Warning: Excessive relationship satisfaction and growth may occur.
SO! You’ve decided to take the plunge! You’re getting’ hitched! Jumpin’ the broom! Tyin’ the knot! Settlin’ down! (Okay, enough with the clichés)
Maybe it’s because you’ve truly found your perfect match. Maybe it’s because you can’t think of another way to get your friends to wear matching outfits and sit for photos with you. Either way, Lifeworks is impressed by your commitment!
There’s only one hitch in your plan to get hitched. Saying “I do” requires lots of preparation, as we’re sure you’re finding out. One of these steps is usually premarital counseling. Whether you’re looking for premarital counseling as a way to achieve marital bliss, or because Pastor Bob says ya’ gotta … we won’t judge! Here at Lifeworks, we are able to handle all kinds of pre-marital concerns and requirements. We can handle both Christian based and secular forms of premarital counseling.
Topics to be discussed in premarital counseling:
- Common bumps to otherwise healthy marriages
- Emotional intimacy with physical intimacy
- Money
- Sex
- Parenting
- Beliefs about Religion
- Family Roles
- Managing Conflict
Depending upon how in-depth you want your conversations with the therapist to go, the above topics can be reviewed in 5 sessions. You may find that you’re learning so much, you decide to stay on with your therapist a lot longer. It’s up to you.
If you and your partner are interested in pre-marital counseling, we recommend the following LifeWorkers:
Please call or email LifeWorks for more information, or to make an appointment.
Links:
Things to consider before getting married:
http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/life/8-critical-things-to-consider-before-getting-married-282325
Role of Religion in Marriage:
http://blog.lib.umn.edu/gschache/greggblogs/How%20does%20religion%20influence%20marriage–Christian,%20Jewish,%20Mormon%20%26%20Muslim%20perspectives.pdf (See top of page 106)
The truth about divorce statistics:
http://foryourmarriage.org/the-truth-about-divorce-statistics/
