Elliott's Christian Counseling Services
Christian Premarital Counseling Ensuring Marital Success
One of the best and most life-defining moments in our lives is finding God’s best for us whom we are meant to spend the rest of our lives with. As we get married, it is where God further polishes us as we face our own weaknesses and let the Holy Spirit work through us. While this can be rewarding, the whole process can also be very challenging.
Knowing how to relate to your future spouse, making goals and setting healthy boundaries for your marriage and openly discussing areas of potential problems even before married life begins is very helpful and saves the relationship early on.
If marriage is on your mind and you want it to last, one of the best and wisest preparations for it is to have a premarital Christian counseling with your partner. Statistics show that divorce is at its highest during the first years of marriage and that premarital counseling is shown to effectively lower this rate as it provides marital satisfaction after the wedding day.
What Premarital Christian Counseling is Meant For?
Basically, the purpose of premarital Christian counseling is for you to have an enhanced relationship with your partner even before marriage begins and ready you for the common trials that marriage brings. During counseling sessions with us, your counselor will help you explore and identify methods on how you and your partner can work through each other’s concerns that may possibly hamper the progress of your relationship.
General Aims of Premarital Counseling:
- Acquiring effective communication skills.
- Resolving problems in a constructive and healthy way.
- Pinpointing the strengths and areas that need improvement that each individual will bring to the table once married.
- Laying the cards on the table by specifically identifying common problems that may arise in the marriage and how to handle those
Concerns Which Premarital Counseling is Able to Deal with Early on:
- Money and managing finances
- Sexual expectations
- Decision making
- Dealing with anger
- Concerns with regards to extended family
- Children and parenting
- Relationship roles and dynamics
- Faith and spiritual development as a couple
You and your partner may have varying reasons why you are seeking premarital Christian counseling. Whatever the reason may be, the counselors at Culver City Christian counseling provide a welcoming, safe and supportive environment so that you and your partner can grow and thrive as a couple.
Benefits of Premarital Counseling
Apart from having better communication, goal-setting for your marriage and learning problem-solving skills, premarital Christian counseling also helps you discuss with your partner the opinions, values you both have as well as learn more of each other’s history. It’s normal to have a set of expectations such as emotional, financial, social, and sexual fulfillment in your marriage.
After the wedding ceremony, as both of you continue on your married journey, you will find that some of those expectations will require some work to be met and could rattle your cage. Premarital counseling provides a great starter guide for couples considering a marriage that will last for a lifetime with Christ at the center.
The counselors at
Elliott’s Christian Counseling are fervent in supporting you and your partner in your growth and development as a couple in the faith. They will help you learn how to express your love and appreciation for each other better so that you will enjoy your marriage to its fullest.
Why We Go for a Christian Approach for Premarital Counseling?
The best preparation you can make for your marriage is by attending premarital Christian counseling sessions. Our staff at Elliott’s Christian Counseling will be happy to answer all your queries. You may find some queries below that will help answer the questions you already have:
Who should go to premarital counseling?
All couples who want to jump on the bandwagon of marriage are encouraged to attend. Even if you feel that your relationship is already healthy and thriving, attending will prove to be beneficial as there might be issues that arise in the future and preempting them with discussions during premarital counseling might prove useful. If you have current issues, then it is wise to get into premarital counseling so that you and your partner will be 100% sure in deciding to get married to each other.
Do I and my partner have to be Christians to be able to attend Christian premarital counseling?
Christian or not, we at Elliott’s Christian Counseling are ready to help you and your partner build a strong foundation for your relationship. As mentioned earlier, we employ evidence-based methods in counseling. We will respect your beliefs while helping you and your spouse build a strong, fulfilling and lasting relationship.