Pre Marriage Counselling

Pre Marriage Counselling

With years of experience in counselling couples, Hart-certified therapists can help address common relationship issues before they develop in your marriage.

Pre marriage counselling for healthier relationships

The most fun, productive way to ensure your marriage will be built to last.

At The Hart Centre, our mission is to help people find their way back to love. And this love, takes many forms over many different relationships. There is not one right way, but it’s a personal decision made by only the individuals involved.

Relationships have evolved in many wonderful ways, and there just isn’t one way to commit to one another anymore. Many people decide to have children together but never get married, or, to buy a house first, or move to another country together. All of these (and many more) acts of commitment are important, and should be valued as a special gift to one another.

We have 97 therapists who specialise in Pre-Marriage Counselling at Hart Centre.

We understand that every relationship is different, which is why we take great care to match you with an expert-vetted specialist who understands yours.


Expert-vetted therapists
100% Confidential
Satisfaction guaranteed

Our Pre-Marriage Program has been redesigned into a free, do-it-yourself questionnaire: The Right Match

The Right Match is a free, do-it-yourself couples’ questionnaire by The Hart Centre, specifically designed for couples wanting to future-proof their relationship, and determine their true compatibility. Backed by 20+ years of couples’ Psychology, from Australia’s leading couples therapy group.

If you’re looking to future proof your relationship and give it the best chance possible, we’ve made our previous Pre-Marriage Program questionnaire now available for free, for whichever type or combination of commitment you may be facing.

Maybe you’re considering…

  • Moving away together
  • Getting married
  • Having children together
  • Moving in together
  • Blending step-families
  • Buying a house together
  • Or just wanting peace of mind

Our Right Match program (previously Pre-Marriage Program) was been specifically designed by Relationship Psychologist and Owner of The Hart Centre, Julie Hart, for engaged couples who want to give their marriage the best possible chance of success.

Having counselled thousands of couples in troubled marriages over 20 years, Julie and her group of 155+ relationship therapists have collectively identified the key issues and areas where you are likely to have difficulties.

The biggest of these are the assumptions and expectations that we all have but don’t talk about with each other before we commit, marry or move in together.

The next biggest factor is knowing how to openly communicate what we think and feel with each other.

And here’s the thing – not many of us have had these skills modelled to us; we just try to pick up them up on our own. So that’s where we come in to help.

We are big believers that prevention is much better than cure. So, from our decades of experience, we have identified the key issues and areas that cause the most troubles once you are married and condensed them down into our Right Match Questionnaire.

This questionnaire serves as a comprehensive blueprint, designed to help you both explore your potential hot spots, strengths and weaknesses, to give you the best chance of marriage success.

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD

How it works:

  1. Download the questionnaire and share it with your partner, so each person has their own copy.
  2. Take some quiet time on your own to reflect on each of these aspects of your current expectations, assumptions, and future hopes and plans for you and your relationship and write your responses in the spaces provided.
  3. Once both people have completed their copy, set aside 1 hour to discuss your answers together. By the end of this conversion, you will gain more insight into your potential future together.

Remember: if any issues arise that you’d like help working through, we have a team of over 150 Hart Couples Therapists that can help.

Download The Right Match Questionnaire here 

Positive approach to couple's therapy

Our comprehensive questionnaire contains roughly 50 questions covering the key areas that cause the most issues for couples once they’re married. It is designed specifically for you to get clarity on where you both stand on the important issues – the issues that most people carry unspoken assumptions and expectations about.

If you are unable to resolve any of the issues that arise from completing the questionnaire, you are welcome to book in a couples therapy session with any of our therapists, by calling our friendly team on 1300 830 552.

Why choose The Hart Centre for therapy?

Our rigorous matching and vetting process means we only connect you with reliable, top-rated therapists.

  • Expert-vetted therapists that understand your situation

    We only work with the best. All Hart Centre therapists go through a rigorous vetting process that includes ongoing training and continuous feedback monitoring from our clients.

  • Unrivaled matching process

    We get to know what’s important to you. From your schedule and budget, to your preferences on counselling styles, we take extraordinary care to match you with a therapist that truly understands your needs and fits into your busy life.

  • Satisfaction guaranteed

    We proudly offer a 100% satisfaction guarantee. If you don’t feel like your therapist is a perfect fit, we’ll cover the cost of your entire session and match you with a new therapist. No questions, no hassle, ever.

Our session lengths

Couples Counselling and Marriage counselling sessions are 50 mins
Cost: Ranging from $120 – $275

Further sessions are available in the same 50 mins format, or alternatively you may choose, 1 and a half hours, 2 hours, or 3 hours sessions.

We also have sessions available by Phone and Skype. After hours times are also available at select locations. Private Health Insurance Rebates apply, and Medicare Rebates may apply.
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Phone 1300 830 552 to enquire or make an appointment.

Read through our frequently asked questions about the relationship counselling process.

Hart Centre has helped thousands get back to a better place

Julie. I can’t thank you enough. To be honest, I got dragged along by Fiona, and didn’t think we needed it, but it gave me a chance to bring up some things that had been really bothering me, and now they are almost sorted. I would never have thought it could have been so productive. Thanks again.

Joshua & Fiona

Very easy to book and the lady who answered was very helpful, not an easy call to make but she made it feel comfortable and easy.

B

My connection with my wife had become distant, which has led to a tense situation in our marriage, which was dangerously close to failing. Participating in Naomi’s sessions was the catalyst that opened our eyes to the fact that we never wanted to be apart from each other and instead desired to be together. It not only helped to save our marriage but also brought the passion back into our relationship.

JG

Kudos to Brigette for having a great impact on saving our marriage from the verge of separation. With her counselling, our relationship becomes more intact, improving our daily lives and mental health. The stability that we currently have in our relationship is the result of her counselling. Our marriage will be like this with your help. Thank you Brigette!

JA

I was worried about being judged upon booking, making the first step is always uneasy. I was greeted with care and compassion and felt well heard by staff. Easy, simple and fast process. Thank you.

Lisa

Well, your questions certainly created a few heated discussions that we hadn’t had before. But I guess it’s better out than in. Because of our discussions, we know now where our hot spots are, and are working on them. Thanks for the insight. It may have taken us years to find them out.

Michelle & David

As our marriage was on the brink of falling out for one another, we decided to book Andy. With her help day by day, she has been giving us constant guidance through our dilemma. And here we are, open and accepting our differences. We are so blessed to have Andy as our therapist. Thank you so much for saving our marriage!

HR

I didn’t know how much my withdrawing was creating such a communication problem in our relationship. I have always blamed Karen’s arguing. Thank you for your unbiased help and advice. So good to know before we start having kids and things really start stressing us out.

Alan & Karen

Very fast and friendly service. Understanding and courteous. Highly recommended.

RR

Friendly, efficient and easy to book and get the most appropriate therapist.

Thank you!

MZ

After me and my partner had a session with Julian, I was so happy. My partner and I had attachment problems such as seeking attention with each other and always wanted to have time each other other. Julian helped us in so many ways that I was so thankful for because me and my partner today have been better than before. Thank you Julian for your help!

Chris

Our expert-vetted therapists from a range of health funds

ahm by Medibank
Medicare Accepted
HBF
Cua
NIB
Medibank
Australian Unity
Bupa

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