Facilitator Certification Workshops

Do you have a heart for couples?

Facilitator Certification is designed for people who work with couples and want a proven, research-based tool for premarital counseling, marriage enrichment, and relationship coaching, including:

• Pastors and ministry leaders
• Marriage mentors and lay counselors
• Marriage and relationship coaches
• Mental health professionals
• Graduate students and interns
• Anyone who wants to help couples build stronger relationships

A Real Game-Changer

Built on 40+ years of ground-breaking relationship research.

Prepare/Enrich is not your ordinary marriage prep or enrichment program. Its revolutionary, personalized nature creates a one-of-a-kind experience for every couple, ensuring they take the relationship-transforming insights to heart. Most importantly, Prepare/Enrich lowers couples’ risk of divorce by 31%.

Over 250,000 professional and lay leaders, just like you, can’t be wrong.

Perfectly Tailored for Every Couple

No matter what stage of life your couples are in, Prepare/Enrich meets them where they are – asking them critical questions to set them up on a path of growth and satisfaction.

• Dating Couples
• Engaged Couples
• Newlywed Couples
• Married Couples
• Remarried Couples
• Retired Couples

Comprehensive & Personalized

Prepare/Enrich explores the issues that matter most to your couples, including:

• Core Relationship
• Spirituality
• Life & Career
• Personal Factors
• Children & Parenting
• Culture & Family

Questions are selected based on each couple's unique relationship, creating a personalized assessment experience tailored to their specific needs.

The Facilitator Report

Assessment results are compiled into a robust Facilitator Report, which includes personal details, how satisfied each person is, and how aligned they are as a couple. It’s jam-packed with groundbreaking insights to spark conversation with your couple.

Report includes:

• Couple type classification and results summary
• Scores on overall satisfaction and idealism
• How each person answered specific questions
• Profiles on both stress and personality for each person
• Skill-building exercise recommendations

Prepare/Enrich makes it easy for you to understand and unpack the results by providing ready-to-read feedback on every page.

Trainer: Dr. Debi Smith, PsyD

Dr. Debi has spent more than 25 years studying, teaching, and coaching men, women, and couples. Along the way, she has:

• Served as a university professor
• Worked as a clinical psychologist specializing in couples
• Trained pastors, marriage mentors, and mental health professionals
• Helped launch and strengthen marriage ministries
• Become a full-time marriage educator and coach

She has been using Prepare/Enrich for more than two decades!

Dr. Debi is the Founder of the Institute for Relationship Development, which exists to provide specialized training, practical tools, professional resources, and a private community of people who are committed to helping men and women create happier, healthier marriages together.