Jesse and Melva Johnson

Marriage Counselors : Imago Relationship Therapists


Marriage Counselors J&M Johnson

Hello, we are Jesse Johnson and Melva Johnson. Thank you so much for visiting our site. We've been married and working together daily for over 30 years!


We know the ups and downs of relationships from our personal and professional experience. We have learned, practiced and taught others the tools and strategies that have worked to help couples like you to have happy and healthy relationships.


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5 Tips for a Lasting Marriage

How do you keep a marriage together over time? These are our five basic tips. They are as follows:
Have A Vision For Your Relationship That’s Bigger Than The Two of You
You need to be clear about your purpose for being together, what you want to achieve, a plan for getting there, and [...]

Marriage Counseling Podcast: 100 Questions in Marriage

Listen in as we highlight and discuss a series on 100 questions to ask before (and during) marriage, these related to sex, the home, and the roles in the family.  Not only are these great questions for building communication and trust in your relationship, but can also provide clarification to avoid needless arguments in the [...]

Say No To Open Marriage

Occasionally, we have been asked if an affair or an open marriage would help a marriage. We strongly advise against it. Problems must be fixed within the marriage. Affairs only complicate things.
We’d like to offer the following reasons why open marriage is a bad idea:
1. Open Marriage Can Be Extremely Damaging [...]

Marriage Counseling Podcast: Financial Problems in Marriage

Listen in as we discuss one of the most common problems in marriages today – finances.  Often times it’s related to marriage communication, but many issues can arise from finances in a marriage — literally debilitating it.  We’ll discuss the problems and solutions to improve your chances of surviving these problems.
Enjoy!
Jesse and Melva
Local Michigan Marriage [...]

How Does Divorce Affect Children?

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The results are in. Numerous research studies have concluded convincingly that the majority of children are affected when their parents’ divorce. Not only are they affected during their childhood, it appears that they are affected into their adult lives.
So how does divorce affect children? From our 33 years as marriage [...]