You prepare for your wedding day, why not prepare for your marriage, too?

Congrats on your upcoming nuptials and let the fun begin! Planning for the wedding day brings about lots of excitement as well as stress. While preparing for your wedding is super important, so is planning and preparing for your marriage!

As a couples and family therapist I am a part of a state program, Twogether in Texas, that offers marriage education workshops and counseling to help couples continue to build on the good in their relationships as well as prepare with each other for potential challenges ahead.

Pre-Marital Counseling became a specialty of mine because I think it is the ideal time for couples to prepare for getting married whether you are getting married for the first time or making a new start. It is a proactive way of being in your relationship versus reactive. We will look at hopes, fears, and expectations around getting married and anything else you need to discuss. 

Pre-Marital Counseling Can Help your relationship:

  • Create a firm foundation for dealing with arguments and differences

  • Gain insight into how each partner's family background can contribute to the dynamic of your relationship 

  • Understand each other's needs more clearly

  • Appreciate the strengths you each bring to the relationship

  • Have a safe space to explore your expectations of each other

  • With second marriages involving children, learn how to adapt to the blended family dynamic

what is twogether in texas?

Twogether in Texas is a state program created to help couples in Texas prepare for healthy marriages through pre-marital counseling and education. You receive perks from the state if you complete 8 hours of pre-marital counseling sessions (or course) with a registered provider. 

As a registered provider of Twogether in Texas, if you complete one of my counseling options below you will receive the following from the state:

Perks

- a $60 discount on your marriage license

- exempt from the 3-day waiting period after receiving your license

 

What Are My Options For Pre-Marital Support?

Twogether in Texas Options:

  1. Complete the Marriage Prep Course. This course offers a summary of the topics typically covered in private therapy sessions but has been modified in its delivery for you and your partner to complete the exercises together from the comfort of your own home. There is a mix of video, audio and text lessons and many self guided exercises so you can get to know each other even better and prepare for what awaits after your big day. Check out the course here.

  2. Schedule either eight standard 50 minute sessions or four lengthened two hour sessions. Some couples like to have the sessions scheduled out weeks, months, or even days leading up to their wedding day to receive the aforementioned perks through the Twogether in Texas program.