Pre-martial Counseling/ Therapy

Curious about premarital counseling/therapy? This is a process that couples go through to help each partner to know what to expect from one another before they marry. The therapist assists the couple in determining if they are on the same page on major areas in the relationship, no question is off-limits. During premarital therapy, the therapist will ask the couple to go beyond the in-the-moment “love” feeling to the heart of the matter in many areas in the relationship.

Remember, it’s not the therapist's job to say yes or no to the marriage. Instead, you will be asked questions that inform your decision to marry or not. Some of your sessions will focus on:

  • Marriage expectations

  • Marital roles and beliefs

  • Baggage that may be brought into the marriage -how does your past impact your future together

  • How the couple deals with conflict and plans for resolving conflict in the future

  • Beliefs about money -and money management

  • Intimacy and sex concerns present and future

  • Each other’s view on how to foster healthy communication

  • Children -whether or not to have them

  • Blending family concerns

  • Views on parenting