Premarital Counseling

I have my first session tomorrow with my fiance. We both see a therapist and I'm bringing him in to my appointment tomorrow. It's at a local counseling center that is right down the street from where we live. Since his health insurance is great he has a $0 copay, my copay is $30. We go individually biweekly but prob once a month we will do premarital counseling. We get married in may 9 2020 and will stop once we feel its necessary (haven't really determined a length of time). I suggest maybe searching local therapy locations or going on your health insurance website. I have horizon blue cross blue shield and they provided me with a list online of therapy places.

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WHAT! How awesome is that?! I did not know my health insurance could possibly cover this. I also have BCBS of AL and my fiance has Aetna. I am defiantly going to see what they provide. Thank you.

Yes! Mine covers therapy and after a few months of individualized sessions I asked about pre marital counseling and the center offered it. You're welcome and best of luck!

Go online to Psychology.com. Click “find a therapist”. There you can narrow down to your location and learn about the therapists. You can also see what insurances the therapist accepts.

Definitely check your insurance! You can find a couples therapist and go for a few sessions, or more if you feel you need to. They’re awesome to go to as a couple. Definitely makes you feel closer.

Our Pastor is counseling us. We started two weeks ago. He set us up with 6 session’s. Our first session was great, to put everything out on the table. The things my fiancé said about me made me fall in love even more. I think it’s a great thing to do. If we didn’t have our Pastor, we could’ve went through our insurance.

We went through Catholic Charities - not because we are religious, but because, in many areas, they provide a sliding scale service with therapists-in-training, so you can access quality care without worrying about price. In addition, they do not require you to be Catholic (I am not even Christian).

There are so many places that can help - yes, even through your local government. They are just the resource to find the licensed professionals in your area.

We went for over 6 months, once a week (skipping holidays and such), and it was so helpful. I've actually asked DH if it would be cool to join in on some of his individual sessions, since our couples' therapist has moved away, and we are going to start trying for a baby soon. I'd just like to have some guided discussions on our plans. We found that super helpful with our old therapist.

Personally, I always recommend a licensed therapist over a religious counselor, simply because the two *do* require different skill sets and education. There are often things you may not want to discuss with your religious leader, particularly if they may know your family very well.