1:1 Work with Dr. Marla Reis, PhD

Some conversations need
a guide in the room.

The Intimacy Prenup™ gives you the map. Working directly with Dr. Marla means you don't have to navigate the harder terrain alone — or hope you're reading it correctly.

Limited availability. Applications reviewed personally.

Dr. Marla Reis, PhD

Dr. Marla Reis, PhD

About Dr. Marla

She built the Intimacy Prenup™
because the old tools weren't honest enough.

Dr. Marla Reis has spent decades working with couples at the intersection of psychology, intimacy, and the architecture of long-term love. Her doctoral research on idealistic expectations in marriage — and what realistic, collaborative expectations actually look like — forms the clinical backbone of everything she does.

She created the Intimacy Prenup™ because she kept watching couples arrive at therapy carrying the weight of conversations they'd been having for years — the same ones, unresolved — not because they were incompatible, but because nobody had ever helped them name what was actually happening.

Her work is direct, warm, and unapologetically honest. (She will not let you sit in comfortable vagueness when a clear question would serve you better. You've been warned — kindly.)

PhD · Clinical Psychology Couples Specialist Dissertation: Realistic Expectations in Marriage Creator of Intimacy Prenup™
Before You Read the Options

A few things this work is not.

Because clarity here saves everyone time — including yours.

This is not therapy.

Working with Dr. Marla through the Intimacy Prenup™ framework is psychoeducational and coaching-based. It is not a substitute for clinical therapy, and if either of you is carrying something that needs therapeutic support, she will say so. She will not take your money and pretend otherwise.

This is not about finding problems.

The goal is not to discover that you're incompatible, expose hidden resentments, or convince you that everything is harder than you thought. (If that's what you're expecting, you've been spending too much time on relationship doomscroll content.) The goal is to build a shared language before you need it — so that when life gets complicated, you're not starting from scratch.

This is not for couples in crisis.

This work is designed for couples who are engaged or newlywed and ready to invest in their foundation — not for couples in acute conflict who need immediate clinical support. If that's where you are, Dr. Marla can point you toward the right resources.

"Most couples don't fail because they picked the wrong person. They fail because they never learned how to be two specific people — with specific patterns, specific needs, specific histories — building one shared life. That's learnable. That's what this is."
— Dr. Marla Reis, PhD
Ways to Work Together

Choose your depth.

Every couple starts with the Intimacy Prenup™ assessment. What you do with those results is where the real options open up.

Self-Guided

The Assessment

Complete the full 108-question Intimacy Prenup™ together, receive your Intimacy Prenup™ instantly, and work through the conversation starters and commitments on your own timeline.

  • 108 questions across 11 domains
  • Your Intimacy Prenup™
  • Conversation starters per domain
  • Commitment-building framework
  • Instant delivery
$47 one-time
Start Assessment
Most Requested
Guided Intensive

Prenup Review Session

Take the assessment, receive your Intimacy Prenup™, then meet with Dr. Marla for a 90-minute guided session to walk through your results, decode the patterns, and build a concrete plan for the conversations that matter most.

  • Everything in the assessment
  • Pre-session review of your Portfolio
  • 90-minute video session with Dr. Marla
  • Personalized action plan
  • 30-day follow-up check-in
$997 one couple
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Deep Dive

Couples Intensive

A multi-session engagement designed for couples who want to do the full work — not just read the map, but build the navigation skills to use it for years. Includes the assessment, multiple guided sessions, and between-session structure.

  • Everything in Portfolio Review
  • 4 additional guided sessions
  • Between-session work & prompts
  • Domain-specific deep dives
  • Perpetual Pattern mapping work
  • 6-month access to Dr. Marla
Custom application required
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The Process

What happens after you apply.

No mystery. Here's exactly what to expect.

"The couples I've watched thrive over decades are not the ones who never struggled. They're the ones who learned to struggle well — together, with curiosity, without cruelty."
— Dr. Marla Reis, PhD
Application

Tell us a little about where you are.

This short form helps Dr. Marla understand what you're looking for before she responds. There are no wrong answers — just honest ones.

Dr. Marla reads every application. You'll hear back within 3 business days.