Immediate Help

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Immediate and Long-Term Help

Immediate help:

Is your marriage in "Crisis"? Contact a local Social Service Agency.
- A Google Search on "Social Service Agency" plus your City Location will provide instant access for crisis help.
Many churches have a Steven Ministry that can offer help during times of marital crisis - Contact a local church with such a ministry in place.
Many cities have Helplines or HotLines that provide on-line or phone support - See your local yellow pages or do an on-line search similar to item 1 above.
- In Central Florida for instance:
  - Central Florida HelpLine or 407-740-7477 - 24 hours a day
  - Local Crisis Centers:
    - Maitland: Central Florida Helpline - Crisis Phones: 407-740-7477
    - Maitland: Family Care Counseling Center - 407-539-1132
    - Maitland: New Life Christian Counseling Center - 407-322-6868
    - Orlando: Central Counseling Center: 407-351-1010
    - Winter Park: Lutheran Counseling Services: 407-644-4692
  - Steven Ministry: Asbury United Methodist Church - 407 644-5222
- In San Francisco Area for instance:
  - Our Pastor or Forgiveness Ministries can provide counseling personally, or can refer you to someone specially qualified in marriage counseling.
    - Pastor Britt Groom, Walnut Creek Friends Church, (925) 935-7530 - Note: This is the church office number and may not be answered after office hours.
    - Steve Diehl, Forgiveness Ministries - (925) 689-6427.

Long-term Help:

Thrive in Marriage - Thrive in Life, Marriage Counseling Service. A good starting point for information although some of their services are fee based.
Review various books:
- Intimate Enemy : How to Fight Fair in Love and Marriage by George R. Bach, Peter Wyden - ASIN: 0380003929
Look in the marriage section of Amazon.com (search on "Marriage").
Talk to your local pastor and ask for a list of "cooling-off" steps to calm a volatile marital situation and not make it worse.
Not every marital crisis needs outside intervention; sometimes simple online advice, such as "How to fight fair in love and marriage," can help a couple resolve a crisis and mend the damage.

If you wish to contact the Walnut Creek Friends Pastor, send an email to pastorbrittgroom@yahoo.com
or call him at (925) 935-7530 (This is a church office number and may not be answered after office hours).

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