Bill & Sandra Jones Coaching · Premarital · Weddings
What To Expect

A Typical SYMBIS+ Schedule

For married couples

Expect to meet with us six times, each lasting about an hour. Picture cozy coffee chats where we explore insights from your assessment and talk through questions from your workbooks. Although we tend to venture off the path from time to time, here's the schedule we try to keep throughout our time together.

Your conversations may follow a different order or pace to fit your relationship.

Session One

From Myths to Mindsets

SYMBIS Book

  • Chapter 1 – Have You Faced the Myths of Marriage With Honesty?

SYMBIS+ Assessment

  • Page 1 – Getting the Most from your SYMBIS Report
  • Page 2 – Marriage Momentum
  • Page 3 – Marriage Mindset

SYMBIS+ Workbook

No workbook exercises assigned

Session Two

Context, Cash & Expectations

SYMBIS Book

No book chapter assigned

SYMBIS+ Assessment

  • Page 4 – Well-being
  • Page 5 – Context: Social Support

SYMBIS+ Workbook

  • Exercise 1 – Your Personal 10 Commandments
  • Exercise 3 – From Idealizing to Realizing Your Partner
  • Exercise 4 – Exploring Unfinished Business
  • Exercise 5 – Assessing Your Self Image

Session Three

Decoding Dynamics — How You're Wired

SYMBIS Book

  • Appendix – Discovering Your Personality Dynamics

SYMBIS+ Assessment

  • Page 6 – Context: Finance
  • Page 7 – Context: Expectations
  • Page 7A – Context: Remarriage & Blended Families (if applicable)

SYMBIS+ Workbook

  • Exercise 19 – Money Talks And So Can We

Session Four

Intimacy, Sex & Connection

SYMBIS Book

  • Chapter 2 – Can You Identify Your Love Style?
  • Chapter 3 – Have You Developed the Habit of Happiness?

SYMBIS+ Assessment

  • Page 8 – Dynamics
  • Page 9 – Dynamics
  • Page 10 – Dynamics: Love

SYMBIS+ Workbook

  • Exercise 7 – Getting Your Sex Life Off to a Great Start
  • Exercise 8 – Your Changing Love Style
  • Exercise 9 – Cultivating Intimacy

Session Five

Real Talk & Communication

SYMBIS Book

  • Chapter 4 – Can You Say What You Mean And Understand What You Hear?
  • Chapter 5 – Have You Bridged the Gender Gap?

SYMBIS+ Assessment

  • Page 11 – Dynamics: Attitude
  • Page 12 – Dynamics: Communication
  • Page 13 – Dynamics: Gender

SYMBIS+ Workbook

  • Exercise 10 – Listening To Your Self-Talk
  • Exercise 11 – Avoiding The Blame Game
  • Exercise 13 – How Well Do You Communicate?
  • Exercise 14 – The Daily Temperature Reading
  • Exercise 15 – I Can Hear Clearly Now

Session Six

Fighting Fair & Staying on Purpose

SYMBIS Book

  • Chapter 6 – Do You Know How to Fight a Good Fight?
  • Chapter 7 – Are You and Your Partner Soul Mates?

SYMBIS+ Assessment

  • Page 14 – Dynamics: Conflict
  • Page 15 – Dynamics: Spirituality
  • Page 16 – Dynamics: Time Style
  • Page 17 – Dynamics: Harmony

SYMBIS+ Workbook

  • Exercise 16 – Couple’s Inventory
  • Exercise 20 – Mind Reading
  • Exercise 21 – Sharing Withholds
  • Exercise 22 – Your Spiritual Journey
  • Exercise 23 – Improving Your Serve
  • Exercise 24 – Study Your Spouse
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