Pre-Marital Counseling
Pre-Commitment Counseling to deepen and protect your love. Utilizing Prepare-Enrich and Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) in Atlanta
Pre-Marital & Pre-Commitment Counseling- Atlanta, New York, and Maine
How do we make sure that we are ready for marriage?
Whether you are already engaged or contemplating it, you may have doubts and fears about getting married. Is this “your person”? Are you truly compatible? Do you have the skills to navigate all the complexities of married life? Maybe you feel pretty good about committing to your partner but, you want to be as prepared as possible. Pre-marital or pre-commitment counseling can increase your readiness, skills, and awareness.
Premarital Counseling Can Help
The good news is that we are wired for connection. Humans are born with the innate capacity to bond and love throughout our lives. Marriage will bring its challenges. Yet when couples understand themselves, their relationship, and learn how to relate and connect skillfully, they are better able to navigate tough times. Premarital counseling helps couples deepen intimacy and build communication skills that serve as tremendous buffers to adversity and creates more peace and joy.
Many couples come to premarital therapy not only wanting to prepare for future adversity but because they are already struggling with relationship difficulties. Unhelpful relational patterns and dynamics can be caused by family of origin, past trauma and attachment wounds . But those unhelpful patterns can be changed so that partners can relate, trust, and love more freely. My experience and expertise in trauma and attachment permits me to address these issues as they arise.
How I Approach Premarital Counseling
In my pre-commitment work with couples, I teach them how to create a great relationship based on each partner’s unique personality and attachment style. I utilize a combination of Prepare-Enrich (the #1 Pre-marital assessment tool) and the Gold Standard Couple’s Therapy, Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT) to increase understanding and deepen intimacy.
The Prepare-Enrich Assessment tool identifies dynamics, personality, stress and strength and growth areas. We use the assessment results as a guide to increase understanding of each partner and of the relationship.
The EFT framework deepens our understanding of the assessment results particularly in regard to relationship dynamics and attachment styles. And using EFT, we can build on relationships strengths and rework unhelpful cycles and ways of communicating. After our work, couples usually feel closer, have more understanding and trust, and increased capacity to handle “the slings and arrows” of life.
Kim Austin Associates, LLC Can Help
Kim Austin, LCSW offers in-person therapy in Decatur, GA and online to clients throughout Georgia, New York, and Maine. Learn more about Kim Austin here. Kim can be reached directly at (207) 295-7427 or kima@kimaustin.com
Jesse Schweppe, MACMHC specializes in couples counseling and also works with individuals affected by severe blood disorders. Jesse works with clients online in Georgia. Learn more about Jesse Schweppe here. Jesse can be reached directly at Phone: (212) 271-9452 or jesse@kimaustin.com.
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Contact us for a free consultation
We know it can feel like a big step to call a counselor but we make it easy. We’ll spend 15-minutes on the phone and let you know how or if we can help. If we are not the right fit, we’ll do our best to get you to the right person. Contact Kim at (207) 295-7427 or Jesse at (212) 271-9452 or click here for your free 15-minute phone consultation. Our specialties include:
