Pre-Marriage Counselling
Before you say “I do”…
What we do in pre-marriage counselling:
Pre-marriage counselling is an intentional and practical way to build a strong foundation for your marriage before you say “I do.” At Solid Hope Counselling, we help couples deepen understanding, strengthen communication, and navigate important conversations with clarity, honesty, and confidence.
Our pre-marriage counselling process is evidence-based and structured, drawing on decades of relationship research. Couples are guided through key areas that are proven to impact long-term marital health, including communication styles, conflict resolution, expectations, emotional connection, family of origin, finances, intimacy, faith, and shared values. Pre-marriage courses and counselling are shown to dramatically decrease the rates of divorce and increase the overall happiness of couples who complete them in contrast to couples who do not.
As part of the process, couples complete a comprehensive assessment and work through a guided workbook together. This provides personalised insights into your relationship’s strengths and growth areas, allowing sessions to be tailored specifically to you as a couple. The workbook also equips you with practical tools and language you can continue to use well beyond your wedding day.
Our facilitators and counsellors are trained and experienced in relationship preparation and are committed to providing a supportive, respectful, and faith-sensitive space. Whether you are newly engaged or beginning to think seriously about marriage, a pre-marriage course and counselling offer both preventative care and intentional preparation for the journey ahead.
Solid Hope Counselling offers a range of pre-marriage course and counselling options designed to suit different stages, goals, and schedules. We begin with a discovery call followed up with a comprehensive assessment that guides us towards the best option for your unique circumstances.
Investing in your relationship now is one of the most meaningful and impactful gifts you can give to your future marriage.
At Solid Hope Counselling, we take our duty of care seriously and tailor each premarriage journey to the unique needs of every couple. While the goal of building a strong foundation for a thriving marriage remains the same, the path to get there can look different depending on individual backgrounds, experiences, and histories.
The package below outlines our foundational premarriage offering. Please complete the intake form so we can arrange a discovery call to assess your needs and recommend the most suitable support.
Additional packages may include individual counselling sessions or specialised support where appropriate.
Six Goals of the program
• Explore strength and growth areas
• Strengthen communication skills
• Identify and manage major stressors
• Equip You to Resolve conflicts using the Ten Step Model
• Develop a more balanced relationship using the Couple and Family Maps
• Understand personality differences and maximise teamwork
What We Offer
Standard Package - $700 (AUD)
Included6 x in person or online couple sessions with a certified facilitator
A research-based assessment highlighting relationship strengths and growth areas
Insight into communication styles, conflict patterns, personality differences, and expectations
Practical tools and shared language for healthy communication and problem-solving
Guided discussion of finances, family of origin, intimacy, roles, values, and faith
Personalised results that shape sessions around each couple’s unique relationship
A structured workbook that supports practical application beyond counselling
A strengths-focused, preventative approach to long-term relationship health
Specialised Therapy Package
Everything in the Standard Package + Extra Counselling Sessions Targetting Specific Areas:This specialised program is offered to couples who we believe would most benefit from additional support due to a range of potential complexities best served by a trained and experienced counsellor. We recommend this comprehensive package that tailored to your individual couple needs to in order to work alongside the standard package. We will reach out to couples regarding this extra work upon their completion of either the discovery call or the pre-marriage survey and our confidential and collabrative assessment.
Our Goal with this offering, as with our standard package is to support and equip you to navigate your journey as a couple with the best tools and support available.
“You can spend a lifetime being curious about the inner world of your partner, and being brave enough to share your own inner world, and never be done discovering all there is to know about each other. It’s exciting.”
“The early part of a relationship, besides the fun and infatuation, is about establishing trust and a shared future.”
– John Gottman
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