What does premarital counseling involve?
There are many forms that premarital counseling can take. Individual couples or couple groups can participate. The sessions can involve one meeting a week for a fixed or open length of time, or weekend retreats for couple groups. The counseling can include questionnaires of personality and compatibility. Many couples make the decision of what kind of counseling to attend on the basis of cost and time. However, it is far more important to make the decision on the basis of your unique needs and your sense of confidence in the skill of the counselor to assist both of you. In premarital therapy, the initial objective is to assist the couple to communicate deeply and honestly, in a way that identifies your unique gifts and unique challenges. The intermediate objective is for the couple to develop skills to fully appreciate what each brings to the relationship and to recognize strengths and areas of difficulties. The final objective is to develop a plan for growing together without losing yo
