MARITAL & PREMARITAL COUNSELING IN NEW YORK & NEW JERSEY
Thoughtful support before, during, and after the wedding.
Marital and premarital counseling at Rubin offers space to talk openly, reflect honestly, and approach the conversations that shape long-term partnership with more clarity. For couples preparing to marry, recently married, or several years in.
Some conversations are better had on purpose.
Most couples don't sit down to talk about money, sex, family, kids, or conflict styles until something forces it. This work creates that space on purpose.
WHY INTENTIONAL COUPLES WORK MATTERS
You don't have to be in crisis to come. Many couples are doing fine and want to stay that way, with more clarity and stronger tools for what's ahead.
Sessions can be ongoing, or part of a structured premarital program with a clear timeline and defined topics.
Topics couples bring in
What this work can cover. You might recognize.
Communication and conflict patterns
Money and shared decisions
Sex, intimacy, desire, and how to talk about them
Family, in-laws, and the futures you each imagined
Children, parenting, or whether to have kids
Career, location, and long-term plans
How this work happens
Sessions are collaborative, structured but not rigid, and grounded in real conversation. Your therapist helps guide topics and reduce reactivity, so the harder discussions actually move forward.
Premarital and marital work can be ongoing, or shaped around our structured premarital program, a 6 to 12 week format with defined topics. (Program coming soon.)
OUR APPROACH TO MARITAL & PREMARITAL WORK
WHAT TO EXPECT
Marital & premarital counseling
Sessions are collaborative, steady, and shaped around your relationship.
Both partners attend together, with occasional individual sessions when your therapist thinks it would be helpful for the work.
Sessions typically last 45–55 minutes and are often held weekly, especially at the start.
