premarital couples counseling

Before your big day, take time to learn more about each other and invest in your future together.

PREPARE/ENRICH PREMARITAL PROGRAM

As you prepare for your wedding day and your future life together, your thoughts can get understandably wrapped up in decisions about flowers, photography, who should sit where, and should you go with the fish or the chicken.  Planning for your wedding can be simultaneously exciting and exhausting. 

But in the midst of all these plans, you also want to take the opportunity to PREPARE for your life together.  Premarital counseling is an excellent investment in your future.  Studies show that couples who engage in premarital counseling are better equipped to handle the transition to married life.  Premarital counseling gives couples the opportunity to learn more about each other, intentionally discuss topics that will arise in the future, and learn skills for better communication and conflict resolution. 

At Cultivate, we offer the PREPARE/ENRICH Program, which is a  leading relationship inventory utilized by relationship counselors across the country. With PREPARE/ENRICH, couples will take an assessment and the couples counselor will provide feedback and therapeutic guidance based on their results. As part of the feedback process, the program teaches the couple relevant relationship skills like communication and conflict resolution. 

Our Certified PREPARE/ENRICH Facilitators Emily Giattina, LCSW and Becca Hamilton, MA, APC, NCC help premarital couples prepare for marriage (PREPARE) and married couples enrich their marriage (ENRICH) by increasing their awareness of relationship strengths and growth areas and providing them with skills to improve their  relationship. 

FAQs

Who can benefit from Prepare/Enrich Premarital Therapy?
*Newly engaged couples
*Couples that are dating and thinking about engagement
*Couples that are married but would like to build increase insight into their dynamics

Are there any couples in which PREPARE/ENRICH would not be a good fit?
High conflict and relationships in which there is emotional, physical, or verbal abuse are not recommended for the PREPARE/ENRICH program.

How much does this cost?
In addition to the 50 minute session fee, there will be a one time additional cost for the online couples assessment. The assessment is $35.00 and is paid online directly to Prepare/Enrich. 

How many sessions will we have?
This depends on each couple and their needs but there are typically between 4-8 sessions. The first session will be a “get to know you” session and then the couple will complete the assessment. Once the assessment is completed the therapist will schedule the next session. Therapist and couple will discuss how many sessions will be needed after the assessment is completed and the couple has identified their goals. In order to qualify for the discount associated with completing a premarital education course, the couple will need to attend a minimum of 6 sessions. 

What is the cost of a marriage license?
This varies by county so please check with your county. Prepare/Enrich is an approved premarital education course but the couple must complete a minimum of 6 sessions in order to receive a discount from their county. 

Is PREPARE/ENRICH a faith based assessment?
The PREPARE/ENRICH assessment can be customized to you. The different options include: non-faith based (will include questions regarding spirituality) or faith based. The couples therapist can incorporate spirituality as much or as little as the couple would like.

If you would like to schedule an appointment or if you have any questions, call (404) 624-6740 or email info@cultivateatlanta.com.