Jon and Kate Met With Dr. Phil

Many people have wondered how Jon and Kate Gosselin, a seemingly dedicated set of parents on the show Jon and Kate Plus 8, let their marriage fall apart when they should have been able to access all of the resources in the world. 

I definitely have thought about what might have happened if they had sought marital counseling and without knowing all of the details, I assumed that they never even tried.

Jon Gosselin, however, says that he did want them to see a therapist but it’s not something he could do alone. 

During an interview on ABC’s primetime special, Family Secrets, he said that he suggested marriage counseling but his wife, Kate, would only talk to Dr. Phil.  "I was very hesitant," Jon says. "I was like, ‘What the heck is this?’"

"I have a $22,000 therapy bill," he says. "I mean, I tried to have marriage counseling. I did it myself. She refused to go."

Instead of focusing on the problems in their marriage, Jon felt that the session was all about their public imagine.  "We talked about the brand and corporate things and making the brand work," he says. "I felt it was weird. I was like, ‘Why am I here? I could be snowboarding.’ It wasn’t helping."

D. Phil released the following statement: "I respect the Gosselins’ privacy, I have no comment on their marriage."

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