The Breakthrough Couples Intensive to Improve Communication,
Deepen Connection, Stop Negative Patterns, and Rekindle Love and Affection
Deepen Connection, Stop Negative Patterns, and Rekindle Love and Affection
For All Couples In a Committed Relationship
Do you want a better relationship?
Are you feeling stuck in a rut... in repetitive conflicts that leave you isolated and alone?
Do you need to find a way to heal from past hurts and move forward?
We can help you.
Our 2-day couples intensive is based on the most successful model of couple therapy ever developed - Emotionally Focused Therapy. We will help you look beneath the surface to get at the underlying emotions that are driving your relationship distress. We'll help you get to the root of the problem and give you the tools to create a healthy, happy, secure relationship.
For real!
Couples who came in stuck, many of them feeling hopeless--and left feeling closer, more connected and more hopeful than ever before! And, many of these couples had tried couples therapy for years with little or no success.
This science based approach has been time tested and researched for over 25 years. It appreciates and understands the perspectives of both men and women, and is effective with married and unmarried couples, couples of different cultural backgrounds and couples with different sexual orientations.
We can help you learn to get unstuck from those negative cycles, communicate in a way that promotes closeness and understanding, and end feelings of loneliness and resentment. We can help you to rediscover intimacy and connection, develop a partnership that allows resolution of conflict, and find your way back to each other emotionally and physically.
Let this virtual couple intensive serve as a jump start to get you back on track, in a comfortable, fun, nonjudgmental and safe format.
Are you feeling stuck in a rut... in repetitive conflicts that leave you isolated and alone?
Do you need to find a way to heal from past hurts and move forward?
We can help you.
Our 2-day couples intensive is based on the most successful model of couple therapy ever developed - Emotionally Focused Therapy. We will help you look beneath the surface to get at the underlying emotions that are driving your relationship distress. We'll help you get to the root of the problem and give you the tools to create a healthy, happy, secure relationship.
For real!
Couples who came in stuck, many of them feeling hopeless--and left feeling closer, more connected and more hopeful than ever before! And, many of these couples had tried couples therapy for years with little or no success.
This science based approach has been time tested and researched for over 25 years. It appreciates and understands the perspectives of both men and women, and is effective with married and unmarried couples, couples of different cultural backgrounds and couples with different sexual orientations.
We can help you learn to get unstuck from those negative cycles, communicate in a way that promotes closeness and understanding, and end feelings of loneliness and resentment. We can help you to rediscover intimacy and connection, develop a partnership that allows resolution of conflict, and find your way back to each other emotionally and physically.
Let this virtual couple intensive serve as a jump start to get you back on track, in a comfortable, fun, nonjudgmental and safe format.
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Plus!
You'll get the relationship assessment that answers the question: "Are you there for me?" |
Reviews from couples who have benefitted from the
Hold Me Tight® experience.
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"I'm putting my wedding band back on!"
"This experience was transformational. It far exceeded our expectations." "We learned more in these two days than all the years of couples therapy." "We are thrilled with the results. We were so stuck. Now we can go forward." "I didn't know it was even possible for my husband to open up the way he did." |
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"We don't feel so powerless anymore. We know how to help each other."
"This weekend solved our 32 year argument. We got the tools to work it out."
"It was so beautiful and inspirational to see other couples working hard to save their marriage. We feel so grateful."
"We were stuck in a rut of conflict and didn't know how to get out of it, even though we love each other. Now we do."
"We feel like we just unpacked an emotional bag that we've been carrying around for 50 years - and it means the world to us."
"I had decided to get a divorce. I don't want a divorce anymore."
"This weekend solved our 32 year argument. We got the tools to work it out."
"It was so beautiful and inspirational to see other couples working hard to save their marriage. We feel so grateful."
"We were stuck in a rut of conflict and didn't know how to get out of it, even though we love each other. Now we do."
"We feel like we just unpacked an emotional bag that we've been carrying around for 50 years - and it means the world to us."
"I had decided to get a divorce. I don't want a divorce anymore."
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The workshop is designed to be intensive and interactive...not one where you passively watch a screen for a few hours. There will be didactics and demonstrations, but the heart of the workshop is when you and your partner privately have guided conversations, assisted by us if desired. We encourage you to use this coaching to help you maximize your use of the tools you will be learning.
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Workshop Dates:
Friday, April 16 Saturday, April 17 Workshop Times: 8:45 - 5:30
Cost: $675 / Couple
Early Registration (by April 1, 2021): $625
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We hope you can join us!
In this workshop, you can expect to:
- Recognize the “demon dialogs” that all couples get caught in and discover what you are really trying to say to each other
- Explore the feelings and needs underneath your behaviors
- Deepen both emotional and physical intimacy
- Repair and forgive old hurts and injuries
- Discover the emotional connection that creates greater bonding and can keep your love alive so your relationship becomes the safe harbor it was meant to be
- Affirm strengths in your relationship
- Address negative interaction patterns
- Recognize underlying reasons for your conflicts
- Learn how to repair and forgive
- Improve your communication
What we do at the workshop:
This evidence based approach appreciates and understands the perspectives of both men and women, and is effective with married and unmarried couples, couples of different cultural backgrounds, and same-sex couples. From newlyweds just starting out, to couples who just need to get out of a rut, to couples on the brink of divorce - we can help you see things differently and move forward.
We'll explain exactly what you need to know in short, easy to understand presentations, using popular music, movie and TV clips to illustrate our model. We'll show you videos of other couples working on their relationship using the EFT approach. And we've developed highly effective relationship conversations for you to use to work on your own relationship in private.
You will never be put on the spot. We don’t believe in shaming or blaming. You will never have to share anything personal unless you want to. This marriage retreat is all about safety, understanding and validation.
We can help you get unstuck from those negative cycles, communicate in a way that promotes closeness and understanding, and end feelings of loneliness and resentment. We can help you to rediscover intimacy and connection, develop a partnership that resolves conflict, and find your way back to each other emotionally and physically.
This evidence based approach appreciates and understands the perspectives of both men and women, and is effective with married and unmarried couples, couples of different cultural backgrounds, and same-sex couples. From newlyweds just starting out, to couples who just need to get out of a rut, to couples on the brink of divorce - we can help you see things differently and move forward.
We'll explain exactly what you need to know in short, easy to understand presentations, using popular music, movie and TV clips to illustrate our model. We'll show you videos of other couples working on their relationship using the EFT approach. And we've developed highly effective relationship conversations for you to use to work on your own relationship in private.
You will never be put on the spot. We don’t believe in shaming or blaming. You will never have to share anything personal unless you want to. This marriage retreat is all about safety, understanding and validation.
We can help you get unstuck from those negative cycles, communicate in a way that promotes closeness and understanding, and end feelings of loneliness and resentment. We can help you to rediscover intimacy and connection, develop a partnership that resolves conflict, and find your way back to each other emotionally and physically.
Workshop Facilitators
Nicolee Hiltz, PhD & Jake Thiessen, PhD
Nicolee and Jake are co-founders of Couples at Crossroads. With years of experience working with couples who want to make the most of their relationship, they bring both expertise and enthusiasm to this workshop.
Hold Me Tight® is a relationship enrichment program developed by Dr. Susan Johnson—an internationally recognized researcher and expert in couple therapy. Her approach, Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFT), has been shown in studies to have some of the best results in the field, with 70% of couples moving from a place of distress and unhappiness in their relationship to feeling once again at peace, with 90% of couples significantly helped.