Christian Marriage & Couples Counseling
& Faith Based Pre-Marital Counseling
If your marriage or relationship is struggling, full of hurt or if you simply could use some help and guidance — let’s talk.
We offer a private & safe environment from a Faith Based & Christian Perspective to help work through the difficulties and start moving in a new and better direction.
The excitement of falling in love and getting married eventually gives way to the incredibly hard & difficult work of marriage.
Raising children, struggling with finances, living every day with someone who is different than you, working long hours, facing personal struggles — these all add up.
Navigating the ups and down of life together can take a toll on any relationship.
Common Issues in Marriage & Relationships
Feel like you have the same fight over and over and it’s hard to see eye to eye or come up with a solution.
Disagree about parenting, financial, or lifestyle choices.
Feel that household responsibilities are unequal and can’t figure out how to effectively communicate about this or come up with solutions.
Feel that you’ve lost sexual or romantic chemistry.
Feel like your marriage is on auto-pilot.
Feel unheard or feel like your partner is emotionally unavailable?
Have you experienced a recent tragedy or loss and are having trouble processing it together.
Are you dealing with substance abuse, infidelity, or mental health issues.
A Depth & Breadth of Experience
Jennifer has a unique background that allows her to see the hope and promise in even the most difficult and contentious of situations & relationships.
Prior to her career in Mental Health & Relationship Counseling, she spent almost 20 years in Pediatric Medicine, ICU Care & Cardiology/Heart Transplant.
She has seen and dealt with some of life’s most difficult and darkest moments from both a physical, relational and mental health perspective.
About Jennifer Klaus
Jennifer has been married for 20+ years and has 3 teenage children. She cherishes time with her family, and enjoys yoga, cooking, Alabama Football, and cheering her kids on in Flag Football, Golf & Lacrosse.
She attends Harborside Church in Clearwater, Florida, where she serves in the children's ministry and serves with her husband as Marriage Mentors.
Christian Counseling
A Great Christian Marriage is not when the “Perfect Christian Couple Comes Together”. It is when an imperfect, sinful couple learns to understand, respect & enjoy their differences while being and doing what God desires both as individuals and as a couple .
A Solid Christian Marriage Requires God at the Center
A successful Christian marriage is one of those things that requires vigilance and upkeep and can easily be overlooked as we take our eyes off of God and our partner and become “comfortable”. Comfortability often turns into complacency and complacency often turns into neglect.
If you’re a Christian and your marriage is struggling, if you’re having a difficult time, ask yourself — is my focus on me? Is my focus on what I need? Or is your focus on God and your partner? When is the last time you and your spouse took the time to come together in Christian humility to strengthen your relationship?
Our Christian Marriage Counseling services in can help you reconnect, communicate better, understand each other better and place God and service to one another at the center of your relationship.
Christian Marital Problems
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We often come from different backgrounds with different expressions of faith and different faith traditions.
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We each come from two different families, with different traditions, different ways of doing things, different ways of communicating. This is a very common source of stress in every marriage.
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Lives get busy! It’s easy to talk past one another and not take the time and effort to understand each other. Struggling marriages often face communication issues.
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We all have different beliefs and priorities when it comes to how to spend money, budgeting, saving and living for the now vs preparing for later. Finances are often a common stress in marriage.
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Moms and Dads are designed differently. We each have different strengths we bring to the table. Successful parenting and a strong marriage requires a strong understanding and respect of each others strengths and an appreciation for each other’s gifts.
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There are no perfect people. We all make mistakes and do things we regret. Infidelity is one of the most difficult issues to deal with in restoring a marriage as it encompasses a broken bond of trust.
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All marriages eventually struggle with sexual issues. Mismatched libidos, different desires, different histories and experiences and difficulties in communicating.
