FAQs

The VedArdha process is far removed from traditional marital counselling, marriage counselling or relationship counselling and is a proactive approach to help couples improve their relationships, even the apparently ‘healthy’ relationships.

The world’s most widely accepted personality type assessment tool, the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® (also referred to as MBTI®), is used in the VedArdha process. MBTI® has been used extensively in relationship guidance for over 50 years.

The online relationship guidance is offered by certified practitioners in MBTI® through a combination of personality reports and skype sessions, ensuring privacy. Further, guidance is restricted to personality assessment and its effects on the relationship - there is no clinical counselling or personal relationship questions asked!

VedArdha provides a framework for all couples – the dating couple, the live-in couple, the newly-weds, seasoned married ones, second-timers etc. – to understand and nurture their relationships by embracing their ‘Personality Differences’. VedArdha is a proactive health-check for any couple above the age of 18, to help keep relationship issues at bay.

 

Naturally, it isn’t easy for people in relationships to allow their partner to be different. Initially personality differences may be a force of attraction and something to be enjoyed.

But overtime we unconsciously form expectations of our partner’s behaviour which are shaped by our own natural personal style. Understanding the personality differences constructively, as offered through the VedArdha process, could definitely enhance a relationship.

Couples are made to understand that some of what they find annoying in a partner’s behaviour is usually an expression of his/her natural personality style, and not a deliberate choice to be difficult. With enough perspective, couples could even be able to laugh about behavioural traits and personality quirks that once made them upset or angry.

A good relationship with another human being is an essential ingredient for a satisfying life. So, it’s well worth a couple’s time and effort to realistically assess their relationship at the onset, and take proactive steps to improve it.

      • No, there is no need to meet the counsellor face-to-face. The process is done online through skype sessions. Here's a broad outline:Each partner independently takes an online personality assessment.
      • Online assessments are followed by a two-hour skype session between the MBTI® practitioner and each partner separately. This session conveys the generic concepts of personality type theory and validates their reported personality type as per the online assessment. The validated personality report is given at the end of the session to each partner
      • Then a comprehensive report on building better relationships specific to the couple’s personality types is generated. This report is shared with the couple and followed by a combined Skype session detailing how to use this combined report for bettering the relationship
      • Additional materials are also shared to aid in better understanding of personality effects on a relationship
      • A combined Skype review session held after 3 months to understand the effectiveness of the process and give further recommendations/feedback.

The personality assessment and reports generated are based on the world’s most widely accepted personality type assessment tool, the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® (MBTI®). MBTI® has been used extensively in relationship guidance for over 50 years.

There are three reports generated and given to the couple during the process:

  • Individual personality reports are generated for each partner. This helps each partner discover themselves through the lens of their validated MBTI® personality type and understand their preference on four scales; Extraversion-Introversion, Sensing-Intuition, Thinking-Feeling, Judgement-Perception. This 11-page report presents a detailed analysis of the personality type, including strengths, weaknesses, motivations, values and aspirations of each partner.
  • A Combined Report on Building Better Relationship customised for the couple is also generated. This is customised to the different personalities of each partner. This combined report focuses on effects of personality on five relationship issues that are common hot spots for couples – 1) communication, 2) conflict, 3) affection & intimacy, 4) handling money and 5) handling chores & responsibilities. This comprehensive 26-page report provides an effective self-guide for couples to understand their relationship through the lens of personality differences and provides a framework to work towards enhancing and improving their relationship.

    There are no good or bad combinations of personality types in relationships. Any combination can result in a successful and rewarding relationship. Each pairing of personality types has its unique set of joys, strengths and potential problems.

    Personality type differences in a relationship obviously has its challenges, but having similar personality types also has its potential problems. If each of the partners are similar, one of them may invariably be forced to play aspects of missing personality traits to fill the gap in the relationship. However, since this is not a natural behaviour for the partner playing this missing role, it could lead to frustration overtime and problems in the relationship.

    VedArdha values and ensures privacy and confidentiality for the couple on different levels:

    • In signing up, only name and age are to be provided. No other information is required
    • The entire guidance is done online through skype sessions, so the couple doesn't have to leave the comfort of their home.
    • The entire process is geared towards discovery of MBTI® personality types and its effects on the relationship. In this method, there is no need for the counsellor to ask personal relationship questions as there is no clinical counselling or family counselling. Discussions are strictly restricted to personality discovery of partners and its effects on relationships covered in the MBTI® reports.
    • The reports generated are highly confidential and are shared only with the couple.

      Yes, there is no distinction here between heterosexual or same-sex couple relationships. Though some images we use in our communication may have implied only heterosexual couple relationships, we have tried our best to relate to couple as partners and not she/he. As MBTI® personality type discovery and its effects on relationships are independent of sex of the person, this process could equally benefit partners in same-sex couple relationships as well.