Pre-Marital Counseling 

For premarital counseling, we offer a 5 session program called PREP. Here are the details:

Pre-Marital Relationship Enrichment Program (PREP)

The program involves assessment of a couple’s strengths and challenges, as well as an educational component teaching them core relationship skills. Program includes five one-hour sessions with a staff member, culminating in a written report which is given to the couple, with a summary of what was accomplished and recommendations for the future, if any.

Here is a breakdown of each session in the program:

Session 1: Assessment/evaluation. Each person fills out a detailed psychosocial history form with extended checklist for relationship status, which addresses communication; conflict/anger management; trust; sexuality; time management; spirituality; substance use; and potential for conflicts with extended family.

Session 2: Review research on Stage of Committed Relationships & teach Daily Temperature Reading communication exercise

Session 3: Learn key PAIRS tools: The Daily Temperature Reading experiences and the Dirty Fighting/Fair Fighting exercise to assess history of non-productive conflict resolution strategies and teach a healthier alternative

Session 4: Review Daily Temperature Reading and Fair Fighting (if necessary) and teach Dialogue Guide, to give couple structured tool for deeper conflicts as they emerge over time