Marriage therapy helps couples to develop healthy coping mechanism to many of the problems they are faced with. When a person is faced with a problem, the person resorts to coping mechanisms, which help them through the difficult situation and aids in maintaining a state of balance. However, there are several coping methods, which also have negative outcomes on the person and relationship; these are the so-called maladaptive mechanism. The person is not conscious during the application of such mechanisms. The Garland marriage counselors help couples realize the maladaptive mechanisms they commonly use as well as facilitate in the development of more positive ones.