PREMARITAL COUNSELING​

Premarital counseling is a type of therapy that helps couples prepare for marriage. Premarital counseling can help ensure that you and your partner have a strong, healthy relationship — giving you a better chance for a stable and satisfying marriage. This kind of counseling can also help you identify weaknesses that could become problems during marriage.

Typically, the goal of premarital counseling is to identify and address any potential areas of conflict in a relationship early on, before those issues become serious concerns, and teach partners effective strategies for discussing and resolving conflict. You’ll be encouraged to discuss topics related to marriage, such as:

Communication, Beliefs and values, Roles in marriage, Affection and sex, Desire to have children, Family relationships, Decision-making, Dealing with anger, Finances,

Premarital counselling aims to help couples open up and address any conflicts before they become potentially destructive to the relationship. If you plan to get married in any place of worship, premarital counselling may actually be a mandatory part of the marital process. If not, it may be a good idea to seek out a professional counsellor on your own.

Premarital counseling helps partners improve their ability to communicate, set realistic expectations for marriage and develop conflict-resolution skills. In addition, premarital counseling can help couples establish a positive attitude about seeking help down the road.
It has been shown that couples who participated in a premarital training or counselling program were approximately 30% less likely to divorce than those who did not.