Practical, faith-based tools to build the marriage God intended for you.
Strong Marriages Start Here
When communication breaks down, relationships struggle. We give couples the proven skills they need to reconnect, resolve conflict, and thrive together.
Upcoming Events
PreMarital and Marriage Education and Counseling
Identify the Problem (Empathy)
Marriage isn’t always easy.
- Do you feel disconnected, stuck, or like you’re always fighting?
- Has trust been broken or conversations turn into conflict?
- Has the stress of family life left you anxious and exhausted?
Have you tried fixing it on your own — but it just doesn’t seem to work?
Guidance you can trust
The Guide
At the Healthy Marriage Coalition, we understand how painful it feels when your relationship isn’t what you hoped it would be. For more than 20 years, we’ve helped couples in the Central Valley restore connection and strengthen communication.
We’re the only ministry in the valley offering interactive, faith-based classes where you’ll learn — and practice — real skills to transform your marriage.
And the best part? Our classes are affordable, practical, and designed for everyday couples just like you.
Guidance you can trust
The Guide
At the Healthy Marriage Coalition, we understand how painful it feels when your relationship isn’t what you hoped it would be. For more than 20 years, we’ve helped couples in the Central Valley restore connection and strengthen communication.
We’re the only ministry in the valley offering interactive, faith-based classes where you’ll learn — and practice — real skills to transform your marriage.
And the best part? Our classes are affordable, practical, and designed for everyday couples just like you.
Our Process
The Plan
Here’s how to get started:
Choose a class or
counseling option.
Learn proven
communication and conflict-resolution skills.
Experience a marriage
filled with peace, love,
and connection.
Marriage Support & Guidance
Solutions
Marriage Works (Married, Engaged, or Seriously Dating)
- 6 weeks
- 2-hour sessions
- $60 per couple
Learn how to listen, express yourself, conflict management, forgiveness, love languages and more.
Adventures in Marriage (Married Couples)
- 6 weeks
- 2-hour sessions
- $60 per couple
Interactive, hands-on skills for bonding with your spouse, discovering personality strengths, resolving conflict, and no more dirty fighting.
Counseling
For married couples, stepfamilies, and single parents.
- $60/hr (not covered by insurance)
- Focus areas: communication, conflict resolution, finances, infidelity, forgiveness, and blended family challenges.
Marriage Coaching
- For couples who have completed Marriage Works.
- 2-on-2 mentoring with trained coaches.
- Focused on practical application and ongoing growth.
Forever Begins
Celebrate Love Together
Experience heartfelt events designed to deepen connection and joy
Marriage Events
Marriage Retreats
TESTIMONIALS
What Couples Are Saying
This class saved our marriage! Before this class my wife and I couldn’t stop fighting. Skills gave us a “fight-free” zone.”
There was a change in our relationship before we left the first class. This experience was more than I expected. Thanks!
This class has opened my eyes to how little time I spend trying to understand my partner. I never realized that the best way to be heard is to shut up and listen.
It helped me to be a better listener. Usually I’d be thinking about what I was going to say next instead of listening.
It has been able to lead my wife and I into some really deep and meaningful conversations.
This class saved our marriage! Before this class my wife and I couldn’t stop fighting. Skills gave us a “fight-free” zone.”
It helped me to understand what empathy was and actually show it to my wife. I also feel like I am being listened to now.
We communicate while staying calm and avoid trigger words making the conversation more productive.”
We were able to talk without yelling. I became way less defensive in discussions.
My husband and I have a great marriage – or so we thought. This class helped us address issues that we were avoiding. This class gave us the skills we needed to discuss issues skillfully and emotionally without being emotional.
It has helped my wife and I communicate about subjects we both felt uncomfortable talking about. It also helped us to speak to our adult children to open communication which had been very difficult to do without getting angry or defensive.
Gave us skills to discuss issues without getting out of control or upset.
It opened some doors that we had closed and we were unaware of what we were missing out on.
I feel this class helped my husband and I laugh again. We were able to lower our tones and hear what we were saying.
We can now discuss some issues where we would normally just walk away from them at home.
This class helped us to be able to work out big issues in our marriage while avoiding all the negative aspects that used to dominate our arguments.
Taking this class has opened my eyes to all of the things my relationship was missing. These skills bring back the youth to our relationship. I’d take this class again!!!
We used our skills a lot while driving in the car together. Everything about the class was great. We loved it and want to take it again. Thanks for all the help!
I always thought we had a strong marriage, but after taking this course we reached a deeper and more meaningful level.
The skills worked far superior to how I thought they would have.
This class helped me safely travel on the uneven terrain of relationships.
Team Behind the Love
Meet Our Team
Real couples. Real mentors. Real hope.
Ron & Joan McLain
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Our Sponsors
Our Partners in Building Healthy Families
We are deeply grateful for the generous support of our sponsors. Their partnership helps us equip couples with the skills and hope they need to build strong marriages and healthy families throughout the Central Valley.
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