Couples Retreat Intensive · In Person in San Diego
Sometimes weekly sessions can only hold so much. A couples retreat gives us the time and space to go underneath the pattern - to identify what's stuck and to work on it without stopping just as you're getting somewhere.
This is for couples who want a real stretch of time to do the work - not a quick fix, and not just talking about it week after week.
You come in dysregulated. By the time we've settled and done some preliminary work, it's time to leave. Then you have a week on your own trying to hold what we found together. A retreat changes the container. Two or three full days means we can go deep, stay there, and help you integrate what shifts before you leave.
The Right Option
Weekly therapy is helpful, but you want concentrated time to get underneath the dynamic - not just talk about it in 50-minute pieces.
A retreat can cover ground that would take months of weekly sessions, and give you a strong foundation to build from - whether you continue weekly afterward or not.
A retreat gives you real clarity about whether this relationship can shift - and whether you want it to. That clarity is valuable either way.
A retreat gives us the time to work with your bodies, your nervous systems, your patterns, and your capacity for connection all at once.
There are active safety concerns in the relationship, one partner isn't willing to participate, or either of you is in acute crisis. In those cases I'll say so honestly in our consult and point you toward better-fitting support.
What to Expect
A couples retreat with me is personalized to what you actually need. There's no cookie-cutter agenda. Before we meet, we'll have a 50-minute intake session - included in your retreat fee - so I understand what you're working with and what you're hoping to shift.
Then we spend our time together - days can be 4-6 hours of intensive work depending on what's happening - using EFT mapping, somatic tools, and parts work to help you find your way toward each other again. Some retreats are more about processing old wounds. Others are about building new capacity. Some are about deciding if the relationship can shift in a way that works for both partners.
You bring your real patterns and your actual nervous systems. A retreat holds the container for real work to happen - not in theory, but right there in the room.
Accommodations and venue are arranged by you. I'm happy to help you think through options and suggest places in San Diego that feel right - the goal is a private, comfortable space where you can both show up fully.
Investment
Every retreat includes a 50-minute pre-retreat intake session, a customized plan, and my full therapeutic presence for the retreat days. Accommodations and venue are arranged separately by you.
Two days of concentrated therapeutic work, customized to your relationship.
Includes: 50-minute intake session, customized retreat plan, and both retreat days.
Three days, for couples who want more room to go deep and integrate before leaving.
Includes: 50-minute intake session, customized retreat plan, and all three retreat days.
Intake Included: One 50-minute pre-retreat intake session is included in your retreat fee. If additional preparation would help, extra sessions are billed at my standard session rate ($250 couples / $200 individual).
Integration Sessions: Follow-up sessions after the retreat are billed separately at my standard session rate, with reduced fee arrangements considered case by case.
Payment Plans Available: I offer 2-3 installment options.
Cancellation Policy: 30 days prior - full refund. Within 30 days - 50% refund.
Superbills: Available for the therapy sessions; check with your insurance about out-of-network mental health benefits.
How It Works
So it feels like an actual process, not just a lot of therapy at once.
A 50-minute intake session, included in your retreat fee, so I understand what you're carrying and what you want to shift.
Two or three days, 4-6 hours each, paced to you.
Follow-up so what shifted has somewhere to land as you go back to regular life.
Ready to Go Deeper?
Start by telling me a little about what you're hoping for in a retreat. I'll reach out within 24 hours and we'll talk about whether this is the right option for you.
Inquire About a RetreatOr call / text Maring: 619-387-8725