PREPARE/ENRICH Premarital Counseling

PREPARE/ENRICH is the leading relationship inventory and skill-building program used nationally and internationally. Built on a solid foundation of 35+ years of research, it has been shown to significantly improve a couple’s relationship. The PREPARE/ENRICH online assessment is customized to a couple’s relationship stage and structure and provides certified facilitators with a detailed report on the couple’s strength and growth areas.

The mission of PREPARE/ENRICH is to build strong marriages
​and healthy relationships.

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Research has shown that completing the PREPARE/ENRICH program
prior to marriage
​reduces your risk for divorce by 30%.

An Investment in Your Commitment

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The assessment will explore your personality, family of origin, and relationship dynamics.  There are over 30 customized categories, such as previous marriage and expecting a child to ensure your results will feel accurate and relevant to your relationship.

• Communication
  
  
• Conflict Resolution
  
  
• Finances and Budgeting
  
  
• Shared Interests and Activities
  
  
• Family, friends, and In-Laws
  
  
• Sexual Expectations
  
  
• Spirituality and Beliefs
  
  
• Children and Parenting Styles
  
  
• Cultural and Ethnic Differences
  
  
• Relationship Roles
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• Personality styles​

Protect What You Have Built Together

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The program can be tailored
for same-sex couples,
couples of diverse faiths,
​couples with children,
​and address
​cross-cultural issues.

Deepen Your Connection for the Long-Term

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The assessment primes you
to have meaningful conversations
​as you continue to grow
​as a couple.

​How it Works

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• Couples are assigned to take an initial online survey that is completed separately in about 45 minutes. The questions are intended to help couples identify the unique strengths already in their relationship and areas requiring growth, clarity, and significant communication.

• There is a one-time fee to Prepare-Enrich of $35.00 payable on their website. ​

• Couples work together with me in session and are provided workbooks to practice homework assignments outside of sessions to be completed together.

• Most couples require an average of 8-10 individual 60 minute sessions in order to complete the program. Highly conflicted couples may require additional sessions.

​• A certificate of completion is provided at the end of the program.

Protect Your Love & Prepare for Marriage

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Jump start your premarital counseling program by completing your couples assessment ahead of time!
The couple's assessment will take approximately 45 minutes from a computer or phone and MUST BE TAKEN SEPARATELY and PRIVATELY. A $35 fee is due to the PREPARE/ENRICH website one time, and the results will be sent confidentially to Grace Pacheco, M.A., MFT. In order to access the results, you will be required to sign a consent to commence therapy services with Grace Pacheco, M.A., MFT, and sign your consent to the office policies.

At your first premarital counseling session, Grace Pacheco, M.A., MFT will offer your an overview of the strength of your current relationship, and begin by showing you the areas of strength in your relationship. Then, she will show you the areas which need improvement using a computer-generated report and bar graph. You both will practice your first communication exercise, given a summary of your results to take home, and receive an assignment for session two.