BYU Counseling and Psychological Services offers a premarital workshop each semester. The workshop is free and is for engaged and newlywed couples (up to about 6 months married): One member of the couple must be a current BYU student. To sign up, couples should email their names and request to: premaritalworkshop@byu.edu
Premarital education and counseling have been shown to have wonderful benefits for marriage over the long run. Marriage preparation programs like this have been shown to cut the divorce rate by more than thirty percent. We’re excited for the opportunity to help couples right from the start to create the kind of marriage they both want.
The workshop focuses on these four themes:
- What does a healthy relationship look like? Foundations for a successful marriage
- Communication and handling conflict positively: Do you want to be right or do you want to be married?
- Healthy sexuality in marriage: The talk your parents wanted to have with you
Unity: Equal partnership and defining dreams of what you both want your marriage to be about
Couples are expected to attend all five workshop sessions. The final session will be Financial Preparation for Newlyweds presentation and Q&A