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New York, New York Premarital Counseling

James Covington

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James Covington

James Covington

Partnering for Life

251 Central Park West

New York, NY 10024

Phone Number: (212) 799-1157

Email: jimcoving1@aol.com

I have been a pre-marital and marriage counselor/educator for thirty years. I love my work because I strongly believe in marriage as a vital social institution and as a dynamic opportunity for personal growth. In fact, I believe conflict can help build your relationship, depending, of course on how it is managed.

I start with this premise: emotional connection is the most important element of a good marriage. When that fails, the marriage will suffer. My goal is to help a couple regenerate their connection, actively teach them how to stop their negative interactions and be with one another in a more positive nurturing way.

One of my favorite poets, Rainer Maria Rilke wrote: “Love . . . consists in this, that two solitudes protect and touch and greet each other.” I am actively committed to helping couples restore and sustain that kind of mutually nurturing love.

If you are an engaged couple looking for premarital work, check out my website.

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- Elizabeth Doherty Thomas, is a co-founder of The First Dance, along with Marriage and Family therapist father Dr. William J. Doherty.  The First Dance was a Modern Bride Trendsetter award winner in 2007 for taking on the complex family dynamics of wedding planning.  Read Take Back Your Wedding: Managing the People Stress of Wedding Planning for more advice on working through the people stresses of wedding planning as a couple, with your families, and how to strengthen your upcoming marriage through this enormous first task of married life.