FAQ
Answers to the most common questions
Do we need to come as a couple?
Can you help me with my fear of walking down the aisle?
My mother and I seem to be fighting over the silliest issues, can you help?
Do you work with people who are inter-marrying or have cross-cultural adjustments to make?
What about secrets we are still ashamed to reveal?
Do you help with alternative lifestyle couples?
How many times do you usually meet?
Back to top.Where are you located?
My Brookline office is located at Coolidge Corner in Brookline, easily accessible
on the Green Line. My Wayland office is on Rt. 126, near 117, Rte 128 via Rt 20 or
Rt 2.
What are your office hours?
By appointment only, weekdays, evenings and Saturdays.
Do you accept insurance?
Wisely Wed is not covered by health insurance since it is
not a medically necessary therapy but rather an opportunity to enhance your coping skills with issues regarding your wedding. Wisely Wed does accept all major credit cards.
Do we need to come as a couple?
No. I meet with future brides and grooms
either individually, as a couple or in groups. This depends on your needs and preference.
Can you help me with my fear of walking down the aisle?
Yes. I can develop a program for fear and stress reduction and can actually meet you at the
site of your ceremony, and practice until you feel confident.
My mother and I seem to be fighting over the silliest issues, can you help?
Yes. I can help you understand how your relationship to your mother is evolving as you become a wife.
Loyalties and boundaries are often issues.
Do you work with people who are inter-marrying or have cross-cultural adjustments to make?
Yes. Religious, cultural or ethnic differences can require greater sensitivity involving the ceremony,
in-law relations, and future observances and ought to be addressed when planning your wedding. I
often help couples to think these things through more openly and come to a deeper understanding of
each others heritage.
What about talking about topics we may be avoiding; e.g. our sex lives and sex drives, if and when to have
children, dealing with previous partners, accumulated debt?
I encourage and support discussion of whatever is on your mind and
feel comfortable putting into words either on your own or with your spouse-to-be.
What about secrets we are still ashamed to reveal?
Once concerns
are out on the table they are not nearly as forbidding. These conversations can foster wonderful
opportunities to deepen trust.
Do you counsel same-sex couples?
Yes. Same-sex couples
require the same degree of sharing and trust as any other couple in order to build a strong foundation.
How many times do you usually meet?
We meet once for an introductory session
to determine what is going on, get some background information and decide on your goals. Then usually we
meet for six sessions and re-evaluate the plan at that time.