Pre-Marital

Premarital counseling is really an investment that sets you up for your BEST future together. It’s also a great thing to include on a registry!

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Take your relationship from great to incredible! Premarital counseling using the premier Gottman Method establishes a strong foundation for your upcoming marriage. Focused on particular topics with room for exploring any topics that are specific to YOUR relationship and prepare for a lifelong commitment. It includes a thorough Gottman Assessment (yours to keep!) and a digital toolbox to pull up when needed down the road!

Pre-Marital Counseling

Preparing for marriage is one of the most exciting and transformative times in your life. While the journey to “I do” is filled with joy, it’s also an opportunity to build and strong foundation for your future together.

The truth is deciding to marry, preparing for marriage, and living as a married couple is much more complicated. If only the movies kept filming after the engagement!

It is entirely normal to begin to question if marriage is right for you, to have doubts as the wedding date moves closer, or to have arguments with your future spouse as stress mounts with wedding planning.

At the Lake Erie Center for Relationship Counseling, we specialize in pre-marital counseling grounded in the Gottman Method, a research-backed approach that equips couples with tools to navigate their marriage with confidence, trust, and lasting love.

Why Choose Pre-Marital Counseling?

Marriage is more than a celebration - it’s a lifelong partnership that thrives on understanding, communication, and mutual respect. Pre-marital couples helps couples to:

  • Deepen emotional connection

  • Develop effective conflict resolution skills

  • Strengthen trust and commitment

  • Align values, goals, and dreams for the future

  • Address potential stressors before they arise (finances, family dynamics, career decisions, etc.)

With the Gottman Method, our approach goes beyond surface-level conversations, empowering you with insights that transform your relationship!

The Gottman Method is a proven approach to couples therapy, backed by over 40 years of research. It focuses on strengthening your relationship, while providing tools to address challenges effectively. It is designed to help partners rebuild trust, improve communication, and deepen their emotional connection. Using this evidence based method, we provide practical tools and guidance to help you overcome challenges in your relationship.

Therapy starts with the Gottman standard intake process, which is very important and sets the foundation of our work together. It entails 4 sessions, which includes the completion of the Gottman Checklist Assessment that identifies the unique strengths and stressors that impact the bond between a couple. From there, we can use a range of interventions the Gottmans have developed to help the couple:

  • Build Love Maps: Gain a deeper understanding of your partner’s world.

  • Nurture Fondness and Admiration: Create a culture of appreciation and positivity.

  • Turning Toward Each Other: Strengthen connections through everyday interactions.

  • Managing Conflict: Resolve differences respectively and effectively.

  • Create Shared Meaning: Align your visions for a fulfilling future.

Benefits of Pre-Marital Counseling

Couples who engage in pre-marital counseling report:

  • Greater satisfaction in their relationship

  • Improved communication skills

  • A stronger foundation of trust and intimacy

  • Confidence in navigating life’s challenges together

Investing in your relationship now means fewer obstacles and a healthier, happier partnership later.

Take the first step toward building a marriage to last a lifetime! Contact us today to schedule your premarital session!

1-Day Premarital Intensive Package - Give yourselves the BEST start possible! In this 6-hour premarital session packed with EFFECTIVE relationship skills. The couple will receive the following:

  • In-depth relationship assessment based on relationship expert John Gottman’s bestseller The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work and a copy yours to keep!

  • 6 hours of skill-building to learn how to prevent future relationship issues based on Gottman’s Sound Relationship House.

  • Learn how to discuss problems and issues and get closer at the same time, including topics such as finances, extended family, household chores and outside stressors.

  • Understand the importance of taking breaks when emotionally overwhelmed and how to make repairs in your relationship.

  • Understand what the 6 predictors of divorce are and what you can do to avoid these pitfalls.

  • Learn how to keep having fun and stay emotionally engaged with rituals of connection.

  • Discover how to communicate about intimacy and romance and meet each other’s needs in this area.

  • Learn the art of compromise and how to honor your partner’s dreams.

  • Learn how to stay connected and engaged in your relationship through the invaluable Gottman’s State of the Union meeting.

  • Digital tools to keep as reminders of concepts learned and exercises you can use to continue to foster your relationship moving forward!

This program is 3 hours with an hour lunch break followed by 3 more hours of Gottman tools

You can also choose to do this program once a week for 6 weeks if you prefer!

1 Day |  $950

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