There are experts who say that premarital counseling doesn’t work.  In some ways, those experts are correct.  Premarital counseling that simply touches the surface of the relationship, never peering under the veil of romance and excitement, doesn’t work.  If you are willing to explore, talk, and work, premarital counseling can set a foundation for an exciting, rewarding and stable relationship.

Pre-Marital Therapy Topics

Couples read and discuss the materials in:

• The DNA of Relationships by Dr. Gary Smalley
• Boundaries in Marriage by Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend

Topics include:

Sharing Personal History

• Understanding and Revealing Expectations
• Authentic Communication/Emotional Communication
• Stewardship and Financial Goals
• Intimacy: Sexual Communication in Marriage
• Taking personal responsibility for your part in the marriage
• Creating a safe environment
• Core fears that fuel arguments and distance
• Appropriate self-care
• Teamwork and the No-Losers Policy
• Freedom to love one anther – where there is control, or perception of control, there is not love.
• The Ten Laws of Boundaries
• Six Kinds of Conflict
• Resolving Conflicts
• Avoiding the Misuse of Boundaries in Marriage.

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