The best investment you will make before your wedding.
Think of it as conflict prevention. Premarital counseling helps the two of you understand each other at a deeper level before the pressures of marriage begin, so you start married life with tools most couples never develop.
"Those are the exact qualities you want in someone guiding you through the complexities of a relationship."
Google ReviewYou already know how to love each other. This is about learning how to stay close.
Every marriage hits seasons that test it: a first year that is harder than expected, a baby, a job loss, a parent getting sick, a disagreement about money that keeps coming back. The couples who get through those seasons well are the ones who learned, early, how to reach for each other when it gets hard. That is what premarital counseling is for, and it is something we are deeply passionate about.
- ✓ Understand how each of you reacts under stress, before stress arrives
- ✓ Have the money, sex, faith, and family conversations in a safe room, with a guide
- ✓ Learn what your partner actually needs when they go quiet or get sharp
- ✓ Talk through the expectations neither of you has said out loud yet
- ✓ Carry forward the good from your families, and leave behind what you do not want to repeat
- ✓ Start marriage knowing how to repair when conflict happens
Research suggests couples who complete premarital counseling report higher satisfaction in marriage and less conflict in the early years. The earlier you start, the more of that benefit you carry in.
Wherever you are on the way to "I do."
Engaged
The wedding is planned, or being planned. You want to walk in as prepared for the marriage as you are for the day.
Not sure you are ready
You love your partner and wonder if you are both on the same page about the future. Premarital counseling is exactly for this moment.
Newly married
The first year surprised you. That is normal, and it is a good time to build the habits you will keep for decades.
Remarrying or blending families
Children, co-parents, finances across households, and the lessons from before. All of it belongs in the room.
Four things every couple walks away with.
Grounded in Emotionally Focused Therapy and attachment science, our premarital counseling (some couples call it pre-marital counseling or marriage preparation) follows a clear path. Here is what it gives you.
Understand each other deeply
Explore your attachment styles, communication patterns, and emotional needs before they become sources of conflict in marriage.
Navigate the big topics
Finances, family expectations, parenting, faith, and intimacy. We help you talk through the things most couples avoid until they become problems.
Build a shared vision
Walk into your marriage with a clear, agreed-upon picture of the life you are building together, and the tools to keep building it.
Start strong, stay strong
Leave with a shared language for the hard moments, so the first rough season does not catch either of you off guard.
The conversations that shape a marriage.
We help the two of you understand how you each reach for connection, how you each protect yourselves when you feel hurt, and how to turn toward each other in those moments. Then we bring that understanding to the topics every couple has to face.
Sessions are shaped around your relationship and the two of you. Couples who want their faith woven through the work can choose a therapist who offers faith-integrated premarital counseling.
Curious how the two of you reach for each other?
Your attachment style shapes how you handle closeness and conflict. Take the quiz together, compare results, and bring them to your first session. About five minutes each.
Tell us a little, and we will reach out.
Prefer not to book online yet? Leave your details and our intake coordinator will call or text you within one business day to answer your questions, talk through timing before the wedding, and help you find the right therapist.
- A brief, no-pressure conversation
- Help choosing between weekly sessions and a premarital intensive
- Matched with a therapist who fits the two of you, faith-integrated if you want it
- No commitment. Your information stays private.
Thank you.
We will be in touch within one business day.
Need us sooner? Call or text (972) 430-6765.
Built around your timeline.
Most couples start six to twelve months before the wedding. If your date is closer than that, we can still get you there.
Weekly or Bi-Weekly Sessions
Six to ten sessions for many couples, and more when the two of you want to go deeper, at a comfortable pace with time between to practice what you are learning.
Premarital Intensive
The same ground covered in one to three concentrated days. For couples with a wedding date approaching, or couples traveling in from out of town.
Faith-Integrated
Premarital counseling with a therapist who shares your Christian faith and weaves it through the work, from prayer to the values you want your home built on.
From first call to first session.
We have made the process simple, because you have enough on your plate right now.
Book Your First Session
Ready to get started? Schedule your first appointment online or directly with one of our premarital counselors through their booking links below. Your first session (60 minutes) is where we get to know your story, your timeline, and what you want out of this.
Book Online →Not Sure Which Therapist? Take Our Therapist Matching Quiz
Complete our quick online matching quiz and get a personalized recommendation. It takes just a few minutes and you can do it anytime, from anywhere.
Take the Quiz →Want to Talk First? Book a Free Consultation
Not quite ready to commit? Schedule a complimentary 30-minute consultation or call us at (972) 430-6765. We will listen, answer your questions, and help you decide on next steps. No pressure.
Schedule a Consultation →First session $175 to $250 · Ongoing sessions $155 to $240 · See all rates
Therapists who love this part of the work.
Each of these clinicians is trained in Emotionally Focused Therapy and works with engaged and newly married couples regularly. Elizabeth, CheVaughn, and Daneshia offer faith-integrated premarital counseling for couples who want it, and Elizabeth works with couples in Spanish.
Elizabeth Wilson
Helps couples heal after betrayal, reconnect through difficult seasons, and strengthen communication and emotional connection.
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CheVaughn Johnson
Passionate about supporting the helpers, leaders, and “strong ones” who hesitate to ask for help themselves.
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Daneshia Moten
Holistic, psychosociospiritual approach to couples work. Helps partners understand the deeper emotions shaping their connection.
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Laurel Darowski
Specializes in neurodiverse couples and families, differences in communication, grief, caregiving, trauma, and major life transitions.
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Unique Williams
Helps couples repair, reconnect, understand one another, and strengthen intimacy & sexual connection.
Learn More Schedule With UniqueNot sure which of them is the right fit? Our matching quiz will tell you in about two minutes.
Trusted by clients, and by the professionals who refer them.
"If you are looking for support at Love Seat Counseling, you absolutely need to request CheVaughn. Even in the most demanding environments, she had an incredible ability to make anyone she worked with feel instantly comfortable. Those are the exact qualities you want in someone guiding you through the complexities of a relationship."
"CheVaughn has a natural ability to connect with others, make them feel comfortable, and create an environment where people feel heard and supported. She is compassionate, dependable, and passionate about helping others grow and succeed."
"Risper and her team are incredibly warm and compassionate therapists. Couples and those wanting to work on their relationships will be in great hands."
"I confidently recommend working with Risper, and regularly refer couples to her practice. Her excellent skills as a therapist, partnered with her warm and understanding presence, set her apart. The feedback from clients I have sent her way is consistently wonderful."
What engaged couples ask before they book.
Two offices. One mission.
Premarital counseling in person at our Fort Worth Alliance and North Richland Hills offices, convenient to Keller, Southlake, Colleyville, Roanoke, and Haslet, with telehealth for couples anywhere in Texas.
Fort Worth Alliance Office
Fort Worth, TX 76177
North Richland Hills Office
North Richland Hills, TX 76182
The best wedding gift is the one you give each other.
A few hours now can shape the next fifty years. A free consultation is a small, low-pressure first step: an honest conversation about where you are and what you want your marriage to look like. Prefer we reach out? Leave your details and we will.
First session $175 to $250 · Ongoing sessions $155 to $240