Premarital counseling is an essential process for couples who are planning to get married. Counseling helps couples to understand and prepare for the emotional, social, and physical changes that are likely to occur after marriage.
It is also a form of couples therapy that can help you and your partner prepare well for marriage as it helps you and your partner lay a very strong foundation for your marriage as well as address specific issues that might want to cause conflict in the future.
𝑨𝒄𝒄𝒐𝒓𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒐 𝑺𝒂𝒃𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒂 𝑹𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒐𝒇𝒇, 𝑷𝒔𝒚𝑫, 𝒂 𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝒑𝒔𝒚𝒄𝒉𝒐𝒍𝒐𝒈𝒊𝒔𝒕 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒛𝒆𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑𝒔, 𝑷𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒉𝒆𝒍𝒑𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒑𝒍𝒆𝒔 𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒂 𝒃𝒍𝒖𝒆𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒕 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒐𝒈𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓
𝑺𝒂𝒃𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒂 𝑹𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒐𝒇𝒇, PsyD
One beautiful thing about having your counseling session with us is that after the sessions, we still hold you by the hand, offering you and your spouse the necessary emotional and moral support needed on your marital journey. You won’t feel alone even after the sessions are over.
Also our counseling session is structured to support you as a couple to grow and build your marriage in such a way that the right foundation is laid. It is a safe space where you will learn to grow together, strengthen the relationship, and better prepared for your future together as a married couple.
Below are some very important reasons why premarital counseling is important:
- Improve communication: Communication plays a crucial role in the success of any relationship. During premarital counseling, couples learn how to communicate better with each other. They learn how to express their thoughts and feelings without hurting each other.
- Resolve conflicts: Conflicts are a natural part of every relationship. Premarital counseling equips couples with skills to handle conflicts and find a solution that is suitable for both parties.
- Understand expectations: Couples have different expectations from each other after marriage. Premarital counseling helps them identify and discuss their expectations to avoid misunderstandings and conflicts in the future.
- Manage different backgrounds: Premarital counseling provides a safe space for couples to talk about their backgrounds, cultures, and beliefs. This helps them understand and respect each other’s differences.
- Prepare for major life changes: Marriage is a significant life change, and couples need to be prepared for it. Premarital counseling helps couples to identify areas that may cause stress and anxiety and provides them with tools to cope with these challenges.
This counseling session will run be 6 sessions and it will be one-on-one with Coach Funmi (A professional certified marriage & Relationship Counsellor). These sessions will cover the following topics:
- 𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 & 𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐠𝐞.
- 𝐑𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐠𝐞
- 𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬
- 𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 & 𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥-𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 (𝐔𝐧𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐮𝐦𝐚).
- 𝐇𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧-𝐥𝐚𝐰𝐬 & 𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝/𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐬.
- 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 & 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐦 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠.
- 𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐛𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠.
- 𝐒𝐞𝐱𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐜𝐲 & 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐠𝐞
- 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐠𝐞
- 𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞 𝐣𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐩𝐥𝐞
- 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬.
- 𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐲𝐩𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞.
