Premarital Counseling In Minneapolis

Prepare your relationship for marriage.

Planning for a wedding? Let’s prepare for you marriage.

You are recently engaged and excited to begin your lives together. Congratulations!

You are both motivated to make your wedding a day you will remember and curious about how to start your marriage thriving from day one. You want to celebrate your strengths as a couple and encourage discussions on areas of growth to set your marriage up for success.

Premarital counseling is a proactive process to strengthen your relationship in a season of joy and celebration.

Premarital Counseling allows you both to discuss marriage expectations, build a strong foundation for life stages, and prevent problems before they arise. Beginning Premarital Counseling is a long-term investment in your relationship and marriage that can last a lifetime.

Areas discussed in Premarital Counseling:

Communication and conflict skills
Roles, responsibilities, and life goals
Money and financial values
Sex and Romance
Rituals of Connection
Spiritual Beliefs
Coping with Wedding Stressors
Sustaining the friendship within Relationship
Blending Families and Family Planning
Exploring Family of Origin

how i can help

Premarital Counseling can help you build a strong foundation for marriage.

Research shows that couples who go through Premarital Counseling have a higher rate of relationship satisfaction and a proactive approach for stressors that happen later on.

Premarital counseling as a evidence based method can reduce your chance of divorce by 30% in the first 5 years of marriage. A premarital assessment to understand and strengthen your relationship.

Together, we will discuss what really matters in your relationship, equip you for conversations, and build skills to give your marriage a strong start.

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Premarital Counseling Retreat in Minneapolis, MN

Offering a one-day private premarital retreat that offers you and your fiancé an uninterrupted time together to focus on your relationship and preparation for your marriage ahead.

You will be guided with a relationship expert with an opportunity to use relationship science and research to use practical skills to grow and strengthen a solid foundation from day one of your marriage. You will get the feedback from your therapist, a devoted relationship expert who is seasoned, skilled and who sits with couples everyday.

What you can expect:

Walk away with proven, research-based skills and relationship tools towards your goals
Receive a roadmap of your relationship and future together from the Gottman Relationship Assessment

faqs

Premarital Retreat Investment

$1300- Half Day (4 hours) Gottman Method Assessment including full Gottman Connect Relationship Assessment. ($1100- ongoing 4 hour intensive sessions).
$1900- Full Day (6 hours, with lunch break) including Gottman Connect Relationship Assessment.
*You will receive a package of take home materials.
You are eligible to receive a $75 discount when applying to your marriage license in the State of Minnesota upon completing 12 hours of Premarital Counseling Education. Per MN Statute 517.08, the 12 hours must include a Premarital Inventory (Prepare/Enrich Inventory Assessment) and education on communication and conflict management skills.
Upon completion of Premarital Counseling Package at Luminate Therapy, you will be given the certificate to verify the requirement when you apply for your marriage certificate.
Weekend availability can be offered either on Saturday or Sunday. We begin at 9:30 am for a 6 hour retreat. For 4 hours we can in the am or pm.
Yes. Weekends aren’t for everyone. Contact us and we can talk about weekly 50 min sessions, 2 hour, or 4 hour intensives offered during the week depending on availability.