Marriage Counseling in Minneapolis, MN
- 700+ couples guided through PREPARE/ENRICH
- Couples-only practice, not a general clinic
- In-person near Cedar Lake Road, or online statewide
- Led by Sarah Kenville
You are already married and searching for marriage counseling in Minneapolis, MN, and most of what shows up is a general mental-health clinic that also happens to see couples. We are the opposite: a couples-only practice built around the strengths-based PREPARE/ENRICH inventory, where every set of sessions starts from what already works in your relationship instead of a checklist of what is wrong. Enrich Your Relationship has guided more than 700 couples through this method, in person near Cedar Lake Road in St. Louis Park, minutes from Minneapolis, or online across Minnesota, and you will know the two or three areas worth working on before your first full session.
This is strengths-based marriage counseling and coaching, not crisis therapy. We help good marriages get stronger, and we refer out when a couple needs more intensive clinical work.
Marriage Counseling in Minneapolis, Built Around Your Strengths
Marriage counseling in Minneapolis usually starts with the problem. We start with what already works. The PREPARE/ENRICH inventory maps your marriage across 12 categories, from communication and conflict resolution to finances, roles, intimacy, and expectations, and gives us a clear picture of your strengths and growth areas before the first working session. That means we spend your time on the two or three areas that will actually move the needle for you, rather than talking in circles about generalities. Most Minneapolis clinics ranking for this search are generalist practices that treat many issues. We only work with couples, and only with this method.
The pattern we see: married couples who wait until they feel broken end up doing repair work under pressure. Couples who come in while things are mostly good build the skills while they are still easy to build. After 700-plus couples, the second group is the one that tends to stay strong.
We meet couples in person at our St. Louis Park office near Cedar Lake Road, a short drive from Uptown, Southwest Minneapolis, and Bryn Mawr, and we serve the wider Twin Cities including St. Paul, Edina, Minnetonka, and Hopkins. Couples anywhere in Minnesota can also meet us over video. If you began with premarital work, this is the same framework applied to the marriage you have now, so couples who came to us before the wedding in Minneapolis often return for a tune-up years later.
Couples Therapy in Minneapolis vs. a Couples-Only Specialist
When people search for couples therapy in Minneapolis, they usually land on a large clinic that treats depression, anxiety, trauma, and addiction, with couples work as one line item among many. There is a real place for that, and when a couple needs it we refer out to a licensed therapist. What we do is narrower on purpose. We are a strengths-based couples counseling practice, we use one proven inventory, and every session is spent on the relationship in front of us rather than on individual clinical treatment.
Assessment-Driven
Both partners take PREPARE/ENRICH separately, so sessions start from data about your marriage, not a blank page.
Couples-Only Focus
No individual caseload competing for attention. This practice exists to help two people work as a team.
Skills, Not Diagnosis
You leave with communication and conflict tools you can use that week, not a treatment plan for a clinical condition.
Ready to see where you stand? Reach out for a free 20-minute intro session or call us at (612) 205-6762. Couples counseling in Minneapolis should feel focused from the first conversation, and ours does.
How Marriage Counseling Works With Us
Here is exactly how the process runs, so you are not guessing before you start.
- Free intro session. A 20-minute conversation to get to know you both, explain the method, and confirm PREPARE/ENRICH is the right fit before you commit anything.
- Take the assessment separately. Each partner completes the roughly 250-question PREPARE/ENRICH inventory on their own, usually in 20 to 40 minutes.
- Review your strengths map. We walk through your results together across the 12 relationship categories, so you both see the same clear picture of your marriage.
- Work the growth areas. Sessions focus on the two or three areas with the greatest impact, with practical exercises and an optional Couples Workbook to keep the conversation going at home.
"We do not start from a blank page. Your assessment tells us where to spend your time, so the sessions feel focused instead of open-ended."
For married couples, the growth areas often look different than they did before the wedding. Expectations shift once real life, careers, and kids set in, and the inventory surfaces those shifts plainly. You can go deeper with the Full assessment for the broadest coverage, or the Core assessment for a shorter, focused set of sessions. Prefer to meet from home? Our virtual sessions reach couples anywhere in Minnesota.
When We Are Not the Right Call
We will be straight with you, even when it costs us the booking. A strengths-based skills program is the right tool for couples who are mostly doing well and want to stay that way, or who feel disconnected and want to reconnect before patterns harden. It is not the right tool for every situation.
Frequently Asked Questions
What should we expect at our first couples session?
Your first contact is a free 20-minute intro session, not a deep-dive into everything that is wrong. We get to know you both, explain how the PREPARE/ENRICH method works, and make sure it is the right fit before you commit to anything.
After that, each partner takes the assessment separately, and the first full session walks through your results together. You leave the first real session already knowing the two or three areas worth focusing on, instead of talking in circles.
How much does marriage counseling cost in Minneapolis?
Our marriage and couples work is sold in packages rather than open-ended hourly sessions, so you know the total before you start rather than watching a meter run. Package pricing is listed on our Packages and Rates page.
The free 20-minute intro session lets us recommend the right package for your goals before you pay anything. We are a strengths-based coaching and counseling practice, not a clinical mental-health provider, so we do not bill insurance.
Is it too late for marriage counseling?
For strengths-based work, earlier is easier, but rarely too late. The couples who get the most from this method are the ones who come in while things are mostly good and want to stay that way, or who feel a little disconnected and want to reconnect before patterns harden.
If your relationship is in acute crisis, if there is abuse, or if one partner has already decided to leave, a skills-and-strengths program is not the right tool, and we will tell you that plainly and refer you to a licensed therapist.
Do you offer online marriage counseling in Minnesota?
Yes. We meet couples in person at our St. Louis Park office near Cedar Lake Road, minutes from Minneapolis, and we offer virtual sessions to married couples anywhere in Minnesota. Online marriage counseling uses the same PREPARE/ENRICH assessment and the same structured method, so busy schedules, a long commute, or living outside the metro do not get in the way of doing the work.
Start Marriage Counseling in Minneapolis
If you want a strengths-based, couples-only way to grow your marriage, Enrich Your Relationship offers a supportive, research-based path in Minneapolis and online across Minnesota. Book a free 20-minute intro session to see if we are a good fit, or start with our relationship counseling for couples. Planning a wedding instead? See our premarital counseling in Minneapolis.