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The study investigated the consequences of marital conflict among spouses in Benue State: Implications for Counselling. The study covered all married spouses who were identified with one form or the other of marital conflict in Benue State. The study aims to find the consequences of marital conflict among spouses in Benue State, the difference between male and female spouses as regards consequences of marital conflicts in Benue State, the consequences of marital conflicts among spouses of years of marital experiences. This study adopted a descriptive survey design. Simple random sampling technique was used to select the respondents from three Local Government Areas. The population was unknown. But a sample size of 120 spouses was used for the study. A self-structured questionnaire titled: Consequences of Marital Conflict Questionnaire was used to collect data for the study. The validity and reliability of the instrument were determined by experts in the field and test-retest technique was used to determine the reliability of the instrument. Data collected were analysed through frequency count and means scores, while the hypotheses were tested using t-test and ANOVA at 0.05 level of significance. Findings from the study revealed that there are high consequences including psychological trauma. Based on the findings, the researcher recommended that spouses should endeavour to resolve their differences critically without the third party or better still seek help from a professional counsellor for a proper guide.