PHA would also like to offer SYMBIS+ (Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts Plus). Originally designed for premarital couples, this assessment is adapted to focus on couples who are already married and in need of a “marriage check-up or tune-up” for couples at any stage of life—whether they have been married for 3, 10, or 20+ years. This assessment will focus on each partner’s capacity to see the world from their partner’s perspective; assess the confidence and trust each partner has in each other and their relationship; assess the quality and stability of your relationship; contentment with family relationships and prioritizing time with mutual friends; focus on communication about how each partner would like to improve your sex life; and give an insightful look at how each person in the couple experiences time, so you can reclaim moments they’ve been missing together
Core Areas of Enrichment
The assessment spans 17 key diagnostic areas to transition couples from “good to great” with the following treatment goals.
- Relational Mechanics: Explores communication dynamics, hot-button conflict resolution triggers, and time management styles.
- Intimacy & Connection: Evaluates deep-dive emotional and sexual intimacy patterns, as well as shared spiritual foundations.
- External Dynamics: Gauges modern financial mindsets (such as spender vs. saver habits) and social support health.
- Personal Well-being: Looks closely at individual psychological health, self-esteem, and how personal maturity influences the marriage
PHA is offering four one-hour sessions at our Hershey or Camp Hill offices with Case Melton, a SYMBIS-certified facilitator. The total cost for this opportunity is $500, which includes the assessment materials and is not submittable to insurance. The full fee is due before the first session. A digitized certificate of completion will be provided.
If the couple would like to see Case Melton for couples therapy or is already seeing Case Melton for couples therapy, the normal fee of couples therapy that is billable to insurance will be charged in addition to $75 for the assessment and materials need and is this fee is not billable to insurance.
How SYMBIS+ Adapts for and can benefit Remarriage and Blended Families
Customized Assessment Questions: The online questionnaire adjusts dynamically based on your relationship background, meaning you do not need to buy a separate version or special package.
Dedicated Report Pages: If you or your partner are entering a second marriage or combining households, your personalized SYMBIS Assessment report includes extra sections focused expressly on stepfamily and remarriage dynamics
Relationship Residue Exploration: The tool helps couples unpack unresolved baggage, past hurts, or anxieties lingering from a previous marriage.
Parenting and Step-101 Dynamics: It addresses specific pressure points like dealing with stepchildren, co-parenting friction, differing discipline styles, and blending family traditions.
Facilitator-Led Discussions: Certified facilitators use these targeted results to guide safe, constructive conversations around the unique vulnerabilities of stepfamilies
We know here at PHA that marriage is not easy. The divorce rate for first marriages is 50%, rate increases for second marriages to 67 %, and for third marriages is as high as 73% rate of divorce. We also know it’s hard to blend a family; it can take an average of 3-6 years to find homeostasis.