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Start Right - Stay Connected
The Imago Permarital Workshop

In this era of frequent divorce many engaged couples struggle with the challenge of building a relationship that can withstand the test of time. Couples often ask me, "How can we be sure that this marriage will last...what can we do so that we don't end up in divorce court?"

The Imago Start Right Stay Connected program is founded on the most recent research as well as the clinical experience of hundreds of marriage counselors from around the world. It will give you the solid foundation you are seeking to begin your married life together.

Through the Start Right – Stay Connected program you will learn:

  • effective communication skills
  • tools for dealing with your relationship hot buttons
  • effective conflict resolution
  • how to remove negativity from your relationshiop
  • how to keep the romance in your relationship
  • how to affair-proof your relationship

Love That Lasts - Preparation For Marriage

"An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure."

Research has repeatedly shown that couples who attend marriage preparation seminars and address their concerns in advance are much less vulnerable to divorce. Our marriage preparedness program is designed to give engaged and recently married couples a solid foundation for a lifetime of love. In addition to covering the basics of healthy relationships, effective communication skills and conflict resolution, couples have the opportunity to address such topics as:

  • Planning your wedding
  • Concerns about finances and different approaches to money management
  • Concerns about having children
  • Parenting decisions
  • Creating blended families
  • Relationships with parents, in-laws and friends
  • Enhancing sexual intimacy

Because we know that this is a busy time in your lives, and because couples come to marriage with many different concerns and needs we offer a variety of ways to learn the information and skills you will need for a successful marriage. Take a look at the four options below, and then contact us to discuss which will most meet your needs.

  • Platinum Level: Private seminar for just the two of you
    Cost: $1,200
    Includes: One day private "Start Right, Stay Connected" Seminar
    Choice of three 1-hour phone sessions or three 1-hour office follow-up sessions
  • Gold Level: Private Seminar for just the two of you spread out over three months
    Cost: $600
    Includes: Six private one hour classes, meeting every other week for three months (may be condensed to once a week if necessary)
  • Emerald Level: The "Start Right, Stay Connected" Seminar
    Cost: $500
    Includes: The "Start Right. Stay Connected" Seminar
    Choice of three 1-hour phone sessions or three 1-hour office follow-up sessions
  • Diamond Level: The "Start Right, Stay Connected" Seminar
    Cost: $300
    Includes: The "Start Right, Stay Connected" Seminar

The Start right – Stay Connected Seminar meets the premarital counseling requirements of most denominations. Contact your own minister, priest, mullah or rabbi for further clarification.

"Marriage is not only the expression of love between two people, it is also a profound evocation of one of life's greatest mysteries, the weaving together of many different strands of the soul." — Thomas Moore

Comments from Clients

"Laura is an energetic, knowledgeable leader that can guide you into looking at new ways and ideas in a safe and supportive atmosphere."

"Thank you so much for helping us to realize what we mean to each other and the importance of our marriage, commitment and love. You have helped us develop a clear vision and understanding of what we both want and need in our future."

"I feel that the love I need and deserve are more than accessible to me if I only ask for it!"

All graduates of our Start Right Stay Connected program are entitled to a $200 discount to the Getting the Love You Want Workshop at any future date.

"Love consists of this, that two solitudes protect and touch and greet each other." — Rainer Maria Rilke


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