Connect and Thrive Couples Retreat

This retreat is designed to help couples slow down, reconnect, and better understand the emotional patterns impacting their relationship. Throughout the retreat, couples participate in guided discussions, experiential exercises, mindfulness practices, and attachment based relationship work rooted primarily in Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT). The experience is both educational and experiential, helping couples not only gain insight, but also begin practicing new ways of connecting and communicating with one another in real time.

In many cases, yes. Couples who feel disconnected, stuck in recurring conflict, emotionally distant, or struggling after betrayal or major life stressors often benefit greatly from retreat work. However, this retreat may not be appropriate in situations involving active domestic violence, severe emotional abuse, untreated addiction, or situations where one partner does not want to participate in the relationship process. We are happy to help determine whether the retreat feels like an appropriate fit for your specific situation.

No. While there may be opportunities for reflection and optional group discussion, couples are never required to disclose deeply personal details publicly. We work hard to create a safe, respectful, and emotionally supportive environment. Much of the deeper relational work happens privately between partners during exercises and structured experiences.

The retreat experience is primarily group based and includes guided discussions, psychoeducation, experiential exercises, mindfulness practices, and structured relationship activities completed alongside the larger group. While couples will have opportunities to engage privately with one another during exercises and reflection activities, this is not intended to function as ongoing one on one couples therapy throughout the retreat.

Absolutely. This retreat is open to couples in all stages of relationship commitment, including dating, engaged, married, long term partners, and nontraditional relationship structures.

Yes. We strive to create an inclusive, affirming, and emotionally safe environment for couples of all sexual orientations, gender identities, and relationship structures

We intentionally keep the retreat intimate in order to foster emotional safety, connection, and individualized attention. Space is limited to a maximum of 7 couples to help create a supportive, engaging, and meaningful experience for all participants.

Yes. Many couples attend the retreat while navigating the aftermath of betrayal, infidelity, breaches of trust, emotional disconnection, or attachment injuries. The retreat helps couples begin understanding the underlying relational dynamics contributing to pain and disconnection while creating opportunities for vulnerability, accountability, emotional repair, and rebuilding trust.

Yes. Because emotional and physical intimacy are deeply connected, the retreat may include conversations around emotional closeness, vulnerability, desire, sexuality, attachment needs, and barriers to intimacy. Discussions are approached thoughtfully, respectfully, and from a clinically informed perspective.

Therapy provides a supportive space to strengthen communication, rebuild emotional closeness, and develop healthier ways of relating to one another.

Many couples leave the retreat feeling more emotionally connected, hopeful, and aware of the patterns shaping their relationship. However, lasting relational change is an ongoing process. Couples are encouraged to continue practicing what they learned after the retreat, and ongoing therapy or follow up support may be recommended to help deepen and maintain progress.

Many participants choose to continue working with me afterward through ongoing couples therapy or couples intensives in order to continue strengthening the progress made during the retreat and further deepen emotional connection, healing, and relational growth.

This retreat may be a good fit if you and your partner want to strengthen your connection, improve communication, heal recurring conflict patterns, rebuild trust, deepen intimacy, or better understand one another emotionally. It can benefit couples who feel disconnected, stuck, overwhelmed by conflict, or simply wanting to invest more intentionally in their relationship. If you are unsure whether the retreat is appropriate for your situation, we are happy to discuss your questions further.

Yes. We strive to create a safe, respectful, and emotionally supportive environment for all participants. All couples are asked to maintain confidentiality and respect the privacy of other attendees by not sharing personal information or stories discussed during the retreat outside of the group setting.

While we cannot absolutely guarantee that every participant will uphold confidentiality, maintaining privacy and emotional safety is taken very seriously and is an important part of the retreat experience.

Retreat registration fees are nonrefundable. However, if you notify us at least two weeks prior to the retreat, your registration fee may be transferred to a future workshop or retreat.

Cancellations made within 14 calendar days of the retreat are not eligible for transfers.

This policy reflects the significant planning and investment involved in creating a high quality retreat experience, including reserving the space, preparing materials and supplies, coordinating food and beverages, and providing support from a dedicated team of trained therapists. Late cancellations create financial losses that we are unable to recover.