Residential Weekend Couple Therapy
The Residential Weekend Couple Therapy program is a fantastic opportunity to do some intensive work. Unlike what you might experience at a couple's retreat, this weekend is not group work with other couples, but just you and the therapist (me). Also, where retreats are not meant for couples in distress, this weekend program is for distressed couples and is very much a therapeutic endeavor, meant to create lasting change in your relationship. For complete information, The program is held at the beautiful Murphin Ridge Inn in Adams County Ohio.
Common Questions:
What is the Residential Weekend Couple Therapy Program?
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The program is meant for couples in distress. Couples who attend may be experiencing a recent affair, problems with intimacy and connection, complete disconnection to the point of living parallel lives, challenges with communication or engaging successfully in conflict,
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Since the focus is on a specific relationship problem(s), this is not what is typically considered a couple's weekend retreat. It is therapy designed to treat the underlying condition in the relationship to create lasting change.
Where does the program take place?
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The Residential Program is held at the beautiful Murphin Ridge Inn in rural Adams County Ohio. Situated on 142 acres of rolling woodland and farmland with breathtaking vistas of the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, the Inn offers beautiful cabins, fine dining in the Inn and a private conference room where we can do our work together.
Do other couples attend?
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No, it is just you and the therapist (which is me), The program is highly individualized to your circumstances.
What is the agenda?
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The Residential program runs from Friday afternoon through Sunday afternoon.
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The weekend includes helping you make an assessment of the relationship, identifying the root causes of the problem(s) and participating in specific interventions to address the issues. Blocks of time are dedicated to therapeutic work with the therapist, individualized experiential work completed alone as a couple, and a combination of the two.
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The program can be seen as an immersion experience with the therapist who works closely with the couple throughout the weekend. Each day includes clinical sessions, experiential activities, and meals with the therapist that include guided discussions about clinical topics.
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Weekend agendas are tailored to meet specific issues, including Residential Weekend Couple Therapy for:
1. Infidelity Recovery
2, Strengthening Intimacy and Sexuality
3. Managing Problematic Communication and Conflict
4. Becoming Better "Team" Partners and Effective Parents
5. Relationship Building (for those just interested in a general " couple's retreat" to strengthen
the relationship
What is the actual time-frame of the weekend?
Friday
12:00pm Pick up at Airport or at office in Cincinnati
1:00pm Session
3:00pm Check-in to cabin
5:30pm Dinner with therapist at the Inn (Guided discussion topic)
7:30pm Session
Saturday
8:30am Breakfast with therapist (Guided discussion topic)
9:30am Session
12:30pm Lunch and experiential activity (Therapist instructed, but couple does this on their own)
2:00pm Session
5:30pm Dinner with therapist (Guided discussion topic)
7:30pm Experiential activity (Therapist instructed, but couple does this on their own)
Sunday
8:30am Breakfast with therapist (Guided discussion topic)
9:30am Session
11:00am Check out
11:00am-12:00pm Closing ceremony and travel back to airport or office
What is included?
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The Residential Weekend Couple Therapy Program includes accommodations, all meals, and travel from Cincinnati to the Inn, and the cost of the therapist time.
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Couple's traveling by air will be picked up at the airport and transported to the Inn. Couples in close proximity can choose to drive directly to the Inn or meet at the therapist office in Cincinnati and be transported to the Inn.
What is the cost?
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The cost is all inclusive for the time that you are in the program.
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A payment plan is available and is highly flexible.
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The cost for the weekend is $3125. A $500 deposit is required to schedule the weekend.