Charleston
Premarital
Counseling
Safe guard your marriage for a lifetime!
Learn the essential relationship skills to keep your marriage vibrant and resilient for decades to come.
You are engaged to the love of your life!! (We are so thrilled for you!!)
You have a pretty strong relationship with your fiancé, and want to keep it that way!
You are on the same page with most things… (but maybe a little nervous about the things you don’t agree on)
You feel an intense and deep connection with each other
Signs You Are Ready for Premarital Counseling
Building a Healthy Marriage Foundation
You dream of building a beautiful life together
You both want to achieve success in all areas of your lives and become the best versions of yourselves
You want to be so strong that no challenge is too big to overcome together
You dream of creating memories together for a lifetime
Wouldn’t it be wonderful to learn why some marriages succeed and others fail?
Wouldn’t it be wonderful to learn how to make your marriage last a lifetime?
Core Skills Taught in Charleston Premarital Therapy
Research shows that doing premarital counseling reduces the rate of divorce by 30%
Building communication skills (both listening and speaking)
Exploring the “meaning of money” for financial health
Identifying your personal sexual expectations
Identifying your Critical Stress Profile
Creating patterns of daily connection for lasting emotional intimacy
Learning the 10 steps for resolving conflict
Exploring your expectations of Relationship Roles
Discussing your shared or individual spiritual beliefs
Learning both flexibility and boundary skills
Understanding the effects of your family history
Managing expectations and healthy communication around the hot topics of parenting, money, and sex
And more!
Prepare for the love of a lifetime!
Through our in-depth, evidence-based relationship assessment, we will map out your specific strength areas and growth areas. While each couple receives a highly tailored experience, you and your partner will touch on all the vital pillars of a healthy marriage right here in our Charleston office.
Our Charleston Premarital Counseling Framework
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Research shows simply completing the assessment improves the quality of the relationship. Why? Because it gets you thinking about areas of your relationship that may have been neglected, and gives you and your the language to dive deeper with each other.
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Explore your strength and growth areas, relationship dynamics, and begin building the communication skills you will use throughout you marriage!
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Explore your personal stress profile and conflict resolution skills you will rely on throughout your life together
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Explore your "Couple Map" & "Family Map
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Explore your SCOPE personality profile and your long-term goals for the relationship
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Money Money Money! Dive into your relationship roles and financial management!
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Love, Sex, & Affection. Explore ways of building connection, inside and outside the bedroom
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Explore your spiritual or religious compatibility, as well as your parenting and childrearing compatibility.
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Reflect, review, and finalize relationship goals.
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Sessions 9 and 10 are used for whatever areas need a little more time. Typically 10-12 sessions is needed to complete all topic areas.
Why Couples Choose Marriage Preparation
There is a 67% chance a marriage will end over a 40-year period.
1/2 of all marriages that end end in the first 7 years.
69% of conflict stems from unresolved, perpetual problems.
The Success Rate of Premarital Counseling
Research shows doing premarital counseling reduces the rate of divorce by 30%
“Great marriages don’t happen by accident”
-Casey Easton
Ethredge Counseling Group provides specialized individual counseling, trauma therapy, couples therapy, marriage counseling, and premarital counseling in the Charleston area. While our physical office is centrally located in the Avondale neighborhood of West Ashley, our therapists proudly serve clients throughout Charleston, Johns Island, James Island, Downtown, and Mount Pleasant, as well as virtually via telehealth across South Carolina.