What To Expect From Premarital Counseling And How It Can Help Your Marriage
Congratulations!!
You’re in love and have found someone you want to share your life with. You’re on your way to happily-ever-after, and we are all thrilled for you!
You might have been through a lot to get to this person, and you’re SO grateful to finally have them. Or maybe finding your love was easy, and you don’t have a lot of learning-the-hard-way experience to give you the confidence that you know what it takes to make relationships work.
However you got to where you are, premarital counseling is a great next step to ensuring your marriage is starting off on a solid foundation.
Benefits of premarital counseling
Safe and open space to talk about your expectations for your future together
Establish good communication skills
Prevent common marital problems before they start
Feel confident in your decision to be together
Get the skills you need to build the relationship you want
Feel confident that you can face together whatever challenges married life might bring you
What will we cover in premarital counseling?
Our premarital counseling is a 7 week program that covers:
Getting to know you and a complete relationship assessment
Communication skills and couple goals
Emotional and sexual intimacy
Conflict resolution
Marital rules and expectations
Spiritual Connection (optional, will add 8th week to the program)
Money within marriage
Final assessment and recommendations
Why do premarital counseling with a licensed therapist?
Many religious groups offer premarital counseling for free or for a low fee. So why should you choose to do your premarital counseling sessions with a licensed therapist?
You don’t belong to a church or organized religion, so that’s not an option
You don’t belong to the same religion, so a faith-based program won’t work for both of you
You really want the perspective of someone professionally trained and experienced in working with couples
You value evidence-based practices and want to ensure the person you trust with your relationship knows how to help couples like you
One or both of you has an ongoing mental-health condition. Our licensed therapist will be able to help you know how to have a great relationship even when one of you suffers from depression, anxiety, PTSD, ADHD, etc.
Your situation is complicated and you suspect you might want to do more couples counseling sessions beyond the premarital counseling program.
When you end premarital counseling you can easily sign up for more sessions with your therapist. We help couples every day! We can help you problem solve some tough situations without you needing to start all over with someone new.
Meet Jackie Flietstra
Jackie specializes in working with couples looking for guidance before getting married, couples that have been affected by infertility and grief, couples struggling to connect, and anyone experiencing a transition in their faith. She understand how difficult it can be to remain connected to your spouse when life throws you a curve ball.
Jackie offers in-person couples counseling and marriage therapy in Murrieta, CA and online couples counseling in California as well as premarital counseling in-person or virtually!
If you’d like to book a session with Jackie you can click the button below or contact us here!
If you’re interested in regular couples counseling or solo relationship counseling, contact us! We offer online couples counseling in California and in-person marriage counseling services in Riverside, CA and in-person marriage therapy in Murrieta, CA!! It’s so important for you to find the right marriage counselor for you. Learn more about what’s unique about our couples therapists here.
