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Does Premarital Counseling Work? What the Research Actually Shows

August 25, 2026 by Marty

Couple reviewing notes together during a counseling session

Does Premarital Counseling Actually Work? Here's What the Research Says Almost every couple who sits down across from me is wondering the same thing, even if they never say it out loud: is this actually going to help us, or are we just going through the motions before the wedding? It's a fair ...read more

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The Tools Every Couple Needs to Start Well

July 14, 2026 by Marty

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The Tools Every Couple Needs to Start Well For a lot of my career, premarital counseling lived almost entirely inside church walls. These days, however, many couples are interested in non-religious premarital counseling as well. I understand why — I spent years as a pastoral counselor myself, ...read more

Filed Under: Couples/Marriage, Online Counseling, Precommitment, Premarital, Relationships Tagged With: does premarital counseling work, precommitment counseling, premarital counseling for non-religious couples, premarital counseling research, secular premarital counseling

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Marty Schwebel, LMFT
Licensed in California (#103247)
Licensed in Texas (#203784)

Office address: 921 Transport Way, Suite 18, Petaluma, CA 94954

EMDR Certified

 

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