MarriageTeam Services

MarriageTeam offers a variety of services to help develop winning marriages.

We match couples who are looking for help (either pre-marital or already married) with coaches.

We can help you start a MarriageTeam coaching program complete with hands-on couple coach training, a step by step coaching guide, and couple workbooks.

We train couples to become marriage coaches. We are always recruiting new coaches. If you want to become involved, please read further.

We conduct seminars and retreats upon request.

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Do you want to be a coach couple?

Most coach couples have no special degrees or licenses and can learn the listening and guiding skills needed to be an effective coach couple. Tools and materials are available that enable the couple to learn and grow at their own pace. As a coach you are simply facilitating the learning process and subsequent behavior changes for your couple. Diane Sollee, director of The Coalition for Marriage, Family and Couples Education in Washington, D.C. had this to say about coaching:

For years, the assumption was that therapists were the only ones who could help struggling couples, and even then it was an arduous quest. But researchers, delving into the vagaries of relationships, have found:

Almost all couples - those who divorce and those who stay together - have about the same number of fights about the same issues: kids, money, sex, time, and other people.

The key is to help couples understand how to handle disagreements, the theory being that these techniques can now be taught by almost anyone.

The result is a curriculum like the one used by MarriageTeam, where coaches from churches, schools, and counseling centers are being trained to teach marriage skills and coach couples. "It's like a marriage renaissance."

Requirements for being a coach couple include:

Currently in a stable and mutually satisfying marriage

Commitment to helping other couples improve their marriage relationship

Openness to share your experiences

Willingness to go through coach training

Willingness to give a couple hours a week for 6-10 weeks (schedules are flexible)

Married over 5-7 years for pre-marital coaching

Married over 10-12 years for married couple coaching

Trainings are held as required and can be tailored to the specific needs of your organization. The 24-hour training program includes presentations, coaching materials, practicing coaching skills, and practical use of the exercises.
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