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Cassie Smeltzer
PSYCHOTHERAPIST
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ENGAGE’s Goals:
To help couples prepare for marriage in the best way possible, cultivate openness and new learning about one another, and develop strategies for a continued successful relationship. To help couples engage their individual selves and their relationship in a deep and meaningful way.
During the course of 6-10 sessions, couples discuss & understand their results as they are taught proven relationship skills.
Our program helps couples explore strength & growth areas, strengthen communication skills, identify and manage major stressors, resolve conflict well, develop a more balanced relationship, explore family-of-origin issues, discuss financial planning & budgeting, establish personal, couple & family goals, AND understand & appreciate personality differences.
ENGAGE Premarital Counseling is a pre-wedding service based in Atlanta, GA.
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- Cassie SmeltzerPsychotherapistCassie is a licensed clinical social worker in Indiana and Georgia, and an experienced pre-marital counselor. She'll work with you to help build understanding and trust in your relationship.
- Taylor AndersonPremarital CoachTaylor is a premarital coach with a Master's Degree in Marriage and Family Therapy. She loves to get to know you and support your goals as a couple.
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Allison W
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5.0
7/21/2021
We did the ENGAGE Premarital counseling program with Lanta and found her approach to be very gentle, comfortable, and gave us realistic ways to approach things that may arise so that we’re prepared. She also served as our officiant and prepared a meaningful ceremony for us after getting to know her through the our counseling sessions. Would highly recommend the program to learn where your strengths are and what areas you can improve upon in your life.
Hannah T
5.0
6/21/2021
We completed the 6 course premarital counseling with Lanta in preparation for our wedding. The structure of the classes are excellent, covering every big life topic and breaks it down for you. We were able to learn the tools to set us up for success for a healthy marriage. We can't wait for our one year "check in"! Highly recommend.
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Madison D
5.0
11/15/2020
My husband and I can't say enough wonderful things about working with Megan J. through Engage Premarital Counseling. 2020 was a year in itself and being able to have guidance in creating a solid foundation as partners coupled with getting through all the ups and downs of this year, needless to say, we couldn't have made it through without Megan J. Loved our experience!
Alex T
5.0
8/23/2019
My fiance and I had a rewarding experience with ENGAGE and Erica. She provided a warm, welcoming and trusting space for us to dig into our relationship and areas that we'd like to strengthen. She was professional and timely (even when we were late - ATL traffic!). The resources and exercises provided during and after sessions stimulated progressive conversations. We are definitely a stronger couple after working with ENGAGE and Erica. I can't imagine a better experience for my first counseling.
Kelsey B
5.0
7/20/2019
My fiancé and I had a wonderful experience at our Half Day Intensive with Erica. We left with lots of insights about our relationship and ourselves, as well as ideas for how to leverage our strengths to continue to grow as a couple. Erica was supportive, kind, and an excellent facilitator of productive conversation. We are very happy to have worked with her before our upcoming wedding. Thank you!
Whitney S
5.0
4/18/2018
We're both extremely happy that we decided to do our counseling with Erica at ENGAGE. Prior to counseling, we already had good conflict resolution and communication skills, but I believe when you're committing your life to someone, you can never have too much help. :)
Erica was so professional, kind, and helpful. She provided us with a ton of great insight and asked a lot of thoughtful questions to help us work through things about our future (such as finances and children) that we hadn't discussed at length yet. We came away with so many great resources and talking points and both feel like she helped us flesh out a lot of our discussions in really productive ways.
Caleb R
5.0
11/25/2017
My fiancee and I had the privilege of working with Erica for the 300-minute package! She was continually kind and supportive, and provided helpful feedback throughout the whole process. Definitely would recommend her to help you in your premarital preparation!
Morgan K
5.0
10/23/2017
My fiance and I had the pleasure of working with Erica and loved every minute of it! We enjoyed talking through what marriage will look like with a facilitator, it helped keep the conversations targeted and made them more enjoyable! We are very grateful to have shared this experience with her and would highly recommend ENGAGE to any couple!
Ashley M
5.0
7/28/2017
My fiancé and I worked with Erica for our premarital counseling and we are still raving about the session and the decision to go with Engage. Erica was very personable and made us feel comfortable as we navigated the ins and outs of our relationship as we approach our wedding date. I would recommend Erica's service without reservation!
Katie L
5.0
7/16/2017
My fiancé and I had an amazing experience with ENGAGE. We saw Erica, and were blown away by her professionalism and her kindness, as well as her ability to gently push us out of our comfort zones through our conversations. I thought I'd have to drag my fiancé to sessions-- he actually enjoyed them! We both grew so much through our sessions; individually and as a couple. We feel more solid and prepared for a lifelong partnership than we ever have, and prepared to handle what may come out way in the future. And we owe that to Erica and ENGAGE! Thank you, Erica!
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ish you lots of love and light going forward!
Marteia W
5.0
5/07/2017
My fiancé and I attended premarital counseling through ENGAGE Counseling Services. We really enjoy our experience, and we were able to express ourselves in a non-judgmental environment. I would recommend them to anyone who is interested in receiving counseling services.
Molly S
5.0
5/19/2015
We really enjoyed working with Megan for our premarital counseling. I felt that the Engage questionnaire highlighted the strengths and growth areas in our relationship, and Megan was able to guide our conversations about the more tricky subjects in a way that made it possible for us to be honest and straightforward with each other. I appreciated her open personality, and they way she was willing to be frank with us throughout the process. She always responded promptly to our emails, and was able to be flexible with our schedules and financial situation. I thought premarital counseling was an important piece for us in planning our wedding, as it carved out time in our crazy schedules to really focus on ourselves as a couple and what we want moving forward as a married couple. I would definitely recommend Megan to any couple looking to really explore and build up their relationship.
5.0
5/12/2015
My fiance Stephen and I knew that we wanted to complete a series of pre-marital counseling sessions before our wedding next year, and it was very important to us that we work with a counselor whose style fit with our agnostic beliefs and egalitarian relationship.
It can be tough to find engagement counseling services that are not bent to one extreme or another, but we eventually found our Goldilocks counselor in Megan: while not affiliated with one denomination, she does have a theology background and understands the value of spirituality that Stephen and I share.
Our time with Megan was thought-provoking and peace-bringing. She was an excellent facilitator of honest, open communication--never judgmental or patronizing, she asked questions with the purpose of helping us find the answers for ourselves.
We came away from counseling with a stronger understanding of our strengths as a couple (communication, independence), our areas that could use improvement (finances, stress management), and the tools necessary to actively work on them. Stephen actually wrote at length about our experience, and what we've learned from it, on his website, Blog By Groom: http://ow.ly/MSC9y
I'm so grateful for the time we spent going through ENGAGE--it's easily been the most transformative part of our wedding- and marriage-planning processes so far. Would recommend to anyone seeking to build a long-lasting, supportive, deep relationship with their spouse-to-be.
5.0
5/11/2015
My fiancée and I decided to enroll in a few premarital counseling sessions before our wedding, more so to verify that we both had a good and solid foundation before our wedding day.
We didn't know exactly what to expect, but Megan was an excellent counselor! She is a great listener and provided really great(useful) advice and insight.
What was most comforting is that our sessions with Megan felt like we were speaking with a really good friend with an objective view which yielded really great feedback.
Even since our wedding, we've decided to do follow-up sessions every now and again!
Deborah W
5.0
5/11/2015
I highly recommend working with Megan for your premarital counseling sessions...you will absolutely love her sincerity and open-minded attitude! My now-husband and I have been living together for 3 years and thought we knew everything about one another. Megan did a wonderful job finding the areas we needed to focus on and giving us tools to increase our communication. We've already decided to schedule a few "check-in" appointments over the next few years to keep our relationship strong.
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ENGAGE Premarital Counseling
Cassie Smeltzer
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