Student couples at the University of Rhode Island are invited to participate in a free relationship assessment and follow-up counseling at the University’s Couple and Family Therapy Clinic just in time for Valentine’s Day and all the romantic expectations it brings. The number of sessions is limited, so students are urged to register immediately.

Under the supervision of faculty, graduate students from the Marriage and Family Therapy program in the College of Health Sciences/Academic Health Collaborative will conduct the relationship check-ups over the course of two one-hour sessions. First, each individual in the couple is set up with an online assessment called Prepare/Enrich. This relationship inventory and skills-building tool is designed to help couples understand and improve their relationships, and it is widely used around the world.

Counselors will bring the couple together, either in person or virtually, to review assessment results, identifying relationship strengths and challenges, and make a customized plan for the couple to address these results.

To participate, URI students should call 401-874-5956 to make their first confidential appointment. Sessions begin Feb. 14, and will be offered to the first 10 couples that call. Appointments are available during morning, day or evening hours, Monday through Friday. To qualify, at least one partner in the couple must be a URI student.

For more information or to make an appointment, contact Gina MacLure, coordinator of the Couple and Family Therapy Clinic, at 401-874-5956. The clinic is located in the Transition Center at 2 Lower College Road on the Kingston campus.