Pre-Marital Counseling

Are you a newlywed?

Did you just get engaged?

Are you and your partner looking to take your relationship to the next level?

When you’re considering marriage, deciding on your honeymoon or figuring out where you want to live are among the first things you start to plan. Premarital counseling might be last on your list, if it’s there at all. While it’s not an engagement topic that’s very fun or romantic, premarital counseling can set your marriage up to succeed and survive long-term, in spite of the odds.

Premarital counseling can help you and your significant other improve your relationship by helping you develop better communication skills, learn conflict management, uncover your shared core values as well as identify differences that could create future conflict. Working with a therapist, you can discuss with your partner

• Identifying and celebrating strengths

• Identifying and improving growth areas

• Fostering and increasing communication

• Increasing relationship skills around conflict resolution, closeness and financial management

 Our therapist are Prepare and Enrich Certified and utilize the methodology with pre-marital counseling.    Prepare/Enrich adapts and reacts to the changing reality of relationships through continued research and development of assessment versions and resources. The reliability of the assessment and feedback guided by the therapist help couples strengthen and enrich their relationships.

So if these sound like you:

•     You and your partner have arguments that don’t get resolved
•     You feel like you’re always the one who has to compromise to keep the peace
•     You’re concerned about how your partner’s financial situation will affect you as a married couple
•     You’re worried about losing affection or having a diminished sex life after marriage
•     You want to find healthier ways to resolve conflict
•     You want to resolve religious or financial differences
•     You want to define your marital roles and expectations

… Then premarital counseling can be a great benefit to both you and your partner.

The intimate nature of marriage requires that you talk to your partner about everything, no matter how awkward or uncomfortable. Premarital counseling will help you learn how to be a better listener, and how to make your voice and needs heard in a productive and positive manner.

Getting married is one of life’s most treasured experiences. Premarital counseling can help you and your partner turn that momentous occasion into a loving, lasting relationship. For guidance and support to strengthen your future marriage, please contact us today so we can schedule an appointment.