Couples & Marriage Services in Northern Virginia & Beyond
Couples & Marriage Services
in Northern Virginia & Beyond
Learn to rebuild trust, deepen intimacy, increase enjoyment, and face conflict as a united team. Ezekiel 37 offers workshops, intensives, and counseling, designed to meet your specific needs for a healthier and more healed relationship.
One or two-day workshops designed to deepen your connection.
Marriage Workshops
A two-day experience to help you breakthrough gridlock and find healing.
Marriage Intensives
Pre-Marital Counseling
Ten sessions to prepare you to build a Christ-centered, joy-filled marriage.
Marriage Counseling
Weekly sessions designed to provide consistent support and steady growth.
WORKSHOPS
Marriage Workshops Rooted in Christ & Increased Connection
Many couples come for help feeling tired, discouraged, or unsure what to try. They’ve…
- ✔ Read books
- ✔ Listened to advice
- ✔ Even gone to counseling
But they still feel their marriage is in a rut.
“Ezekiel 37 marriage workshops are different from what you may have experienced elsewhere. They are honest, and deeply intentional.
I’m not interested in quick fixes or surface-level tools. I want to walk with you into the deeper places where real change happens.”
If that’s where you find yourselves, know that there is hope, and there is a way forward grounded in truth, reality, and the presence of Christ.
ABOUT MARRIAGE WORKSHOPS
Who Marriage Workshops Are For
Couples who feel disconnected and the relationship is becoming transactional
Couples who believe their relationship is in a rut
Couples who have put their marriage on the “back burner” due to life’s busyness and circumstances
Couples who want truth instead of clichés spoken into their relationship
Couples longing for practical tools rooted in Christ and grounded in reality
Couples ready to build something beautiful and strong with God at the center but don’t know where to start
“My heart is to offer you a day, or two, filled with clarity, grace, and practical steps. I want you to walk away with hope and not vague or sentimental hope, but hope anchored in Christ and expressed in daily love.”
What Makes this Workshop Different
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A lot of marriage programs focus on techniques: “say it this way,” “reflect back what you heard,” and so on. While these skills have their place, they can’t transform the heart. If a spouse feels misunderstood, unseen, not measuring up, or quietly hurt, no communication formula can fix that.
Jesus reminds us: “Out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks.”
We begin where your thoughts, reactions, beliefs, and longings live.
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I am trained as a Certified Gottman Workshop Leader, and I combine the depth of Christ-centered truth with Gottman’s decades of research on what truly strengthens marriages. The research is practical and grounded; Scripture gives it meaning, purpose, and moral direction. Together, they form a powerful foundation.
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Marriage is shaped more by the quiet moments and how you greet each other, how you respond to stress, how you turn toward or away. It is not shaped just by the major event. I help you pay attention to those small but holy choices that build connection over time.
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Dallas Willard said, “Grace is not opposed to effort; it is opposed to earning.”
I love that. God’s grace frees us to put in the right kind of effort and not striving to earn love, but learning to give it generously and receive it humbly.
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This workshop isn’t a lecture. You’ll participate in discussions, guided exercises, and role-plays that help you practice what you’re learning with gentleness and honesty. My goal is for you to leave with real tools you can use immediately.
WHAT TO EXPECT
What We’ll Explore Together
Full-Day or Two-Day Experiences | 9:00am–4:00pm
Coffee, tea, snacks & lunch included
Together, we’ll explore…
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Removing
Obstacles
The patterns and habits that quietly work against closeness, and what Scripture invites us to do with them.
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Building a Healthy Marriage
on a Solid Foundation
What helps a marriage thrive spiritually, emotionally, and physically, and why these three areas cannot be separated.
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Making It
Personal
How to apply what you learn in a way that fits your story, your personalities, and your specific season of life.
Topics We’ll Cover
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✔ Truly knowing your spouse, beyond preferences into the deeper landscape of their heart
✔ Knowing your needs and expressing them with humility instead of pressure
✔ Building a friendship that becomes the backbone of your marriage
✔ Repairing ruptures with tenderness and responsibility
✔ Accepting influence and honoring one another through mutual submission
✔ Using conflict as a doorway to greater closeness
✔ “Turning toward” moments which are the small choices that strengthen trust
✔ Creating shared meaning through traditions, rhythms, and rituals that reflect who you are as a couple
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In addition to the topics covered in one-day workshops, two-days workshop will also cover:
✔ Shifting your focus from self-protection to connection
✔ How women often respond with control and men with pride, and how Christ frees us from both
✔ Understanding what belongs in your bucket, their bucket, and the Holy Trinity’s
INVESTMENT
How Much Does a Marriage Workshop Cost?
Two-Day Workshop
$650/couple
Includes coffee, tea, snacks, lunch, and worksheets material.
One-Day Workshop
$375/couple
Includes coffee, tea, snacks, lunch, and worksheets material.
INTENSIVES
Marriage Intensives
Some seasons of marriage need more than a weekly 50-minute session. When there’s deep hurt, long-standing patterns, or a sense of crisis, traditional counseling can feel too fragmented. One spouse begins to share, the session ends, and both of you walk away without resolution. That stop-and-start pattern can leave you discouraged and emotionally tired.
A private, focused, one or two-day experience designed to break through gridlock and bring real healing.
A Marriage Intensive offers something completely different:
One or two uninterrupted days devoted entirely to you, your spouse, and the healing your marriage needs. The intensive is held in my Northern Virginia office, with coffee, tea, snacks, and a meal included.
ABOUT MARRIAGE INTENSIVES
What is a Marriage Intensive?
A private, focused time of working together, just you, your spouse, and me.
Choose from…
Two-Day Intensive
One-Day Intensive
Intensives are not a time of emotional overload. It’s a calm, guided process that gives you the time you’ve always wished you had that will help you open up, listen fully, and understand each other without rushing.
How Are Marriage Intensives Tailored?
Intensives are tailored to your personalities, your communication styles, and the type of pain you’re carrying. In this space, both spouses have room to share with dignity, without being rushed, not cut off, and not competing for airtime.
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What Men Say About Marriage Intensives
Many men come in expecting “ten hours of complaints,” but quickly realize the process feels structured, grounded, and clarifying. They finally get time to speak without interruption and feel understood instead of blamed.
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What Women Say About Marriage Intensives
Many women come in expecting their pain to be minimized or dismissed, unsure if they will truly be heard but they experience a safe space to share in a way they can be heard and seen.
WHAT TO EXPECT
Why Marriage Intensives Work
The strength of an Intensive comes from removing the time pressure. Instead of squeezing your heart into 50 minutes, we slow down and work at a pace that honors what’s actually happening beneath the conflict. Because breakthrough happens when understanding takes root and the defensive walls finally come down.
In an Intensive We Can…
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Build
Emotional
Safety
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Explore the Deeper
Meaning Behind
Reactions
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Name What's
Fueling the
Gridlock
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Allow the Healer to
Begin Healing Where
the Real Hurt Lives
Safety
Research shows that 69% of marital conflict is “perpetual.” These issues aren’t solved by quick tips, but are shaped by deeper fears, needs, histories, protective patterns, and sometimes by spiritual confusion.
What You Receive
Before we meet, each spouse will complete a detailed, private questionnaire that helps identify themes, wounds, and long-standing patterns.
From this, I will…
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Review eachquestionnairethoroughly
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Create a comprehensive and personalized
report
report
03
Highlight urgentareas and deeperissues
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Develop a clearroadmap for ourtwo days together
We begin the Intensive by going through these insights together. Many couples say this alone helps them see their marriage with greater clarity than they’ve had in years.
What Makes My Marriage Intensives Different?
Couples often come believing one issue is the problem but discover a deeper root that has been shaping their dynamic for years. My role is to help you uncover that deeper story and begin walking toward healing, with honesty, compassion, and the leading of the Holy Spirit.
Marriage intensives weave together →
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Christ-centered
truth and
healing
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Deep work
beneath the
surface
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Emotionally
safe, guided
conversations
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Research-informed
tools and practical
application
WHAT PEOPLE SAY ABOUT MARRIAGE INTENSIVES
Do Marriage Intensives Really Help?
When time pressure disappears, hearts open. Couples regularly describe their Marriage Intensive experience like this:
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“We finally
understood each other
and the roots beneath
our struggles.”
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“It broke the
cycle and helped
us move out of
feeling stuck.”
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“We left with
renewed hope
and a sense of
connection.”
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“Slowing down gave
us space to hear
not just words but
each other’s hearts.”
INVESTMENT
How Much Does a Marriage Intensive Cost?
Two-Day Intensive
$2,500/couple
Includes customized assessment, tailored exercises addressing specific issues, follow up session(s), plan moving forward, as well as breakfast, and lunch.
One-Day Intensive
$1,450/couple
Includes customized assessment, tailored exercises addressing specific issues, along with breakfast and lunch.
PRE-MARITAL COUNSELING
Pre-Marital Counseling
Ten sessions to help you prepare to build a Christ-centered, joy-filled marriage from the very beginning.
Preparing for marriage is one of the most meaningful seasons of life. It is filled with hope, anticipation, and the desire to build something beautiful together.
But it can also bring up questions, uncertainties, and the realization that two lives, two histories, two personalities, two sets of expectations are about to become one.
Ezekiel 37 Pre-Marital Counseling sessions were created to help engaged couples enter marriage with confidence, clarity, and a shared vision that honors Christ.
ABOUT PRE-MARITAL COUNSELING
What Pre-Marital Counseling Includes
Over the course of ten 50-minute sessions, we will walk through a structured, deeply personal process designed to help you understand your relationship from the inside out. You’ll begin with a relationship assessment that highlights both your strengths and areas for growth.
What We’ll Explore
Personalities, values, beliefs, and God’s calling for each of you
Influences from family of origin and how they shape expectations
Hopes, goals, and shared vision for married life
How you handle stress, finances, and decision-making
How you anticipate handling conflict, in-laws, and external pressures
How to build emotional, mental, physical, and spiritual intimacy
How to navigate boundaries, responsibilities, and unity
“My goal is to help you see clearly where you are now and where you want to go, together toward a marriage that reflects oneness, love, and God’s design for you.”
WHAT YOU'LL GAIN
The Benefits of Pre-Marital Counseling
Together, we’ll set the foundation for a marriage that reflects God’s heart and that is filled with love, respect, mutual submission, and shared purpose.
Through these ten weeks, I’ll help you:
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Understand Your Readiness
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See Your Strengths
with clarity
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Build Communication
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Approach Difficult
Topics
and honesty
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Begin Married Life
truth, and hope
How Much Does a Pre-Marital Counseling Cost?
How Much Does a Pre-Marital Counseling Cost?
INVESTMENT
INVESTMENT
Pre-Marital Counseling
$165/session
MARRIAGE COUNSELING
Marriage Counseling
Weekly 50 minute sessions designed to provide consistent support, deeper insight, and steady growth over time.
Our marriage counseling provides a consistent, supportive space to grow your relationship with intention and care.
Whether you desire a Christ centered approach or prefer a more secular framework, we meet you where you are and walk with you as you gain deeper insight, strengthen your connection, and build a healthier, more fulfilling marriage.
The Benefits of Marriage Counseling
WHAT YOU’LL GAIN
This is for couples who are willing to set aside one hour each week to intentionally invest in their marriage.
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Greater Understanding
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Practical Tools
emotional connection.
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Clarity
it out in your daily life.
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Stronger Sense of Unity
in your relationship.
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Ongoing Support
change in real time.
Who Marriage Counseling is For
ABOUT MARRIAGE COUNSELING
Whether you are…
✔ Seeking to maintain and strengthen an already solid relationship
✔ Experiencing daily frustrations and wanting relief from ongoing tension
✔ Preparing for a new season of life and wanting to be proactive
✔ Desiring a healthier understanding of marriage and how to apply it specifically to your relationship
These weekly, 50-minute sessions are designed to provide consistent support, deeper insight, and steady growth over time.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Still Wondering if One of Our Marriage Services is Right for You?
Here are a few questions you might have. You can also view the full FAQ here.
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Every marriage has different needs at different times, and each of the services offered is designed to meet you right where you are.
Marriage Workshop: If your relationship needs a refresh, if you’ve felt some disconnect or a decrease in emotional, mental, spiritual, or physical intimacy then this workshop is a wonderful way to reconnect and strengthen your bond. This is also very helpful for engaged couples.
Marriage Intensive: If you and your spouse feel stuck, are walking through a crisis, carrying deep hurts, or have tried many things without seeing change, an intensive provides the focused, transformative space your marriage needs.
Marriage Counseling: If you’re struggling day-to-day, feeling like you’re simply tolerating life together, unsure why the relationship feels unsatisfying, or longing to be understood and accepted, then marriage counseling may be the most helpful next step.
Pre-marital counseling: If you are engaged or about to be engaged then this service is for you.
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Unfortunately, no. The workshop is meant to be a place for you and your spouse to practice the concepts discussed during the workshop. If your spouse is not willing or ready to participate in any of the couples/marriage services offered, I recommend you sign up for individual counseling to get the support needed.
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