Agape Partners International

Pre-Marital Counseling

Christian Psychological Coaching for a Christ-Centered Marriage. Build a strong, covenant marriage using Prepare/Enrich — the #1 premarital assessment trusted for 25+ years. Our biblically-integrated psychological approach combines faith-rooted foundations with personalized insights, celebrating your strengths while equipping you with Christ-centered communication skills, conflict resolution strategies, and spiritual intimacy tools tailored for dating/engaged couples. Invest in a lifetime of covenant love — schedule your session today.

For Couples PREPARE/ENRICH Assessment First Session Free

What to Expect

Our pre-marital counseling program is a structured, compassionate journey designed to prepare you for a God-centered marriage. Here's what your sessions will look like:

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Session 1
Getting to Know You

We learn about your backgrounds, faith journey, and relationship history. This session establishes trust, sets expectations, and gives your counselor a full picture of who you are as a couple.

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Session 2
PREPARE/ENRICH Assessment

Complete the nationally recognized PREPARE/ENRICH assessment tool — a comprehensive, research-backed instrument used by over 4 million couples worldwide to evaluate relationship dynamics.

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Session 3
Results & Insights

Explore your couple strengths and growth areas together with your counselor. You'll gain clarity on areas of alignment and develop strategies to approach areas that need growth with grace and understanding.

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Sessions 4–6
Deep Dives

Address specific topics tailored to your unique needs: finances and budgeting, extended family dynamics, communication styles, conflict resolution, spiritual intimacy, and parenting expectations.

Final Session
Celebration & Commissioning

Close your counseling journey with prayer, certificate presentation, and practical resources to launch your marriage well. This milestone session celebrates God's faithfulness and your readiness for the covenant ahead.

Who Should Attend

Pre-marital counseling is ideal for:

Engaged couples preparing to marry — regardless of timeline
Couples who are dating seriously and considering marriage
Couples planning to marry within the next 12 months
Couples encouraged by their pastor or church to seek counseling before marriage
Couples who want to start their marriage on the strongest possible foundation
Did you know?

Couples who complete pre-marital counseling are significantly more likely to report higher marital satisfaction and are less likely to divorce. Starting with a solid foundation makes all the difference.

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Assessment Tool

The PREPARE/ENRICH Program

A proven, research-based tool that gives couples profound insight into their relationship before they say "I do."

What Is PREPARE/ENRICH?

PREPARE/ENRICH is the world's most widely used relationship assessment tool. It is a scientifically validated couples inventory that identifies a couple's strength and growth areas, and is shown to increase relationship satisfaction and improve communication.

Dr. Idiculla is a certified PREPARE/ENRICH Instructor, trained to administer and interpret the assessment to help couples unlock the full benefit of the program within a faith-based context.

Measures 20+ relationship areas including communication, conflict resolution, finances, and faith
Generates a detailed Couple Report for guided discussion with your counselor
Identifies personality differences and how they affect your relationship dynamics
Proven to increase relationship satisfaction in 80% of couples who complete the program
Includes biblical application and faith integration throughout the process
4M+
Couples assessed worldwide with PREPARE/ENRICH
80%
Report increased relationship satisfaction after completing the program
40+
Years of research and development behind the assessment
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Dr. Thomas Idiculla
Certified PREPARE/ENRICH Instructor