Premarital Therapy
Start your marriage with intention
Most couples spend a year planning the wedding and almost no time planning the marriage. Premarital therapy is a chance to slow down before the vows and have the conversations that actually shape what comes after them — about money, sex, family, conflict, expectations, and the quiet patterns each of you is bringing in from somewhere else.
This isn't therapy because something is wrong. It's therapy because something matters.
How it Works
The work is informed by Imago Relationship Therapy and attachment-based approaches, which means we'll look at how each of your earlier relationships — with parents, with past partners, with yourselves — are shaping the dynamic you're building together now.
You'll leave with real tools for listening, repair, and staying connected when things get hard.
Intermediate Service
Investment
Every couple is different, but most premarital work touches on:
Communication patterns and conflict styles
Family of origin and what each of you is carrying in Money, careers, and how decisions get made
Sex, intimacy, and desire over time Children — whether, when, and how you'd parent In-laws and extended family
Expectations about roles, household, and daily life
Building rituals of connection that last past the honeymoon
Sessions are $175 each, or $1,050 fo a 6-session package. I'm also in-network with Aetna, so if you have Aetna coverage, your sessions may be partially or fully covered after your deductible.
Give the gift of a strong start
Advanced Service
If you're a wedding guest
Contributing toward premarital therapy is a meaningful gift — you're giving the couple time and space to build a strong foundation, not a thing that ends up in a closet. To contribute, send your gift to the couple the same way you'd send any cash gift (Venmo, Zelle, check, or through their registry). They'll apply it toward sessions with me at Echo Park Creative Psychology in Los Angeles.
If you're organizing a larger group gift and want to pay the practice directly, [reach out here] and we can coordinate.
Premarital therapy as a wedding gift
A growing number of couples are asking for premarital therapy as a wedding gift instead of another blender. There's no gift card, no checkout, no system to navigate — it works the way any group wedding gift works.
If you're the couple
Add premarital therapy to your registry as a custom gift. Most registry sites — Zola, The Knot, MyRegistry, Honeyfund, Joy — let you add a custom item with your own photo, description, and link. Use a photo that fits your registry's aesthetic, write something in your own words about why this matters to you, and link to this page so guests can learn what they're contributing to.
When guests give, they'll send the funds directly to you (Venmo, Zelle, check, or through the registry's cash-gift feature). You then use those funds to pay for sessions as you go — $175 per session, or $1,050 for the full 6-session package. If you have Aetna, the gift can cover your copays or any sessions beyond what insurance covers.
For larger group gifts where friends want to pay the practice directly in advance, get in touch, and we can arrange that.