Premarital Counseling
"Marriages, like a garden, take time to grow. But the harvest is rich unto those who patiently and tenderly care for the ground."
-Darlene Schach ♡
Premarital Counseling
THERAPY SPECIALTIES
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In general, people spend a significant amount of money and countless hours preparing for the proposal, the engagement party, the bridal shower, the bachelorette & bachelor parties, and THE WEDDING! This is all for one special moment when two individuals make the commitment to do life together forever. But what happens next? You spent so much time and money preparing for the wedding. How much have you actually invested in your relationship for after you get married? Typically, the answer is not much. However, You & Me + Therapy can help you with this!
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Are you wondering how compatible you and your partner are? Our practice uses a premarital prep workbook as well as other tips and techniques to help you discover more about yourself and your partner. In addition, you will learn about your attachment style and how it compares to your partner. And, we will help guide you and your partner with having discussions on important but challenging topics to understand what you do and do not align on.
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Often times couples don’t go into engagement completely problem free. Sometimes couples have unresolved hurts despite the love that they have for each other. We can help address those pain points and can encourage and facilitate comfort, clarity, and healing.
“We worked with Tiana in premarital counseling and with maintenance sessions following the wedding. She is so kind and sweet and really helped us with this transition in our life and we would recommend her so highly to anyone else looking for similar support. We are thankful to have had the opportunity to work with her!”
— Google Review ♡
“We are getting married and I am so excited! However, sometimes when we argue or have differences, I get worried. And, when I’m alone, there are moments when I question “do we have what it takes to make it last forever?” I know we love each other and are committed but I just can’t shake this feeling that we need some tools that will prevent us from going through the same hang-ups that have broken up so many other marriages before ours”.
-Sincerly Anxious Enaged Partner ♡
Dear Anxious Engaged Partner,
First off, Congratulations! Taking your relationship to the next level is such a BIG step in your life journey. It is completely natural to feel scared. Change can be exciting but it can also be very frightening. As a couples therapist, I can help you and your partner feel mentally and emotionally prepared not just for the wedding day but for all the days to follow. I use a curriculum called Prepare and Enrich as well as a variety of other therapeutic tools to help you understand yourself and your partner better so that you both can feel prepared and connected when you walk down the aisle and into the rest of your lives together!
-Tiana, Individual & Couples Therapist ♡
About Premarital Counseling
You & Me + Therapy uses a curriculum called Prepare/Enrich to help guide couples through necessary conversations and towards supportive skills to prepare couples for the ups and downs of life together as a couple. Though this curriculum is used as the base for the premarital counseling, other therapeutic techniques and resources are used to enhance your experience and individualize your premarital counseling to fit your strengths and growth areas in your relationship. At the end of treatment you will receive a certificate of completion that you can give to the courts and get $45 off your marriage license.
Some of the topics addressed include:
communication
conflict-management
family relations
personality similarities and differences
financial management
sexual intimacy
friendship,
children/ parenting
marriage expectations.
* You & Me + Therapy serves LGBTQ premarital couples as well.