A Family Matters York initiative using The Pre-Marriage Sessions from Care for the Family
Looking to get your relationship off to the best start possible?
Want to build some solid foundations for a lifetime together?
Perhaps you have recently got engaged, are planning a civil partnership, are remarrying or repartnering, and are committing to a future together?
Investing in your relationship from the start can reap many benefits. Research shows that couples who learn the basic tools and habits to support their relationship from the outset are more likely to enjoy a more stable relationship.
How Can We Help?
Strong Foundations pairs each couple with an experienced peer Support Couple to work together through a combination of video content and discussion questions over four sessions:
- Embark: learning how to establish a future together.
- Engage: increasing skills to communicate effectively.
- Exchange: understanding how to avoid conflict, and how to do conflict well when it’s necessary.
- Endeavour: exploring commitment and the promises couples make to each other.
What to expect from Strong Foundations
Step 1 : Initial Enquiry
2. Emma will meet with you both to talk more about what is involved and to help you decide if Strong Foundations is something you would like to explore together.
Step 2 : Meet your Support Couple
4. After your first session with your Support Couple, Emma will check in with you to see how it went.
5. If you are happy to continue, we will offer you 4-5 sessions in total, with time between each session for you to talk together about the topics covered and how you would like to shape your relationship.
Session Content
The sessions follow the Pre-Marriage Sessions from Care For the Family. This material is applicable to all couples seeking foundational support, whether preparing for marriage or not.
For more information about what’s involved, please read our Strong Foundations information booklet.
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