| * Substance Abuse: This class of counseling may be | | | | issues before they walk down the aisle. |
| for individuals who have misused drugs and alcohol or | | | | * Parenting Counseling: If the pair hopes to start their |
| for their significant others. Ways to stay clean, how to | | | | family right away or if they are already expectant, |
| handle the consequences, and distinctissues are | | | | counseling sessions for avid parents can help them |
| regularly highlighted in supportive ways. | | | | prepare for adding a new family member to their |
| * Medical Counseling: If one person in the pair suffers | | | | relationship. |
| from aphysical condition, illness, or disability that requires | | | | * Career Counseling: Plotting career paths, selecting a |
| treatment orunique care, the couple can consider | | | | new career, and other issues can help couples feel |
| counseling sessions to decide how to cope with the | | | | safe not only in theirrelationship, but also in their efficient |
| situation and how to work together as a loving, | | | | paths as they start their lives together. |
| understanding couple. | | | | Arranging Counseling |
| * Emotional Counseling: Family abuse, disputes, liability, | | | | If premarital counseling is essential before a couple |
| and other issues can lead to emotional problems that | | | | marries, theirnearby church or marriage license office |
| may require counseling. If a couple attends this class of | | | | can often offer accessibleresources. For more secular |
| counseling together, they can help one another get aid | | | | counseling services, couples should askdoctors, |
| for these issues to lead a happy, complete life. | | | | therapists, and other resources to find the best |
| Specialized Counseling | | | | services for their particular needs. Counseling sessions |
| Other specialized counseling that can be effective for | | | | may be weekly or monthly continuing programs, one |
| engaged couples include: | | | | day workshops, weekend retreats, or other formats, |
| * Financial Counseling: These sessions assess creating | | | | but the end result is the same: helping them preparefor |
| a personalbudget, directing debt, governing credit cards, | | | | an lasting relationship. |
| retirement plan,investing, and other financial issues that | | | | Should engaged couples go to counseling? Only the |
| can act upon the couple'smarriage. | | | | couple can determine how to answer, but proper |
| * Family Counseling: If either the bride- or groom-to-be | | | | trained assistance for working out problems and |
| has children from a past relationship, attending family | | | | plotting a stronger relationship can only help aid every |
| counseling can aid the children to settle into the new | | | | couple willing to attend counseling before they walk |
| family and assist the couple learn how to be parents | | | | down the aisle. |
| together. Ideally, couples need to settle parenting | | | | |