Intensive Retreats

Intensive Couples Retreats Deliver  More Profound Results

For couples in relationship crisis, or contemplating divorce, I’ve designed a two-and-a-half-day weekend intensive couples retreats for those who want a private, more meaningful experience than what you might be getting from weekly marriage counseling sessions. There is ample evidence that this intensive, condensed and highly focused approach to relationship issues allows you to get more profound results in a shorter timespan – you’ll progress much more rapidly in repairing your relationship than if you attended months of once or twice-weekly therapy sessions. This is not a group experience. Meeting with just the two of you allows us to focus on those specific issues that are negatively impacting your relationship.

You’ll arrive early Friday morning and depart early Sunday afternoon. You’ll stay at a nearby hotel. We’ll start first thing in the morning and work together until late afternoon. I’ll have you plan a “date night” at a local restaurant for Saturday night so that you can practice your new communication and listening skills. Being away from your home in a relaxed, stress-free, neutral setting allows us to work together to break old habits, learn new communication skills and create the framework for a reinvigorated relationship that you’ll take home with you. When you arrive, we’ll turn off our mobile devices and concentrate on redefining your relationship, learning better and more effectual ways to communicate and be with each other, understanding and appreciating each other, and meeting one another’s needs.

During your intensive retreat, you’ll receive approximately 20 hours of counseling, as much as you would receive in five months of once-a-week traditional counseling in your therapist’s office. We’ll move around the house, outside for a walk (weather permitting) or maybe two, keeping it nice and relaxed. Dress is casual except you might want something a little more dressy for your Saturday night date night.

All Inclusive

My Intensive Marriage and Couples Retreats are all-inclusive and include housing and all meals, except for your Saturday Date Night dinner out. We’ll prepare Friday night’s dinner at home.

Prior to your retreat, I’ll ask each of you for some information so that we can focus on your issues in a manner that’s designed to meet your specific needs and circumstances.

Once we’ve received your deposit, I’ll be sending you paperwork that includes a form that will allow you to tell us your food choices, likes and dislikes and accommodations choices.

Your Investment

Your investment in my private intensive retreat is comparable to what you’d invest in several months of weekly marriage counseling sessions and a weekend in upscale hotel. The difference is that these condensed retreats are usually much more effective than traditional weekly one-hour sessions, and allows you to achieve positive results in a much shorter time span.

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