Pre-marital Counseling Question.....?

Question

I am looking for FREE or inexpensive pre-marital counseling in Texas. Oklahoma has a great site that helps you find places in OK. Texas does not, i have looked.
The problem is we are getting married on the beach in FL. in May and we dont really go a church, so we cant have a pastor do it.....What are my options here?

Answer 1

I think something like pre-marital counseling is a great idea and a good investment --- I'm glad you're considering it. Free though? I don't suppose you expected any other part of your wedding preparations to be free of charge...and what of it's quality if it were?! The closest thing to cheap would be getting a book on the topic that you would both agree to read and discuss. There may even be a video you can watch together.
Best of luck and congratulations.

Answer 2

i'm uncertain while you're doing this...yet my fiance went to a 'pre-marital seminar' at our church. It became into an entire day of comments and movies and 'sharing' issues approximately our courting (there have been approximately 8 different couples). on the top, the adult males have been separated from the girls folk, and each and each human beings have been asked to fill out questionnaires. maximum questions have been especially uncomplicated, like 'what proportion young ones do you like, will somebody stay domicile with the youngsters?' some weeks after the seminar, we met with our pastor for the 1st time and from then on we had approximately 5 conferences wherein we reported the questionnaire and our solutions (a working laptop or workstation analyzed the solutions to make certain how nicely matched we've been). If we've been incompatible on something, we would flow into greater advantageous element and locate out why one human beings responded in yet in a various way. It became into incredibly thrilling, and exciting to make certain that my husband had extremely some an identical morals that I do!

Answer 3

I share your frustration! I was looking for the same kind of thing, and I am also in Texas. Your question actually came up in my googles searching for premarital counseling in Texas, so I thought I would share what I found with you...it only took me ALL DAY searching.

I found something free, with lots and lots of articles, quizzes, topics for discussion...etc...that you can share with your fiance or read for your own edification.

http://www.heartrelationships.com/ARTICLES/articles.htm

http://www.heartrelationships.com/quizzesmain.htm

I don't know how good it is. I guess that depends on your ability to communicate effectively on your own.

And Prepare/Enrich is often offered to the general public by both counseling professionals (who probably charge their standard $200+/hour) and by clergy that will only charge you the cost of the materials or a sliding scale fee or donation.

You don't have to be a member of the churches that offer it to take part in the program, and I think it is only 4 to 6 weeks. You can get all the information here, and you can find providers by doing a zip code search:

http://www.prepare-enrich.com/indexm.cfm

Answer 4

See if your insurance at work covers counseling . Me and my husband went to pre-marital counseling before we got married to make sure if we were on the same page. I looked into my insurance at work and I found out that we had a provider for counseling.

Answer 5

Check with your local County Court Clerk.
I know for divorces, a lot of states now have "conciliation counseling", for those contemplating or in the middle of divorce, to try to patch things up.
It might be that they can point you to the right direction, if nothing else.

Answer 6

If you have financial problems, and can't afford pre marital counseling, how in the world do you think you can afford to be married? Unexpected expenses take money.

Maybe there is a mental health clinic in your area who takes payments on a sliding scale (that is, they adjust the fees according to your incomes).