alan Dimson-Doyle
Sage Counseling Services

781-989-4779
36 Mechanic Street Suite 202
Foxboro, MA
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Rocky Marriages: More Heartbreaking for Women

March 9, 2009

Rocky Marriages: More Heartbreaking for Women

Attention wives: A new study suggests that the cardiovascular damage caused by a dysfunctional marriage—those punctuated by plenty of arguments and anger—may affect women more than men .

While both genders in “strained” unions are more likely to feel depressed as compared with their happier counterparts, researchers found that women in stressful marriages were more likely to develop symptoms of metabolic syndrome —the combination of metabolic risk factors characterized by large waist circumference, low levels of "good" cholesterol and high levels of triglycerides (a type of blood fat), to name a few.

So why are men not as drastically affected? The researchers are not sure. The men in the study were as likely as the women to suffer depression caused by marital tension, but researchers speculate that women take the negativity in relationships more to heart and ruminate about it more so than men.

Doesn’t seem quite fair, does it?
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