Premarital Counseling

Couples who participated in premarital counseling had a 30% higher marital success rate than those who didn’t.

If you’re unsure about the idea of premarital counseling, you might ask questions like, why premarital counseling? We are perfectly happy.That’s a normal response, but even the happiest couples can greatly benefit from Christian premarital counseling.

It might be hard to imagine it now, but every couple goes through difficult times. Maybe you have some struggles currently. In either case, premarital Christian counseling can help you learn skills for handling common marital issues, saving you a lot of pain and frustration in the future. Though it’s good to enjoy being engaged, planning your wedding, and dreaming about your future, taking steps to ensure a happy, healthy, successful marriage is one of the most important things you can do.

Christian Premarital Counseling Can Help You:

• Form better communication skills.
• Discover how to resolve conflict in a healthy, productive way.
• Identify strengths and growth areas that each partner will bring into the marriage.
• Anticipate future problems you might encounter, and how you might handle those issues.
• Establish realistic goals and expectations for your marriage.

It’s never too early to start building a happy marriage. If you’re ready for Christian premarital counseling, call us today at (509) 209-8961.

Be completely humble and gentle; Be patient, bearing with one another in love. Make every effort to keep the unity of the spirit through the bond of peace. – Ephesians 4:2-3

The above scripture is a great ideal for Christian marriages. Keeping those things in mind, what could be standing in the way of living gently, patiently, lovingly, and peaceably with your to-be spouse? If you can’t think of anything, that’s great! Even so, there are many things that couples can face that destroy these important aspects of marriage. Christian premarital counseling can help all couples, ranging from those who feel they have it all together, to those who are experiencing serious troubles. Whatever your story, why not do everything you can to ensure your marriage is all it is created to be?

Premarital Christian counseling focuses on issues related to:

• Money and finances
• Sexual expectations
• Decision making
• Dealing with anger
• Issues involving extended family
• Children and parenting
• Relationship roles and dynamics
• Faith and spiritual development as a couple

Though most marital couples are happy (a surprising fact considering misleading 50% divorce rate statistics), there are many things that can lead to serious marital problems and divorce. Premarital Christian counseling will help fortify your marriage early on, so you are less likely to struggle with things like conflict, infidelity, money troubles, and parenting differences.

Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins. – 1 Peter 4:8

When two imperfect people commit to a life joined together, it’s natural that hard times will arise. But, when your bond is formed in the perfect love of Christ and bible-based principles for marriage, you have everything you need for a lasting, Christian marriage. Christian premarital counseling at Spokane Christian Counseling uses both scientifically proven counseling methods and faith-based tools for helping you live well now and for many years to come.

How Does Christian Premarital Counseling Work?

For 93% of Americans, a happy marriage is one of the most important life goals.

Of course, you want a happy marriage! Who doesn’t? Even so, many don’t do all they can to make that happen, but thanks to the proven effectiveness of premarital counseling, more couples are catching on. At Spokane Christian Counseling, we believe that Christian premarital counseling can help engaged couples learn skills for maintaining wonderful, Christ-filled marriages. Each of our Christian counselors uses his or her own preferred method of premarital counseling, but all will tailor their approach to your specific needs and vision for your marriage.

Some of the basics you can expect from premarital Christian counseling include:

• Guidance from a highly-trained marriage and family counselor.
• Faith-based tools for dealing with marital struggles.
• Important and accurate information about marriage.
• A judgment-free space for each partner to be heard.
• Evaluation of the strengths and possible problem areas of your relationship.
• Help working through and establishing marital expectations.

Premarital counseling is an ounce of prevention that can go a long way. Many come to us feeling they have everything worked out, but end up discovering underlying issues they didn’t know where there. By addressing problems early, these couples have a much greater advantage than those who are hit with issues unexpectedly later on.

From our experience, couples who underwent premarital counseling are:

• More confident in their relationship and their future.
• Better equipped for dealing with difficulties and conflict.
• Less likely to become trapped in negative, damaging relationship patterns.
• More likely to succeed in marriage counseling should the need arise.

What makes a successful marriage? Premarital Christian Counseling can help answer that question and more.

Are you ready for Christian premarital counseling? If so, contact us online or give us a call at (509) 209-8961 to schedule your risk-free initial session.