Premarital Couples Counseling boston
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Best Therapists in Boston, 2023
JANUARY 2023 | OnlineTherapy,com
Mimi ranked “Best for premarital counseling” in Boston!
Mimi Sohn Licht is a licensed counselor who’s recognized as a Premarital Counselor in the Boston region. Her sessions cover a broad range of topics, including dual careers, finances, religion, family planning, and division of labor. Mimi is a provider for most insurance plans, however, premarital counseling is not addressing a medical condition and therefore not covered by health insurance.
What patients say: “Mimi is an excellent counselor for couples who are going to be married, or are thinking of getting married. She is very experienced helping couples with many types of issues.”
Meghan and Harry and the ‘sacred pause’
DECEMBER 2022 | BostonGlobe.com
Mimi Licht, a Brookline therapist, who has similarly not treated the royals, said that while the documentary will get lots of viewers, it “seems doomed to fail in Harry’s quest to get others to empathize with him, and to feel for themselves the depth of pain he experienced as a child, both from the manner in which his parents publicly demeaned each other and then the horrific death of his mother.”
First comes love. Then comes … apartment hunting? How moving in together may affect your relationship.
FEBRUARY 2022 | RealEstate.Boston.com
Love is in the air, and for some it’s also in the lease.
Fifty years ago, moving in with a significant other before marriage was almost unheard of: In 1968, fewer than 1% of 18 to 34 year olds did, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
The post wedding blues are real
NOVEMBER 2019 | Boston Magazine
“Once the wedding is over people are expected to be happy newlyweds,” says Brookline-based couples counselor Mimi Licht. “It can feel embarrassing and shameful [to feel] lost, and [they may feel] the need to cover it up and look like everything is great, when in fact it can be a hard transition.”
Before 'I do'
JANUARY 2019 | The Boston Globe
"If the answer to the proposal is "Yes," in steps Licht, who advises loving couples to face up quickly to the hazards that can wreck a wedding or the marriage afterward.
She's seen it all: the Boston bride who feared walking down the aisle, the alcoholic Brighton mom who threatened to ruin the reception, the overcritical Brookline groom whom the bride eventually dumped (she's now married to a "real sweetheart," Licht says).
Wedding Experts: The Therapist
JUNE 2008 | Boston Magazine Weddings
"I never suggest dumping everything out on the table at once. You have to feel ready to talk about issues that are painful--whether they're hurtful memories, or things you're not quite sure your partner will accept. And that happens on your own time. I encourage people to share something serious beforehand, if it makes sense to do that. My goal is to help people develop their own sense of judgment. Often there are already red flags about a serious issue (an addiction or major debt, for instance), and on some level the partner knows an issue exists. It's going to come up one way or another. Better to discuss it..."
Engaged and Scared If Your Parents’ Divorce Was Ugly!
FEBRUARY 2017 | Your Tango
“You may be madly in love, eager to tie the knot and make a home with your cherished partner. Then the ring is on your finger and you freeze. Something powerful takes over. How can you wish for happily-ever-after when deep down inside you fear the worst, getting divorced just like mom and dad?”
In Session: Mother-in-Law Management
The Wedding Yentas
"We wanted to alleviate concerns and empower couples, which is why we’ve asked Boston-area licensed therapist, Mimi Licht, to contribute her expertise on the age-old relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law."
Getting Hitched Without a Hitch
APRIL 2018 | LDS Living Magazine
"What happens is that newlyweds sometimes feel that they've lost freedom as individuals, the truth is that learning to be a married couple includes learning how to keep separate time for themselves."
Marriage & Money: Engaged and Unemployed
SEPTEMBER 2018 | Modern Bride Finance Guide
"Job loss may be the first big problem you face as to-be-weds. Mimi Licht, wedding therapist says a little love and support for each other can go a long way to ensuring that you weather this "for richer or poorer" moment--and any others that come your way."
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