You got licensed. You hung a sign. You wait for referrals.
Marriage therapists and premarital coaches are the most valuable professionals engaged couples never find. Not because they’re hard to find — because there’s no bridge between the couple’s planning process and your calendar.
The Aisle is that bridge. Twice a year, hundreds of couples in Eastern Alabama and West Georgia walk into the same room. Aisle Guides are who they’re referred to when they walk out.
What Guides receive
More than a badge.
Directory listing
"Aisle Certified Guide" badge — engaged couples find you when searching for a counselor in their area.
Couple referrals
Couples who complete the Aisle Readiness Assessment are routed to their nearest Guide post-assessment.
Expo presence
Preferred booth rate at every Aisle expo — plus the option to speak from the stage.
Pre-filled context
When a couple books you, the Aisle assessment pre-fills their relational context. You walk in prepared.
Community
Monthly calls, peer cohorts, case discussions, and Matt-led webinars on counseling, marketing, and ministry.
Marketing support
Aisle-branded assets, "Aisle Certified Guide" credibility, and help positioning your practice to engaged couples.
The certification course
Taught by Matt Headley.
Ordained pastor. Former Prepare Enrich facilitator. The founder of the platform where the couples already are.
The theology of covenant
What marriage actually is. Why premarital work matters. How to frame it across faith traditions and secular couples.
Using the Aisle Assessment
How to read Iris-generated reports, what the friction areas mean, and how to run the debrief conversation.
The Prepare Enrich framework
Matt knows this assessment. Guides learn to use it alongside the Aisle tool.
Marketing for counselors
How to talk about what you do so engaged couples actually book you — positioning and messaging for practitioners.
The expo opportunity
How to use a booth effectively, what to say, and how to follow up with couples after the event.
Who qualifies
If you work with couples, this is for you.
Pricing
One fee to join. One small fee to stay.
Certification
$200–500
One-time · first cohort pricing
Community
$150
Per year · includes expo booth priority
First cohort members lock in the founding rate. Pricing increases with each cohort.
What happens next
The expo comes first.
First Aisle Expo — Anniston, AL
Counselors and clergy on the expo floor as preferred vendors. This is where we meet the first Guides in person.
Aisle Readiness Assessment launches
Iris-powered premarital assessment for couples. The assessment generates referrals to Guides.
First Guide cohort opens
Certification course, community onboarding, directory listing, Iris referral routing.
Annual Guide gathering at the expo
In-person community, continuing education, and Matt-led training alongside every expo.