Pre Marriage
A happy marriage is a long conversation which always seems too short
Pre Marriage Counselling in Brisbane – Breath of Life works with you
Couples participate in a pre-marital counselling program to prepare them for the commitment of marriage.
The program assists in the promotion of improved communication between couples, leading to a better understanding of each other.
- Relationships thrive when there is understanding. Let us provide the insights to get you there.
Prepare-Enrich Program
Prepare-Enrich, the program used at Breath of Life, is a government-approved pre-marriage counselling program.
I am a fully qualified administrator/facilitator for Prepare-Enrich.
Before beginning to present the course, and in order to fully understand it, I completed the course myself in June 2008.
So whatever we talk through, it is not theory but something that I have experienced as well.
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Purpose of Pre-Marital Counselling
Pre Marriage Counselling is aimed at preparing couples for the commitment of marriage. We do this by assisting in identifying both strengths and challenges within a relationship and investigating ways of working through any issues.
The outcome of this counselling looks towards improving communication between couples, and contributing to creating a deeper love for each other.
How does it work?
Couples attend counselling sessions and work through a number of questions and activities to uncover the strengths and challenges within their relationship. The number of sessions is dependent on each individual couple and situation.
Prepare-Enrich Program with Breath of Life Counselling
Prepare – Enrich is a functional and up to date combination of online counselling and personal meetings with your pre-marriage counsellor.
I use evidence-based skills and insights to foster healthy relationships
Using modern technology and the access benefits of the internet, you can complete much of your required pre-marital counselling online and in your own time
The first step in the program is an online questionnaire that couples can complete in their own environment and in their own time.
Once this assessment is completed, the couple come back to the counsellor and are given a copy of their report. Together with their counsellor they can explore the outcome of the report, and where their strengths and weaknesses lie.
From there it is discussed how to proceed to maximise the strengths and strengthen the weaknesses.
Meeting with your Pre Marriage Counsellor
It is important that as a couple you can come in for an introduction session
– Firstly, to meet me as a counsellor to see whether you feel comfortable with me.
– Secondly to discuss what the assessment program involves.
Talking about before marriage counselling
Getting Started
We work together by email, and register you with the secure online assessment base.
You each answer some background questions that allow an assessment to be customised for your specific relationship.
You can track your progress as you work through the program. If you need to complete the assessment at a later time, you can always save and quit, and return later.
Once both partners have completed the assessment, I as facilitator will take you through the personal sessions.
Usually 6 to 12 sessions are required. More can be scheduled if needed – each couple is unique, and sessions depend on the out come of the reports.
Understanding one’s early childhood can contribute to a better understanding as to why we do what we do, and how our childhood behaviours can affect the current relationship.
The Prepare Enrich Life Line
When the assessment has been completed, a Life Line is conducted for the individual. This is usually a 2 hour session which will cover early childhood memories up until the current age of the individual.
The Life Line will enable the counsellor and the client to identify where weaknesses could stem from and how to proceed.