Exclusive Couples
Counselling Retreat
Take the time you both deserve to recharge, reconnect and get your relationship back to passionately on fire.
- Yabbaloumba Retreat, Sunshine Coast Hinterland
- Friday the 28th & Saturday the 29th of March 2025
- Applications Close 14th of March Only 3 spots left
Exclusive Couples
Counselling Retreat
Take the time you both deserve to recharge, reconnect and get your relationship back to passionately on fire.
Yabbaloumba Retreat, Sunshine Coast Hinterland Friday the 28th & Saturday the 29th of March 2025 Applications Close 28th of February
Yabbaloumba Retreat, Sunshine Coast Hinterland
Friday the 28th & Saturday the 29th of March 2025
Applications Close 14th of March
Only 3 spots left
Transform your relationship fast
3 months worth of couples counselling over 3 days
This retreat is for you if...
- Your relationship needs a tune-up and some professional guidance.
- You want new strategies, skills, mindset shifts to improve your relationship.
- Distractions and life get in the way every time you try and fix something or take time together.
- You are confused and don’t know what you want for your life and relationship.
- You have limited time/space to work on your relationship.
- You are stuck in a cycle of arguing and want to stop it.
- You feel more like roommates rather than lovers.
- You want to trust one another but past hurts/resentments means you do not know how to get there.
- Everything you say falls on deaf ears or you misinterpret one another.
You will leave this retreat
- Reconnected and able to communicate clearly.
- With clear ways to stop the fighting cycle and learnt to repair quickly.
- Feeling heard, valued, loved, and appreciated in your relationship.
- And started to build back trust & know how to do this moving forward.
- With more open and receptive to your partner.
- With deepened intimacy, affection, and connection.
- Having had learnt how to meet your partner’s wants/needs/desires.
- Having had learnt from the experience of other like-minded couples and know/understand that all couples go through challenges that are quite often similar in nature.
- With the insights from groups that can help you heal/move forward quicker.
Where we will be Staying
Yabbaloumba Retreat, Sunshine Coast Hinterland
This is the ultimate unplug and reconnect experience. You’ll be staying in luxury cabins with beautiful views over the property, featuring mountain views & exclusive access to private swimming holes on Booloumba Creek.
Your breakfasts, lunches, morning/afternoon tea and drinks during the counselling time are included in the experience so you won’t need to think about anything except connecting with each other.
80% of participants in couples therapy retreats report a significant improvement in their relationships within six months of the experience (Gottman Institute, 2021).
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The retreat will have 3 main components to each day
The components
01
Group Discussion, Insights, Exercises and Strategy
We all come together and there will be a particular concept for example; conflict. I will discuss what it looks like e.g. how to overcome conflict. Strategies and different things you can use to get back on track.
The retreat is an exclusive experience and as such there will be a maximum of 3-4 couples total. This ensures there is plenty of time to answer all the questions or challenges you may have.
02
Time and Space to Implement Privately
Then you will all go with your partner to a space where you are on your own; to discuss and try out the exercise together.
03
Individual Guidance
I will go to each couple and help with any roadblocks that come up and troubleshoot things with you or tweak things as needed. Plus, each couple receives a 90 min private couples counselling session.
Our schedule
Day 1: Friday afternoon
1pm Welcome & settling in time as a group
- First Group Workshop and exercises.
- Intention setting for the afternoon ahead.
- Exercises you can start with this evening.
3pm Finish
- Free time to relax, get settled and reconnect with one another. Enjoy a cheese platter, wine, or drink of choice on the balcony.
- Couple 1 Private 1:1 90 Min Session.
*Couples will be booked in for a particular time for their one on one session. If you are not booked in you are welcome to relax in your luxury cabin, take a spa bath, reconnect together in the cabin or complete exercises from the workbook to deepen your relationship.
- 9am Workshop 2
- 11am Morning Tea, Workshop 3
- 1pm Lunch
- 1.15pm Couple 2 Private 90 Min session.
- 3pm Afternoon Tea
- 3pm 4.30pm Couple 3 Private 90 Min Session
- 4.30pm Free time/connection time. Treat yourself to sitting by the beautiful fireplace with a glass of wine. Or indulge in a spa bath.
Free evening and night to relax, sleep, rest and connect with one another. And plenty of time in private to try some of the things you have learnt today.
Day 2: Saturday
Day 3: Sunday
8.30am Couple 4 Private 1:1 90 Min Session
10.15am
- Workshop 4 & wrap up and troubleshoot anything extra that may come up. This will be tailored directly to the group.
- Final action steps in place for each couple.
- Intentions after this counselling day.
12 Finished
*Please note the schedule is a guide and I may alter small elements to suit the group.
Workshop Inclusions
- Discovering your conflict styles & how this impacts your marriage.
- Conflict resolutions specific to your strengths and weaknesses.
- A detailed look at you and your partner's love language.
- Wants and needs unique to both of you & how to fulfil them.
- Learning what your patterns, triggers and attachment style are and how these impact your relationship.
- How to establish healthy relationship boundaries.
- Finding new ways to set healthy boundaries around parents, inlaws, relatives, finances and children.
- Learning how to build back trust.
- Deepen intimacy and affection.
- Learning how to clearly and effectively communicate with your partner.
- Create and reestablish a strong relationship foundation.
- Create more joy, vitality and peace in your relationship.
- Address any intimacy and sex concerns.
- Address any individual struggles/mental health challenges.
- Create a personalised roadmap for your relationship after the day which will be emailed to you for future reference.
- Deepen intimacy and affection.
- Learning how to clearly and effectively communicate with your partner.
- Create and reestablish a strong relationship foundation.
- Create more joy, vitality and peace in your relationship.
- Address any intimacy and sex concerns.
- Address any individual struggles/mental health challenges.
- Create a personalised roadmap for your relationship after the day which will be emailed to you for future reference.
Sneak Peek Into Past Retreats
Sneak Peek Into Past Retreats
Your Retreat Inclusions:
- 3 days with me working on your relationship (11 hours face-to-face time).
- 2 Nights in a luxury private cabin (with private spa bath, balcony & fireplace).
- Workbook to guide you during the 3 days.
- Questionnaire prior to your initial sessions.
- 15-minute individual (per person/per couple) sessions each prior to the retreat (via Zoom).
- 20-minute couples assessment prior to the retreat (together via Zoom).
- 1 Hour follow-up Zoom post-retreat.
- Individual tailored roadmap for you both (specific to your relationship only) to action at home to keep you on track (emailed post-retreat).
- Complimentary luxury gift bag for your stay.
- Breakfasts, lunches, morning & afternoon tea plus drinks (while counselling) included.
Couples who participate in intensive retreats or workshops are 50% more likely to report long term relationship satisfaction compared to weekly therapy (Journal of Marital Therapy, 2023).
What we'll be eating
I have thought of everything for you so you don’t need to think about a thing when it comes to food over the weekend.
- Hot croissants delivered to your door every morning.
- Breakfast hamper to cook your own private breakfast.
- Lunch, snacks & drinks provided during the day.
- Complimentary bottle of wine and cheese platter on arrival.
If you have any dietary requirements please advise at time of booking so we can accomodate you.
Ultimate Digital Detox & Place to Reconnect
This location was chosen as it enables you to fully unplug and reconnect with your partner technology free; as your environment plays a big part in your ability to connect.
* You will be contactable by your family in case of emergencies.
The 3 day Luxury Retreat Includes
- 11 Hours Face To Face time
- 1 x Private 90 Min In Person Couples Counselling Session
- 2 nights accomodation & inclusive of breakfasts, lunches, morning & afternoon tea plus drinks (while counselling)
- 60 Minute Massages per person in your private cabin
- 1 Hour of Follow up (via Zoom)
- Initial Sessions
- Workbook & Tailored Road Map
- Gift Bag
Valued at
$7498
$4977( per couple )
(10% Off When Paid Upfront & Payment plans available)
VIP Luxury Retreat Includes Couples Counselling
Receive support starting immediately & set yourself up for an incredible retreat experience.
VIP option includes the retreat, all bonuses (above) plus online couples counselling and weekly access to me via email to help you overcome any challenges that come up.
VIP Upgrade Includes:
- 3 x 90 Min Private 1:1 Couples Counselling Sessions Zoom
- 1 x Weekly Email Support Until the Retreat (keep you on track and accountable to creating change in your relationship)
- BONUS: Free 90 Min Private Zoom Counselling Session (total of 4 VIP sessions)
- Access to my 7 module online course Relationships Turned On (post retreat) access to keep you on track post retreat (Valued at $397)
Valued at
$9411
$6047( per couple )
(10% Off When You Pay Upfront & Payment Plans Available)
The retreat is via application only click the button below to book a call and I can answer any questions you might have about the retreat.
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FAQs
How do I take the time out of my busy life with kids/work etc?
In my experience, I find that couples end up taking forced time out from work/regular commitments due to relationship strain, break downs or divorce.
It is better to take a pro-active approach! What better way is there to rekindle your relationship in a relaxing, luxurious, counselling retreat.
I don’t want to share my personal details in front of other people.
I don’t want you to do that either. I will offer a concept, new skill or information for your relationship. You can ask any questions you may have or just listen. Then you will go into separate spaces, just you and your partner and do the exercise or discuss how this applies to your relationship. I will check in with each couple and assist in working through any blocks. Being a very exclusive group, you will receive a lot of 1:1 attention for your relationship.
My goal is that you leave with a roadmap of actions and new insights to transform your relationship while workshopping the blocks on the days so you go home crystal clear, feeling as if you left the baggage at the retreat.
What if we get stuck or something happens when we get home?
You have an hour long session to work through any additional challenges via Zoom once you get home. This will help you get clear.
If you are VIP you will have additional private sessions and access to my online course for 6 months for further support.
What do we need to bring to the retreat?
Yourselves and luggage that is all. You can also bring two dinners if you would like or go out for these dinners.
When will the next retreat be?
At this stage I am uncertain if I will run another one for 2025. If I do it won’t be until late October/November 2025.
I am worried about the investment.
The investment is for a couples counsellor to be there to give you new skills, work through challenges and what is it worth to you to have peace, love, connection and joy in your relationship?
The retreat is also for a luxury cabin and is all inclusive. You will be reconnecting in a beautiful, lovely setting and will be fully supported throughout the journey. You will also receive a follow up session and other valuable resources after the retreat.
Payment plans and a pay upfront discount is available.
Something that may be difficult to think about but is positive when viewed through another lens is what would be the emotional/physical or financial/legal cost of all parties if your relationship broke down or ended in divorce? What about your children- navigating custody is not where you want to be.
Couples that have gone through this process will tell you it is an emotionally and financially costly process.
You and your relationship are worth the investment and the returns are intangible.
How will I know what to do when I get home?
When you get home you will be emailed your own tailored roadmap, specific to your relationship. With highlighted actions on where to start and then progress to.
How do we know what the other couples are like or dealing with?
For the retreat; there is a pre screening process to ensure all the couples are a good fit for the retreat. There is an application process, then an online extensive questionnaire to fill out, 15 min individual sessions for each person and a half an hour session prior (couple session) to see where the couples are to ensure the retreat is the right place for them.
If it is not the right setting for them; I will gently guide them towards other options for me to help them.
Rest assured I will do my best to ensure we have a lovely group so it is a safe space to share if you want to share (no expectation ever to share).
We have legal things in place. Can we still do the retreat?
It depends what kind of legal things are in place – please let me know what they are and we can discuss the best fit for you.