Intensive Couples Counseling Workshop

Intensive Couples Counseling Workshop: Communicate, Connect, and Handle Conflict in Harmony

If you and your partner keep having the same arguments, feel like roommates instead of lovers, or struggle to truly hear each other—this workshop will give you the proven tools to break these patterns. In just 4 hours, you’ll learn the exact strategies that successful couples use to stay deeply connected, resolve conflicts without damage, and keep choosing each other every single day.

Couples Counseling Workshop Details

Date: SATURDAY, February 7, 2026
Time: 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Location: Monroeville Office (including salt cave co-regulation experience)
Cost:  $350/couple

This Workshop is FULL

What Makes This Couples Counseling Workshop Different?

This isn’t theory—it’s practical, hands-on relationship training drawn from the most respected names in relationship science: Drs. John & Julie Gottman of The Gottman Method, Gary Chapman of The 5 Love Languages, and the Prevention & Relationship Enhancement Program (PREP). You’ll leave with actionable strategies you can use immediately to strengthen your bond.

Your 4-Hour Journey to a Stronger Relationship

Segment 1: COMMUNICATE (1 hour)

Learn to truly hear each other and speak in ways that bring you closer.

You’ll master:

• Active and empathic listening techniques that foster understanding
• The Speaker-Listener Technique for productive conversations
• How to replace harsh language with softened, connection-building approaches
• Clarifying expectations to avoid disappointment and miscommunication
• Repairing after missed “bids for affection” (those small moments of connection we sometimes miss)

Segment 2: CONNECT (1.5 hours)

Rediscover what brought you together and build daily rituals that keep you close.

You’ll explore:

• Gary Chapman’s 5 Love Languages – Take the quiz together and discover how you each prefer to give and receive love
• Gottman’s “Small Things Often” – Learn why consistent small gestures matter more than grand occasional ones
• Rituals of Connection – Create meaningful daily touchpoints around morning goodbyes, evening reunions, mealtimes, and dates
• Love Maps – Deepen your understanding of your partner’s inner world
• Stress-Reducing Conversation – Practice this Gottman technique together during the workshop
• 7 Weeks of Fondness and Admiration – Complete Day 1 and take home your roadmap for continued connection
• Understanding Desire – Learn about spontaneous vs. responsive desire and what it means for your intimacy

Interactive Experience: You’ll complete your Love Languages quiz, share results with your partner, and discuss how to apply “small things often” to your daily life—from morning coffee to bedtime routines.

Segment 3: CONFLICT (1.5 hours)

Turn conflict from a relationship threat into an opportunity for growth and understanding.

You’ll learn:

• The Four Horsemen and Their Antidotes – Recognize and eliminate criticism, contempt, defensiveness, and stonewalling from your arguments
• Emotional State Monitoring – Understand when you’re “flooded” and how to recognize it in real-time
• Effective Time-Outs – Learn how to pause productively without abandoning the conversation
• Solvable vs. Perpetual Problems – Discover which conflicts can be resolved and which require ongoing dialogue and compromise
• Rules of Fair Fighting – Establish ground rules that keep disagreements respectful and productive
• Compromise and Problem-Solving Strategies – Work through real issues using structured approaches

Hands-On Practice: You’ll receive handouts and dedicated time to explore both a solvable problem and a perpetual problem together using your new skills.

BONUS: Co-Regulation Breathing Exercise in the Salt Cave – Experience the power of physiological co-regulation with a guided breathing exercise in our therapeutic salt cave environment.