Thank you for your consideration in choosing me as your pre-marital counselor.
In my premarital counseling I try to provide a relaxed atmosphere that is comfortable for open sharing. Couples have found it beneficial to have an outside party to share their struggles with and to incorporate a form of accountability. Together we will take steps to a successful marriage by covering strategies, learning to utilize some key elements, and using them effectively.
Pre-marital counseling is important in identifying areas of special concern that can be challenging for couples during their engagement or even during their marriage. It is important to me personally that marriages succeed and I am particularly interested in providing the right tools for couples in order to launch them forward in their new future together.
My sessions include the following topics:
Healing Past Hurts: Here we will address past hurts from previous relationships and/or from your relationship together.
Family of Origin: So do we stay in on Saturday to clean or is that the day to go out on the town? Is the husband responsible for taking out the trash or is the wife? Whose way is the right way?
Money: Are you a saver or a spender? This topic will cover strategies for coming together and using both of your strengths and weaknesses in planning, spending, and saving.
Fighting Fair: Here I hope to help you learn ways of communicating things that bother you or are hurtful without causing damage to your loved one.
True Intimacy: True intimacy requires vulnerability and vulnerability requires trust. Here we will discuss the many different faces of intimacy.
Forgiveness: Hurts are inevitable and forgiveness is a choice. Here we will discuss taking responsibility for our actions and extending grace to each other.
Each week couples will be assigned "homework" to complete and bring in to the following session in order to assure complete and total comprehension of the topics covered and to assure a bonded learning over each topic.
"Can two people walk together without agreeing on the direction?" Amos 3:3
