Premarital counseling is a type of therapy that helps couples prepare for and build a happy, successful marriage. Premarital therapists at Thriveworks in Westminster, CO 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 Westminster 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.
Westminster Premarital Counseling: A Solid Foundation for Your Marriage
You’re beginning to have to make decisions that take into account two lives intertwining into one future. In your sessions with us at Thriveworks Westminster Premarital Counseling, we’ll help you process through these considerations, as well as help prepare you for others that have yet to come, but surely will.
Is Premarital Counseling Right for Us?
If you have been married in the past, then you have some great insight on what to expect, but there is still more understanding we can provide you with to help ensure the stability of your current relationship.
Our counselors have worked with many couples at varying stages of their relationship — from first-time daters to seasoned spouses. Whether these couples have come to us in a moment of bliss for continued exploration of their relationship or during a period when the words being exchanged (if any) are more cutting than loving. We’ve seen it all and can use our broad experience helping different types of couples work through unique issues to benefit your upcoming marriage.
What Should We Expect from Premarital Counseling?
Since no two couples are exactly alike, no two premarital counseling programs look alike — we tailor our approach to your specific needs. While it’s not possible to predict every sort of conflict and challenge you will face in your relationship, it’s important that we address as many proactive solutions as possible upfront, so you’ll be better equipped to know how to engage with even the most troublesome situations.
Some of the topics we address with our couples include:
- Open communication techniques (radical honesty is key)
- How to identify and approach conflicts constructively
- How to deepen your connection
- Methods for making mutually-beneficial compromises
- Spousal role expectations
- Family finances
- Balancing time together vs. individually or with friends
- Sexuality and intimacy
- Setting and achieving goals as a couple
Schedule a Premarital Counseling Session Today
When you find your soulmate, you expect to be whisked away on a long-term adventure with the person you love most. You expect your “happily ever after”. But, you can’t make that dream a reality by simply letting life happen. You (both) must be present, and decide (together) to have a say in the direction of your life and relationship.
Our premarital counselors at Thriveworks in Westminster, CO are here to teach you how to drive, how to anticipate life’s curves, and how to stay on track — together. We offer evening and weekend sessions, and we accept most major insurances. Reach out today to get started, and meet with your provider as soon as this week.
