Premarital counseling is a type of therapy that helps couples prepare for and build a happy, successful marriage. Premarital therapists at Thriveworks in Cherry Hill, NJ can help couples develop essential communication skills, identify potential conflict areas, and learn how to manage their specific relationship issues.
When you and your partner begin premarital counseling, your counselor will want to get to know you both as well as your relationship. In order to accomplish this, they will ask questions around the following:
- Common interests and activities
- Marital expectations
- Budget and Finance
- Children and parenting
- Intimacy
If there is a particular area that they feel needs to be explored further (for example, you note that you and your partner have very different spending habits and views on money), they’ll guide the conversation in the given direction.
Generally speaking, Thriveworks premarital counseling in Cherry Hill typically lasts for 8-10 weeks. This, however, can vary depending on the counselor’s approach as well as the clients’ preferences and needs. For example, some couples might request additional sessions to work through problem areas that they’ve identified in their relationship, pre-wedding.
“Being in a long marriage is a little bit like that nice cup of coffee every morning- I might have it every day, but I still enjoy it”
– Stephen Gains
Do you have a desire in obtaining an enriched, healthy, lasting marriage? Get a head start in defeating the rising divorce rates, by properly preparing for your marriage now! Some important topics are covered of how to effectively communicate to one another to avoid misunderstandings and conflicts. Learn how to interact with your spouse based on how they perceive circumstances and receive affection by understanding how to look through their lens of life. Discover ways to handle finances together and conquer issues effectively.
“Coming together is the beginning: keeping together is progress, working together is success”
– Henry Ford
Today, 40-50 percent of married couples are ending in divorce and statistics continue to climb (American Psychological Association). The drive of premarital counseling is to prepare couples for anticipating problems, communicate over wide-ranged topics and provide hope for the future. Learning what obstacles to avoid ahead of time and how to maneuver through them as a team can help a couple maintain stability. Observing one another’s family history, traditions, learned behaviors and combining them to suit each other’s household helps weave out any unwanted actions. Setting up boundaries and analyzing what goals you both wish to pursue helps keep the expectations on right track. Premarital counseling allows you to explore what expectations, morals, and beliefs that the both of you value and will apply in your home foundation.
Benefits of premarital counseling include but not limited to:
- Problem shooting skills
- Build a healthy foundation
- Trauma resolution
- Goal and boundary setting
- Manage conflict
- Realistic expectations
- Secure relationships
“A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person”
– Mignon McLaughlin
Our counselors will work with you on subjects such as mastering the inevitable crises of life, manage shared roles between each other and even embrace the hardships of parenting when the time comes. Premarital counseling will go over the importance of establishing the type of friendship and intimacy that lasts. It also identifies how to be one another’s’ backbone in support when needed, by understanding which strengths and weaknesses you each hold. At Thriveworks Cherry Hill Premarital Counseling, our counselors are excited to start this journey with you! Contact us today at 856-208-4396, so we can schedule your first intake session for premarital counseling with a professional that is eager to help you establish a lasting foundation for you and your partner.
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