For Married Couples
No marriage is immune to stress, pain, sorrow, misunderstanding, and betrayal. Marriage is hard work. Even if the good far outweighs the bad, it takes a lot of intentionality for two people to eat, sleep, live, raise kids, and grow old together. Committed relationship is nuanced and complex, which means that learning to enjoy the good together, as well as communicate and journey successfully through the bad, is essential.
In counseling, we walk with couples through past and present difficulties both in their shared relationship and in their personal lives. Together, we create space for each spouse to be heard, affirmed and cared for well as that couple steps into the future.
For Engaged Couples
Statistics show that one way to really help a marriage begin well, and last, is good pre-marital counseling. Talking through expectations and desires, hopes and dreams, as well as the nuts and bolts of money, the in-laws, sex, and raising kids can really head off some problems down the road.
As we meet with engaged couples, we look ahead toward some of the important practices that will help them communicate well and navigate conflict. We talk through various ways to express love and identify what each spouse needs in order to feel that love. We also highlight the kinds of choices that put heavy strains on marriage and drain it of life, while encouraging the couple to mindfully and intentionally engage one another.