Pre - Marital Counseling

You've just made the most important decision of your life.  Now, take a deep breath and relax.  You have lots of big decisions ahead of you.  You'll be picking out cakes, finding a dress and tux, planning the music, and deciding on the honeymoon.  You'll be putting in many hours trying to make your wedding day a day to remember.  When it's all said and done, you'll pull it all together and, finally, you'll be married, ready “to live happily ever after”.

Love is necessary, but it's never sufficient to keep you together forever.  Getting married is easy.  Staying married takes planning, work, and knowledge.

Lack of knowledge about what it takes to create a happy, stable marriage could doom a marriage.  Inadequate knowledge will naturally lead you to act in ways that are not in the best interest of “'til death do us part.”

Research shows that couples can dramatically reduce their chances of divorcing by taking part in pre-marital counseling.  Pre-marital counseling is intended to give you the knowledge to have a happy, stable, satisfying marriage that will last forever.

Pre-marital counseling isn’t intended to be a screening process to determine whether you and your partner are a good match.  You've already made the decision to marry.  If you are reading this and haven’t made that decision, see our information on pre-engagement counseling.  The job of pre-marital counseling is to identify your strengths as a couple, improve the skills you already have and develop new skills that will take you through all the years of your lives together.

At Foundations Counseling, you'll learn what predicts divorce and what predicts happy, stable marriages.  You'll become familiar with the best, most reliable research of Dr. John Gottman, who has been researching marriage for over 30 years.  The information you will learn is the most reliable research ever done in the area of marriage.

If you are currently engaged and you and your fiancee are interested in enhancing your relationship, we are here to help.  Please contact us today for a free consultation and ask to speak with Kimberley Harris, Ray Robinson, Jennifer Reed, or Chris Berger.