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ABSTRACT

The study sought to examine the adoption of family therapy by female counselors: a panacea of the issues of divorce and separation. The study was conducted in Akwa Ibom State. Expostfacto research design was adopted for the study with the population comprising of all registered counselors in Akwa Ibom State. Stratified sampling technique was used to select 60 respondents that constituted the sample size used for the study. The Instrument used in this study for data collection was a questionnaire titled “Adoption of Family therapy by Female Counselors in Akwa Ibom State Questionnaire (AFPFCAKSQ)”. Face and content validation of the instrument was carried out by an expert in test measurement and evaluation from University of Uyo to ensure that the instrument has the accuracy, appropriateness and completeness for the study. Cronbach Alpha technique was used to determine the level of reliability of the instrument. The reliability coefficient obtained was 0.80 and this was high enough to justify the use of the instrument. The researcher subjected the data generated for this study to appropriate statistical techniques such as independent t-test analysis. The test for significance was done at 0.05 alpha levels. It was observed in the study that as research sheds light on effective treatments, new therapies will emerge. The study concluded that there are several approaches to psychotherapy including cognitive-behavioral, interpersonal, and other kinds of talk therapy that help individuals work through their marriage problems. One of the recommendations made in the study was that couples should desist from domestic violence or any other related behaviour that may lead to divorce or marriage separation rather embrace the initial love that brought them together as a therapy to live happily.