Premarital & Marital Counseling

       Premarital Counseling is highly recommended for couples planning to marry. As marriage is the most complex of human relationships, and as the couples who enter this vital relationship, are not equipped to deal with the challenges they face in the marital relationship, it is of utmost importance that they seek some professional counseling in this matter. The problems couples face in marriage develop in most cases due to lack of problem solving strategies and conflicting role expectations in marital relationship.

       Premarital education and marriage skills training are necessary for marital stability. It is beyond any doubt that he happily married couples live longer and are emotionally stable. Children enjoy stable family environment, and they experience fewer social problems.

       Premarital counseling program gives the couples opportunity to:
 

• Explore the couple's Relationship Strength and Growth areas.
  Learn  useful communication skills, including assertiveness and active listening.
  Learn skills to resolve conflicts through use of the Ten Step Procedure.
  Explore their couple relationship and their families-of-origin using the Couple & Family May.
  Develop a budget and financial plan
  Develop their personal, couple and family goals.
  Talk about and deal with such issues as
  a) Sexual relationship
  b) Children and parenting
  c) Role relationship
  d) Spiritual beliefs

• Plan for the couple to annually review their marriage and talk to a counselor, if and when necessary.
   

  • The following inventories from Life Innovations, Inc. are helpful for couples at different stages, for them to see what area in their relationships need more work for their own benefit.
    Premarital couples: PREPARE
    Premarital couples with children: PREPARE-MC
    Married couples: ENRICH
    Couples over the age of 50:MATE
    Other resources are also used if and when necessary.

          Couple assessment tools like ENRICH is a proven assessment instrument. They help to make good clinical judgments for proper counseling  planning. Other assessment tools and necessary therapeutic techniques also are used as needed to benefit the couple in relational and family system.
          It is highly recommended that you take premarital counseling before you get married. It will save you from a lot of heart ache and head ache, and help you to move along  the path of married life with hope, forgiveness, acceptance, peace and joy.
         Contact by email for an appointment, or call 212-737-3449
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