A SACRED VOW

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Hello! I'm Dr. Lis

I help couples get on the same page, focus on what truly matters, and build a marriage that lasts. With a doctorate in Clinical Psychology and certifications in SYMBIS and FOCCUS facilitation, I guide couples from dating through the early years of marriage with clarity, confidence, and faith-based support.Too many couples walk into marriage with excitement—but little formation. They’re overwhelmed by the noise, cultural expectations, and surface-level advice. A Sacred Vow was created to change that.With divorce rates too high for comfort and relationship foundations built on sand, I’m here to disrupt the current narrative and bring back the timeless principles that make a marriage last. My mission is simple: to build strong families, one marriage at a time. Through coaching and deep-dive intensives, I help couples cut through the noise and create a foundation that can withstand the seasons of life.I believe:
Marriage is a vocation—a call to love, serve, and sacrifice.
Vision matters. So do values.
Growth doesn’t happen by accident—it happens with intention.
The first ten years of marriage are the most important—and most overlooked.
A strong marriage doesn’t just bless a couple. It changes a family. It transforms a legacy.If you're ready to build a marriage that can stand the test of time, you’re in the right place. This is sacred work. Whether you’re dating intentionally, preparing for marriage, or navigating the crucible years, I’m here to walk alongside you and help your marriage thrive - because pressure doesn’t destroy a marriage, it reveals and refines it.

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Services

Helping couples strengthen their relationship at every stage.Whether you’re dating, engaged, newly married, or navigating early family life, Sacred Vow offers programs to help you build a strong, lasting marriage. Our services combine faith-based guidance, psychology, and practical tools to meet your unique needs.A Sacred Vow Offerings Include:SYMBIS Marriage Readiness Package – A personalized, research-based roadmap to prepare couples for lifelong love. This package helps you understand how your unique personalities, beliefs, expectations, and communication patterns influence your relationship.Built to Last: The Sacred Vow Signature Experience - The most comprehensive, high-touch, program for couples who want their marriage fully formed — not left to chance. This three-phase journey, guides you through the essential conversations, virtues, and practical skills that shape the first five to ten years of marriage. Rooted in Catholic wisdom and clinically sound relationship science, we address communication, conflict, intimacy, mission, finances, faith, and family culture — so nothing essential is left unexamined. This is not crisis counseling. It is proactive formation for couples who want a clear mission, strong foundations, and a marriage truly built to last.Because of the depth and personalized nature of this experience, enrollment is limited to a small number of couples each year.Half-Day & Full-Day Intensives – Focused, deep-dive sessions tailored to your relationship needs. Engaged couples can use this time to work through essential topics that lay a strong foundation for marriage, while married couples may focus on navigating major life transitions, strengthening connection, or overcoming recurring challenges. Whether it’s enhancing communication, aligning values, adjusting to parenthood, or preparing for lifelong commitment, this session is designed to bring clarity, growth, and renewed unity. If you're unsure where to focus, I can assess and structure the session accordingly.Discernment Coaching – Designed to help individuals and couples reflect, assess, and gain clarity on whether to move forward in their relationship or step away with peace and confidence.One-on-One Coaching – Personalized guidance for communication, conflict resolution, and life transitions.Retreats – Step away from the distractions of daily life and immerse yourselves in a dedicated time of growth, reflection, and connection. Our retreats offer couples a unique opportunity to deepen their bond, strengthen communication, and renew their commitment in a peaceful and rejuvenating setting.Seminars & Speaking Engagements – Seminars and speaking engagements for parishes, community organizations, schools, and groups seeking to strengthen marriage and family life in practical and meaningful ways. Content is rooted in time-tested relational principles, informed by psychology, and—when appropriate—integrated with a Catholic understanding of marriage and the human person.

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Intensives

These sessions are especially helpful for couples who:--Have specific topics they want to explore more deeply
--Want to talk through how values, expectations, or faith will play out in daily married life (I.e. in-law dynamics, roles in marriage, etc.)
--Want to work through what a major life transition will actually look like in the relationship (I.e. parenthood etc.)
--Prefer structured guidance over open-ended conversationWhether you’re preparing for marriage or already living it, an intensive creates the space to slow down and intentionally work through the conversations that matter most — communication, conflict, expectations, family of origin, intimacy, finances, faith, and shared vision.For couples who have already completed marriage preparation or assessments like FOCCUS or SYMBIS, intensives offer the opportunity to go further — taking insights you already have and applying them in a practical, personalized way. For couples who haven’t, the intensive simply meets you where you are and builds from there.As a Certified SYMBIS and FOCCUS Facilitator with a degree in Clinical Psychology, I provide a structured, supportive environment that helps couples move beyond surface-level discussion toward real understanding, intentional decisions, and lasting foundations.This isn’t therapy — and it’s not about fixing what’s broken.
It’s about being proactive, aligned, and rooted before life gets louder.Half-Day and Full-Day Intensives available | In-person or virtual sessionsVirtual
4-Hour Intensive — $1,200
8-Hour Intensive — $2,400In-Person (Immersion Format)
4-Hour Intensive — $1,500
8-Hour Intensive — $3,000Travel (if required): additional

A Sacred Vow operates independently of parish marriage preparation and does not reproduce or profit from FOCCUS materials. Services are offered as supplemental formation for couples who desire additional support.

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