How Our Premarital Counseling Works
What you’ll gain
Understanding
Get to know each other at a deeper level, understanding your strengths and opportunities for growth as a couple through workbook exercises, session discussion, and the Prepare/Enrich Assessment
Reveal and understand the differences in your values, as well as the unknown assumptions and expectations you and your partner have about your life together, avoiding the unpleasant surprises that cause conflict in marriages
Deeper understanding of one another enables new levels of empathy and compassion
Skills
Learn critical skills like communications and conflict resolution
Expand your Intimacy IQ
Plans
Put plans in place for how you’ll tackle matters such as parenting and roles & responsibilities
Plan your approach to finances as a couple
Learn techniques for keeping your relationship strong through the decades
Space
In our sessions together, you’ll find a neutral space without judgement or bias to have honest and open dialogue about your hopes and expectations for your future together
Other Benefits
Our curriculum is approved by the State of Texas Twogether in Texas program
Upon completion of the eight hour program, you’ll receive a Certificate of Completion entitling you to a $60 discount on your Texas marriage license and waiving of the 72-hour waiting period
What you’ll do
You and your partner will take the Prepare/Enrich Assessment, a vital tool for shedding light on the inner workings of your relationship from a more analytical perspective
You and your partner will answer a variety of questions individually that explore your family of origin, beliefs, and values, as well as your views on intimacy, spirituality, parenting, finances, and more
You and your partner will share your answers privately, looking for areas of concern or disconnects
In session, we'll discuss your answers to the workbook questions, as well as the results from your Prepare/Enrich Assessment, in our unique couple-to-couple format with both Estrella and Robert Cudmore in every session, and explore solutions to disconnects while unlocking new perspectives and possibilities
With each session, you and your partner will immediately begin using your new skills and understanding of one another