Premarital Counseling

Congratulations on your Engagement!!

Pre-marriage counseling assists couples to build their marriage on realistic expectations and a solid foundation. Set your marriage on the right track before it starts.

San Diego’s relationship therapist is pleased to provide pre-marital counseling.

What an exciting time! You are about to walk down the aisle to proclaim your commitment to one another and share in the fulfillment of each other’s desires!

All of us approach marriage with expectations, goals, and desires; desires about love, commitment, marital satisfaction, communication conflict resolution, financial management, roles, kids, roles, schedules, friends, to name just a few topics. That’s natural, normal and…great. But, understanding those expectations, goals, and desires is critical to a great marriage. I provide pre-marital counseling in San Diego to assist couples to build their marriage on realistic expectations and a solid basis or foundation.

Together we will delve into topics to be able to discover the answers and determine methods of how to approach them in your marriage. Sample topics covered are:

Do we have a realistic understanding of love, commitment, and conflict as a married couple
Are we satisfied with most aspects of our relationship?
Do we like each other’s personality and habits?
Do we share feelings and understand each other?
Are we able to discuss and resolve differences?
Do we agree on a budget and financial matters?
Do we share some similar interests and spend time together and apart?
Do we agree on issues relating to having and raising children?
Do we feel good about relationships with relatives and friends?
Do we agree on how to share decision-making and responsibilities?
Do we hold similar values/ beliefs?
Do we agree on how to deal with our parents?

For your information:

When people get married eventually they turn their legitimate desires into expectations. Marriage dynamics are changed. When you start thinking in terms of He/She owes me, the intimacy, the trust, and the romance are gone.

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Baya Mebarek is:

A doctor in psychology licensed Marriage, Family, and Child Therapist in the state of California.
Specializes in couples therapy, pre-marital counseling, personal development, and in the treatment of children, adolescents, adults, couples and families—specifically, those dealing with depression and anxiety.

At San Diego Couples and Family Therapy we:

Provide counseling in the convenient area of Sorrento Valley Road.
We also serve the surrounding areas of La Jolla, UTC San Diego, Del Mar, University City, Rancho Santa Fe, Rancho Bernardo, Rancho Penasquitos, Poway and Escondido.

Take your first step to develop effective relationship skills! Contact us today!

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17:44 09 Mar 23

Dr. Baya Mebarek is an exceptional therapist who has helped my wife and me rediscover our marriage's love. When we first came to her, we struggled with communication issues, and it seemed like we were constantly at odds with each other. Dr. Mebarek was incredibly patient and understanding, creating a safe space to express our feelings and concerns without fear of judgment.Dr. Mebarek gave us practical tools and techniques to improve communication and deepen our connection. She helped us see that our differences were not weaknesses but strengths that complemented each other. Through her guidance, we understood each other's needs and perspectives better, which brought us closer together.One of the most significant changes we experienced was learning how to listen actively to each other. Dr. Mebarek taught us how to communicate more effectively by paraphrasing and validating each other's feelings, which helped us to avoid misunderstandings and arguments.We are so grateful to Dr. Mebarek for helping us to save our marriage. She is a knowledgeable, compassionate, and insightful therapist who truly cares about her client's well-being. Thanks to her guidance, we now have a stronger and more loving relationship than ever before. We highly recommend her to anyone seeking to improve their relationship.

15:59 07 Dec 22

It’s always said that it takes two people to make a relationship work. Reality is that it takes three people. Dr Baya has been able to consistently keep our marriage on track sometimes the things that we go in with seems so difficult and so damaging and yet when we leave it all seems so small in the bigger picture. We have been going to her for over two years and I credit, her expertise in the field of marriage counseling for the reason my marriage is not only still existing but much better than it would be had we not started seeing her.

01:32 14 Oct 22

My now husband and I went for premarital therapy. She is absolutely fantastic. She is to the point and extremely intelligent. We both love working with her as a couple!

15:16 04 Oct 22

I have collegially associated with Dr. Baya Mebarek for over two years. During this time she has demonstrated a keen sense of intuitive insight, a highly-ethical regard for her profession, and genuine regard for those she serves.Dr. Mebarek is gentle and strong. She understands people and knows how to help them find and live their best life.I am confident that she does and will provide incredible care to those she serves, and will build and hold trust and therapeutic alliance, and will safeguard clients' entrusted and protected confidential information.

16:35 13 Oct 21

I would highly recommend Dr. Baya. We have been using her services for a few months now and see progress after every session with her. She is the first therapist we’ve used that we feel truly cares about the issues of her individual clients and listens well, but can also give great advice when necessary. Other than being a great therapist, we feel she is also a wonderful person and very punctual, which I always appreciate.

22:23 05 Mar 19

Dr. Mebarek is an illuminated soul. She told me not what I wanted to hear, but absolutely what I needed to hear. She is a seer & teller of truth, and will give you her professional opinion, which is like gold. I would recommend anyone to go talk to her in her cool & cozy office. She might save your life.

20:11 05 Jan 14

When you seek out a health practitioner, you want someone who is competent at their craft. Of equal importance, it makes a considerable difference to be treated by someone who is compassionate, nurturing, and has a grounding and calming presence. Dr Baya Mebarek is all of these things. She is genuinely interested in how her patients feel and is dedicated to helping trigger positive changes for a better mental, emotional, and spiritual well being. She is present, thoughtful and effective in her treatments. I live in SF and don't get to see her as often as I would like but I travel down to get my needed dose! I highly recommend Dr Mebarek.

Premarital Counseling

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