Karen Osterle, MSSA, LICSW

Regardless of how long a couple has been together, marriage is one of the most important life decisions we make—a personal commitment to each other, of course, but also a sing-it-from-the rafters statement to our friends and family, an important foundation from which to build a life-- or additional lives--on, and also a legally binding contract.

You already know that you share many of the same values, but how deep into these themes have you delved together? Not only are the themes themselves important, but I will also encourage you to be even more interested in HOW you have these types of conversations—looking together at the very subtle, sub-text ways that you and your partner open up towards each other and/or seemingly disregard or accidentally dismiss one another when there are slight (or perhaps more serious) differences of opinion on these important subjects. 

My practice is inclusive with respect to racial or ethnic identity, country of origin, physical ability, sexual and gender diversity, and religious and political affiliation.