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We can all learn how to have successful relationships, and happy families. You won't find a course called "Smart Marriages^®" – but ALL the courses listed in this directory will help you become smarter about your marriage or relationship. What is it like to attend a class? Watch this 2 min video. It speaks to the overall experience - all the courses teach the basic marriage skills in one format or another.

The programs listed work for ANY couple at ANY stage – dating, engaged, newlywed, cohabiting, remarried, or on the brink of divorce. Take a class and dramatically improve your odds of success. And, it turns out, an old dog can learn new tricks – you can fall back in love even when your love is on the rocks.

• However, a few courses are specialized: targeted to premarital preparation, stepfamilies, empty nesters, new parents, sexual issues, infidelity recovery, Spanish speaking, African Americans, Christians, singles, etc. See the special interest categories below.

• If you don't find a class near you, click on Headquarters offices - they provide classes across the country. Or, click Community Marriage initiatives.

• There are a variety of programs in both faith-based and secular (non-religious) formats.

• If you'd like to become a marriage or family instructor/educator search the Training Programs section or the Teach Out of the Box or Free Online sections. For requirements and info.

• If you can't get to a class, try the Learn-at-a-Distance options - DVD home-study, phone-coaching, etc for learning the skills as a couple in your own living room OR to become an instructor and teach the classes in your community or congregation.

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Headquarters: programs that provide classes across the country Marriage Enrichment - make your good thing better Cruises, Retreats, Destinations, & Get-Aways AT A DISTANCE - Strengthen your marriage without leaving home Phone Coaching Engaged/Pre-Marital Newlyweds Deeply Troubled/On the Brink of Divorce Infidelity - You Can Recover Stepfamilies & Remarriage Sexuality Retired/Empty Nest	SCHOOL/YOUTH Marriage Education Programs FAITH Based Singles Men Fatherhood Military Prison/Reentry Parenting Education Step-Parenting Education New Parents/New Baby Education Low Income/Minority Workplace/Corporate Settings Latino/Hispanic/Spanish African American/Black Korean Russian Chinese German	Instructor TRAINING - in-person Training: become a Marriage, Relationship, or Parent Educator Instructor TRAINING-At-A-Distance - become an Instructor without leaving home. TOOB - Teach Right Out-of-the-Box COUPLES Programs TOOB - Teach Right Out-of-the-Box PARENTING Programs TOOB - Teach Right Out-of-the-Box STEPFAMILY, Remarriage & Divorce FOOB - Free Online Out-of-the-Box Programs Mentoring Programs - lay couple, volunteer instructors Teaching Individuals/Singles	Inventories - marriage compatibility tests State & Community Marriage Initiatives (CHMI) Speakers Bureau e-Newsletters/ Websites/ BLOGs / Twitter/ Teleconferences/ Podcasts/ Radio/TV Magazines/Newsletters/Pamphlets/Materials Free Stuff Games/Products Associations and Organizations Conferences Services: Grant Writing, Program Evaluation, Website Design

Headquarters: programs that provide classes across the country

Providing classes on a national and/or international basis through a network of trained instructors. Visit websites for a list of instructors and class locations and schedules. Also provides training of instructors.

COUPLE COMMUNICATION I: Sherod & Phyllis Miller: Click for full schedule of classes. COUPLE COMMUNICATION I teaches you and your partner practical skills for communicating more effectively and collaboratively about important issues in your lives. You may also take THRIVE: The Collaborative Marriage Assessment online beforehand to identify your...

Family Dynamics Institute: Family Dynamics Institute is a non-profit, nondenominational marriage and family organization which offers a comprehensive program of workshops and classes, including training, for marriage enrichment. We also offer Marriage Intensives for troubled couples conducted by trained counselors...

For Better and For Ever - Marriage Preparation: Rev Robert Ruhnke: For Better and For Ever, a marriage preparation program for churches, marriage educators &/or for couples to use on their own. Workbook covers: Family of Origin, Finances, Spirituality, Cohabitation, Mixed Faiths, Blended Families, etc. Dating couples can use it to judge their readiness for...

From This Day Forward: 1-day Marriage Conference/Journey Towards Intimacy Marriage Retreats: The Seventh-day Adventist Church's Family Ministries presents From This Day Forward, a one-day marriage conference and Journey Toward Intimacy marriage retreats. Meet a team of dynamic and inspirational speakers who know how to make your marriage come alive. Reconnect, reenergize, and...

IMAGO Relationships International (IRI): Harville Hendrix & Helen LaKelly Hunt: "Getting The Love You Want" and"Keeping the Love You Find" Workshops and ImagoCONNECTS relationship educational series. IRI, founded by Harville Hendrix, PhD and Helen LaKelly Hunt, PhD, trains and certifies professionals to present the IMAGO workshops which educate couples...

PREP: The Prevention and Relationship Enhancement Program: Howard Markman & Scott Stanley: Based on over twenty years of research, PREP teaches marital/premarital couples essential skills: how to communicate effectively, work as a team, solve problems, manage conflict, and preserve and enhance love, commitment and friendship. PREP has extensive experience in training mental health...

PREPARE & ENRICH Customized Version: David Olson & Peter Larson: PREPARE/ENRICH: Customized Version by David Olson and Peter Larson, is the most advanced couple assessment tool available. The online format of the valid, research-based inventory customizes itself to fit the unique stage/structure of each couple’s relationship. The Customized Version...

Relationship Enhancement (RE) Programs: Bernard Guerney: Click for a full schedule of classes. Award-winning research proves RE to be exceptionally effective. Couples learn skills to increase mutual understanding and emotional responsiveness; resolve conflicts; establish more satisfying behavior patterns; and enhance relationships with children and...

Retrouvaille: A lifeline for couples with serious problems: (RetroVi) "means lifeline and rhymes with apple pie." A pay-what-you-can-afford, blank-envelope donation program for couples with serious problems who are distant, cold, disillusioned, bored, angry, separated and/or have experienced affairs, alcoholism, gambling, violence, etc.–...

The Third Option: Pat Ennis: This on-going marriage enrichment/marriage support program gives couples a THIRD choice – not endurance, not divorce – but a transformed marriage. It combines:1) skill and awareness education, 2) sharing by couples who have overcome difficulties and 3) a support group format. Couples or...

Torn Asunder: Recovering from Extramarital Affairs: Dave Carder: The Torn Asunder Adultery Recovery Project (TAARP), in development for 30+ years, has been used to train therapists, pastors, and para-professionals. The 90-day process helps couples stabilize their relationship after infidelity enabling them to make decisions appropriate for both themselves and...

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10 Great Dates & Second Half: Marriage Alive Programs, David & Claudia Arp: Video-based teach-right-out-of-the-box male-friendly programs! 10 Great Dates, 10 Great Dates for Black Couples, & 10 Great Dates in Spanish, Korean, and German offer a fun, innovative approach to marriage education. Couples come for fun dates and go home with marriage skills. Second Half of...

A Center For Relationships (DC Metro Area): Lynn Turner: Click for a full schedule of classes. A center dedicated to building stronger, healthier relationships for couples, families, children and individuals and offering PAIRS in short and long formats, teaches the skills for creating and sustaining intimacy. Participants learn that differences are...

AG Marriage Encounter - Mark and Becky Rhoades: Whether you're sending your oldest to kindergarten, your youngest to college, or taking that first look around the lido deck on a retirement cruise, AG Marriage Encounter provides a blueprint for marriage in the today’s world. Away from all your stresses and concerns, establish a solid...

Active Relationships Programs: Kelly Simpson: Ten Evidence-based programs! Active Military Life and Resiliency Skills (Mix and match 24 module program) for single or married troops; Active Families (8-hour program for all family members 4+) Military or Civilian editions available; Active Marriage (8-12 hour program) for...

Adventure In Intimacy: Hedy & Yumi Schleifer: Click for a full schedule of classes. Hedy and Yumi specialize in 3-day experiential programs for couples and training for professionals in wonderful, exotic destinations. Married over 40 years, they incorporate their own marital wisdom along with Imago Relationship Theory, Martin Buber’s...

Affair Recovery Center & Emergency Marriage Seminar: Rick Reynolds, LCSW author of Affair Recovery, available June 2006. Dedicated to the restoration of marriages crippled by infidelity - we offer hope, support, and recovery for couples rocked by betrayal. The weekend will guide you to put your marriage back on track by helping you re-establish...

Basic Training for Black Couples and Singles: Nisa Muhammad, Rev Rozario Slack: Black Americans are the most unmarried group in the world. Learn to teach the skills, knowledge and attitudes that will reverse this trend! These video-based curricula are designed to be taught by instructors in a group setting but can also be used by couples at home – if you can't make...

Better Marriages: Association for Couples in Marriage Enrichment (ACME): One of the pioneering organizations in marriage enrichment, Better Marriages is an international, nonprofit, nonsectarian organization since 1973. Better Marriages trains and certifies couples to lead retreats, workshops, classes, conferences and ongoing marriage enrichment...

Big Picture Partnering: Jan Hoistad: Singles and couples - find and create lifelong love. Jan Hoistad, PhD, offers a unique approach to partnering through coaching, counseling, workshops, retreats, books, products: including Romance Rehab: 10 Steps to Rescue Your Relationship and Living Your Dreams Together: ...

California Healthy Marriages Coalition (CHMC)/Dennis Stoica: The California Healthy Marriages Coalition (CHMC) is a pioneering non-profit organization that works with a statewide network of Partnering Organizations to improve the well-being of children by strengthening the relationship of parents through Marriage Education and Relationship Education...

CatholicMarriageCoaching.com/Kim & Frank Hannigan: Premarital and marital online and telephone coaching for Catholiccouples or individuals. Kim Hagerty and Frank Hannigan, each with 30+ years of marriage and ministry experience, provide support, encouragement, education, and coaching based on the principles of Catholic marriage. Build the...

Celebrate! With Jay and Laura Laffoon: Authors/Speakers Jay and Laura Laffoon are founders of Celebrate Ministries, Inc. One of our most exciting events is the Celebrate Your Marriage Conference. Celebrate Your Marriage Conferences provide couples with first-rate destinations along with world-class entertainment and...

Center for the Study of Relationship - Richard & Antra Borofsky: Couples Retreats, workshops and relationship classes led by the Borofskys, who have been a couple for 40 years. Their approach focuses on learning how to be fully present together, creating a true mutuality (a balance of self and other), and how to identify and dissolve fears that limit the ability...

Center of Relationship Enhancement (CORE): Barry Ginsberg: Learn essential skills to improve your relationship with your spouse, children oradolescents. Or take the training and learn how to teach others to communicate effectively and have satisfying marriages and families. Courses for couples, parents and children, and training for professionals, clergy...

Choice Relationships: Karen Sherman: Find it, Keep It, and Make It Last. Couple education, any stage - premarital on. Helping you understand/respect your differences; how to bridge them. Act as translator until you learn better ways to express yourselves meaningfully, productively. I help you work on relationship skills to stay...

Coaching for Couples & Individuals with a Relationship Expert Coach/ Mimi Daniel: An alternative to counseling and therapy, Marriage Coaching offers a positive approach that focuses on your goals for the future, not the pain of the past. Couples and/or individuals learn to change old, damaging habits into new positive behaviors that create connection even in the most...

Couple Links: Relationship Board Game/Barbara Jenkins: Couple Links is a fun and exciting board game where two to four couples compete by answering real-life questions about their partner's likes, dislikes and views on various situations. Matching answers advance a couple through three relationship stages: Honeymoon, Reality and the Golden Stage....

Couple Power Seminars: Seattle/Joe & Helen Hesketh: Professional speakers who present workshops, seminars, and keynotes from their "School of Lived Experiences"- 50+ years of marriage and 30+ years of involvement with Marriage Preparation and Enrichment. Customized Programs for Corporations, Associations, Franchises, Schools and Churches....

CoupleBiz: Baltimore: Working with people who want to blend prosperous work lives with extraordinary marriages. Susan Robison, PhD with Philip Robison, PhD COUPLES: "Secrets of Extraordinary Marriages" - a research-based program teaching couples the skills to turn their troubled or ordinary marriages into...

Couples Workshops & Phone Coaching: Montana: Jana Staton: Offering all couples – dating to long-married – education in relationshipskills that combines PREP®, Gottman research, and the new neurobiologyof attachment and connection. Classes at the Dickinson AdultEducation Center in Missoula include relationship enhancement for couples...

CouplesWorks / Phyllis Koss: Most Valued Credential: married 38 years and happy and growing and loving my husband more each day. PAIRS courses and private sessions. PAIRS for PEERS (practical exercises enriching relationship skills)-for any school level. PRE-PAIRS for committed and engaged couples-5 hour program that...

Divorce Busting: Michele Weiner-Davis: Private Intensive Sessions with Michele Weiner-Davis. Michele specializes in working with hopeless people who think they have “tried everything”. She helps the reluctant spouse rethink their plan to leave the marriage. Gives couples tools that last a lifetime. This is truly a...

Family Wellness: George Doub and Associates: Family Wellness Associates offers unique skills-based programs thatstrengthen and empower individuals, couples, parents, and families. Educators, ministers, laity, mental health professionals, and community leaders can train to present these highly interactive programs that have reached over a...

Find a Class in San Francisco: Marriage Prep 101: Michelle & Patrick Gannon: Award Winning Skill-based Marriage Prep Workshop for Engaged, Newlywed andSeriously Dating Couples presented by psychologist husband/wife team, Michelle& Patrick Gannon. Communicate better, enhance strengths, learn conflict resolutionskills, discuss time, sex, money, intimacy and more....

First Dance: Bill Doherty & Elizabeth Thomas: Father/daughter team, Bill Doherty and Elizabeth Thomas, created The First Dance, an out-of-the-box program to help engaged couples manage the people stress of wedding planning. There is plenty of advice for the logistics of wedding planning, but very little for the hardest part - the people, the...

First Things First (FTF): Chattanooga/Julie Baumgardner: This not-for-profit organization in Chattanooga, Tennessee (TN) is dedicated to strengthening families through community education, research, skills training, media outreach, networking and collaboration. Through partnerships with more than 80 local and national organizations, FTF works with all...

First Things First of Greater Richmond, Virginia: Marriage Enrichment & Engaged/Premarital Education;PREP & Christian-PREP, PAIRS, Romance, Rice & Reality couples classes;PICK a Partner (How to Avoid Marrying a Jerk) for singles;Marriage Mentors, Within My Reach, Marriage Savers; Marriage BuildersAlliance Authorized trainers for...

Fortified Marriages: Chris Garner: A non-profit, Christian ministry building strong marriages to strengthen families, churches and the community. Provides resources, marriage education and leadership training to individuals, couples and churches. The Fortified Marriages: Marriage Manual and Workbook (also available in Spanish) is...

Growthtrac - Jim and Sheri Mueller: Founded by Jim and Sheri Mueller, Growthtrac is a non-profit organization located in Chicago, Illinois. Growthtrac engages and equips couples toward healthy Christian marriage through products, services, events and content. Growthtrac.com, one of the most popular marriage web sites, offers...

Hold Me Tight: Sue Johnson: Based on 25 years of research in Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) and the science of adult bonding, the Hold Me Tight: Conversations for Connection Relation Education & Enhancement TOOB Program includes a Facilitator’s Guide, a DVD set with three couples going through six of the...

Hope Family Services Marriage & Family Learning Center: Oregon/Washington: Provides: Teleclasses, Assessment Profiles, Individual & Couple Coaching, Coaching Clubs, Workshops & Seminars.PREP/CPREP, Keeping Love Alive! Course, 10 Great Dates, PREPARE/ENRICH, FREE monthly teleclasses, services and workshops. http://www.pathwaycoaching.com

Husband & Wife - Strengthen Marriage through Intimate Products: Shop online for intimate products and romantic, sensual ideas to enhance and spice up your marriage! Nothing graphic or offensive – just sexy, sensual, and creative – and just what you've been looking for: a safe, comfortable shopping option for married couples. Includes...

Infinite Relationships/ Classes in Madison, WI area/Don Ferguson PhD: Couples counseling and education combined for the fastest, most effective help. Complete evaluations, weekend workshops, evening seminars, groups, counseling and intensive sessions for all kinds of relationships. Don Ferguson, PhD, author of Reptiles in Love, developed programs based on...

Institute for Life Coach Training (ILCT): Pat Williams: An international leader in life coach training as well as Christian, relationship and wellness coaching. Training grounded in research, psychology, counseling and human change process. Over 1500 graduates. Patrick Williams, CEO, is co-author of Therapist as Life Coach: Transforming your Practiceand...

Judith Johnsen: New York: Dedicated to building stronger, healthier relationships. Learn essential concrete skills to strengthen your relationship, prepare for marriage and/or prevent divorce. It's never too late to redesign your relationship or change negative relationship habits into positive ones. Many clients say...

Keeping FAITH (Families And Inmates Together in Harmony): Ron & Cathy Tijerina: The RIDGE Project, Inc. is a Christian, 501(c)(3) non-profit founded in 2001 with the goal of empowering, strengthening, and healing families by building strong, thriving relationships. Unlike other family programs, Keeping FAITH attacks the cultural barriers of...

Kiss & Make Up with Intimate Evenings/Yanni Brown: Services for Singles, Couples and those interested in preparing for long-lasting relationships, strengthening themselves, their current relationship and/or restoring their relationship. We offer workshops that promote and enhance awareness of self and healthy relationships. We assist individuals...

Laugh Your Way to a Better Marriage Seminars: Mark Gungor: Laugh Your Way to a Better Marriage is a wildly entertaining and informative event designed to bring hope and positive change to your marriage, improve communication, help your spouse truly understand you and your needs and rekindle the romance in your marriage. No workbooks, emotional break-out...

Life Resources: Nebraska: Nebraska’s educational leader in providing secular marriage preparation and enrichment. Offers individual and small group formats. Trained in PREP, PREPARE/ENRICH, FOCCUS, among others. Specialty services include interfaith relationships, mental health issues, and premarital education. ...

Love Your Relationship Couples RETREATS: Howard Markman: A little PREP goes a long way! Join us for the best of PREP combined with a luxurious, romantic getaway – an opportunity to escape the pressures of life and immerse yourselves in a weekend devoted to learning, connecting, communicating, loving and playing. Howard Markman, author of the...

Making Music in Your Marriages - Nisa Muhammad: Spend a weekend with a class or group of friends and improve your marriage with songs. Making Music in Your Marriage uses pop, country or R & B music & lyrics to discuss the benefits of marriage, how to improve your communication, manage your conflict, deepen your commitment, spice up your...

Marriage Boot Camp: Anger & Violence Regulation: Steven Stosny: Educational programs for individuals and families. Self-Regulation:Love Without Hurt – an add-on to any marriage & family education program for the detection, treatment and prevention of abuse (home study/self-training kit available). Power Love – engages men in the marriage...

Marriage Enrichment, Inc - Building Marriages With a Future: Carl Clarke/JoAnn Johnson: Christian Marriage Workshops, developed by Carl Clarke, psychologist and former pastor, dedicated to building positive communication skills in marriage and family relationships through private and small group activities. Workshops are conducted in cooperation with local churches and other...

Marriage Links - John Van Epp: Evidence-based 5-session (expandable), teach-out-of-the-box curriculum (DVDs) that applies the Relationship Attachment Model (RAM) to couples—knowing each other, trusting (positive/respectful attitudes), depending on (mutually meeting needs), committing to (belonging...

Marriage Savers & Community Marriage Policies: Mike & Harriet McManus: Marriage Savers is a proven way to incease the success of marriage, reduce divorce, and provide a better environment for children to thrive. It has helped cut divorce rates in dozens of the 200-plus cities in 43 states where clergy adopted a Community Marriage Policy that calls for rigorous...

Marriage Success Training: premarital education seminars: Greg & Patricia Kuhlman: Marriage preparation in New York, NY, Washington, DC, Chicago, IL, Boston, MA for premarital couples and newlyweds. One-day, Sat., 9-6. Build the foundation for your lifetime together. Small, religion-neutral, led by professional married couple, based on latest marriage research. Fun, relaxed....

Marriage Transformation - Susanne Alexander: Marriage Transformation empowers people to create happy, lasting,character-based marriages through careful and skillful relationship andmarriage preparation. We offer helpful and empowering books andmaterials, detailed information and tools about character in relationships,coaching, relationship...

Marriage Works! Ohio: Free Couple’s Educational Programs: This collaborative effort to build healthy relationships and strong families, offers free premarital and marriage enrichment classes and seminars to empower dating, engaged and married couples in the Miami Valley. Together with corporations, individuals, churches and community organizations our...

Mars Venus Coaching/Rich Bernstein: Get help from THE brand name in relationship education around the world! Programs are based on the principles of brand founder, John Gray, PhD, author of 17 "Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus" books and 30+ years in the relationship education field. We train/refer...

Mastering the Mysteries of Love - Relationship Enhancement: Deep love isn’t magic, it’s skill. Learn 10 skills that can help you change ordinary conversations and the problems that divide you into heart to heart talks that feel good and really solve your problems. This adaptation of Bernard Guerney’s Relationship Enhancement (RE) program...

Money Habitudes: Syble Solomon: This unique, affordable, easy-to-use deck of cards, gives individuals & couples life-changing insights into their hidden attitudes about money. Use as a stand-alone program or add to any pre-marital or marriage program on communication or finance. TOOB workshop-in-a-Box for train-the-trainer or...

PAIRS NEW JERSEY - Elaine and Hal Braff, PAIRS Master Teachers: The Relationship Road Map & Passage to Intimacy Courses: Whether you are "in love", struggling, or painfully stuck, these courses will give you the tools to communicate skillfully, problem solve constructively, and to build lasting love in a lively, fun setting. You'll learn how...

PAIRS Pre-Marital Workshop/DC Area: Ellen & Chuck Purcell: Fun, easy-to-learn tools including: Relationship Road Map, Daily Temperature Reading, Dialogue Guide, Emotional Jug, Caring Behaviors. Classroom setting, knowledge and skills training, not counseling or group sharing. Male-friendly. Monthly schedule in Reston, Virginia (VA). Sundays, 1-5pm. Only...

PAIRS in New York City – Carolyn Perla: Click for a full schedule of classes. Passage to Intimacy Weekend workshops for couples at any stage of relationship: dating, cohabiting, newlywed, remarried, troubled. Learn skills to improve communication and conflict resolution and experiences to enrich intimacy and love and build a lasting...

PAIRS in Northern Virginia(VA),Washington DC,Maryland(MD) - Chuck & Ellen Purcell: This internationally renowned program for couples enhances emotional literacy and cuts through the mystery of how to be in a relationship. PAIRS’ challenging and enjoyable format teaches dozens of practical, effective skills to enrich your life. The curriculum includes: Communication Skills,...

Power of Two: Live Online Workshop/Susan Heitler: Power of Two live-online workshops teach validated skills to strengthen relationships, overcome challenges, and build strong & loving marriages. The curriculum is based on the fundamental belief that with the right skills almost any relaitonship conflict can have a win-win solution. While...

ProSAAM: Program for Strong African American Marriages: ProSAAM is designed to help African American couples in their aspirations to have strong and healthy relationships. It incorporates major aspects of the skills and principles building program PREP (The Prevention and Relationship Enhancement Program) and is based on a five-year...

Relationship Education at Council for Relationships (CFR): Philadelphia: Most comprehensive Relationship Education Programming on the East Coast. Council for Relationships offers Couples Relationship Programs, Personal Empowerment Programs, and Sex Education and Enrichment Programs. Workshops include private coaching; focus on improving skills in...

Relationship Enhancement (RE) Programs: Bernard Guerney: Click for a full schedule of classes. Award-winning research proves RE to be exceptionally effective. Couples learn skills to increase mutual understanding and emotional responsiveness; resolve conflicts; establish more satisfying behavior patterns; and enhance relationships with children and...

Rita DeMaria: Find a class in Philadelphia: Rita DeMaria, PhD, is a senior staff therapist at Council for Relationships in Philadelphia where she is on the faculty and serves as Director of Relationship Education. She is an experienced clinician who is an active teacher, speaker and author specializing in helping couples at the brink of...

ScreamFree Marriage/ Hal Runkel: Calming Down, Growing Up and Getting Closer. Combining timeless principles, clinical research, and humor, renowned relationship expert Hal Runkel presents a new vision for intimate relationships. ScreamFree Marriage is not about "fighting fair," or...

Secrets of Married Men: Scott Haltzman: Scott Haltzman, MD, has pioneered research into the role that married men play in maintaining and nurturing marriage. His website is a resource where men and women can share their experiences and insights into married life. Haltzman presents courses like "Marriage CPR", "Win Your...

Skillful Couples Vibrant Marriages/Pittsburgh: Brenton & Carol Mock: Workshops, classes, coaching (phone or in person) for couples at any stage, or experiencing any point of frustration, or just wanting to make a good marriage great. Instructors in PREP and CREP communication and problem solving principles and skills, PICK a Partner also known as How to Avoid...

Soul Healing Love Retreats: Tom & Beverly Rodgers: Non-profit, non-denominational institute developed by Beverly and Tom Rodgers designed to strengthen marriages and families. Classes also assist low-income families and minorities in improved life skills through communication and relationship development. Intensive weekend retreats for couples and...

Soulmateskills.org - Kathryn & James Elliott: Want to read a romance story and learn how to communicate at the same time? That’s what you’ll find at www.soulmateskills.org. We’re Jim and Kathryn Elliott, PhD, soulmates. We want to assure you that having a soulmate relationship is not a matter of luck or even...

Sylvia Weishaus, PhD: Offering: Marital preparation and Relationship building for all ages,Utilizing MAKING MARRIAGE WORK, PAIRS, PREPARE/ENRICH, and PREP

The Couplehood Programs/Harville Hendrix & Helen LaKelly Hunt: The Couplehood Programs are DVD-based curricula consisting of six 1 ½ hour sessions and based on Hendrix’ best-selling book GETTING THE LOVE YOU WANT. The programs are available for three different audiences: Christian (A New Way to Love), Jewish (Couplehood as a Spiritual Path) or a...

The Family Education Center (FEC): Richmond/Hulburt & Finneran: Marriage Education, Mediation, Consultation, Coaching, Training. Established in 1975, FEC is dedicated to teaching the skills needed to improve and nurture interpersonal relationships. Successful, productive relationships do not occur automatically. They are the result of conscious attention and...

The Marriage Enrichment Weekend Program: Ralph Johnson: A non-profit organization dedicated to strengthening marriage through a spiritual, experiential-based process that places God at the center. This parish/congregation-based program fosters commitment and growth, develops leadership, promotes mutual support and builds community. Four ministries...

The Premarital Workshop: Seattle, Washington: Marriage Prep Course with no religious affiliation. Small groups. Strength based approach influenced by Gottman, Enrich and Prepare. Develop strategies for better communication. Strengthen your friendship, work on the big issues: family, finances, intimacy. Help one another “divorce...

The Relationship Center: New Jersey: Miles Wagman: The Relationship Center is committed to offering services to singles and couples that will provide them with the tools to improve the quality of their intimate relationships. Based on the principles of PREP, programs are focused on addressing the issues that singles encounter as well as the...

The Third Option: Pat Ennis: This on-going marriage enrichment/marriage support program gives couples a THIRD choice – not endurance, not divorce – but a transformed marriage. It combines:1) skill and awareness education, 2) sharing by couples who have overcome difficulties and 3) a support group format. Couples or...

ThriveSphere: the Collaborative Marriage “Reflectment” Inventory: ThriveSphere is the next generation self-partner-relationship awareness tool that gives couples a quick, comprehensive picture of their relationship on a single page. Partners take 67 questions online and then meet with a trained facilitator for review. ThriveSphere displays the 7 sectors of a...

You&Me.We – Relationships for Life: Carol Jones, Director: The You&Me.WE program is a collaborative effort with Family Resources Inc. of Pinellas and Manatee Counties, Florida, funded by HHS/ACF. Our goal is to encourage safe, healthy and mutually beneficial relationships for life. We promote healthy relationships by providing a...

thinkmarriage.org/ Wisconsin: Explore all the relationship resources at www.thinkmarriage.org! In person and online offerings include Relationship Coaching, Emotional Intelligence Coaching, retreats and workshops for singles, engaged, married, teams and organizations. Resources include Love U2, How to Avoid...

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AG Marriage Encounter - Mark and Becky Rhoades: Whether you're sending your oldest to kindergarten, your youngest to college, or taking that first look around the lido deck on a retirement cruise, AG Marriage Encounter provides a blueprint for marriage in the today’s world. Away from all your stresses and concerns, establish a solid...

AG MarriageRestored - Mark and Becky Rhoades: Imagine power, hope, and a pain-free marriage. AG MarriageRestored is a powerful reconciliation weekend for couples in crisis. Learn to navigate the turbulent waters of infidelity, pornography, addiction, and life-controlling issues. Hear peer presenters share their stories of how God...

Adventure In Intimacy: Hedy & Yumi Schleifer: Click for a full schedule of classes. Hedy and Yumi specialize in 3-day experiential programs for couples and training for professionals in wonderful, exotic destinations. Married over 40 years, they incorporate their own marital wisdom along with Imago Relationship Theory, Martin Buber’s...

After The Honeymoon — Sexuality in Relationship/Matto-Shepard: Erotic Partnership — emotionally connected sexuality for married couples. We offer workshops and vacation retreats which assist committed couples to rekindle the sexual spark and fan the flames of desire. These workshops combine communication exercises, practices to increase...

Better Marriages: Association for Couples in Marriage Enrichment (ACME): One of the pioneering organizations in marriage enrichment, Better Marriages is an international, nonprofit, nonsectarian organization since 1973. Better Marriages trains and certifies couples to lead retreats, workshops, classes, conferences and ongoing marriage enrichment...

COUPLE COMMUNICATION I: Sherod & Phyllis Miller: Click for full schedule of classes. COUPLE COMMUNICATION I teaches you and your partner practical skills for communicating more effectively and collaboratively about important issues in your lives. You may also take THRIVE: The Collaborative Marriage Assessment online beforehand to identify your...

Celebrate! With Jay and Laura Laffoon: Authors/Speakers Jay and Laura Laffoon are founders of Celebrate Ministries, Inc. One of our most exciting events is the Celebrate Your Marriage Conference. Celebrate Your Marriage Conferences provide couples with first-rate destinations along with world-class entertainment and...

Center for the Study of Relationship - Richard & Antra Borofsky: Couples Retreats, workshops and relationship classes led by the Borofskys, who have been a couple for 40 years. Their approach focuses on learning how to be fully present together, creating a true mutuality (a balance of self and other), and how to identify and dissolve fears that limit the ability...

Divorce Busting: Michele Weiner-Davis: Private Intensive Sessions with Michele Weiner-Davis. Michele specializes in working with hopeless people who think they have “tried everything”. She helps the reluctant spouse rethink their plan to leave the marriage. Gives couples tools that last a lifetime. This is truly a...

Find a Class in San Francisco: Marriage Prep 101: Michelle & Patrick Gannon: Award Winning Skill-based Marriage Prep Workshop for Engaged, Newlywed andSeriously Dating Couples presented by psychologist husband/wife team, Michelle& Patrick Gannon. Communicate better, enhance strengths, learn conflict resolutionskills, discuss time, sex, money, intimacy and more....

From This Day Forward: 1-day Marriage Conference/Journey Towards Intimacy Marriage Retreats: The Seventh-day Adventist Church's Family Ministries presents From This Day Forward, a one-day marriage conference and Journey Toward Intimacy marriage retreats. Meet a team of dynamic and inspirational speakers who know how to make your marriage come alive. Reconnect, reenergize, and...

Infinite Relationships/ Classes in Madison, WI area/Don Ferguson PhD: Couples counseling and education combined for the fastest, most effective help. Complete evaluations, weekend workshops, evening seminars, groups, counseling and intensive sessions for all kinds of relationships. Don Ferguson, PhD, author of Reptiles in Love, developed programs based on...

John Gray's Mars Venus Wellness Retreats: Achieve health, happiness and lasting passion in your relationship through ultra-modern technology, ancient wellness-wisdom and exercises, plus John Gray's insights for increasing cooperation and support in your marriage all at Gray's luxurious private ranch on the Mendocino, California...

Laugh Your Way to a Better Marriage Seminars: Mark Gungor: Laugh Your Way to a Better Marriage is a wildly entertaining and informative event designed to bring hope and positive change to your marriage, improve communication, help your spouse truly understand you and your needs and rekindle the romance in your marriage. No workbooks, emotional break-out...

Love Your Relationship Couples RETREATS: Howard Markman: A little PREP goes a long way! Join us for the best of PREP combined with a luxurious, romantic getaway – an opportunity to escape the pressures of life and immerse yourselves in a weekend devoted to learning, connecting, communicating, loving and playing. Howard Markman, author of the...

PAIRS NEW JERSEY - Elaine and Hal Braff, PAIRS Master Teachers: The Relationship Road Map & Passage to Intimacy Courses: Whether you are "in love", struggling, or painfully stuck, these courses will give you the tools to communicate skillfully, problem solve constructively, and to build lasting love in a lively, fun setting. You'll learn how...

PAIRS Pre-Marital Workshop/DC Area: Ellen & Chuck Purcell: Fun, easy-to-learn tools including: Relationship Road Map, Daily Temperature Reading, Dialogue Guide, Emotional Jug, Caring Behaviors. Classroom setting, knowledge and skills training, not counseling or group sharing. Male-friendly. Monthly schedule in Reston, Virginia (VA). Sundays, 1-5pm. Only...

PAIRS in New York City – Carolyn Perla: Click for a full schedule of classes. Passage to Intimacy Weekend workshops for couples at any stage of relationship: dating, cohabiting, newlywed, remarried, troubled. Learn skills to improve communication and conflict resolution and experiences to enrich intimacy and love and build a lasting...

Relationship Enhancement (RE) Programs: Bernard Guerney: Click for a full schedule of classes. Award-winning research proves RE to be exceptionally effective. Couples learn skills to increase mutual understanding and emotional responsiveness; resolve conflicts; establish more satisfying behavior patterns; and enhance relationships with children and...

Restored and Remarried Seminars - Gil & Brenda Stuart: Restored and Remarried (R & R) was created by a couple who has lived the stepfamily experience. Gil and Brenda bring hard-earned “dirt under the fingernails” wisdom to equip & encourage remarried couples and those contemplating remarriage. R & R offers live seminars,...

Rita DeMaria: Find a class in Philadelphia: Rita DeMaria, PhD, is a senior staff therapist at Council for Relationships in Philadelphia where she is on the faculty and serves as Director of Relationship Education. She is an experienced clinician who is an active teacher, speaker and author specializing in helping couples at the brink of...

Soul Healing Love Retreats: Tom & Beverly Rodgers: Non-profit, non-denominational institute developed by Beverly and Tom Rodgers designed to strengthen marriages and families. Classes also assist low-income families and minorities in improved life skills through communication and relationship development. Intensive weekend retreats for couples and...

AT A DISTANCE - Strengthen your marriage without leaving home

Web &/or DVD-based programs; Telecourses; phone coaching, etc.

Active Parenting Online Parenting Groups/Michael Popkin: An interactive online parenting course is now available from Active Parenting Publishers, the pioneer in video-based parent education. Active Parenting Online Groups meet over the internet, from the comfort of your own home, anytime, day or night, from anywhere in the world. Find new ways to...

BAN - Beyond Affairs Network - Bercht: BAN is an International Support Group with local chapters for people recovering from the devastating experience of a spouse's affair. Anne is author of My Husband's Affair Became the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me, now also available on audio. Anne and Brian offer seminars, retreats,...

Big Picture Partnering: Jan Hoistad: Singles and couples - find and create lifelong love. Jan Hoistad, PhD, offers a unique approach to partnering through coaching, counseling, workshops, retreats, books, products: including Romance Rehab: 10 Steps to Rescue Your Relationship and Living Your Dreams Together: ...

CatholicMarriageCoaching.com/Kim & Frank Hannigan: Premarital and marital online and telephone coaching for Catholiccouples or individuals. Kim Hagerty and Frank Hannigan, each with 30+ years of marriage and ministry experience, provide support, encouragement, education, and coaching based on the principles of Catholic marriage. Build the...

Center for the Study of Relationship - Richard & Antra Borofsky: Couples Retreats, workshops and relationship classes led by the Borofskys, who have been a couple for 40 years. Their approach focuses on learning how to be fully present together, creating a true mutuality (a balance of self and other), and how to identify and dissolve fears that limit the ability...

Coaching for Couples & Individuals with a Relationship Expert Coach/ Mimi Daniel: An alternative to counseling and therapy, Marriage Coaching offers a positive approach that focuses on your goals for the future, not the pain of the past. Couples and/or individuals learn to change old, damaging habits into new positive behaviors that create connection even in the most...

DearPeggy.com - Extramarital Affairs Resource Center: Peggy Vaughan's website is a clearinghouse for information about Extramarital Affairs. It includes over 160 free articles, links to other websites, a list of effective helpers, reviews of books by other authors, and a bookstore that includes Collections of 450 of Peggy's responses to...

Designing Dynamic Stepfamilies: Carri & Gordon Taylor: A 4-hour DVD based curriculum designed to educate those in stepfamilies and considering remarriage, as well as increase the competency of professionals. Topics covered illustrate the differences in first and subsequent marriages such as; relationship development, stepparenting, the stepcouple...

Divorce Busting: Michele Weiner-Davis: Private Intensive Sessions with Michele Weiner-Davis. Michele specializes in working with hopeless people who think they have “tried everything”. She helps the reluctant spouse rethink their plan to leave the marriage. Gives couples tools that last a lifetime. This is truly a...

First Dance: Bill Doherty & Elizabeth Thomas: Father/daughter team, Bill Doherty and Elizabeth Thomas, created The First Dance, an out-of-the-box program to help engaged couples manage the people stress of wedding planning. There is plenty of advice for the logistics of wedding planning, but very little for the hardest part - the people, the...

For Better and For Ever - Marriage Preparation: Rev Robert Ruhnke: For Better and For Ever, a marriage preparation program for churches, marriage educators &/or for couples to use on their own. Workbook covers: Family of Origin, Finances, Spirituality, Cohabitation, Mixed Faiths, Blended Families, etc. Dating couples can use it to judge their readiness for...

Hope & Healing Ministries – Adultery Recovery/Shrivers: Hope & Healing Ministries is a Christian based support ministry devoted to helping couples who have experienced adultery and want to rebuild their marriage. Through peer support groups locally and individual contact we offer support, encouragement, hope, practical strategies & resources....

Hope Family Services Marriage & Family Learning Center: Oregon/Washington: Provides: Teleclasses, Assessment Profiles, Individual & Couple Coaching, Coaching Clubs, Workshops & Seminars.PREP/CPREP, Keeping Love Alive! Course, 10 Great Dates, PREPARE/ENRICH, FREE monthly teleclasses, services and workshops. http://www.pathwaycoaching.com

Marriage Done Right: Sex and Romance in the Biblical Marriage: Jim Sheridan: This six-hour video series describes the positive side of sexuality in Christian marriage in a Biblically-sound, but humorous and refreshingly entertaining way. It includes easily applied explanations of Scriptural advice for husbands on ways to romance their wives; how wives should view sex with...

PREPARE To Last: Group Program and Gift Kit for Couples: David Olson: This comprehensive resource for nearlywed and newlywed couples helps them start strong and build a great marriage. This TOOB, group-based, DVD-directed curriculum combines an online Couple Checkup (powered by PREPARE-ENRICH) with three interactive DVDs full of entertaining and educational insights...

Power of Two: Live Online Workshop/Susan Heitler: Power of Two live-online workshops teach validated skills to strengthen relationships, overcome challenges, and build strong & loving marriages. The curriculum is based on the fundamental belief that with the right skills almost any relaitonship conflict can have a win-win solution. While...

ProConnect Online Directory - yourtango.com: Get help for your relationship locally or by phone, email, or webcam--or if you’re a pro,get listed. ProConnect is an all-inclusive online directory of relationship helping professionals and organizations (marriage & relationship educators, marriage/relationship/life/dating coaches,...

Relationship Coaching Institute: David Steele: Relationship Coaching training, certification, and practice development for helping professionals. Relationship coaching programs for singles and couples seeking a successful Life Partnership by telephone, online, workshop, or in person. Visit our website to access our free live tele-seminars,...

ScreamFree Marriage/ Hal Runkel: Calming Down, Growing Up and Getting Closer. Combining timeless principles, clinical research, and humor, renowned relationship expert Hal Runkel presents a new vision for intimate relationships. ScreamFree Marriage is not about "fighting fair," or...

The Couple Checkup: David Olson: The Couple Checkup is the new, online, couple-friendly relationship inventory from the creators of PREPARE/ENRICH. Dating, Engaged (premarital), and Married couples take a Checkup dynamically customized to their relationship stage and situation. Checkups are private, powerful, and great...

The Couplehood Programs/Harville Hendrix & Helen LaKelly Hunt: The Couplehood Programs are DVD-based curricula consisting of six 1 ½ hour sessions and based on Hendrix’ best-selling book GETTING THE LOVE YOU WANT. The programs are available for three different audiences: Christian (A New Way to Love), Jewish (Couplehood as a Spiritual Path) or a...

The Five Love Languages - Gary Chapman: Video-based teach-right-out-of-the-box male-friendly system! Brand new DVD program of the New York Time’s best-seller, The Five Love Languages, is the ultimate in easy-to-understand approach for how to communicate love effectively. Kit includes DVD with 7 sessions, companion...

ThriveSphere: the Collaborative Marriage “Reflectment” Inventory: ThriveSphere is the next generation self-partner-relationship awareness tool that gives couples a quick, comprehensive picture of their relationship on a single page. Partners take 67 questions online and then meet with a trained facilitator for review. ThriveSphere displays the 7 sectors of a...

Ultimate Relationships: Cloé Madanes & Tony Robbins: Learn how to motivate your partner to change your relationship before it's too late! Learn how to overcome the "weak spot" in your relationship overnight, leading to trust, love, and passion! This DVD-based program features couples on the verge of divorce who were able to turn their...

Phone Coaching

BAN - Beyond Affairs Network - Bercht: BAN is an International Support Group with local chapters for people recovering from the devastating experience of a spouse's affair. Anne is author of My Husband's Affair Became the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me, now also available on audio. Anne and Brian offer seminars, retreats,...

CatholicMarriageCoaching.com/Kim & Frank Hannigan: Premarital and marital online and telephone coaching for Catholiccouples or individuals. Kim Hagerty and Frank Hannigan, each with 30+ years of marriage and ministry experience, provide support, encouragement, education, and coaching based on the principles of Catholic marriage. Build the...

Center for the Study of Relationship - Richard & Antra Borofsky: Couples Retreats, workshops and relationship classes led by the Borofskys, who have been a couple for 40 years. Their approach focuses on learning how to be fully present together, creating a true mutuality (a balance of self and other), and how to identify and dissolve fears that limit the ability...

Coaching for Couples & Individuals with a Relationship Expert Coach/ Mimi Daniel: An alternative to counseling and therapy, Marriage Coaching offers a positive approach that focuses on your goals for the future, not the pain of the past. Couples and/or individuals learn to change old, damaging habits into new positive behaviors that create connection even in the most...

Cohabitation ToolKit! - Happily Un-Married/John Curtis: The first educational resource that takes a positive view of live-in relationships! It’s designed for those working with couples thinking about cohabiting, new cohabiters who plan to marry, or cohabiters who’ll never marry. The ToolKit includes the groundbreaking book, Happily...

Couples Workshops & Phone Coaching: Montana: Jana Staton: Offering all couples – dating to long-married – education in relationshipskills that combines PREP®, Gottman research, and the new neurobiologyof attachment and connection. Classes at the Dickinson AdultEducation Center in Missoula include relationship enhancement for couples...

DearPeggy.com - Extramarital Affairs Resource Center: Peggy Vaughan's website is a clearinghouse for information about Extramarital Affairs. It includes over 160 free articles, links to other websites, a list of effective helpers, reviews of books by other authors, and a bookstore that includes Collections of 450 of Peggy's responses to...

Divorce Busting: Michele Weiner-Davis: Private Intensive Sessions with Michele Weiner-Davis. Michele specializes in working with hopeless people who think they have “tried everything”. She helps the reluctant spouse rethink their plan to leave the marriage. Gives couples tools that last a lifetime. This is truly a...

Marriage Boot Camp: Anger & Violence Regulation: Steven Stosny: Educational programs for individuals and families. Self-Regulation:Love Without Hurt – an add-on to any marriage & family education program for the detection, treatment and prevention of abuse (home study/self-training kit available). Power Love – engages men in the marriage...

ProConnect Online Directory - yourtango.com: Get help for your relationship locally or by phone, email, or webcam--or if you’re a pro,get listed. ProConnect is an all-inclusive online directory of relationship helping professionals and organizations (marriage & relationship educators, marriage/relationship/life/dating coaches,...

Skillful Couples Vibrant Marriages/Pittsburgh: Brenton & Carol Mock: Workshops, classes, coaching (phone or in person) for couples at any stage, or experiencing any point of frustration, or just wanting to make a good marriage great. Instructors in PREP and CREP communication and problem solving principles and skills, PICK a Partner also known as How to Avoid...

Engaged/Pre-Marital

Premarital Education/Premarital Counseling for first marriages or remarriages

Before "I Do" - The Full Marriage Experience/Jason Krafsky: Pre-marital program for churches, community initiatives, small groups, and mentor couples. Works for long-distance couples. Use program solo or with inventories. Interactive workbook blends practical insights, Scriptural principles, and relationship skills. Eight sections: conflict resolution,...

Boot Camps -Marriage Reality-Ron & Tina Konkin: 911 for relationships - Choose from a 2, 3 or 4 day Camp. These are intensive life changing experiences. The weekends are designed for any couple wether they pre-marital, newlyweds, contemplating divorce or somewhere in between. When relationships don't make sense and...

California Healthy Marriages Coalition (CHMC)/Dennis Stoica: The California Healthy Marriages Coalition (CHMC) is a pioneering non-profit organization that works with a statewide network of Partnering Organizations to improve the well-being of children by strengthening the relationship of parents through Marriage Education and Relationship Education...

CatholicMarriageCoaching.com/Kim & Frank Hannigan: Premarital and marital online and telephone coaching for Catholiccouples or individuals. Kim Hagerty and Frank Hannigan, each with 30+ years of marriage and ministry experience, provide support, encouragement, education, and coaching based on the principles of Catholic marriage. Build the...

Children’s Aid Society’s FREE Healthy Marriage Programs/Pennsylvania: Relationship education and enrichment activities for married couples through fun, free, interactive workshops! We teach Within Our Reach created by Preventative Relationship Enhancement Program (PREP). The free classes are offered in a variety of formats to meet the needs of busy families on...

Cohabitation ToolKit! - Happily Un-Married/John Curtis: The first educational resource that takes a positive view of live-in relationships! It’s designed for those working with couples thinking about cohabiting, new cohabiters who plan to marry, or cohabiters who’ll never marry. The ToolKit includes the groundbreaking book, Happily...

Couple Links: Relationship Board Game/Barbara Jenkins: Couple Links is a fun and exciting board game where two to four couples compete by answering real-life questions about their partner's likes, dislikes and views on various situations. Matching answers advance a couple through three relationship stages: Honeymoon, Reality and the Golden Stage....

FOCCUS and REFOCCUS: FOCCUS, a 189-item marriage preparation inventory, addresses a broad range oftopics including special issues of interfaith, remarriage and cohabitation.Available in several languages, editions include: General, Christiannon-Denominational, Catholic, Orthodox Christian and Alternate (for...

Find a Class in San Francisco: Marriage Prep 101: Michelle & Patrick Gannon: Award Winning Skill-based Marriage Prep Workshop for Engaged, Newlywed andSeriously Dating Couples presented by psychologist husband/wife team, Michelle& Patrick Gannon. Communicate better, enhance strengths, learn conflict resolutionskills, discuss time, sex, money, intimacy and more....

First Dance: Bill Doherty & Elizabeth Thomas: Father/daughter team, Bill Doherty and Elizabeth Thomas, created The First Dance, an out-of-the-box program to help engaged couples manage the people stress of wedding planning. There is plenty of advice for the logistics of wedding planning, but very little for the hardest part - the people, the...

First Things First of Greater Richmond, Virginia: Marriage Enrichment & Engaged/Premarital Education;PREP & Christian-PREP, PAIRS, Romance, Rice & Reality couples classes;PICK a Partner (How to Avoid Marrying a Jerk) for singles;Marriage Mentors, Within My Reach, Marriage Savers; Marriage BuildersAlliance Authorized trainers for...

For Better and For Ever - Marriage Preparation: Rev Robert Ruhnke: For Better and For Ever, a marriage preparation program for churches, marriage educators &/or for couples to use on their own. Workbook covers: Family of Origin, Finances, Spirituality, Cohabitation, Mixed Faiths, Blended Families, etc. Dating couples can use it to judge their readiness for...

Judith Johnsen: New York: Dedicated to building stronger, healthier relationships. Learn essential concrete skills to strengthen your relationship, prepare for marriage and/or prevent divorce. It's never too late to redesign your relationship or change negative relationship habits into positive ones. Many clients say...

Marriage Savers & Community Marriage Policies: Mike & Harriet McManus: Marriage Savers is a proven way to incease the success of marriage, reduce divorce, and provide a better environment for children to thrive. It has helped cut divorce rates in dozens of the 200-plus cities in 43 states where clergy adopted a Community Marriage Policy that calls for rigorous...

Marriage Success Training: premarital education seminars: Greg & Patricia Kuhlman: Marriage preparation in New York, NY, Washington, DC, Chicago, IL, Boston, MA for premarital couples and newlyweds. One-day, Sat., 9-6. Build the foundation for your lifetime together. Small, religion-neutral, led by professional married couple, based on latest marriage research. Fun, relaxed....

Marriage Transformation - Susanne Alexander: Marriage Transformation empowers people to create happy, lasting,character-based marriages through careful and skillful relationship andmarriage preparation. We offer helpful and empowering books andmaterials, detailed information and tools about character in relationships,coaching, relationship...

Mastering the Mysteries of Love - Relationship Enhancement: Deep love isn’t magic, it’s skill. Learn 10 skills that can help you change ordinary conversations and the problems that divide you into heart to heart talks that feel good and really solve your problems. This adaptation of Bernard Guerney’s Relationship Enhancement (RE) program...

PAIRS Pre-Marital Workshop/DC Area: Ellen & Chuck Purcell: Fun, easy-to-learn tools including: Relationship Road Map, Daily Temperature Reading, Dialogue Guide, Emotional Jug, Caring Behaviors. Classroom setting, knowledge and skills training, not counseling or group sharing. Male-friendly. Monthly schedule in Reston, Virginia (VA). Sundays, 1-5pm. Only...

PAIRS in Northern Virginia(VA),Washington DC,Maryland(MD) - Chuck & Ellen Purcell: This internationally renowned program for couples enhances emotional literacy and cuts through the mystery of how to be in a relationship. PAIRS’ challenging and enjoyable format teaches dozens of practical, effective skills to enrich your life. The curriculum includes: Communication Skills,...

PREP: The Prevention and Relationship Enhancement Program: Howard Markman & Scott Stanley: Based on over twenty years of research, PREP teaches marital/premarital couples essential skills: how to communicate effectively, work as a team, solve problems, manage conflict, and preserve and enhance love, commitment and friendship. PREP has extensive experience in training mental health...

PREPARE & ENRICH Customized Version: David Olson & Peter Larson: PREPARE/ENRICH: Customized Version by David Olson and Peter Larson, is the most advanced couple assessment tool available. The online format of the valid, research-based inventory customizes itself to fit the unique stage/structure of each couple’s relationship. The Customized Version...

PREPARE/ENRICH Customized Version Marriage Mentor Program: The PREPARE/ENRICH Marriage Mentor Program is designed to be used in conjunction with PREPARE/ENRICH Customized Version. The Supervisor Training Guide and CD helps PREPARE/ENRICH certified facilitators recruit, train, and oversee the activities of lay couples mentoring other premarital,...

RELATE: Developed by the members of the RELATE Institute and based on decades of research, the RELATionship Evaluation (RELATE) is the perfect assessment tool for marriage preparation or marriage enrichment programs. For those not in a serious relationship, the READY questionnaire assesses personal...

Relationship Education at Council for Relationships (CFR): Philadelphia: Most comprehensive Relationship Education Programming on the East Coast. Council for Relationships offers Couples Relationship Programs, Personal Empowerment Programs, and Sex Education and Enrichment Programs. Workshops include private coaching; focus on improving skills in...

Relationship Enhancement (RE) Programs: Bernard Guerney: Click for a full schedule of classes. Award-winning research proves RE to be exceptionally effective. Couples learn skills to increase mutual understanding and emotional responsiveness; resolve conflicts; establish more satisfying behavior patterns; and enhance relationships with children and...

Seriously Dating or Engaged - Roger Tirabassi: The “Seriously Dating or Engaged” Program is a well developed systematic approach in preparing couples for marriage. It includes a couple’s workbook and a leader’s guide which gives a detailed system for guiding couples in communication techniques, conflict...

Start Smart - Richard Albertson: A comprehensive premarital program for churches, mentor couples, andcommunity marriage initiatives, that can be customized by adapting 5 coreelements: A premarital inventory driven by current research that provides acomprehensive profile of a couple's strengths and growth areas; An Interactive...

The Marriage Enrichment Weekend Program: Ralph Johnson: A non-profit organization dedicated to strengthening marriage through a spiritual, experiential-based process that places God at the center. This parish/congregation-based program fosters commitment and growth, develops leadership, promotes mutual support and builds community. Four ministries...

Newlyweds

Boot Camps -Marriage Reality-Ron & Tina Konkin: 911 for relationships - Choose from a 2, 3 or 4 day Camp. These are intensive life changing experiences. The weekends are designed for any couple wether they pre-marital, newlyweds, contemplating divorce or somewhere in between. When relationships don't make sense and...

Couple Links: Relationship Board Game/Barbara Jenkins: Couple Links is a fun and exciting board game where two to four couples compete by answering real-life questions about their partner's likes, dislikes and views on various situations. Matching answers advance a couple through three relationship stages: Honeymoon, Reality and the Golden Stage....

Find a Class in San Francisco: Marriage Prep 101: Michelle & Patrick Gannon: Award Winning Skill-based Marriage Prep Workshop for Engaged, Newlywed andSeriously Dating Couples presented by psychologist husband/wife team, Michelle& Patrick Gannon. Communicate better, enhance strengths, learn conflict resolutionskills, discuss time, sex, money, intimacy and more....

Foundations Newsletter: Steve and Kathy Beirne: This user-friendly newsletter supports newly married couples with short, to-the-point articles, pertinent research, original cartoons, wedding photos, a marriage-strengthening exercise and an article on spirituality in each issue. Enthusiastically received by readers, it makes a great wedding or...

From This Day Forward: 1-day Marriage Conference/Journey Towards Intimacy Marriage Retreats: The Seventh-day Adventist Church's Family Ministries presents From This Day Forward, a one-day marriage conference and Journey Toward Intimacy marriage retreats. Meet a team of dynamic and inspirational speakers who know how to make your marriage come alive. Reconnect, reenergize, and...

Marriage Success Training: premarital education seminars: Greg & Patricia Kuhlman: Marriage preparation in New York, NY, Washington, DC, Chicago, IL, Boston, MA for premarital couples and newlyweds. One-day, Sat., 9-6. Build the foundation for your lifetime together. Small, religion-neutral, led by professional married couple, based on latest marriage research. Fun, relaxed....

Mastering the Mysteries of Love - Relationship Enhancement: Deep love isn’t magic, it’s skill. Learn 10 skills that can help you change ordinary conversations and the problems that divide you into heart to heart talks that feel good and really solve your problems. This adaptation of Bernard Guerney’s Relationship Enhancement (RE) program...

PAIRS NEW JERSEY - Elaine and Hal Braff, PAIRS Master Teachers: The Relationship Road Map & Passage to Intimacy Courses: Whether you are "in love", struggling, or painfully stuck, these courses will give you the tools to communicate skillfully, problem solve constructively, and to build lasting love in a lively, fun setting. You'll learn how...

PAIRS in Northern Virginia(VA),Washington DC,Maryland(MD) - Chuck & Ellen Purcell: This internationally renowned program for couples enhances emotional literacy and cuts through the mystery of how to be in a relationship. PAIRS’ challenging and enjoyable format teaches dozens of practical, effective skills to enrich your life. The curriculum includes: Communication Skills,...

PREP: The Prevention and Relationship Enhancement Program: Howard Markman & Scott Stanley: Based on over twenty years of research, PREP teaches marital/premarital couples essential skills: how to communicate effectively, work as a team, solve problems, manage conflict, and preserve and enhance love, commitment and friendship. PREP has extensive experience in training mental health...

PREPARE To Last: Group Program and Gift Kit for Couples: David Olson: This comprehensive resource for nearlywed and newlywed couples helps them start strong and build a great marriage. This TOOB, group-based, DVD-directed curriculum combines an online Couple Checkup (powered by PREPARE-ENRICH) with three interactive DVDs full of entertaining and educational insights...

Relationship Education at Council for Relationships (CFR): Philadelphia: Most comprehensive Relationship Education Programming on the East Coast. Council for Relationships offers Couples Relationship Programs, Personal Empowerment Programs, and Sex Education and Enrichment Programs. Workshops include private coaching; focus on improving skills in...

Relationship Enhancement (RE) Programs: Bernard Guerney: Click for a full schedule of classes. Award-winning research proves RE to be exceptionally effective. Couples learn skills to increase mutual understanding and emotional responsiveness; resolve conflicts; establish more satisfying behavior patterns; and enhance relationships with children and...

Deeply Troubled/On the Brink of Divorce

Marriages on the brink of divorce

A Center For Relationships (DC Metro Area): Lynn Turner: Click for a full schedule of classes. A center dedicated to building stronger, healthier relationships for couples, families, children and individuals and offering PAIRS in short and long formats, teaches the skills for creating and sustaining intimacy. Participants learn that differences are...

A New Beginning: A Marriage Intensive workshop developed by Family Dynamics Institute. A New Beginning is a 3-day, turnaround workshop led by trained marriage counselors with a 75% success rate for saving marriages in crisis.

AG MarriageRestored - Mark and Becky Rhoades: Imagine power, hope, and a pain-free marriage. AG MarriageRestored is a powerful reconciliation weekend for couples in crisis. Learn to navigate the turbulent waters of infidelity, pornography, addiction, and life-controlling issues. Hear peer presenters share their stories of how God...

Adventure In Intimacy: Hedy & Yumi Schleifer: Click for a full schedule of classes. Hedy and Yumi specialize in 3-day experiential programs for couples and training for professionals in wonderful, exotic destinations. Married over 40 years, they incorporate their own marital wisdom along with Imago Relationship Theory, Martin Buber’s...

BAN - Beyond Affairs Network - Bercht: BAN is an International Support Group with local chapters for people recovering from the devastating experience of a spouse's affair. Anne is author of My Husband's Affair Became the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me, now also available on audio. Anne and Brian offer seminars, retreats,...

Boot Camps -Marriage Reality-Ron & Tina Konkin: 911 for relationships - Choose from a 2, 3 or 4 day Camp. These are intensive life changing experiences. The weekends are designed for any couple wether they pre-marital, newlyweds, contemplating divorce or somewhere in between. When relationships don't make sense and...

California Healthy Marriages Coalition (CHMC)/Dennis Stoica: The California Healthy Marriages Coalition (CHMC) is a pioneering non-profit organization that works with a statewide network of Partnering Organizations to improve the well-being of children by strengthening the relationship of parents through Marriage Education and Relationship Education...

Center of Relationship Enhancement (CORE): Barry Ginsberg: Learn essential skills to improve your relationship with your spouse, children oradolescents. Or take the training and learn how to teach others to communicate effectively and have satisfying marriages and families. Courses for couples, parents and children, and training for professionals, clergy...

Children of Divorce: The TOUGH Truth/Carri & Gordon Taylor: A 1 hr 40 min DVD based curriculum designed for those who have experienced divorce or are considering it, also appropriate for professionals. This series dramatizes the tough truth of divorce as told by the children: the pain, process and moving on to productivity. It's an in-depth look at the...

Children’s Aid Society’s FREE Healthy Marriage Programs/Pennsylvania: Relationship education and enrichment activities for married couples through fun, free, interactive workshops! We teach Within Our Reach created by Preventative Relationship Enhancement Program (PREP). The free classes are offered in a variety of formats to meet the needs of busy families on...

Coaching for Couples & Individuals with a Relationship Expert Coach/ Mimi Daniel: An alternative to counseling and therapy, Marriage Coaching offers a positive approach that focuses on your goals for the future, not the pain of the past. Couples and/or individuals learn to change old, damaging habits into new positive behaviors that create connection even in the most...

Controlled Separation: Divorce Prevention: This divorce prevention process provides hope for seemingly hopeless marital relationships on the brink of divorce. Discover a practical roadmap that shows couples how to avoid making an impulsive divorce decision, how to slow down, cool down, and rebuild a healthy marriage. Gain trainer...

Divorce Busting: Michele Weiner-Davis: Private Intensive Sessions with Michele Weiner-Davis. Michele specializes in working with hopeless people who think they have “tried everything”. She helps the reluctant spouse rethink their plan to leave the marriage. Gives couples tools that last a lifetime. This is truly a...

Family Dynamics Institute: Family Dynamics Institute is a non-profit, nondenominational marriage and family organization which offers a comprehensive program of workshops and classes, including training, for marriage enrichment. We also offer Marriage Intensives for troubled couples conducted by trained counselors...

From This Day Forward: 1-day Marriage Conference/Journey Towards Intimacy Marriage Retreats: The Seventh-day Adventist Church's Family Ministries presents From This Day Forward, a one-day marriage conference and Journey Toward Intimacy marriage retreats. Meet a team of dynamic and inspirational speakers who know how to make your marriage come alive. Reconnect, reenergize, and...

IMAGO Relationships International (IRI): Harville Hendrix & Helen LaKelly Hunt: "Getting The Love You Want" and"Keeping the Love You Find" Workshops and ImagoCONNECTS relationship educational series. IRI, founded by Harville Hendrix, PhD and Helen LaKelly Hunt, PhD, trains and certifies professionals to present the IMAGO workshops which educate couples...

Infinite Relationships/ Classes in Madison, WI area/Don Ferguson PhD: Couples counseling and education combined for the fastest, most effective help. Complete evaluations, weekend workshops, evening seminars, groups, counseling and intensive sessions for all kinds of relationships. Don Ferguson, PhD, author of Reptiles in Love, developed programs based on...

Judith Johnsen: New York: Dedicated to building stronger, healthier relationships. Learn essential concrete skills to strengthen your relationship, prepare for marriage and/or prevent divorce. It's never too late to redesign your relationship or change negative relationship habits into positive ones. Many clients say...

Kiss & Make Up with Intimate Evenings/Yanni Brown: Services for Singles, Couples and those interested in preparing for long-lasting relationships, strengthening themselves, their current relationship and/or restoring their relationship. We offer workshops that promote and enhance awareness of self and healthy relationships. We assist individuals...

Marriage Boot Camp: Anger & Violence Regulation: Steven Stosny: Educational programs for individuals and families. Self-Regulation:Love Without Hurt – an add-on to any marriage & family education program for the detection, treatment and prevention of abuse (home study/self-training kit available). Power Love – engages men in the marriage...

Mars Venus Coaching/Rich Bernstein: Get help from THE brand name in relationship education around the world! Programs are based on the principles of brand founder, John Gray, PhD, author of 17 "Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus" books and 30+ years in the relationship education field. We train/refer...

Mastering the Mysteries of Love - Relationship Enhancement: Deep love isn’t magic, it’s skill. Learn 10 skills that can help you change ordinary conversations and the problems that divide you into heart to heart talks that feel good and really solve your problems. This adaptation of Bernard Guerney’s Relationship Enhancement (RE) program...

PAIRS NEW JERSEY - Elaine and Hal Braff, PAIRS Master Teachers: The Relationship Road Map & Passage to Intimacy Courses: Whether you are "in love", struggling, or painfully stuck, these courses will give you the tools to communicate skillfully, problem solve constructively, and to build lasting love in a lively, fun setting. You'll learn how...

PAIRS in New York City – Carolyn Perla: Click for a full schedule of classes. Passage to Intimacy Weekend workshops for couples at any stage of relationship: dating, cohabiting, newlywed, remarried, troubled. Learn skills to improve communication and conflict resolution and experiences to enrich intimacy and love and build a lasting...

PAIRS in Northern Virginia(VA),Washington DC,Maryland(MD) - Chuck & Ellen Purcell: This internationally renowned program for couples enhances emotional literacy and cuts through the mystery of how to be in a relationship. PAIRS’ challenging and enjoyable format teaches dozens of practical, effective skills to enrich your life. The curriculum includes: Communication Skills,...

Relationship Education at Council for Relationships (CFR): Philadelphia: Most comprehensive Relationship Education Programming on the East Coast. Council for Relationships offers Couples Relationship Programs, Personal Empowerment Programs, and Sex Education and Enrichment Programs. Workshops include private coaching; focus on improving skills in...

Relationship Enhancement (RE) Programs: Bernard Guerney: Click for a full schedule of classes. Award-winning research proves RE to be exceptionally effective. Couples learn skills to increase mutual understanding and emotional responsiveness; resolve conflicts; establish more satisfying behavior patterns; and enhance relationships with children and...

Retrouvaille: A lifeline for couples with serious problems: (RetroVi) "means lifeline and rhymes with apple pie." A pay-what-you-can-afford, blank-envelope donation program for couples with serious problems who are distant, cold, disillusioned, bored, angry, separated and/or have experienced affairs, alcoholism, gambling, violence, etc.–...

Soul Healing Love Retreats: Tom & Beverly Rodgers: Non-profit, non-denominational institute developed by Beverly and Tom Rodgers designed to strengthen marriages and families. Classes also assist low-income families and minorities in improved life skills through communication and relationship development. Intensive weekend retreats for couples and...

The Third Option: Pat Ennis: This on-going marriage enrichment/marriage support program gives couples a THIRD choice – not endurance, not divorce – but a transformed marriage. It combines:1) skill and awareness education, 2) sharing by couples who have overcome difficulties and 3) a support group format. Couples or...

Torn Asunder: Recovering from Extramarital Affairs: Dave Carder: The Torn Asunder Adultery Recovery Project (TAARP), in development for 30+ years, has been used to train therapists, pastors, and para-professionals. The 90-day process helps couples stabilize their relationship after infidelity enabling them to make decisions appropriate for both themselves and...

Ultimate Relationships: Cloé Madanes & Tony Robbins: Learn how to motivate your partner to change your relationship before it's too late! Learn how to overcome the "weak spot" in your relationship overnight, leading to trust, love, and passion! This DVD-based program features couples on the verge of divorce who were able to turn their...

Infidelity - You Can Recover

BAN - Beyond Affairs Network - Bercht: BAN is an International Support Group with local chapters for people recovering from the devastating experience of a spouse's affair. Anne is author of My Husband's Affair Became the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me, now also available on audio. Anne and Brian offer seminars, retreats,...

Close Calls: What Adulterers Want You to Know /Dave Carder: Today’s culture provides many venues where men and women work, play, and volunteer together. For example, male and female co-workers might travel together, wine and dine clients, and then return to stay at the same hotel. Under these conditions, normal attractions too often lead down the...

DearPeggy.com - Extramarital Affairs Resource Center: Peggy Vaughan's website is a clearinghouse for information about Extramarital Affairs. It includes over 160 free articles, links to other websites, a list of effective helpers, reviews of books by other authors, and a bookstore that includes Collections of 450 of Peggy's responses to...

Hope & Healing Ministries – Adultery Recovery/Shrivers: Hope & Healing Ministries is a Christian based support ministry devoted to helping couples who have experienced adultery and want to rebuild their marriage. Through peer support groups locally and individual contact we offer support, encouragement, hope, practical strategies & resources....

Retrouvaille: A lifeline for couples with serious problems: (RetroVi) "means lifeline and rhymes with apple pie." A pay-what-you-can-afford, blank-envelope donation program for couples with serious problems who are distant, cold, disillusioned, bored, angry, separated and/or have experienced affairs, alcoholism, gambling, violence, etc.–...

Torn Asunder: Recovering from Extramarital Affairs: Dave Carder: The Torn Asunder Adultery Recovery Project (TAARP), in development for 30+ years, has been used to train therapists, pastors, and para-professionals. The 90-day process helps couples stabilize their relationship after infidelity enabling them to make decisions appropriate for both themselves and...

Stepfamilies & Remarriage

Active Parenting for Stepfamilies: Popkin & Einstein: Use this video-based program to help couples build a powerful parenting team and strengthen their marriage! This program also shows participants how to guide their children through the transition to a successful blended family. Our teach-out-of-the-box program kit contains 150 minutes of helpful...

Building Successful Stepfamilies: Ron Deal: Created by stepfamily specialist Ron Deal, this cutting-edge ministryprovides Christian resources for pre-remarital couples, stepfamilies, andchurches that serve the goal of decreasing the 60%+ remarriage divorce rate. Download free articles, find live training events for stepfamilies andministry...

Cooperative Parenting and Divorce - Active Parenting: Help divorcing parents learn the skills they need to lift their children up, not weigh them down with their own conflict and grief. With your help, they can learn to manage conflict and establish a positive new relationship as co-parents. Active Parenting offers 3 "teach-out-of-the-box"...

Designing Dynamic Stepfamilies: Carri & Gordon Taylor: A 4-hour DVD based curriculum designed to educate those in stepfamilies and considering remarriage, as well as increase the competency of professionals. Topics covered illustrate the differences in first and subsequent marriages such as; relationship development, stepparenting, the stepcouple...

FOCCUS and REFOCCUS: FOCCUS, a 189-item marriage preparation inventory, addresses a broad range oftopics including special issues of interfaith, remarriage and cohabitation.Available in several languages, editions include: General, Christiannon-Denominational, Catholic, Orthodox Christian and Alternate (for...

Family Wellness: George Doub and Associates: Family Wellness Associates offers unique skills-based programs thatstrengthen and empower individuals, couples, parents, and families. Educators, ministers, laity, mental health professionals, and community leaders can train to present these highly interactive programs that have reached over a...

Mastering the Mysteries of Stepfamilies (MMS)/Nancy Landrum: Mastering the Mysteries of Stepfamilies combines the 10 skills of Bernard Guerney’s Relationship Enhancement with 10 issues in stepfamilies to provide couples with practical strategies to navigate stepfamily life. Learn how to maintain strong couple bonds, help your own children...

PAIRS NEW JERSEY - Elaine and Hal Braff, PAIRS Master Teachers: The Relationship Road Map & Passage to Intimacy Courses: Whether you are "in love", struggling, or painfully stuck, these courses will give you the tools to communicate skillfully, problem solve constructively, and to build lasting love in a lively, fun setting. You'll learn how...

PREPARE & ENRICH Customized Version: David Olson & Peter Larson: PREPARE/ENRICH: Customized Version by David Olson and Peter Larson, is the most advanced couple assessment tool available. The online format of the valid, research-based inventory customizes itself to fit the unique stage/structure of each couple’s relationship. The Customized Version...

PREPARE/ENRICH Customized Version Marriage Mentor Program: The PREPARE/ENRICH Marriage Mentor Program is designed to be used in conjunction with PREPARE/ENRICH Customized Version. The Supervisor Training Guide and CD helps PREPARE/ENRICH certified facilitators recruit, train, and oversee the activities of lay couples mentoring other premarital,...

RELATE: Developed by the members of the RELATE Institute and based on decades of research, the RELATionship Evaluation (RELATE) is the perfect assessment tool for marriage preparation or marriage enrichment programs. For those not in a serious relationship, the READY questionnaire assesses personal...

Restored and Remarried Seminars - Gil & Brenda Stuart: Restored and Remarried (R & R) was created by a couple who has lived the stepfamily experience. Gil and Brenda bring hard-earned “dirt under the fingernails” wisdom to equip & encourage remarried couples and those contemplating remarriage. R & R offers live seminars,...

Retrouvaille: A lifeline for couples with serious problems: (RetroVi) "means lifeline and rhymes with apple pie." A pay-what-you-can-afford, blank-envelope donation program for couples with serious problems who are distant, cold, disillusioned, bored, angry, separated and/or have experienced affairs, alcoholism, gambling, violence, etc.–...

Stepping Together for Stepfamilies: Francesca Adler-Baeder: This research-based, multimedia, interactive program provides a comprehensive educational base for remarriage preparation and/or relationship enrichment. The 12-hour program is designed to involve both couples and children ages 6-16 in separate sessions held concurrently. The 350+ page leader...

Strengthening Stepfamilies: A Developmental Approach: Elizabeth Einstein: Stepfamilies can succeed, but they need support and information! This powerful workshop provides CEU's and a creative, action-packed day of training by a leader in stepfamily education. Based on family systems and developmental theory, it's fun, experiential and gets rave reviews....

The National Stepfamily Resource Center (NSRC): A clearinghouse linking family science research and best practices in work with couples and children in stepfamilies. Stepfamilies face unique needs typically not addressed in "general" marriage education. Information includes: Facts and FAQs, articles, books, links to other sites and...

Sexuality

After The Honeymoon — Sexuality in Relationship/Matto-Shepard: Erotic Partnership — emotionally connected sexuality for married couples. We offer workshops and vacation retreats which assist committed couples to rekindle the sexual spark and fan the flames of desire. These workshops combine communication exercises, practices to increase...

Husband & Wife - Strengthen Marriage through Intimate Products: Shop online for intimate products and romantic, sensual ideas to enhance and spice up your marriage! Nothing graphic or offensive – just sexy, sensual, and creative – and just what you've been looking for: a safe, comfortable shopping option for married couples. Includes...

Laura's Strengthening Marriage BLOG/Laura Brotherson: Secrets of Sexually Satisfied Wives, Sexual Incompatibility, Involuntary Celibacy, Sexual Self-confidence, Good Girls Do, Men Need Foreplay Too, and Six Tips to Strengthen Your Marriage Sexually are just a few of the discussion posts you'll find regarding marriage, sex, intimacy, and parenting...

Sexuality, Intimacy, and Aging - Barry McCarthy: The purpose of this one-day program is to increase awareness and comfort with the complex biopsychosocial factors which influence sexuality allowing health care and counseling professionals, whether working with individuals or couples, to help aging people accept and enjoy their sexuality. At the...

SimplySweetMarriage.com –spicy intimate products: Spice up your love life with romantic products that promote healthy marital relations by cultivating the intimate sexual relationship that husbands and wives are meant to enjoy. Shop with confidence in a tasteful environment-free from pornography, blog with us, and find answers on our...

Straight Talk about Strengthening Marriage FREE e-Newsletter: "Straight Talk about Strengthening Marriage" is an electronic newsletter designed to help strengthen marriages intimately — written by Laura M. Brotherson — author of a groundbreaking book about sexual intimacy and marital ONEness entitled And They Were Not Ashamed —...

The Marital Intimacy Show/weekly podcast/Laura Brotherson: "The Marital Intimacy Show" host, Laura Brotherson, of The Women's Information Network (WIN), is an intimacy expert and bestselling author. She takes on the taboo subject of SEX — shining a light into the intricacies of intimacy and marriage. "The Marital Intimacy...

Retired/Empty Nest

Couples in the second half

10 Great Dates & Second Half: Marriage Alive Programs, David & Claudia Arp: Video-based teach-right-out-of-the-box male-friendly programs! 10 Great Dates, 10 Great Dates for Black Couples, & 10 Great Dates in Spanish, Korean, and German offer a fun, innovative approach to marriage education. Couples come for fun dates and go home with marriage skills. Second Half of...

CatholicMarriageCoaching.com/Kim & Frank Hannigan: Premarital and marital online and telephone coaching for Catholiccouples or individuals. Kim Hagerty and Frank Hannigan, each with 30+ years of marriage and ministry experience, provide support, encouragement, education, and coaching based on the principles of Catholic marriage. Build the...

Sexuality, Intimacy, and Aging - Barry McCarthy: The purpose of this one-day program is to increase awareness and comfort with the complex biopsychosocial factors which influence sexuality allowing health care and counseling professionals, whether working with individuals or couples, to help aging people accept and enjoy their sexuality. At the...

Inventories - marriage compatibility tests

FOCCUS and REFOCCUS: FOCCUS, a 189-item marriage preparation inventory, addresses a broad range oftopics including special issues of interfaith, remarriage and cohabitation.Available in several languages, editions include: General, Christiannon-Denominational, Catholic, Orthodox Christian and Alternate (for...

Money Habitudes: Syble Solomon: This unique, affordable, easy-to-use deck of cards, gives individuals & couples life-changing insights into their hidden attitudes about money. Use as a stand-alone program or add to any pre-marital or marriage program on communication or finance. TOOB workshop-in-a-Box for train-the-trainer or...

PREPARE & ENRICH Customized Version: David Olson & Peter Larson: PREPARE/ENRICH: Customized Version by David Olson and Peter Larson, is the most advanced couple assessment tool available. The online format of the valid, research-based inventory customizes itself to fit the unique stage/structure of each couple’s relationship. The Customized Version...

RELATE: Developed by the members of the RELATE Institute and based on decades of research, the RELATionship Evaluation (RELATE) is the perfect assessment tool for marriage preparation or marriage enrichment programs. For those not in a serious relationship, the READY questionnaire assesses personal...

The Couple Checkup: David Olson: The Couple Checkup is the new, online, couple-friendly relationship inventory from the creators of PREPARE/ENRICH. Dating, Engaged (premarital), and Married couples take a Checkup dynamically customized to their relationship stage and situation. Checkups are private, powerful, and great...

ThriveSphere: the Collaborative Marriage “Reflectment” Inventory: ThriveSphere is the next generation self-partner-relationship awareness tool that gives couples a quick, comprehensive picture of their relationship on a single page. Partners take 67 questions online and then meet with a trained facilitator for review. ThriveSphere displays the 7 sectors of a...

Instructor TRAINING - in-person Training: become a Marriage, Relationship, or Parent Educator

Teach courses in your setting

A Center For Relationships (DC Metro Area): Lynn Turner: Click for a full schedule of classes. A center dedicated to building stronger, healthier relationships for couples, families, children and individuals and offering PAIRS in short and long formats, teaches the skills for creating and sustaining intimacy. Participants learn that differences are...

Active Parenting - Michael Popkin: For 27 years, Active Parenting has provided high-quality, video-based parenting education program kits to make it easy for you to help parents. Our comprehensive programs emphasize nonviolent discipline, effective communication, and the power of encouragement. Topics include parenting from infancy...

Active Relationships Programs: Kelly Simpson: Ten Evidence-based programs! Active Military Life and Resiliency Skills (Mix and match 24 module program) for single or married troops; Active Families (8-hour program for all family members 4+) Military or Civilian editions available; Active Marriage (8-12 hour program) for...

Basic Training for Black Couples and Singles: Nisa Muhammad, Rev Rozario Slack: Black Americans are the most unmarried group in the world. Learn to teach the skills, knowledge and attitudes that will reverse this trend! These video-based curricula are designed to be taught by instructors in a group setting but can also be used by couples at home – if you can't make...

Bringing Baby Home Certification Training Program: The Bringing Baby Home (BBH) Certification program certifies professionals to teach BBH Workshops to expectant and new parent couples. This transition to parenthood curriculum is based on the findings of John Gottman's non-profit research foundation, RRI. After completing the 3 day training...

COUPLE COMMUNICATION I & II Instructor Training/Sherod Miller: Learn to teach newly revised, evidence-based COUPLE COMMUNICATION I, built on the Collaborative Marriage model. Revision contains updated frameworks (Communication Styles, Awareness Wheel, Mapping Issues), 11 classic talking and listening skills for collaborative decision-making and conflict...

Controlled Separation: Divorce Prevention: This divorce prevention process provides hope for seemingly hopeless marital relationships on the brink of divorce. Discover a practical roadmap that shows couples how to avoid making an impulsive divorce decision, how to slow down, cool down, and rebuild a healthy marriage. Gain trainer...

Family Dynamics Institute: Family Dynamics Institute is a non-profit, nondenominational marriage and family organization which offers a comprehensive program of workshops and classes, including training, for marriage enrichment. We also offer Marriage Intensives for troubled couples conducted by trained counselors...

Family Wellness: George Doub and Associates: Family Wellness Associates offers unique skills-based programs thatstrengthen and empower individuals, couples, parents, and families. Educators, ministers, laity, mental health professionals, and community leaders can train to present these highly interactive programs that have reached over a...

Fortified Marriages: Chris Garner: A non-profit, Christian ministry building strong marriages to strengthen families, churches and the community. Provides resources, marriage education and leadership training to individuals, couples and churches. The Fortified Marriages: Marriage Manual and Workbook (also available in Spanish) is...

Marriage Boot Camp: Anger & Violence Regulation: Steven Stosny: Educational programs for individuals and families. Self-Regulation:Love Without Hurt – an add-on to any marriage & family education program for the detection, treatment and prevention of abuse (home study/self-training kit available). Power Love – engages men in the marriage...

Marriage Enrichment, Inc - Building Marriages With a Future: Carl Clarke/JoAnn Johnson: Christian Marriage Workshops, developed by Carl Clarke, psychologist and former pastor, dedicated to building positive communication skills in marriage and family relationships through private and small group activities. Workshops are conducted in cooperation with local churches and other...

Marriage Works! Ohio: Free Couple’s Educational Programs: This collaborative effort to build healthy relationships and strong families, offers free premarital and marriage enrichment classes and seminars to empower dating, engaged and married couples in the Miami Valley. Together with corporations, individuals, churches and community organizations our...

Mars Venus Coaching/Rich Bernstein: Get help from THE brand name in relationship education around the world! Programs are based on the principles of brand founder, John Gray, PhD, author of 17 "Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus" books and 30+ years in the relationship education field. We train/refer...

Mastering the Mysteries of Love - Relationship Enhancement: Deep love isn’t magic, it’s skill. Learn 10 skills that can help you change ordinary conversations and the problems that divide you into heart to heart talks that feel good and really solve your problems. This adaptation of Bernard Guerney’s Relationship Enhancement (RE) program...

PREP: The Prevention and Relationship Enhancement Program: Howard Markman & Scott Stanley: Based on over twenty years of research, PREP teaches marital/premarital couples essential skills: how to communicate effectively, work as a team, solve problems, manage conflict, and preserve and enhance love, commitment and friendship. PREP has extensive experience in training mental health...

Relationship Education at Council for Relationships (CFR): Philadelphia: Most comprehensive Relationship Education Programming on the East Coast. Council for Relationships offers Couples Relationship Programs, Personal Empowerment Programs, and Sex Education and Enrichment Programs. Workshops include private coaching; focus on improving skills in...

Relationship Enhancement (RE) Programs: Bernard Guerney: Click for a full schedule of classes. Award-winning research proves RE to be exceptionally effective. Couples learn skills to increase mutual understanding and emotional responsiveness; resolve conflicts; establish more satisfying behavior patterns; and enhance relationships with children and...

The Marriage Enrichment Weekend Program: Ralph Johnson: A non-profit organization dedicated to strengthening marriage through a spiritual, experiential-based process that places God at the center. This parish/congregation-based program fosters commitment and growth, develops leadership, promotes mutual support and builds community. Four ministries...

Torn Asunder: Recovering from Extramarital Affairs: Dave Carder: The Torn Asunder Adultery Recovery Project (TAARP), in development for 30+ years, has been used to train therapists, pastors, and para-professionals. The 90-day process helps couples stabilize their relationship after infidelity enabling them to make decisions appropriate for both themselves and...

Instructor TRAINING-At-A-Distance - become an Instructor without leaving home.

Offer the courses in your setting

Institute for Life Coach Training (ILCT): Pat Williams: An international leader in life coach training as well as Christian, relationship and wellness coaching. Training grounded in research, psychology, counseling and human change process. Over 1500 graduates. Patrick Williams, CEO, is co-author of Therapist as Life Coach: Transforming your Practiceand...

Journey to Love (for Singles and Singles-Again) MP Wylie: Attract a Compatible Partner and Build a Loving and Lasting Relationship. This educational, research-based, 10-week program presents MP Wylie’s unique and extensive Journey to Love Workbook (English and Spanish). An empowering inner exploration and skills-based program for singles considering...

Love's Cradle - Relationship Enhancement: How can loving their child help a couple to love each other? Love’s Cradle Relationship Enhancement (RE) teaches the 10 RE skills while helping couples who have a child together to form a loving and lasting family. Developed for ACF’s Building Strong Families Project, Love’s...

Mars Venus Coaching/Rich Bernstein: Get help from THE brand name in relationship education around the world! Programs are based on the principles of brand founder, John Gray, PhD, author of 17 "Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus" books and 30+ years in the relationship education field. We train/refer...

Relationship Enhancement (RE) Programs: Bernard Guerney: Click for a full schedule of classes. Award-winning research proves RE to be exceptionally effective. Couples learn skills to increase mutual understanding and emotional responsiveness; resolve conflicts; establish more satisfying behavior patterns; and enhance relationships with children and...

TOOB - Teach Right Out-of-the-Box COUPLES Programs

10 Great Dates & Second Half: Marriage Alive Programs, David & Claudia Arp: Video-based teach-right-out-of-the-box male-friendly programs! 10 Great Dates, 10 Great Dates for Black Couples, & 10 Great Dates in Spanish, Korean, and German offer a fun, innovative approach to marriage education. Couples come for fun dates and go home with marriage skills. Second Half of...

Basic Training for Black Couples and Singles: Nisa Muhammad, Rev Rozario Slack: Black Americans are the most unmarried group in the world. Learn to teach the skills, knowledge and attitudes that will reverse this trend! These video-based curricula are designed to be taught by instructors in a group setting but can also be used by couples at home – if you can't make...

Before "I Do" - The Full Marriage Experience/Jason Krafsky: Pre-marital program for churches, community initiatives, small groups, and mentor couples. Works for long-distance couples. Use program solo or with inventories. Interactive workbook blends practical insights, Scriptural principles, and relationship skills. Eight sections: conflict resolution,...

Cohabitation ToolKit! - Happily Un-Married/John Curtis: The first educational resource that takes a positive view of live-in relationships! It’s designed for those working with couples thinking about cohabiting, new cohabiters who plan to marry, or cohabiters who’ll never marry. The ToolKit includes the groundbreaking book, Happily...

Controlled Separation: Divorce Prevention: This divorce prevention process provides hope for seemingly hopeless marital relationships on the brink of divorce. Discover a practical roadmap that shows couples how to avoid making an impulsive divorce decision, how to slow down, cool down, and rebuild a healthy marriage. Gain trainer...

First Dance: Bill Doherty & Elizabeth Thomas: Father/daughter team, Bill Doherty and Elizabeth Thomas, created The First Dance, an out-of-the-box program to help engaged couples manage the people stress of wedding planning. There is plenty of advice for the logistics of wedding planning, but very little for the hardest part - the people, the...

For Better and For Ever - Marriage Preparation: Rev Robert Ruhnke: For Better and For Ever, a marriage preparation program for churches, marriage educators &/or for couples to use on their own. Workbook covers: Family of Origin, Finances, Spirituality, Cohabitation, Mixed Faiths, Blended Families, etc. Dating couples can use it to judge their readiness for...

For Christian Lovers Only / Clarence and Ja’Ola Walker: Comprehensive curriculum providing effective approaches for strengtheningAfrican American couples. Teach core intimacy, communication and conflictresolution skills using the Walker’s unique CIRCLE OF CONTENTMENT method.This Bible and research-based curriculum is engaging, interactive...

Hold Me Tight: Sue Johnson: Based on 25 years of research in Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) and the science of adult bonding, the Hold Me Tight: Conversations for Connection Relation Education & Enhancement TOOB Program includes a Facilitator’s Guide, a DVD set with three couples going through six of the...

Hope & Healing Ministries – Adultery Recovery/Shrivers: Hope & Healing Ministries is a Christian based support ministry devoted to helping couples who have experienced adultery and want to rebuild their marriage. Through peer support groups locally and individual contact we offer support, encouragement, hope, practical strategies & resources....

IMAGO Relationships International (IRI): Harville Hendrix & Helen LaKelly Hunt: "Getting The Love You Want" and"Keeping the Love You Find" Workshops and ImagoCONNECTS relationship educational series. IRI, founded by Harville Hendrix, PhD and Helen LaKelly Hunt, PhD, trains and certifies professionals to present the IMAGO workshops which educate couples...

Journey to Love (for Singles and Singles-Again) MP Wylie: Attract a Compatible Partner and Build a Loving and Lasting Relationship. This educational, research-based, 10-week program presents MP Wylie’s unique and extensive Journey to Love Workbook (English and Spanish). An empowering inner exploration and skills-based program for singles considering...

Making Music in Your Marriages - Nisa Muhammad: Spend a weekend with a class or group of friends and improve your marriage with songs. Making Music in Your Marriage uses pop, country or R & B music & lyrics to discuss the benefits of marriage, how to improve your communication, manage your conflict, deepen your commitment, spice up your...

Marriage Done Right: Sex and Romance in the Biblical Marriage: Jim Sheridan: This six-hour video series describes the positive side of sexuality in Christian marriage in a Biblically-sound, but humorous and refreshingly entertaining way. It includes easily applied explanations of Scriptural advice for husbands on ways to romance their wives; how wives should view sex with...

Marriage Links - John Van Epp: Evidence-based 5-session (expandable), teach-out-of-the-box curriculum (DVDs) that applies the Relationship Attachment Model (RAM) to couples—knowing each other, trusting (positive/respectful attitudes), depending on (mutually meeting needs), committing to (belonging...

Marriage Matters: A Practical and Spiritual Guide to Marriage: Jerry & Lynn Jones: Eight hours on VHS or DVD contain the 'core' of the live 13 hour live conference that has been presented to thousands of couples across the nation since 1996. Facilitator and Participant Workbooks make the series suitable for an 8 to 24 week course. No...

Marriage Mentoring: 12 Conversations for Building Strong Marriages: Ed Gray: A breakthrough, innovative, proactive program that brings marriage mentoring into the lives of everyday couples who have much to learn from one another. It is elegantly simple – and powerful for building communities and churches that value marriage. Guided yet informal conversations allow...

Married and Loving It! - Barbara Petty: This "teach-out-of-the-box" curriculum strengthens marriages by presenting research-based information and skill training. Teaching materials include PowerPoint presentations, instructor notes, group activities, evaluation instruments, and marketing materials. Class topics include:...

Money Habitudes: Syble Solomon: This unique, affordable, easy-to-use deck of cards, gives individuals & couples life-changing insights into their hidden attitudes about money. Use as a stand-alone program or add to any pre-marital or marriage program on communication or finance. TOOB workshop-in-a-Box for train-the-trainer or...

PICK Program: How to Avoid Falling For a Jerk (Jerkette) - John Van Epp: This educational, research-based, five-hour video program presents Van Epp's unique Relationship Attachment Model to spell out how singles can pace their relationship in five crucial areas so they can follow their hearts without losing their minds. Instructor Certification Packet includes...

PREPARE To Last: Group Program and Gift Kit for Couples: David Olson: This comprehensive resource for nearlywed and newlywed couples helps them start strong and build a great marriage. This TOOB, group-based, DVD-directed curriculum combines an online Couple Checkup (powered by PREPARE-ENRICH) with three interactive DVDs full of entertaining and educational insights...

Power of Two Marriage Skills Workshops: Susan Heitler: Based on the book The Power of Two: Secrets to a Strong &Loving Marriage by Susan Heitler, PhD. Skills include cooperative talking andlistening, conflict resolution, shared decision-making, managing anger,cleaning up after upsets, and augmenting intimacy, support and joy. Two6-session courses:...

Prayer Journal: Like a Tree Planted by Water, from Christian PREP: Christian PREP, Inc. is pleased to announce the prayer journal, Like a Tree Planted by Water. While not a full curriculum, this prayer journal can be used “out-of-the-box.” It can be used without training and apart from—or along with—any marriage education...

ProSAAM: Program for Strong African American Marriages: ProSAAM is designed to help African American couples in their aspirations to have strong and healthy relationships. It incorporates major aspects of the skills and principles building program PREP (The Prevention and Relationship Enhancement Program) and is based on a five-year...

Responsible Choices: Deciding not Sliding: Many problems stem from people simply failing to recognize that a decision could and should be made at key points in a relationship. Instead they slide into situations and behaviors that cause difficulties in the present and close off opportunities in the future. It does not have to be this...

ScreamFree Marriage/ Hal Runkel: Calming Down, Growing Up and Getting Closer. Combining timeless principles, clinical research, and humor, renowned relationship expert Hal Runkel presents a new vision for intimate relationships. ScreamFree Marriage is not about "fighting fair," or...

Seriously Dating or Engaged - Roger Tirabassi: The “Seriously Dating or Engaged” Program is a well developed systematic approach in preparing couples for marriage. It includes a couple’s workbook and a leader’s guide which gives a detailed system for guiding couples in communication techniques, conflict...

Start Smart - Richard Albertson: A comprehensive premarital program for churches, mentor couples, andcommunity marriage initiatives, that can be customized by adapting 5 coreelements: A premarital inventory driven by current research that provides acomprehensive profile of a couple's strengths and growth areas; An Interactive...

The Couplehood Programs/Harville Hendrix & Helen LaKelly Hunt: The Couplehood Programs are DVD-based curricula consisting of six 1 ½ hour sessions and based on Hendrix’ best-selling book GETTING THE LOVE YOU WANT. The programs are available for three different audiences: Christian (A New Way to Love), Jewish (Couplehood as a Spiritual Path) or a...

The Five Love Languages - Gary Chapman: Video-based teach-right-out-of-the-box male-friendly system! Brand new DVD program of the New York Time’s best-seller, The Five Love Languages, is the ultimate in easy-to-understand approach for how to communicate love effectively. Kit includes DVD with 7 sessions, companion...

The Third Option: Pat Ennis: This on-going marriage enrichment/marriage support program gives couples a THIRD choice – not endurance, not divorce – but a transformed marriage. It combines:1) skill and awareness education, 2) sharing by couples who have overcome difficulties and 3) a support group format. Couples or...

Torn Asunder: Recovering from Extramarital Affairs: Dave Carder: The Torn Asunder Adultery Recovery Project (TAARP), in development for 30+ years, has been used to train therapists, pastors, and para-professionals. The 90-day process helps couples stabilize their relationship after infidelity enabling them to make decisions appropriate for both themselves and...

Ultimate Relationships: Cloé Madanes & Tony Robbins: Learn how to motivate your partner to change your relationship before it's too late! Learn how to overcome the "weak spot" in your relationship overnight, leading to trust, love, and passion! This DVD-based program features couples on the verge of divorce who were able to turn their...

TOOB - Teach Right Out-of-the-Box PARENTING Programs

Active Parenting - Michael Popkin: For 27 years, Active Parenting has provided high-quality, video-based parenting education program kits to make it easy for you to help parents. Our comprehensive programs emphasize nonviolent discipline, effective communication, and the power of encouragement. Topics include parenting from infancy...

National Fatherhood Initiative (NFI): www.fatherhood.org/Roland Warren: This national non-profit encourages and educates men to be involved,responsible, and committed fathers by equipping local and stateorganizations with a variety of skill-building resources and programs,including the 24/7 Dad(tm), Doctor Dad(tm), and InsideOut Dad(tm)curricula. Organizations...

ScreamFree/ Hal Runkel & Neil McNerney: Help us teach parents learn how to stay calm and connected with theirchildren. Our teach-out-of-the-box kit contains over five hours of videoseminars, Leader's Guide, and Personal Study Guides for parents. TheScreamFree Institute, a 501c3 organization, partners with...

The Five Love Languages - Gary Chapman: Video-based teach-right-out-of-the-box male-friendly system! Brand new DVD program of the New York Time’s best-seller, The Five Love Languages, is the ultimate in easy-to-understand approach for how to communicate love effectively. Kit includes DVD with 7 sessions, companion...

TOOB - Teach Right Out-of-the-Box STEPFAMILY, Remarriage & Divorce

Active Parenting for Stepfamilies: Popkin & Einstein: Use this video-based program to help couples build a powerful parenting team and strengthen their marriage! This program also shows participants how to guide their children through the transition to a successful blended family. Our teach-out-of-the-box program kit contains 150 minutes of helpful...

Children of Divorce: The TOUGH Truth/Carri & Gordon Taylor: A 1 hr 40 min DVD based curriculum designed for those who have experienced divorce or are considering it, also appropriate for professionals. This series dramatizes the tough truth of divorce as told by the children: the pain, process and moving on to productivity. It's an in-depth look at the...

Cooperative Parenting and Divorce - Active Parenting: Help divorcing parents learn the skills they need to lift their children up, not weigh them down with their own conflict and grief. With your help, they can learn to manage conflict and establish a positive new relationship as co-parents. Active Parenting offers 3 "teach-out-of-the-box"...

Designing Dynamic Stepfamilies: Carri & Gordon Taylor: A 4-hour DVD based curriculum designed to educate those in stepfamilies and considering remarriage, as well as increase the competency of professionals. Topics covered illustrate the differences in first and subsequent marriages such as; relationship development, stepparenting, the stepcouple...

Prayer Journal: Like a Tree Planted by Water, from Christian PREP: Christian PREP, Inc. is pleased to announce the prayer journal, Like a Tree Planted by Water. While not a full curriculum, this prayer journal can be used “out-of-the-box.” It can be used without training and apart from—or along with—any marriage education...

Stepping Together for Stepfamilies: Francesca Adler-Baeder: This research-based, multimedia, interactive program provides a comprehensive educational base for remarriage preparation and/or relationship enrichment. The 12-hour program is designed to involve both couples and children ages 6-16 in separate sessions held concurrently. The 350+ page leader...

SCHOOL/YOUTH Marriage Education Programs

Curricula to teach in high school, middle school, youth groups, and college. TOOBS.

Active Relationships Programs: Kelly Simpson: Ten Evidence-based programs! Active Military Life and Resiliency Skills (Mix and match 24 module program) for single or married troops; Active Families (8-hour program for all family members 4+) Military or Civilian editions available; Active Marriage (8-12 hour program) for...

CONNECTIONS Youth Relationship Skills Series: Dating and Emotions (newly revised) and Relationships and Marriage are used in 500+ schools to help teens prepare for healthy dating and successful marriages. Developed by Charlene Kamper, the courses are skill-based, interactive and ready-to-use. Topics include: Self-understanding and self-esteem;...

Essential Disciplines for Teens: Essential Disciplines empowers teens to experience whole relationships at school, home, and in their emerging world of work with the soft-skills needed to succeed in ALL relationships. It uses the same process and content for multiple curriculums: Teen, Marriage, and Workforce. Technology...

Healthy Choices, Healthy Relationships:Understanding Character & Consequences: A curriculum for Health classes: Health classes are an important forum for teaching relationship skills to teens -- but the concepts can be difficult to communicate. The innovative HEALTHY CHOICES, HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS program, written by Charlene Kamper, simplifies the task with effective...

Heritage Community Services Healthy Family Formation: Heritage Keepers Healthy Marriage Initiatives include an ACYF/Children’s Bureau demonstration project serving “Fragile Families” at risk of losing their children to Foster Care. Benefits-of-Marriage and Marriage Mentor Training is provided for faith and community organizations....

Love Notes: Dibble Institute: Love Notes is an innovative curriculum for youth at risk of unplanned pregnancy, single parenting, and unstable relationships. The 15 lessons help young adults make better choices about relationships, sex, pregnancy, partners, and more. Rather than focusing on what to avoid, Love Notes builds...

LoveU2 - Marline Pearson: THE LOVE U2® COURSES : Comprehensive relationship education for teens:Relationships Smarts PLUS • Dating Smarts • Baby Smarts • Communication Smarts • Sex SmartsTeens today live and breathe in a culture that touts casual sex and casual connections. Love U2 is a series of...

Money Habitudes: Syble Solomon: This unique, affordable, easy-to-use deck of cards, gives individuals & couples life-changing insights into their hidden attitudes about money. Use as a stand-alone program or add to any pre-marital or marriage program on communication or finance. TOOB workshop-in-a-Box for train-the-trainer or...

One, Two...I Do! - Char Kamper: “One, Two…I Do! On the Road to a Great Marriage” is a faith-based relationship education program for teens (ages 13-18) from Char Kamper, renowned developer of the CONNECTIONS programs, and her daughter, Shana. The 16-lesson program uses the process of "learning to...

PICK Program: How to Avoid Falling For a Jerk (Jerkette) - John Van Epp: This educational, research-based, five-hour video program presents Van Epp's unique Relationship Attachment Model to spell out how singles can pace their relationship in five crucial areas so they can follow their hearts without losing their minds. Instructor Certification Packet includes...

Relationality: The Amazingly Real-to-Life Game About Relationships: This informative, research-based, board game is an engaging way to teach teens and young adults about relationships and is also great fun for the classroom or families! Through role playing and realistic scenarios, players make choices about money, education, work, romance, living...

The Art of Loving Well: Nancy McLaren: Uses classic and contemporary stories, poems, and folktales to help teenagers develop strong personal ideals and learn the social and emotional skills essential for successful friendships, marriages, and families. Each of the 41 ethnically diverse literary selections is accompanied by activities...

The Dibble Institute for Marriage Education: Kay Reed: This nonprofit, nonpartisan, and nonsectarian organization, helps young people learn the skills needed for healthy romantic relationships now and, eventually, in their marriages. We believe that we have to start with the kids if we are going to make lasting changes in our culture. The Institute...

The Real Deal on love, relationships and marriage DVD/Richard Panzer: 9 Week Course on a DVD! Chapters include 1) Healthy vs. unhealthy relationships; 2) What is love? Stages of intimacy; 3) Marriage - Benefits and Challenges; 4) How a struggling single mother transformed her life! 5) Warning signs of abusive relationships; 6) Living Together - trial run for...

WAIT (Why Am I Tempted?) TRAINING: Learning to have the BEST sex by waiting until, and in preparation for, marriage. Not sex education, it’s love education and includes: Character and Relationship Education, Positive Youth Developments and Assets, Marriage Preparation Education; Life Skills, Refusal Skills and Conflict...

FAITH Based

Faith based/religious version available.

A New Beginning: A Marriage Intensive workshop developed by Family Dynamics Institute. A New Beginning is a 3-day, turnaround workshop led by trained marriage counselors with a 75% success rate for saving marriages in crisis.

AG Marriage Encounter - Mark and Becky Rhoades: Whether you're sending your oldest to kindergarten, your youngest to college, or taking that first look around the lido deck on a retirement cruise, AG Marriage Encounter provides a blueprint for marriage in the today’s world. Away from all your stresses and concerns, establish a solid...

AG MarriageRestored - Mark and Becky Rhoades: Imagine power, hope, and a pain-free marriage. AG MarriageRestored is a powerful reconciliation weekend for couples in crisis. Learn to navigate the turbulent waters of infidelity, pornography, addiction, and life-controlling issues. Hear peer presenters share their stories of how God...

Before "I Do" - The Full Marriage Experience/Jason Krafsky: Pre-marital program for churches, community initiatives, small groups, and mentor couples. Works for long-distance couples. Use program solo or with inventories. Interactive workbook blends practical insights, Scriptural principles, and relationship skills. Eight sections: conflict resolution,...

Building Successful Stepfamilies: Ron Deal: Created by stepfamily specialist Ron Deal, this cutting-edge ministryprovides Christian resources for pre-remarital couples, stepfamilies, andchurches that serve the goal of decreasing the 60%+ remarriage divorce rate. Download free articles, find live training events for stepfamilies andministry...

California Healthy Marriages Coalition (CHMC)/Dennis Stoica: The California Healthy Marriages Coalition (CHMC) is a pioneering non-profit organization that works with a statewide network of Partnering Organizations to improve the well-being of children by strengthening the relationship of parents through Marriage Education and Relationship Education...

CatholicMarriageCoaching.com/Kim & Frank Hannigan: Premarital and marital online and telephone coaching for Catholiccouples or individuals. Kim Hagerty and Frank Hannigan, each with 30+ years of marriage and ministry experience, provide support, encouragement, education, and coaching based on the principles of Catholic marriage. Build the...

Celebrate! With Jay and Laura Laffoon: Authors/Speakers Jay and Laura Laffoon are founders of Celebrate Ministries, Inc. One of our most exciting events is the Celebrate Your Marriage Conference. Celebrate Your Marriage Conferences provide couples with first-rate destinations along with world-class entertainment and...

Controlled Separation: Divorce Prevention: This divorce prevention process provides hope for seemingly hopeless marital relationships on the brink of divorce. Discover a practical roadmap that shows couples how to avoid making an impulsive divorce decision, how to slow down, cool down, and rebuild a healthy marriage. Gain trainer...

FOCCUS and REFOCCUS: FOCCUS, a 189-item marriage preparation inventory, addresses a broad range oftopics including special issues of interfaith, remarriage and cohabitation.Available in several languages, editions include: General, Christiannon-Denominational, Catholic, Orthodox Christian and Alternate (for...

Family Dynamics Institute: Family Dynamics Institute is a non-profit, nondenominational marriage and family organization which offers a comprehensive program of workshops and classes, including training, for marriage enrichment. We also offer Marriage Intensives for troubled couples conducted by trained counselors...

First Things First of Greater Richmond, Virginia: Marriage Enrichment & Engaged/Premarital Education;PREP & Christian-PREP, PAIRS, Romance, Rice & Reality couples classes;PICK a Partner (How to Avoid Marrying a Jerk) for singles;Marriage Mentors, Within My Reach, Marriage Savers; Marriage BuildersAlliance Authorized trainers for...

For Better and For Ever - Marriage Preparation: Rev Robert Ruhnke: For Better and For Ever, a marriage preparation program for churches, marriage educators &/or for couples to use on their own. Workbook covers: Family of Origin, Finances, Spirituality, Cohabitation, Mixed Faiths, Blended Families, etc. Dating couples can use it to judge their readiness for...

For Christian Lovers Only / Clarence and Ja’Ola Walker: Comprehensive curriculum providing effective approaches for strengtheningAfrican American couples. Teach core intimacy, communication and conflictresolution skills using the Walker’s unique CIRCLE OF CONTENTMENT method.This Bible and research-based curriculum is engaging, interactive...

From This Day Forward: 1-day Marriage Conference/Journey Towards Intimacy Marriage Retreats: The Seventh-day Adventist Church's Family Ministries presents From This Day Forward, a one-day marriage conference and Journey Toward Intimacy marriage retreats. Meet a team of dynamic and inspirational speakers who know how to make your marriage come alive. Reconnect, reenergize, and...

Growthtrac - Jim and Sheri Mueller: Founded by Jim and Sheri Mueller, Growthtrac is a non-profit organization located in Chicago, Illinois. Growthtrac engages and equips couples toward healthy Christian marriage through products, services, events and content. Growthtrac.com, one of the most popular marriage web sites, offers...

Hope & Healing Ministries – Adultery Recovery/Shrivers: Hope & Healing Ministries is a Christian based support ministry devoted to helping couples who have experienced adultery and want to rebuild their marriage. Through peer support groups locally and individual contact we offer support, encouragement, hope, practical strategies & resources....

IMAGO Relationships International (IRI): Harville Hendrix & Helen LaKelly Hunt: "Getting The Love You Want" and"Keeping the Love You Find" Workshops and ImagoCONNECTS relationship educational series. IRI, founded by Harville Hendrix, PhD and Helen LaKelly Hunt, PhD, trains and certifies professionals to present the IMAGO workshops which educate couples...

Interfaith Marriage Web Site of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese: Seventy-five percent of Greek Orthodox Christians intermarry. As a result, the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America (GOA) has established an outreach ministry to meet the unique needs of this population. Individuals interested in obtaining information regarding the unique challenges that...

Keeping FAITH (Families And Inmates Together in Harmony): Ron & Cathy Tijerina: The RIDGE Project, Inc. is a Christian, 501(c)(3) non-profit founded in 2001 with the goal of empowering, strengthening, and healing families by building strong, thriving relationships. Unlike other family programs, Keeping FAITH attacks the cultural barriers of...

Laugh Your Way to a Better Marriage Seminars: Mark Gungor: Laugh Your Way to a Better Marriage is a wildly entertaining and informative event designed to bring hope and positive change to your marriage, improve communication, help your spouse truly understand you and your needs and rekindle the romance in your marriage. No workbooks, emotional break-out...

Marriage Done Right: Sex and Romance in the Biblical Marriage: Jim Sheridan: This six-hour video series describes the positive side of sexuality in Christian marriage in a Biblically-sound, but humorous and refreshingly entertaining way. It includes easily applied explanations of Scriptural advice for husbands on ways to romance their wives; how wives should view sex with...

Marriage Enrichment, Inc - Building Marriages With a Future: Carl Clarke/JoAnn Johnson: Christian Marriage Workshops, developed by Carl Clarke, psychologist and former pastor, dedicated to building positive communication skills in marriage and family relationships through private and small group activities. Workshops are conducted in cooperation with local churches and other...

Marriage Matters: A Practical and Spiritual Guide to Marriage: Jerry & Lynn Jones: Eight hours on VHS or DVD contain the 'core' of the live 13 hour live conference that has been presented to thousands of couples across the nation since 1996. Facilitator and Participant Workbooks make the series suitable for an 8 to 24 week course. No...

Marriage Mentoring: 12 Conversations for Building Strong Marriages: Ed Gray: A breakthrough, innovative, proactive program that brings marriage mentoring into the lives of everyday couples who have much to learn from one another. It is elegantly simple – and powerful for building communities and churches that value marriage. Guided yet informal conversations allow...

Marriage Savers & Community Marriage Policies: Mike & Harriet McManus: Marriage Savers is a proven way to incease the success of marriage, reduce divorce, and provide a better environment for children to thrive. It has helped cut divorce rates in dozens of the 200-plus cities in 43 states where clergy adopted a Community Marriage Policy that calls for rigorous...

One, Two...I Do! - Char Kamper: “One, Two…I Do! On the Road to a Great Marriage” is a faith-based relationship education program for teens (ages 13-18) from Char Kamper, renowned developer of the CONNECTIONS programs, and her daughter, Shana. The 16-lesson program uses the process of "learning to...

Prayer Journal: Like a Tree Planted by Water, from Christian PREP: Christian PREP, Inc. is pleased to announce the prayer journal, Like a Tree Planted by Water. While not a full curriculum, this prayer journal can be used “out-of-the-box.” It can be used without training and apart from—or along with—any marriage education...

Retrouvaille: A lifeline for couples with serious problems: (RetroVi) "means lifeline and rhymes with apple pie." A pay-what-you-can-afford, blank-envelope donation program for couples with serious problems who are distant, cold, disillusioned, bored, angry, separated and/or have experienced affairs, alcoholism, gambling, violence, etc.–...

ScreamFree Marriage/ Hal Runkel: Calming Down, Growing Up and Getting Closer. Combining timeless principles, clinical research, and humor, renowned relationship expert Hal Runkel presents a new vision for intimate relationships. ScreamFree Marriage is not about "fighting fair," or...

ScreamFree/ Hal Runkel & Neil McNerney: Help us teach parents learn how to stay calm and connected with theirchildren. Our teach-out-of-the-box kit contains over five hours of videoseminars, Leader's Guide, and Personal Study Guides for parents. TheScreamFree Institute, a 501c3 organization, partners with...

Start Smart - Richard Albertson: A comprehensive premarital program for churches, mentor couples, andcommunity marriage initiatives, that can be customized by adapting 5 coreelements: A premarital inventory driven by current research that provides acomprehensive profile of a couple's strengths and growth areas; An Interactive...

The Couplehood Programs/Harville Hendrix & Helen LaKelly Hunt: The Couplehood Programs are DVD-based curricula consisting of six 1 ½ hour sessions and based on Hendrix’ best-selling book GETTING THE LOVE YOU WANT. The programs are available for three different audiences: Christian (A New Way to Love), Jewish (Couplehood as a Spiritual Path) or a...

The Marriage Enrichment Weekend Program: Ralph Johnson: A non-profit organization dedicated to strengthening marriage through a spiritual, experiential-based process that places God at the center. This parish/congregation-based program fosters commitment and growth, develops leadership, promotes mutual support and builds community. Four ministries...

The Third Option: Pat Ennis: This on-going marriage enrichment/marriage support program gives couples a THIRD choice – not endurance, not divorce – but a transformed marriage. It combines:1) skill and awareness education, 2) sharing by couples who have overcome difficulties and 3) a support group format. Couples or...

FOOB - Free Online Out-of-the-Box Programs

Download the pdfs and teach

FOOBs - Free Online Out-of-Box Programs: Learning Sobriety Together - FOOB William Fals-Stewart, PhD, Gary Birchler, PhD This program works with couples together – the drug/alcohol abuser and spouse – to improve communication skills, build cohesion, and both promote and maintain sobriety. Caring for My Family - FOOB Dawn...

Singles

Active Relationships Programs: Kelly Simpson: Ten Evidence-based programs! Active Military Life and Resiliency Skills (Mix and match 24 module program) for single or married troops; Active Families (8-hour program for all family members 4+) Military or Civilian editions available; Active Marriage (8-12 hour program) for...

Basic Training for Black Couples and Singles: Nisa Muhammad, Rev Rozario Slack: Black Americans are the most unmarried group in the world. Learn to teach the skills, knowledge and attitudes that will reverse this trend! These video-based curricula are designed to be taught by instructors in a group setting but can also be used by couples at home – if you can't make...

Boot Camps -Marriage Reality-Ron & Tina Konkin: 911 for relationships - Choose from a 2, 3 or 4 day Camp. These are intensive life changing experiences. The weekends are designed for any couple wether they pre-marital, newlyweds, contemplating divorce or somewhere in between. When relationships don't make sense and...

California Healthy Marriages Coalition (CHMC)/Dennis Stoica: The California Healthy Marriages Coalition (CHMC) is a pioneering non-profit organization that works with a statewide network of Partnering Organizations to improve the well-being of children by strengthening the relationship of parents through Marriage Education and Relationship Education...

Cohabitation ToolKit! - Happily Un-Married/John Curtis: The first educational resource that takes a positive view of live-in relationships! It’s designed for those working with couples thinking about cohabiting, new cohabiters who plan to marry, or cohabiters who’ll never marry. The ToolKit includes the groundbreaking book, Happily...

Infinite Relationships/ Classes in Madison, WI area/Don Ferguson PhD: Couples counseling and education combined for the fastest, most effective help. Complete evaluations, weekend workshops, evening seminars, groups, counseling and intensive sessions for all kinds of relationships. Don Ferguson, PhD, author of Reptiles in Love, developed programs based on...

Journey to Love (for Singles and Singles-Again) MP Wylie: Attract a Compatible Partner and Build a Loving and Lasting Relationship. This educational, research-based, 10-week program presents MP Wylie’s unique and extensive Journey to Love Workbook (English and Spanish). An empowering inner exploration and skills-based program for singles considering...

Kiss & Make Up with Intimate Evenings/Yanni Brown: Services for Singles, Couples and those interested in preparing for long-lasting relationships, strengthening themselves, their current relationship and/or restoring their relationship. We offer workshops that promote and enhance awareness of self and healthy relationships. We assist individuals...

Marriage Transformation - Susanne Alexander: Marriage Transformation empowers people to create happy, lasting,character-based marriages through careful and skillful relationship andmarriage preparation. We offer helpful and empowering books andmaterials, detailed information and tools about character in relationships,coaching, relationship...

PICK Program: How to Avoid Falling For a Jerk (Jerkette) - John Van Epp: This educational, research-based, five-hour video program presents Van Epp's unique Relationship Attachment Model to spell out how singles can pace their relationship in five crucial areas so they can follow their hearts without losing their minds. Instructor Certification Packet includes...

RELATE: Developed by the members of the RELATE Institute and based on decades of research, the RELATionship Evaluation (RELATE) is the perfect assessment tool for marriage preparation or marriage enrichment programs. For those not in a serious relationship, the READY questionnaire assesses personal...

Relationship Coaching Institute: David Steele: Relationship Coaching training, certification, and practice development for helping professionals. Relationship coaching programs for singles and couples seeking a successful Life Partnership by telephone, online, workshop, or in person. Visit our website to access our free live tele-seminars,...

Relationship Education at Council for Relationships (CFR): Philadelphia: Most comprehensive Relationship Education Programming on the East Coast. Council for Relationships offers Couples Relationship Programs, Personal Empowerment Programs, and Sex Education and Enrichment Programs. Workshops include private coaching; focus on improving skills in...

Soul Healing Love Retreats: Tom & Beverly Rodgers: Non-profit, non-denominational institute developed by Beverly and Tom Rodgers designed to strengthen marriages and families. Classes also assist low-income families and minorities in improved life skills through communication and relationship development. Intensive weekend retreats for couples and...

Men

Mens issues/male-friendly

Husbands Matter: Curtis, Haltzman, Chethik: A community whose goal is to re-establish husbands as essential to healthy and stable marriages. This grassroots organization of men and women are committed to finding socially acceptable ways for men to talk authentically about being husbands in a distinctly masculine style. Through a series of...

Keeping FAITH (Families And Inmates Together in Harmony): Ron & Cathy Tijerina: The RIDGE Project, Inc. is a Christian, 501(c)(3) non-profit founded in 2001 with the goal of empowering, strengthening, and healing families by building strong, thriving relationships. Unlike other family programs, Keeping FAITH attacks the cultural barriers of...

Laugh Your Way to a Better Marriage Seminars: Mark Gungor: Laugh Your Way to a Better Marriage is a wildly entertaining and informative event designed to bring hope and positive change to your marriage, improve communication, help your spouse truly understand you and your needs and rekindle the romance in your marriage. No workbooks, emotional break-out...

Marriage Boot Camp: Anger & Violence Regulation: Steven Stosny: Educational programs for individuals and families. Self-Regulation:Love Without Hurt – an add-on to any marriage & family education program for the detection, treatment and prevention of abuse (home study/self-training kit available). Power Love – engages men in the marriage...

National Fatherhood Initiative (NFI): www.fatherhood.org/Roland Warren: This national non-profit encourages and educates men to be involved,responsible, and committed fathers by equipping local and stateorganizations with a variety of skill-building resources and programs,including the 24/7 Dad(tm), Doctor Dad(tm), and InsideOut Dad(tm)curricula. Organizations...

Responsible Choices: Deciding not Sliding: Many problems stem from people simply failing to recognize that a decision could and should be made at key points in a relationship. Instead they slide into situations and behaviors that cause difficulties in the present and close off opportunities in the future. It does not have to be this...

Secrets of Married Men: Scott Haltzman: Scott Haltzman, MD, has pioneered research into the role that married men play in maintaining and nurturing marriage. His website is a resource where men and women can share their experiences and insights into married life. Haltzman presents courses like "Marriage CPR", "Win Your...

Ultimate Relationships: Cloé Madanes & Tony Robbins: Learn how to motivate your partner to change your relationship before it's too late! Learn how to overcome the "weak spot" in your relationship overnight, leading to trust, love, and passion! This DVD-based program features couples on the verge of divorce who were able to turn their...

Fatherhood

Keeping FAITH (Families And Inmates Together in Harmony): Ron & Cathy Tijerina: The RIDGE Project, Inc. is a Christian, 501(c)(3) non-profit founded in 2001 with the goal of empowering, strengthening, and healing families by building strong, thriving relationships. Unlike other family programs, Keeping FAITH attacks the cultural barriers of...

National Fatherhood Initiative (NFI): www.fatherhood.org/Roland Warren: This national non-profit encourages and educates men to be involved,responsible, and committed fathers by equipping local and stateorganizations with a variety of skill-building resources and programs,including the 24/7 Dad(tm), Doctor Dad(tm), and InsideOut Dad(tm)curricula. Organizations...

Military

In use in military settings with couples &/or families; pre & post deployment

Active Relationships Programs: Kelly Simpson: Ten Evidence-based programs! Active Military Life and Resiliency Skills (Mix and match 24 module program) for single or married troops; Active Families (8-hour program for all family members 4+) Military or Civilian editions available; Active Marriage (8-12 hour program) for...

Family Wellness: George Doub and Associates: Family Wellness Associates offers unique skills-based programs thatstrengthen and empower individuals, couples, parents, and families. Educators, ministers, laity, mental health professionals, and community leaders can train to present these highly interactive programs that have reached over a...

Laugh Your Way to a Better Marriage Seminars: Mark Gungor: Laugh Your Way to a Better Marriage is a wildly entertaining and informative event designed to bring hope and positive change to your marriage, improve communication, help your spouse truly understand you and your needs and rekindle the romance in your marriage. No workbooks, emotional break-out...

Marriage Links - John Van Epp: Evidence-based 5-session (expandable), teach-out-of-the-box curriculum (DVDs) that applies the Relationship Attachment Model (RAM) to couples—knowing each other, trusting (positive/respectful attitudes), depending on (mutually meeting needs), committing to (belonging...

PREP: The Prevention and Relationship Enhancement Program: Howard Markman & Scott Stanley: Based on over twenty years of research, PREP teaches marital/premarital couples essential skills: how to communicate effectively, work as a team, solve problems, manage conflict, and preserve and enhance love, commitment and friendship. PREP has extensive experience in training mental health...

Prison/Reentry

Work with incarcerated to strengthen relationships, marriages, families & prevent recidivism

Keeping FAITH (Families And Inmates Together in Harmony): Ron & Cathy Tijerina: The RIDGE Project, Inc. is a Christian, 501(c)(3) non-profit founded in 2001 with the goal of empowering, strengthening, and healing families by building strong, thriving relationships. Unlike other family programs, Keeping FAITH attacks the cultural barriers of...

Parenting Education

Active Parenting - Michael Popkin: For 27 years, Active Parenting has provided high-quality, video-based parenting education program kits to make it easy for you to help parents. Our comprehensive programs emphasize nonviolent discipline, effective communication, and the power of encouragement. Topics include parenting from infancy...

Active Parenting Now - Michael Popkin: Here’s a powerful tool to help couples work together in their most important joint project: parenting. Active Parenting Now is a video-based program for parents of children ages 5 to 12. Use this comprehensive kit to provide the skills needed to raise responsible, cooperative children who are...

Active Parenting Online Parenting Groups/Michael Popkin: An interactive online parenting course is now available from Active Parenting Publishers, the pioneer in video-based parent education. Active Parenting Online Groups meet over the internet, from the comfort of your own home, anytime, day or night, from anywhere in the world. Find new ways to...

Active Parenting for Stepfamilies: Popkin & Einstein: Use this video-based program to help couples build a powerful parenting team and strengthen their marriage! This program also shows participants how to guide their children through the transition to a successful blended family. Our teach-out-of-the-box program kit contains 150 minutes of helpful...

Active Relationships Programs: Kelly Simpson: Ten Evidence-based programs! Active Military Life and Resiliency Skills (Mix and match 24 module program) for single or married troops; Active Families (8-hour program for all family members 4+) Military or Civilian editions available; Active Marriage (8-12 hour program) for...

Center of Relationship Enhancement (CORE): Barry Ginsberg: Learn essential skills to improve your relationship with your spouse, children oradolescents. Or take the training and learn how to teach others to communicate effectively and have satisfying marriages and families. Courses for couples, parents and children, and training for professionals, clergy...

Cooperative Parenting and Divorce - Active Parenting: Help divorcing parents learn the skills they need to lift their children up, not weigh them down with their own conflict and grief. With your help, they can learn to manage conflict and establish a positive new relationship as co-parents. Active Parenting offers 3 "teach-out-of-the-box"...

Couples, Moms, Dads, Kids & Grandparents At a Distance: A&E Family Publishers is dedicated to developing resources to help people strengthen their long distance relationships. Their publications include Long Distance Couples, Dads at a Distance, Moms Over Miles, Helping Your Kids Connect, Grandparenting From a Distance. Each of these handbooks...

Families Talk About...Marriage video from Active Parenting: In this new video from Active Parenting Publishers, men and women from different backgrounds talk about the importance of marriage to themselves and to their children. They discuss the benefits of their marriage, how they strengthen their relationship, how to handle conflict, and more. Discussion...

Family Wellness: George Doub and Associates: Family Wellness Associates offers unique skills-based programs thatstrengthen and empower individuals, couples, parents, and families. Educators, ministers, laity, mental health professionals, and community leaders can train to present these highly interactive programs that have reached over a...

Marriage Boot Camp: Anger & Violence Regulation: Steven Stosny: Educational programs for individuals and families. Self-Regulation:Love Without Hurt – an add-on to any marriage & family education program for the detection, treatment and prevention of abuse (home study/self-training kit available). Power Love – engages men in the marriage...

Relationship Education at Council for Relationships (CFR): Philadelphia: Most comprehensive Relationship Education Programming on the East Coast. Council for Relationships offers Couples Relationship Programs, Personal Empowerment Programs, and Sex Education and Enrichment Programs. Workshops include private coaching; focus on improving skills in...

ScreamFree/ Hal Runkel & Neil McNerney: Help us teach parents learn how to stay calm and connected with theirchildren. Our teach-out-of-the-box kit contains over five hours of videoseminars, Leader's Guide, and Personal Study Guides for parents. TheScreamFree Institute, a 501c3 organization, partners with...

Mentoring Programs - lay couple, volunteer instructors

Become a mentor couple

AG MarriageRestored - Mark and Becky Rhoades: Imagine power, hope, and a pain-free marriage. AG MarriageRestored is a powerful reconciliation weekend for couples in crisis. Learn to navigate the turbulent waters of infidelity, pornography, addiction, and life-controlling issues. Hear peer presenters share their stories of how God...

BAN - Beyond Affairs Network - Bercht: BAN is an International Support Group with local chapters for people recovering from the devastating experience of a spouse's affair. Anne is author of My Husband's Affair Became the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me, now also available on audio. Anne and Brian offer seminars, retreats,...

Before "I Do" - The Full Marriage Experience/Jason Krafsky: Pre-marital program for churches, community initiatives, small groups, and mentor couples. Works for long-distance couples. Use program solo or with inventories. Interactive workbook blends practical insights, Scriptural principles, and relationship skills. Eight sections: conflict resolution,...

Better Marriages: Association for Couples in Marriage Enrichment (ACME): One of the pioneering organizations in marriage enrichment, Better Marriages is an international, nonprofit, nonsectarian organization since 1973. Better Marriages trains and certifies couples to lead retreats, workshops, classes, conferences and ongoing marriage enrichment...

FOCCUS and REFOCCUS: FOCCUS, a 189-item marriage preparation inventory, addresses a broad range oftopics including special issues of interfaith, remarriage and cohabitation.Available in several languages, editions include: General, Christiannon-Denominational, Catholic, Orthodox Christian and Alternate (for...

First Things First of Greater Richmond, Virginia: Marriage Enrichment & Engaged/Premarital Education;PREP & Christian-PREP, PAIRS, Romance, Rice & Reality couples classes;PICK a Partner (How to Avoid Marrying a Jerk) for singles;Marriage Mentors, Within My Reach, Marriage Savers; Marriage BuildersAlliance Authorized trainers for...

For Better and For Ever - Marriage Preparation: Rev Robert Ruhnke: For Better and For Ever, a marriage preparation program for churches, marriage educators &/or for couples to use on their own. Workbook covers: Family of Origin, Finances, Spirituality, Cohabitation, Mixed Faiths, Blended Families, etc. Dating couples can use it to judge their readiness for...

IMAGO Relationships International (IRI): Harville Hendrix & Helen LaKelly Hunt: "Getting The Love You Want" and"Keeping the Love You Find" Workshops and ImagoCONNECTS relationship educational series. IRI, founded by Harville Hendrix, PhD and Helen LaKelly Hunt, PhD, trains and certifies professionals to present the IMAGO workshops which educate couples...

Marriage Done Right: Sex and Romance in the Biblical Marriage: Jim Sheridan: This six-hour video series describes the positive side of sexuality in Christian marriage in a Biblically-sound, but humorous and refreshingly entertaining way. It includes easily applied explanations of Scriptural advice for husbands on ways to romance their wives; how wives should view sex with...

Marriage Enrichment, Inc - Building Marriages With a Future: Carl Clarke/JoAnn Johnson: Christian Marriage Workshops, developed by Carl Clarke, psychologist and former pastor, dedicated to building positive communication skills in marriage and family relationships through private and small group activities. Workshops are conducted in cooperation with local churches and other...

Marriage Mentoring: 12 Conversations for Building Strong Marriages: Ed Gray: A breakthrough, innovative, proactive program that brings marriage mentoring into the lives of everyday couples who have much to learn from one another. It is elegantly simple – and powerful for building communities and churches that value marriage. Guided yet informal conversations allow...

Marriage Savers & Community Marriage Policies: Mike & Harriet McManus: Marriage Savers is a proven way to incease the success of marriage, reduce divorce, and provide a better environment for children to thrive. It has helped cut divorce rates in dozens of the 200-plus cities in 43 states where clergy adopted a Community Marriage Policy that calls for rigorous...

Married and Loving It! - Barbara Petty: This "teach-out-of-the-box" curriculum strengthens marriages by presenting research-based information and skill training. Teaching materials include PowerPoint presentations, instructor notes, group activities, evaluation instruments, and marketing materials. Class topics include:...

PREP: The Prevention and Relationship Enhancement Program: Howard Markman & Scott Stanley: Based on over twenty years of research, PREP teaches marital/premarital couples essential skills: how to communicate effectively, work as a team, solve problems, manage conflict, and preserve and enhance love, commitment and friendship. PREP has extensive experience in training mental health...

PREPARE & ENRICH Customized Version: David Olson & Peter Larson: PREPARE/ENRICH: Customized Version by David Olson and Peter Larson, is the most advanced couple assessment tool available. The online format of the valid, research-based inventory customizes itself to fit the unique stage/structure of each couple’s relationship. The Customized Version...

PREPARE To Last: Group Program and Gift Kit for Couples: David Olson: This comprehensive resource for nearlywed and newlywed couples helps them start strong and build a great marriage. This TOOB, group-based, DVD-directed curriculum combines an online Couple Checkup (powered by PREPARE-ENRICH) with three interactive DVDs full of entertaining and educational insights...

PREPARE/ENRICH Customized Version Marriage Mentor Program: The PREPARE/ENRICH Marriage Mentor Program is designed to be used in conjunction with PREPARE/ENRICH Customized Version. The Supervisor Training Guide and CD helps PREPARE/ENRICH certified facilitators recruit, train, and oversee the activities of lay couples mentoring other premarital,...

Relationship Enhancement (RE) Programs: Bernard Guerney: Click for a full schedule of classes. Award-winning research proves RE to be exceptionally effective. Couples learn skills to increase mutual understanding and emotional responsiveness; resolve conflicts; establish more satisfying behavior patterns; and enhance relationships with children and...

Retrouvaille: A lifeline for couples with serious problems: (RetroVi) "means lifeline and rhymes with apple pie." A pay-what-you-can-afford, blank-envelope donation program for couples with serious problems who are distant, cold, disillusioned, bored, angry, separated and/or have experienced affairs, alcoholism, gambling, violence, etc.–...

Seriously Dating or Engaged - Roger Tirabassi: The “Seriously Dating or Engaged” Program is a well developed systematic approach in preparing couples for marriage. It includes a couple’s workbook and a leader’s guide which gives a detailed system for guiding couples in communication techniques, conflict...

Start Smart - Richard Albertson: A comprehensive premarital program for churches, mentor couples, andcommunity marriage initiatives, that can be customized by adapting 5 coreelements: A premarital inventory driven by current research that provides acomprehensive profile of a couple's strengths and growth areas; An Interactive...

The Marriage Enrichment Weekend Program: Ralph Johnson: A non-profit organization dedicated to strengthening marriage through a spiritual, experiential-based process that places God at the center. This parish/congregation-based program fosters commitment and growth, develops leadership, promotes mutual support and builds community. Four ministries...

The Third Option: Pat Ennis: This on-going marriage enrichment/marriage support program gives couples a THIRD choice – not endurance, not divorce – but a transformed marriage. It combines:1) skill and awareness education, 2) sharing by couples who have overcome difficulties and 3) a support group format. Couples or...

Step-Parenting Education

Active Parenting for Stepfamilies: Popkin & Einstein: Use this video-based program to help couples build a powerful parenting team and strengthen their marriage! This program also shows participants how to guide their children through the transition to a successful blended family. Our teach-out-of-the-box program kit contains 150 minutes of helpful...

Building Successful Stepfamilies: Ron Deal: Created by stepfamily specialist Ron Deal, this cutting-edge ministryprovides Christian resources for pre-remarital couples, stepfamilies, andchurches that serve the goal of decreasing the 60%+ remarriage divorce rate. Download free articles, find live training events for stepfamilies andministry...

Children of Divorce: The TOUGH Truth/Carri & Gordon Taylor: A 1 hr 40 min DVD based curriculum designed for those who have experienced divorce or are considering it, also appropriate for professionals. This series dramatizes the tough truth of divorce as told by the children: the pain, process and moving on to productivity. It's an in-depth look at the...

Designing Dynamic Stepfamilies: Carri & Gordon Taylor: A 4-hour DVD based curriculum designed to educate those in stepfamilies and considering remarriage, as well as increase the competency of professionals. Topics covered illustrate the differences in first and subsequent marriages such as; relationship development, stepparenting, the stepcouple...

Family Wellness: George Doub and Associates: Family Wellness Associates offers unique skills-based programs thatstrengthen and empower individuals, couples, parents, and families. Educators, ministers, laity, mental health professionals, and community leaders can train to present these highly interactive programs that have reached over a...

Mastering the Mysteries of Stepfamilies (MMS)/Nancy Landrum: Mastering the Mysteries of Stepfamilies combines the 10 skills of Bernard Guerney’s Relationship Enhancement with 10 issues in stepfamilies to provide couples with practical strategies to navigate stepfamily life. Learn how to maintain strong couple bonds, help your own children...

Stepping Together for Stepfamilies: Francesca Adler-Baeder: This research-based, multimedia, interactive program provides a comprehensive educational base for remarriage preparation and/or relationship enrichment. The 12-hour program is designed to involve both couples and children ages 6-16 in separate sessions held concurrently. The 350+ page leader...

Strengthening Stepfamilies: A Developmental Approach: Elizabeth Einstein: Stepfamilies can succeed, but they need support and information! This powerful workshop provides CEU's and a creative, action-packed day of training by a leader in stepfamily education. Based on family systems and developmental theory, it's fun, experiential and gets rave reviews....

The National Stepfamily Resource Center (NSRC): A clearinghouse linking family science research and best practices in work with couples and children in stepfamilies. Stepfamilies face unique needs typically not addressed in "general" marriage education. Information includes: Facts and FAQs, articles, books, links to other sites and...

Teaching Individuals/Singles

Curriculum designed or adapted for teaching Individuals - including low-income single parents, inmates, etc. Also, couple formats that permit/welcome individual participants/partners to attend alone.

Basic Training for Black Couples and Singles: Nisa Muhammad, Rev Rozario Slack: Black Americans are the most unmarried group in the world. Learn to teach the skills, knowledge and attitudes that will reverse this trend! These video-based curricula are designed to be taught by instructors in a group setting but can also be used by couples at home – if you can't make...

Marriage Boot Camp: Anger & Violence Regulation: Steven Stosny: Educational programs for individuals and families. Self-Regulation:Love Without Hurt – an add-on to any marriage & family education program for the detection, treatment and prevention of abuse (home study/self-training kit available). Power Love – engages men in the marriage...

PICK Program: How to Avoid Falling For a Jerk (Jerkette) - John Van Epp: This educational, research-based, five-hour video program presents Van Epp's unique Relationship Attachment Model to spell out how singles can pace their relationship in five crucial areas so they can follow their hearts without losing their minds. Instructor Certification Packet includes...

The Third Option: Pat Ennis: This on-going marriage enrichment/marriage support program gives couples a THIRD choice – not endurance, not divorce – but a transformed marriage. It combines:1) skill and awareness education, 2) sharing by couples who have overcome difficulties and 3) a support group format. Couples or...

New Parents/New Baby Education

Bringing Baby Home Certification Training Program: The Bringing Baby Home (BBH) Certification program certifies professionals to teach BBH Workshops to expectant and new parent couples. This transition to parenthood curriculum is based on the findings of John Gottman's non-profit research foundation, RRI. After completing the 3 day training...

Heritage Community Services Healthy Family Formation: Heritage Keepers Healthy Marriage Initiatives include an ACYF/Children’s Bureau demonstration project serving “Fragile Families” at risk of losing their children to Foster Care. Benefits-of-Marriage and Marriage Mentor Training is provided for faith and community organizations....

Love's Cradle - Relationship Enhancement: How can loving their child help a couple to love each other? Love’s Cradle Relationship Enhancement (RE) teaches the 10 RE skills while helping couples who have a child together to form a loving and lasting family. Developed for ACF’s Building Strong Families Project, Love’s...

National Fatherhood Initiative (NFI): www.fatherhood.org/Roland Warren: This national non-profit encourages and educates men to be involved,responsible, and committed fathers by equipping local and stateorganizations with a variety of skill-building resources and programs,including the 24/7 Dad(tm), Doctor Dad(tm), and InsideOut Dad(tm)curricula. Organizations...

ScreamFree/ Hal Runkel & Neil McNerney: Help us teach parents learn how to stay calm and connected with theirchildren. Our teach-out-of-the-box kit contains over five hours of videoseminars, Leader's Guide, and Personal Study Guides for parents. TheScreamFree Institute, a 501c3 organization, partners with...

Low Income/Minority

Serving special populations

Basic Training for Black Couples and Singles: Nisa Muhammad, Rev Rozario Slack: Black Americans are the most unmarried group in the world. Learn to teach the skills, knowledge and attitudes that will reverse this trend! These video-based curricula are designed to be taught by instructors in a group setting but can also be used by couples at home – if you can't make...

Children’s Aid Society’s FREE Healthy Marriage Programs/Pennsylvania: Relationship education and enrichment activities for married couples through fun, free, interactive workshops! We teach Within Our Reach created by Preventative Relationship Enhancement Program (PREP). The free classes are offered in a variety of formats to meet the needs of busy families on...

Love Notes: Dibble Institute: Love Notes is an innovative curriculum for youth at risk of unplanned pregnancy, single parenting, and unstable relationships. The 15 lessons help young adults make better choices about relationships, sex, pregnancy, partners, and more. Rather than focusing on what to avoid, Love Notes builds...

Love's Cradle - Relationship Enhancement: How can loving their child help a couple to love each other? Love’s Cradle Relationship Enhancement (RE) teaches the 10 RE skills while helping couples who have a child together to form a loving and lasting family. Developed for ACF’s Building Strong Families Project, Love’s...

LoveU2 - Marline Pearson: THE LOVE U2® COURSES : Comprehensive relationship education for teens:Relationships Smarts PLUS • Dating Smarts • Baby Smarts • Communication Smarts • Sex SmartsTeens today live and breathe in a culture that touts casual sex and casual connections. Love U2 is a series of...

Mastering the Mysteries of Love - Relationship Enhancement: Deep love isn’t magic, it’s skill. Learn 10 skills that can help you change ordinary conversations and the problems that divide you into heart to heart talks that feel good and really solve your problems. This adaptation of Bernard Guerney’s Relationship Enhancement (RE) program...

State & Community Marriage Initiatives (CHMI)

Find events and resources in your State or Community. Find out how to join your Community Initiative and how to list your classes on their website.

California Healthy Marriages Coalition (CHMC)/Dennis Stoica: The California Healthy Marriages Coalition (CHMC) is a pioneering non-profit organization that works with a statewide network of Partnering Organizations to improve the well-being of children by strengthening the relationship of parents through Marriage Education and Relationship Education...

Family Frameworks - NW Georgia/Kathy Schleier: Family Frameworks is dedicated to creating healthy marriages and reducing the divorce rate in Northwest Georgia by providing easy-to-understand information and exciting programs that will help couples form lasting relationships and marriages. Family Frameworks is a non-profit 501(C)3...

First Things First (FTF): Chattanooga/Julie Baumgardner: This not-for-profit organization in Chattanooga, Tennessee (TN) is dedicated to strengthening families through community education, research, skills training, media outreach, networking and collaboration. Through partnerships with more than 80 local and national organizations, FTF works with all...

First Things First of Greater Richmond, Virginia: Marriage Enrichment & Engaged/Premarital Education;PREP & Christian-PREP, PAIRS, Romance, Rice & Reality couples classes;PICK a Partner (How to Avoid Marrying a Jerk) for singles;Marriage Mentors, Within My Reach, Marriage Savers; Marriage BuildersAlliance Authorized trainers for...

Healthy Marriages Grand Rapids (HMGR): Serves to strengthen marriages and support children through programs of prevention and education. HMGR encourages long courtships, promotes chastity outside of marriage, and encourages premarital preparation along with marriage enrichment. This is accomplished with the assistance...

Heritage Community Services Healthy Family Formation: Heritage Keepers Healthy Marriage Initiatives include an ACYF/Children’s Bureau demonstration project serving “Fragile Families” at risk of losing their children to Foster Care. Benefits-of-Marriage and Marriage Mentor Training is provided for faith and community organizations....

Marriage Resource Center of Wayne County Michigan/Julie Bock: Our not-for-profit organization provides public awareness, relationship skill-building, pre-marital and marital-enhancement services to youth, couples and individuals throughout Wayne County. We are a founding member of The Michigan Healthy Marriage Coalition, and host Michigan’s first...

Marriage Savers & Community Marriage Policies: Mike & Harriet McManus: Marriage Savers is a proven way to incease the success of marriage, reduce divorce, and provide a better environment for children to thrive. It has helped cut divorce rates in dozens of the 200-plus cities in 43 states where clergy adopted a Community Marriage Policy that calls for rigorous...

Marriage Works! Ohio: Free Couple’s Educational Programs: This collaborative effort to build healthy relationships and strong families, offers free premarital and marriage enrichment classes and seminars to empower dating, engaged and married couples in the Miami Valley. Together with corporations, individuals, churches and community organizations our...

Mississippi Healthy Marriage Initiative: The Mississippi Healthy Marriage Initiative (MHMI) is collaboration of community organizations, agencies, groups, and individuals striving to: raise awareness about the importance of healthy relationships, provide skills-based programs for Mississippians, and partner with and equip local leaders to...

The Marriage Enrichment Weekend Program: Ralph Johnson: A non-profit organization dedicated to strengthening marriage through a spiritual, experiential-based process that places God at the center. This parish/congregation-based program fosters commitment and growth, develops leadership, promotes mutual support and builds community. Four ministries...

You&Me.We – Relationships for Life: Carol Jones, Director: The You&Me.WE program is a collaborative effort with Family Resources Inc. of Pinellas and Manatee Counties, Florida, funded by HHS/ACF. Our goal is to encourage safe, healthy and mutually beneficial relationships for life. We promote healthy relationships by providing a...

thinkmarriage.org/ Wisconsin: Explore all the relationship resources at www.thinkmarriage.org! In person and online offerings include Relationship Coaching, Emotional Intelligence Coaching, retreats and workshops for singles, engaged, married, teams and organizations. Resources include Love U2, How to Avoid...

Speakers Bureau

Keynote and Master Session presenters who have received top ratings at the Smart Marriages Annual Conferences

10 Great Dates & Second Half: Marriage Alive Programs, David & Claudia Arp: Video-based teach-right-out-of-the-box male-friendly programs! 10 Great Dates, 10 Great Dates for Black Couples, & 10 Great Dates in Spanish, Korean, and German offer a fun, innovative approach to marriage education. Couples come for fun dates and go home with marriage skills. Second Half of...

Adventure In Intimacy: Hedy & Yumi Schleifer: Click for a full schedule of classes. Hedy and Yumi specialize in 3-day experiential programs for couples and training for professionals in wonderful, exotic destinations. Married over 40 years, they incorporate their own marital wisdom along with Imago Relationship Theory, Martin Buber’s...

BAN - Beyond Affairs Network - Bercht: BAN is an International Support Group with local chapters for people recovering from the devastating experience of a spouse's affair. Anne is author of My Husband's Affair Became the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me, now also available on audio. Anne and Brian offer seminars, retreats,...

Basic Training for Black Couples and Singles: Nisa Muhammad, Rev Rozario Slack: Black Americans are the most unmarried group in the world. Learn to teach the skills, knowledge and attitudes that will reverse this trend! These video-based curricula are designed to be taught by instructors in a group setting but can also be used by couples at home – if you can't make...

COUPLE COMMUNICATION I & II Instructor Training/Sherod Miller: Learn to teach newly revised, evidence-based COUPLE COMMUNICATION I, built on the Collaborative Marriage model. Revision contains updated frameworks (Communication Styles, Awareness Wheel, Mapping Issues), 11 classic talking and listening skills for collaborative decision-making and conflict...

California Healthy Marriages Coalition (CHMC)/Dennis Stoica: The California Healthy Marriages Coalition (CHMC) is a pioneering non-profit organization that works with a statewide network of Partnering Organizations to improve the well-being of children by strengthening the relationship of parents through Marriage Education and Relationship Education...

Divorce Busting: Michele Weiner-Davis: Private Intensive Sessions with Michele Weiner-Davis. Michele specializes in working with hopeless people who think they have “tried everything”. She helps the reluctant spouse rethink their plan to leave the marriage. Gives couples tools that last a lifetime. This is truly a...

Family Wellness: George Doub and Associates: Family Wellness Associates offers unique skills-based programs thatstrengthen and empower individuals, couples, parents, and families. Educators, ministers, laity, mental health professionals, and community leaders can train to present these highly interactive programs that have reached over a...

First Dance: Bill Doherty & Elizabeth Thomas: Father/daughter team, Bill Doherty and Elizabeth Thomas, created The First Dance, an out-of-the-box program to help engaged couples manage the people stress of wedding planning. There is plenty of advice for the logistics of wedding planning, but very little for the hardest part - the people, the...

First Things First (FTF): Chattanooga/Julie Baumgardner: This not-for-profit organization in Chattanooga, Tennessee (TN) is dedicated to strengthening families through community education, research, skills training, media outreach, networking and collaboration. Through partnerships with more than 80 local and national organizations, FTF works with all...

IMAGO Relationships International (IRI): Harville Hendrix & Helen LaKelly Hunt: "Getting The Love You Want" and"Keeping the Love You Find" Workshops and ImagoCONNECTS relationship educational series. IRI, founded by Harville Hendrix, PhD and Helen LaKelly Hunt, PhD, trains and certifies professionals to present the IMAGO workshops which educate couples...

Infinite Relationships/ Classes in Madison, WI area/Don Ferguson PhD: Couples counseling and education combined for the fastest, most effective help. Complete evaluations, weekend workshops, evening seminars, groups, counseling and intensive sessions for all kinds of relationships. Don Ferguson, PhD, author of Reptiles in Love, developed programs based on...

John Gray's Mars Venus Wellness Retreats: Achieve health, happiness and lasting passion in your relationship through ultra-modern technology, ancient wellness-wisdom and exercises, plus John Gray's insights for increasing cooperation and support in your marriage all at Gray's luxurious private ranch on the Mendocino, California...

Love Your Relationship Couples RETREATS: Howard Markman: A little PREP goes a long way! Join us for the best of PREP combined with a luxurious, romantic getaway – an opportunity to escape the pressures of life and immerse yourselves in a weekend devoted to learning, connecting, communicating, loving and playing. Howard Markman, author of the...

Marriage Boot Camp: Anger & Violence Regulation: Steven Stosny: Educational programs for individuals and families. Self-Regulation:Love Without Hurt – an add-on to any marriage & family education program for the detection, treatment and prevention of abuse (home study/self-training kit available). Power Love – engages men in the marriage...

Marriage Done Right: Sex and Romance in the Biblical Marriage: Jim Sheridan: This six-hour video series describes the positive side of sexuality in Christian marriage in a Biblically-sound, but humorous and refreshingly entertaining way. It includes easily applied explanations of Scriptural advice for husbands on ways to romance their wives; how wives should view sex with...

Marriage Links - John Van Epp: Evidence-based 5-session (expandable), teach-out-of-the-box curriculum (DVDs) that applies the Relationship Attachment Model (RAM) to couples—knowing each other, trusting (positive/respectful attitudes), depending on (mutually meeting needs), committing to (belonging...

Marriage Savers & Community Marriage Policies: Mike & Harriet McManus: Marriage Savers is a proven way to incease the success of marriage, reduce divorce, and provide a better environment for children to thrive. It has helped cut divorce rates in dozens of the 200-plus cities in 43 states where clergy adopted a Community Marriage Policy that calls for rigorous...

Money Habitudes: Syble Solomon: This unique, affordable, easy-to-use deck of cards, gives individuals & couples life-changing insights into their hidden attitudes about money. Use as a stand-alone program or add to any pre-marital or marriage program on communication or finance. TOOB workshop-in-a-Box for train-the-trainer or...

PICK Program: How to Avoid Falling For a Jerk (Jerkette) - John Van Epp: This educational, research-based, five-hour video program presents Van Epp's unique Relationship Attachment Model to spell out how singles can pace their relationship in five crucial areas so they can follow their hearts without losing their minds. Instructor Certification Packet includes...

PREP: The Prevention and Relationship Enhancement Program: Howard Markman & Scott Stanley: Based on over twenty years of research, PREP teaches marital/premarital couples essential skills: how to communicate effectively, work as a team, solve problems, manage conflict, and preserve and enhance love, commitment and friendship. PREP has extensive experience in training mental health...

Rita DeMaria: Find a class in Philadelphia: Rita DeMaria, PhD, is a senior staff therapist at Council for Relationships in Philadelphia where she is on the faculty and serves as Director of Relationship Education. She is an experienced clinician who is an active teacher, speaker and author specializing in helping couples at the brink of...

Secrets of Married Men: Scott Haltzman: Scott Haltzman, MD, has pioneered research into the role that married men play in maintaining and nurturing marriage. His website is a resource where men and women can share their experiences and insights into married life. Haltzman presents courses like "Marriage CPR", "Win Your...

Stepping Together for Stepfamilies: Francesca Adler-Baeder: This research-based, multimedia, interactive program provides a comprehensive educational base for remarriage preparation and/or relationship enrichment. The 12-hour program is designed to involve both couples and children ages 6-16 in separate sessions held concurrently. The 350+ page leader...

Strengthening Stepfamilies: A Developmental Approach: Elizabeth Einstein: Stepfamilies can succeed, but they need support and information! This powerful workshop provides CEU's and a creative, action-packed day of training by a leader in stepfamily education. Based on family systems and developmental theory, it's fun, experiential and gets rave reviews....

The Dibble Institute for Marriage Education: Kay Reed: This nonprofit, nonpartisan, and nonsectarian organization, helps young people learn the skills needed for healthy romantic relationships now and, eventually, in their marriages. We believe that we have to start with the kids if we are going to make lasting changes in our culture. The Institute...

The Five Love Languages - Gary Chapman: Video-based teach-right-out-of-the-box male-friendly system! Brand new DVD program of the New York Time’s best-seller, The Five Love Languages, is the ultimate in easy-to-understand approach for how to communicate love effectively. Kit includes DVD with 7 sessions, companion...

Torn Asunder: Recovering from Extramarital Affairs: Dave Carder: The Torn Asunder Adultery Recovery Project (TAARP), in development for 30+ years, has been used to train therapists, pastors, and para-professionals. The 90-day process helps couples stabilize their relationship after infidelity enabling them to make decisions appropriate for both themselves and...

Workplace/Corporate Settings

Provide classes or programs in the workplace

Marriage Links - John Van Epp: Evidence-based 5-session (expandable), teach-out-of-the-box curriculum (DVDs) that applies the Relationship Attachment Model (RAM) to couples—knowing each other, trusting (positive/respectful attitudes), depending on (mutually meeting needs), committing to (belonging...

Mars Venus Coaching/Rich Bernstein: Get help from THE brand name in relationship education around the world! Programs are based on the principles of brand founder, John Gray, PhD, author of 17 "Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus" books and 30+ years in the relationship education field. We train/refer...

e-Newsletters/ Websites/ BLOGs / Twitter/ Teleconferences/ Podcasts/ Radio/TV

Find a Class in San Francisco: Marriage Prep 101: Michelle & Patrick Gannon: Award Winning Skill-based Marriage Prep Workshop for Engaged, Newlywed andSeriously Dating Couples presented by psychologist husband/wife team, Michelle& Patrick Gannon. Communicate better, enhance strengths, learn conflict resolutionskills, discuss time, sex, money, intimacy and more....

Growthtrac - Jim and Sheri Mueller: Founded by Jim and Sheri Mueller, Growthtrac is a non-profit organization located in Chicago, Illinois. Growthtrac engages and equips couples toward healthy Christian marriage through products, services, events and content. Growthtrac.com, one of the most popular marriage web sites, offers...

Husbands Matter: Curtis, Haltzman, Chethik: A community whose goal is to re-establish husbands as essential to healthy and stable marriages. This grassroots organization of men and women are committed to finding socially acceptable ways for men to talk authentically about being husbands in a distinctly masculine style. Through a series of...

Laura's Strengthening Marriage BLOG/Laura Brotherson: Secrets of Sexually Satisfied Wives, Sexual Incompatibility, Involuntary Celibacy, Sexual Self-confidence, Good Girls Do, Men Need Foreplay Too, and Six Tips to Strengthen Your Marriage Sexually are just a few of the discussion posts you'll find regarding marriage, sex, intimacy, and parenting...

Marriage Keeper Calendar for Couples - Deborah Rees: Create a meeting place in your computer with a personalized a Couples Calendar to keep your marriage energized with plans throughout the year. The Calendar is a private, personalized way for a couple to communicate plans, make dates, coordinate schedules, and update important events. ...

National Fatherhood Initiative (NFI): www.fatherhood.org/Roland Warren: This national non-profit encourages and educates men to be involved,responsible, and committed fathers by equipping local and stateorganizations with a variety of skill-building resources and programs,including the 24/7 Dad(tm), Doctor Dad(tm), and InsideOut Dad(tm)curricula. Organizations...

ProConnect Online Directory - yourtango.com: Get help for your relationship locally or by phone, email, or webcam--or if you’re a pro,get listed. ProConnect is an all-inclusive online directory of relationship helping professionals and organizations (marriage & relationship educators, marriage/relationship/life/dating coaches,...

Refugee Healthy Marriage Resource Center: The latest information on resources, best programs and practices, training, and current events in the field of refugee/immigrant marriage and family life education. The Center publishes the semi-annual Connection Magazine.

Relationship Coaching Institute: David Steele: Relationship Coaching training, certification, and practice development for helping professionals. Relationship coaching programs for singles and couples seeking a successful Life Partnership by telephone, online, workshop, or in person. Visit our website to access our free live tele-seminars,...

Smart Marriages e-newsletter - FREE: This e-newsletter is the communication link for the Coalition for Marriage, Family and Couples Education. Post questions, notices, research, articles and receive bulletins about the Smart Marriages conference and other Coalition news.To Subscribe

Soulmateskills.org - Kathryn & James Elliott: Want to read a romance story and learn how to communicate at the same time? That’s what you’ll find at www.soulmateskills.org. We’re Jim and Kathryn Elliott, PhD, soulmates. We want to assure you that having a soulmate relationship is not a matter of luck or even...

Straight Talk about Strengthening Marriage FREE e-Newsletter: "Straight Talk about Strengthening Marriage" is an electronic newsletter designed to help strengthen marriages intimately — written by Laura M. Brotherson — author of a groundbreaking book about sexual intimacy and marital ONEness entitled And They Were Not Ashamed —...

The Couples Institute Online Couples Community-Bader & Pearson: Join The Couples Institute’s Online Couples Community to improve your marriage with conference calls, articles, audio clips and more. You’ll learn to repair your relationship, mend hurt feelings, negotiate, flirt, keep sex exciting and much more. Leaders are Dr. Ellyn Bader and Dr....

The Marital Intimacy Show/weekly podcast/Laura Brotherson: "The Marital Intimacy Show" host, Laura Brotherson, of The Women's Information Network (WIN), is an intimacy expert and bestselling author. She takes on the taboo subject of SEX — shining a light into the intricacies of intimacy and marriage. "The Marital Intimacy...

ThriveSphere: the Collaborative Marriage “Reflectment” Inventory: ThriveSphere is the next generation self-partner-relationship awareness tool that gives couples a quick, comprehensive picture of their relationship on a single page. Partners take 67 questions online and then meet with a trained facilitator for review. ThriveSphere displays the 7 sectors of a...

thinkmarriage.org/ Wisconsin: Explore all the relationship resources at www.thinkmarriage.org! In person and online offerings include Relationship Coaching, Emotional Intelligence Coaching, retreats and workshops for singles, engaged, married, teams and organizations. Resources include Love U2, How to Avoid...

Magazines/Newsletters/Pamphlets/Materials

Couples, Moms, Dads, Kids & Grandparents At a Distance: A&E Family Publishers is dedicated to developing resources to help people strengthen their long distance relationships. Their publications include Long Distance Couples, Dads at a Distance, Moms Over Miles, Helping Your Kids Connect, Grandparenting From a Distance. Each of these handbooks...

Foundations Newsletter: Steve and Kathy Beirne: This user-friendly newsletter supports newly married couples with short, to-the-point articles, pertinent research, original cartoons, wedding photos, a marriage-strengthening exercise and an article on spirituality in each issue. Enthusiastically received by readers, it makes a great wedding or...

MARRIAGE magazine: Enrich, Enhance & Enliven Your Relationship!: #1 Relationship Resource: Proven advice for building better marriages. Secrets for solving conflicts and challenges. Discover (again) the magic in your marriage! The editor reviews over 2,000 resources annually to print the top 70 articles, saving you time and money. Valuable for couples and/or...

Refugee Healthy Marriage Resource Center: The latest information on resources, best programs and practices, training, and current events in the field of refugee/immigrant marriage and family life education. The Center publishes the semi-annual Connection Magazine.

Threshold Magazine: written by Marriage Educators for Marriage Educators This quarterly magazine, published in Australia, contains news, features and research reviews. Includes articles by Linda Waite, Scott Stanley, Bill Doherty, David Popenoe, Paul Amato and Diane Sollee: "It is an invaluable resource"....

Free Stuff

Children’s Aid Society’s FREE Healthy Marriage Programs/Pennsylvania: Relationship education and enrichment activities for married couples through fun, free, interactive workshops! We teach Within Our Reach created by Preventative Relationship Enhancement Program (PREP). The free classes are offered in a variety of formats to meet the needs of busy families on...

FOOBs - Free Online Out-of-Box Programs: Learning Sobriety Together - FOOB William Fals-Stewart, PhD, Gary Birchler, PhD This program works with couples together – the drug/alcohol abuser and spouse – to improve communication skills, build cohesion, and both promote and maintain sobriety. Caring for My Family - FOOB Dawn...

FREE Conference Calls Website: Register and set up an account then give the phone # and your account pin to anyone you want on a conference call. You get good clear conference calling plus optional recording of the call for up to 96 people. All free. I've used it many times and it's great. Seems all they want is to be...

Free Programs and Resources: A collection of free resources for couples and singles.

Hope Family Services Marriage & Family Learning Center: Oregon/Washington: Provides: Teleclasses, Assessment Profiles, Individual & Couple Coaching, Coaching Clubs, Workshops & Seminars.PREP/CPREP, Keeping Love Alive! Course, 10 Great Dates, PREPARE/ENRICH, FREE monthly teleclasses, services and workshops. http://www.pathwaycoaching.com

Marriage Works! Ohio: Free Couple’s Educational Programs: This collaborative effort to build healthy relationships and strong families, offers free premarital and marriage enrichment classes and seminars to empower dating, engaged and married couples in the Miami Valley. Together with corporations, individuals, churches and community organizations our...

Relationship Coaching Institute: David Steele: Relationship Coaching training, certification, and practice development for helping professionals. Relationship coaching programs for singles and couples seeking a successful Life Partnership by telephone, online, workshop, or in person. Visit our website to access our free live tele-seminars,...

Retrouvaille: A lifeline for couples with serious problems: (RetroVi) "means lifeline and rhymes with apple pie." A pay-what-you-can-afford, blank-envelope donation program for couples with serious problems who are distant, cold, disillusioned, bored, angry, separated and/or have experienced affairs, alcoholism, gambling, violence, etc.–...

Smart Marriages e-newsletter - FREE: This e-newsletter is the communication link for the Coalition for Marriage, Family and Couples Education. Post questions, notices, research, articles and receive bulletins about the Smart Marriages conference and other Coalition news.To Subscribe

Straight Talk about Strengthening Marriage FREE e-Newsletter: "Straight Talk about Strengthening Marriage" is an electronic newsletter designed to help strengthen marriages intimately — written by Laura M. Brotherson — author of a groundbreaking book about sexual intimacy and marital ONEness entitled And They Were Not Ashamed —...

Games/Products

Couple Links: Relationship Board Game/Barbara Jenkins: Couple Links is a fun and exciting board game where two to four couples compete by answering real-life questions about their partner's likes, dislikes and views on various situations. Matching answers advance a couple through three relationship stages: Honeymoon, Reality and the Golden Stage....

Husband & Wife - Strengthen Marriage through Intimate Products: Shop online for intimate products and romantic, sensual ideas to enhance and spice up your marriage! Nothing graphic or offensive – just sexy, sensual, and creative – and just what you've been looking for: a safe, comfortable shopping option for married couples. Includes...

Marriage Keeper Calendar for Couples - Deborah Rees: Create a meeting place in your computer with a personalized a Couples Calendar to keep your marriage energized with plans throughout the year. The Calendar is a private, personalized way for a couple to communicate plans, make dates, coordinate schedules, and update important events. ...

Money Habitudes: Syble Solomon: This unique, affordable, easy-to-use deck of cards, gives individuals & couples life-changing insights into their hidden attitudes about money. Use as a stand-alone program or add to any pre-marital or marriage program on communication or finance. TOOB workshop-in-a-Box for train-the-trainer or...

Relationality: The Amazingly Real-to-Life Game About Relationships: This informative, research-based, board game is an engaging way to teach teens and young adults about relationships and is also great fun for the classroom or families! Through role playing and realistic scenarios, players make choices about money, education, work, romance, living...

SimplySweetMarriage.com –spicy intimate products: Spice up your love life with romantic products that promote healthy marital relations by cultivating the intimate sexual relationship that husbands and wives are meant to enjoy. Shop with confidence in a tasteful environment-free from pornography, blog with us, and find answers on our...

Associations and Organizations

Better Marriages: Association for Couples in Marriage Enrichment (ACME): One of the pioneering organizations in marriage enrichment, Better Marriages is an international, nonprofit, nonsectarian organization since 1973. Better Marriages trains and certifies couples to lead retreats, workshops, classes, conferences and ongoing marriage enrichment...

Coalition for Marriage, Family and Couples Education - Smart Marriages: The coalition serves as an information exchange and clearinghouse to help couples locate marriage and relationship courses; to help professionals, clergy and lay educators locate training programs and resources; to connect those with an interest in the continuing development of the field; to...

National Council On Family Relations (NCFR): As a leading membership association for family professionals, NCFR provides a forum where family researchers, educators, and practitioners can develop and disseminate knowledge about families and family relationships. NCFR publishes three prestigious research journals--Journal of Marriage and the...

National Fatherhood Initiative (NFI): www.fatherhood.org/Roland Warren: This national non-profit encourages and educates men to be involved,responsible, and committed fathers by equipping local and stateorganizations with a variety of skill-building resources and programs,including the 24/7 Dad(tm), Doctor Dad(tm), and InsideOut Dad(tm)curricula. Organizations...

The National Association of Catholic Family Life Ministers (NACFLM): An organization dedicated to providing personal and professional enrichment and support to those who minister with families. Membership includes anyone working in family ministry within the Catholic Church, but also open to Catholics doing family or marriage education under any other auspices....

The National Stepfamily Resource Center (NSRC): A clearinghouse linking family science research and best practices in work with couples and children in stepfamilies. Stepfamilies face unique needs typically not addressed in "general" marriage education. Information includes: Facts and FAQs, articles, books, links to other sites and...

Conferences

National Council On Family Relations (NCFR): As a leading membership association for family professionals, NCFR provides a forum where family researchers, educators, and practitioners can develop and disseminate knowledge about families and family relationships. NCFR publishes three prestigious research journals--Journal of Marriage and the...

Smart Marriages/Happy Families: 14th Annual 2010 Conference: DATES and Location TBA Smart Marriages Conference Training Institutes 8:30am-5:30pm Pre-conference: dates TBA Post-conference: TBAQualify to teach the programs that strengthen marriages and prevent divorce. Learn directly from the program founders/creators. Train to be a marriage educator,...

The National Association of Catholic Family Life Ministers (NACFLM): An organization dedicated to providing personal and professional enrichment and support to those who minister with families. Membership includes anyone working in family ministry within the Catholic Church, but also open to Catholics doing family or marriage education under any other auspices....

Services: Grant Writing, Program Evaluation, Website Design

Make Your Website Work For You - Elizabeth Thomas: You've got a great website, but is it working? Are you reaching your target audience? Are you ranked as high as you'd like to be on search engines? Or, do you sometimes feel invisible? Elizabeth Thomas is offering incredibly affordable tele-classes to teach you the steps – free to...

Latino/Hispanic/Spanish

Materials, classes, and/or services available in Spanish. See listings for specifics.

10 Great Dates & Second Half: Marriage Alive Programs, David & Claudia Arp: Video-based teach-right-out-of-the-box male-friendly programs! 10 Great Dates, 10 Great Dates for Black Couples, & 10 Great Dates in Spanish, Korean, and German offer a fun, innovative approach to marriage education. Couples come for fun dates and go home with marriage skills. Second Half of...

Active Parenting - Michael Popkin: For 27 years, Active Parenting has provided high-quality, video-based parenting education program kits to make it easy for you to help parents. Our comprehensive programs emphasize nonviolent discipline, effective communication, and the power of encouragement. Topics include parenting from infancy...

Active Parenting Now - Michael Popkin: Here’s a powerful tool to help couples work together in their most important joint project: parenting. Active Parenting Now is a video-based program for parents of children ages 5 to 12. Use this comprehensive kit to provide the skills needed to raise responsible, cooperative children who are...

Active Relationships Programs: Kelly Simpson: Ten Evidence-based programs! Active Military Life and Resiliency Skills (Mix and match 24 module program) for single or married troops; Active Families (8-hour program for all family members 4+) Military or Civilian editions available; Active Marriage (8-12 hour program) for...

CONNECTIONS Youth Relationship Skills Series: Dating and Emotions (newly revised) and Relationships and Marriage are used in 500+ schools to help teens prepare for healthy dating and successful marriages. Developed by Charlene Kamper, the courses are skill-based, interactive and ready-to-use. Topics include: Self-understanding and self-esteem;...

COUPLE COMMUNICATION I & II Instructor Training/Sherod Miller: Learn to teach newly revised, evidence-based COUPLE COMMUNICATION I, built on the Collaborative Marriage model. Revision contains updated frameworks (Communication Styles, Awareness Wheel, Mapping Issues), 11 classic talking and listening skills for collaborative decision-making and conflict...

COUPLE COMMUNICATION I: Sherod & Phyllis Miller: Click for full schedule of classes. COUPLE COMMUNICATION I teaches you and your partner practical skills for communicating more effectively and collaboratively about important issues in your lives. You may also take THRIVE: The Collaborative Marriage Assessment online beforehand to identify your...

Cooperative Parenting and Divorce - Active Parenting: Help divorcing parents learn the skills they need to lift their children up, not weigh them down with their own conflict and grief. With your help, they can learn to manage conflict and establish a positive new relationship as co-parents. Active Parenting offers 3 "teach-out-of-the-box"...

FOCCUS and REFOCCUS: FOCCUS, a 189-item marriage preparation inventory, addresses a broad range oftopics including special issues of interfaith, remarriage and cohabitation.Available in several languages, editions include: General, Christiannon-Denominational, Catholic, Orthodox Christian and Alternate (for...

Families Talk About...Marriage video from Active Parenting: In this new video from Active Parenting Publishers, men and women from different backgrounds talk about the importance of marriage to themselves and to their children. They discuss the benefits of their marriage, how they strengthen their relationship, how to handle conflict, and more. Discussion...

Family Wellness: George Doub and Associates: Family Wellness Associates offers unique skills-based programs thatstrengthen and empower individuals, couples, parents, and families. Educators, ministers, laity, mental health professionals, and community leaders can train to present these highly interactive programs that have reached over a...

For Better and For Ever - Marriage Preparation: Rev Robert Ruhnke: For Better and For Ever, a marriage preparation program for churches, marriage educators &/or for couples to use on their own. Workbook covers: Family of Origin, Finances, Spirituality, Cohabitation, Mixed Faiths, Blended Families, etc. Dating couples can use it to judge their readiness for...

Fortified Marriages: Chris Garner: A non-profit, Christian ministry building strong marriages to strengthen families, churches and the community. Provides resources, marriage education and leadership training to individuals, couples and churches. The Fortified Marriages: Marriage Manual and Workbook (also available in Spanish) is...

From This Day Forward: 1-day Marriage Conference/Journey Towards Intimacy Marriage Retreats: The Seventh-day Adventist Church's Family Ministries presents From This Day Forward, a one-day marriage conference and Journey Toward Intimacy marriage retreats. Meet a team of dynamic and inspirational speakers who know how to make your marriage come alive. Reconnect, reenergize, and...

Journey to Love (for Singles and Singles-Again) MP Wylie: Attract a Compatible Partner and Build a Loving and Lasting Relationship. This educational, research-based, 10-week program presents MP Wylie’s unique and extensive Journey to Love Workbook (English and Spanish). An empowering inner exploration and skills-based program for singles considering...

Love's Cradle - Relationship Enhancement: How can loving their child help a couple to love each other? Love’s Cradle Relationship Enhancement (RE) teaches the 10 RE skills while helping couples who have a child together to form a loving and lasting family. Developed for ACF’s Building Strong Families Project, Love’s...

Marriage Links - John Van Epp: Evidence-based 5-session (expandable), teach-out-of-the-box curriculum (DVDs) that applies the Relationship Attachment Model (RAM) to couples—knowing each other, trusting (positive/respectful attitudes), depending on (mutually meeting needs), committing to (belonging...

Marriage Mentoring: 12 Conversations for Building Strong Marriages: Ed Gray: A breakthrough, innovative, proactive program that brings marriage mentoring into the lives of everyday couples who have much to learn from one another. It is elegantly simple – and powerful for building communities and churches that value marriage. Guided yet informal conversations allow...

Marriage Transformation - Susanne Alexander: Marriage Transformation empowers people to create happy, lasting,character-based marriages through careful and skillful relationship andmarriage preparation. We offer helpful and empowering books andmaterials, detailed information and tools about character in relationships,coaching, relationship...

Mastering the Mysteries of Love - Relationship Enhancement: Deep love isn’t magic, it’s skill. Learn 10 skills that can help you change ordinary conversations and the problems that divide you into heart to heart talks that feel good and really solve your problems. This adaptation of Bernard Guerney’s Relationship Enhancement (RE) program...

Money Habitudes: Syble Solomon: This unique, affordable, easy-to-use deck of cards, gives individuals & couples life-changing insights into their hidden attitudes about money. Use as a stand-alone program or add to any pre-marital or marriage program on communication or finance. TOOB workshop-in-a-Box for train-the-trainer or...

PREP: The Prevention and Relationship Enhancement Program: Howard Markman & Scott Stanley: Based on over twenty years of research, PREP teaches marital/premarital couples essential skills: how to communicate effectively, work as a team, solve problems, manage conflict, and preserve and enhance love, commitment and friendship. PREP has extensive experience in training mental health...

PREPARE & ENRICH Customized Version: David Olson & Peter Larson: PREPARE/ENRICH: Customized Version by David Olson and Peter Larson, is the most advanced couple assessment tool available. The online format of the valid, research-based inventory customizes itself to fit the unique stage/structure of each couple’s relationship. The Customized Version...

Relationship Enhancement (RE) Programs: Bernard Guerney: Click for a full schedule of classes. Award-winning research proves RE to be exceptionally effective. Couples learn skills to increase mutual understanding and emotional responsiveness; resolve conflicts; establish more satisfying behavior patterns; and enhance relationships with children and...

Retrouvaille: A lifeline for couples with serious problems: (RetroVi) "means lifeline and rhymes with apple pie." A pay-what-you-can-afford, blank-envelope donation program for couples with serious problems who are distant, cold, disillusioned, bored, angry, separated and/or have experienced affairs, alcoholism, gambling, violence, etc.–...

The Marriage Enrichment Weekend Program: Ralph Johnson: A non-profit organization dedicated to strengthening marriage through a spiritual, experiential-based process that places God at the center. This parish/congregation-based program fosters commitment and growth, develops leadership, promotes mutual support and builds community. Four ministries...

The Third Option: Pat Ennis: This on-going marriage enrichment/marriage support program gives couples a THIRD choice – not endurance, not divorce – but a transformed marriage. It combines:1) skill and awareness education, 2) sharing by couples who have overcome difficulties and 3) a support group format. Couples or...

thinkmarriage.org/ Wisconsin: Explore all the relationship resources at www.thinkmarriage.org! In person and online offerings include Relationship Coaching, Emotional Intelligence Coaching, retreats and workshops for singles, engaged, married, teams and organizations. Resources include Love U2, How to Avoid...

African American/Black

Programs designed specifically for use with African Americans

Basic Training for Black Couples and Singles: Nisa Muhammad, Rev Rozario Slack: Black Americans are the most unmarried group in the world. Learn to teach the skills, knowledge and attitudes that will reverse this trend! These video-based curricula are designed to be taught by instructors in a group setting but can also be used by couples at home – if you can't make...

For Christian Lovers Only / Clarence and Ja’Ola Walker: Comprehensive curriculum providing effective approaches for strengtheningAfrican American couples. Teach core intimacy, communication and conflictresolution skills using the Walker’s unique CIRCLE OF CONTENTMENT method.This Bible and research-based curriculum is engaging, interactive...

Kiss & Make Up with Intimate Evenings/Yanni Brown: Services for Singles, Couples and those interested in preparing for long-lasting relationships, strengthening themselves, their current relationship and/or restoring their relationship. We offer workshops that promote and enhance awareness of self and healthy relationships. We assist individuals...

ProSAAM: Program for Strong African American Marriages: ProSAAM is designed to help African American couples in their aspirations to have strong and healthy relationships. It incorporates major aspects of the skills and principles building program PREP (The Prevention and Relationship Enhancement Program) and is based on a five-year...

Korean

Materials, classes, and/or services available in Korean. See listings for specifics.

10 Great Dates & Second Half: Marriage Alive Programs, David & Claudia Arp: Video-based teach-right-out-of-the-box male-friendly programs! 10 Great Dates, 10 Great Dates for Black Couples, & 10 Great Dates in Spanish, Korean, and German offer a fun, innovative approach to marriage education. Couples come for fun dates and go home with marriage skills. Second Half of...

Family Wellness: George Doub and Associates: Family Wellness Associates offers unique skills-based programs thatstrengthen and empower individuals, couples, parents, and families. Educators, ministers, laity, mental health professionals, and community leaders can train to present these highly interactive programs that have reached over a...

Marriage Mentoring: 12 Conversations for Building Strong Marriages: Ed Gray: A breakthrough, innovative, proactive program that brings marriage mentoring into the lives of everyday couples who have much to learn from one another. It is elegantly simple – and powerful for building communities and churches that value marriage. Guided yet informal conversations allow...

Mastering the Mysteries of Love - Relationship Enhancement: Deep love isn’t magic, it’s skill. Learn 10 skills that can help you change ordinary conversations and the problems that divide you into heart to heart talks that feel good and really solve your problems. This adaptation of Bernard Guerney’s Relationship Enhancement (RE) program...

PREPARE & ENRICH Customized Version: David Olson & Peter Larson: PREPARE/ENRICH: Customized Version by David Olson and Peter Larson, is the most advanced couple assessment tool available. The online format of the valid, research-based inventory customizes itself to fit the unique stage/structure of each couple’s relationship. The Customized Version...

Russian

Programs with couples materials translated to Russian

Marriage Mentoring: 12 Conversations for Building Strong Marriages: Ed Gray: A breakthrough, innovative, proactive program that brings marriage mentoring into the lives of everyday couples who have much to learn from one another. It is elegantly simple – and powerful for building communities and churches that value marriage. Guided yet informal conversations allow...

Russian - Programs with a Russian Translation: The following programs have been adapted to Russian culture and at least partially translated, usually the couples materials are translated with instructor materials in English. Click for contact information:Active Relationships PAIRSPower of Two12 Conversations For colleagues familiar with...

Chinese

Available in Chinese

Family Wellness: George Doub and Associates: Family Wellness Associates offers unique skills-based programs thatstrengthen and empower individuals, couples, parents, and families. Educators, ministers, laity, mental health professionals, and community leaders can train to present these highly interactive programs that have reached over a...

Marriage Links - John Van Epp: Evidence-based 5-session (expandable), teach-out-of-the-box curriculum (DVDs) that applies the Relationship Attachment Model (RAM) to couples—knowing each other, trusting (positive/respectful attitudes), depending on (mutually meeting needs), committing to (belonging...

PREPARE & ENRICH Customized Version: David Olson & Peter Larson: PREPARE/ENRICH: Customized Version by David Olson and Peter Larson, is the most advanced couple assessment tool available. The online format of the valid, research-based inventory customizes itself to fit the unique stage/structure of each couple’s relationship. The Customized Version...

German

Materials, classes, and/or services available in German. See listings for specifics.

10 Great Dates & Second Half: Marriage Alive Programs, David & Claudia Arp: Video-based teach-right-out-of-the-box male-friendly programs! 10 Great Dates, 10 Great Dates for Black Couples, & 10 Great Dates in Spanish, Korean, and German offer a fun, innovative approach to marriage education. Couples come for fun dates and go home with marriage skills. Second Half of...

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