Premarital Counseling

Premarital counseling prepares couples for marriage.

Marriage is the ultimate commitment and public declaration of your love for each other. It is a new stage of a relationship, even if the couple has already been living together. Marriage comes with legal and financial benefits and consequences, so it is important that both people fully understand and are prepared for this partnership.

An abundance of research shows that premarital counseling works, that it strengthens the marriage and decreases the chances of divorce. It is all too common that couples get married before they discuss the details of their finances or the darker parts of their personal history. Also, there are issues that are so far down the road that people don’t think to talk about them, such as retirement plans or parents who are getting old.

Premarital counseling is a structured, systematic way to address all aspects of marriage, preparing the couple for challenges down the road. Elvina has been a couples therapist since 2007, working with couples for almost 20 years. She wants to help couples at the front end of their marriage rather than after things go wrong.

To schedule a free phone consultation or your first session ($180/h in person, $150/h online), please call or text me at (626)464-1651, or email me at elvinalui@gmail.com