You are not just
planning a wedding.
You are building a life.
This is not about avoiding problems. It is about building something strong enough to hold them.
Every couple brings two full histories into a marriage. Two families, two ways of handling conflict, two sets of unspoken expectations. Pre-marital counseling creates a space to see all of that clearly before the wedding day rather than years after.
I have been married for 38 years. I know firsthand that a great marriage does not happen by accident. It is built intentionally, with honesty, commitment, and a willingness to do the hard and beautiful work of truly knowing another person.
That is what I help couples build — before the rings are even on.
Wherever you are in your relationship,
there is a place for you here.
This work is not only for couples preparing for a first marriage. It is for anyone who wants to build something lasting with intention.
Engaged couples
Starting strong
You are excited and committed. Now is the time to talk honestly about expectations, history, and how you want to build your life together.
Marriage reboot
Recommitting with clarity
You want more than fine. You want to reconnect, rebuild, and create a marriage that truly reflects who you both are now.
Re-marriage
Building with wisdom
You carry experience and hard-won clarity. This time you want to enter marriage with your eyes open and your foundation solid.
This is not about avoiding fights or bypassing difficulties. It is about building a marriage where both partners feel seen, respected, and understood. We want more than fine. We want flourishing.
A roadmap to each other
before the journey begins.
SYMBIS stands for Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts. It is a research based assessment that helps couples understand each other at a deeper level before they say I do.
Your personality and how it shapes your relationship
The assessment identifies each person's unique personality traits and shows how they interact — where you naturally complement each other and where tension is likely to arise.
Unspoken expectations before they become conflict
Money, family, roles, intimacy, faith, children — the topics couples often avoid until they are already in the middle of a fight. SYMBIS brings them into the open while the conversation is still easy.
A simple online survey followed by sessions together
Each partner completes a 30 to 45 minute online survey independently. We then meet to review your results together and use them as the foundation for your counseling sessions.
Faith informed sessions available for couples whose spirituality is central to their relationship. All backgrounds and beliefs are welcome. Pre-marital counseling is cash pay. HSA and FSA accepted.
Thirty-eight years of marriage
taught me what the books
do not always say.
Getting to know each other
We meet, you complete the SYMBIS assessment, and we begin to understand what each of you is bringing to the relationship.
Reviewing your results together
We go through your SYMBIS results as a couple, naming the strengths and the growth areas with honesty and care.
Building real skills together
Communication, conflict, intimacy, family, faith, finances — we work through what your results surface with tools you can use for a lifetime.
Cash pay with HSA and FSA accepted
Pre-marital counseling is not covered by insurance. HSA and FSA are accepted. Call for current session rates and package options.
Start your marriage
with your eyes open
and your foundation solid.
A free 20-minute consultation. No commitment, no obligation. Just an honest conversation about where you are and whether this feels like the right fit for you both.