Premarital Counseling

Why Relationship Work Is Important

Reap The Benefit Of Having A Long And Happy Relationship. Anyone that’s ever been in a committed relationship for a long period of time can attest to the idea that relationships can be rewarding, but at times challenging. In fact, current divorce statistics in America estimate that about fifty percent of marriages end up in divorce. Premarital counseling can be the most important investment in your relationship. In fact, according to the latest research, programs using Prepare/Enrich automatically reduce divorce rates and have a major positive impact on premarital couples. Therefore, a structured process of education and exploration is critical to the long-term success of a committed relationship. So why not invest in learning how to maintain your healthy, long lasting relationship?

Relationship Work Enables Couples To

Get to know each other better

Learn important skills to maintain and enrich their relationship

Learn where they differ and how to have a healthy balance with these differences

Explore potential areas of conflict and develop healthy plans to manage common concerns

The Prepare/Enrich Program by Life Innovations has been shown by numerous research studies to improve relationships. The program utilizes a set of five empirically proven inventories that examine major relationship issues that couples may experience. The inventories assist with identifying couple strengths and areas of growth.

The Goals of the Prepare/Enrich Program are as follows:

To help couples build on strengths as a couple and strengthen
areas of growth.
To teach healthy communication and conflict management skills.
To help couples explore their relationship and family-of-origin histories.
To help couples establish healthy boundaries around managing finances while increasing financial intimacy.

My goal is to help you build a stronger and happier relationship!!

I Work with Couples

As a certified Prepare-Enrich counselor, I utilize the scientifically proven Prepare-Enrich Program designed by Life Innovations to help couples explore their relationship strengths and growth areas.

Sources:
Marriage & Family: A Christian Journal, 2003, Vol.6, No. 4, 529-546.
Robert Oglesby, Director, Center for Youth & Family Ministry, Abilene Christian University, 242 Biblical Studies Building, Abilene, TX 79699
Wages, S. A. & Darling, C. A. (2004) Evaluation of a marriage preparation program (PREPARE) using marriage mentors.Marriage & Family Journal 7(2), 103-121.