Prepare/Enrich Couples Counseling and Marriage Counseling

PREPARE/ENRICH has been the #1 marriage and pre-marriage assessment tool for couples counseling for  over 30 years. It is a customized couple assessment completed online that identifies a couple’s strength and growth areas. It is used for marriage counseling, premarriage counseling, couples therapy, and dating couples considering engagement. 

• More understanding and less arguing. 
• Confidence and clarity to talk about sensitive topics. 
• Insight on how to be each other’s friend and lover. 

Whether you are in year 0, or year 25, the PREPARE/ENRICH assessment will help you understand your relationship, put facts behind your feelings, and discover ways to improve communication and intimacy.

After the couple completes the online assessment, from the comfort of their home, the assessment results are sent to me for interpretation. Next, the couple and their therapist review the interpretation and collaborate on the goals that need to be addressed in therapy. Typically, 4-8 targeted sessions are completed in which the therapist will help the couple experience and implement change through homework and in-session interventions. We often use PREPARE-ENRICH as the foundation for our couples counseling because this assessment automatically adjusts the questionnaire content to fit each couple’s unique relationship stage and family structure. For instance, blended families or families preparing for adoption or foster care complete an assessment tailored for them. 

There are several goals typically selected by couples completing this marriage/premarriage counseling program. Some of the more common ones are: 

• Increase conflict resolution skills
• Strengthen communication skills
• Identify and manage major stressors
• Resolve conflict using the Ten Step Model
• Develop a more balanced relationship
• Explore family of origin issues
• Discuss financial planning and budgeting
• Establish personal, couple, and family goals
• Understand and appreciate personality differences