A Gottman-Designed Workshop for Couples

We are delighted to be offering these high-impact workshops one weekend every other month.

NEW WORKSHOP DATES TO CHOOSE FROM:

February 14, 15 & 16, 2025 - SOLD OUT

April 11, 12 & 13, 2025

June 6, 7 & 8, 2025

August 8, 9 & 10, 2025

October 10, 11 & 12, 2025

Early bird registration is $945 per couple. Scroll down the page to enroll. Regular registration fee is $995 per couple.

A cozy, intimate workshop that will transform your relationship!

A very special Art & Science of Love Couples Workshop which is limited to seven couples held in a peaceful retreat style setting in the WindanSea Beach area of scenic La Jolla, California. The Art & Science of Love Couples toolbox will be given to each couple; this includes a workbook for each partner, playful card decks and more.

All three days of the retreat include lectures, science-based information, videos and role plays by Trish and a colleague from the Center for Couples Therapy, discussion about the content, and exercises that you will do only with your partner. When hearing information, we will be seated together in a comfortable living area. When doing the exercises, you may move to a private outdoor spot on the patio or garden area, one of which has an ocean view. Public sharing is limited to your name and where you are coming from, and questions about content or instructions. Because of the small size of the group, there is more one-on-one support time with Dr. Trish Stanley and/or her colleague.

For added comfort and to make travel for everyone much easier, we have scheduled the workshop in three parts: Friday evening, Saturday and Sunday morning. 

Times:

Friday - 3:30pm - 7:00pm 

Saturday - 9:00am - 5:00pm 

Sunday - 9:00am - 1:00pm

Location:

Private residence location in the WindanSea Beach area of beautiful La Jolla, California. The address and directions will be sent to confirmed attendees a week prior to the workshop.

Once registration is complete, our Intake & Client Care Coordinator, Madisen Brown, will be in contact with you a month before the workshop to ask a few questions prior to the Workshop to provide more information. The call will take 5-10 minutes.

What You'll Learn:

At the workshop, couples learn how to:

• Foster respect, affection, and closeness
• Build and share a deeper connection with each other's inner world
• Keep conflict discussions calm
• Break through and resolve conflict gridlock
• Strengthen and maintain the successes in your relationship

The Workshop Program:

During mini-lectures, entertaining videos, exercise directions and role plays, we will be seated together in a comfortable living area. When it comes time to do exercises, you may stay indoors or move to special outdoor spots on the patios or garden areas, one of which has an ocean view. Couples work privately on exercises designed to address the challenges in their relationship. Trish Stanley and one of her colleagues will be available to support couples one-on-one during the skill building exercises. There is no group sharing or public disclosure.

Beverages and a variety of snacks will be available Friday evening, Saturday morning and afternoon, and Sunday morning. Lunch on your own will be an hour and fifteen minutes on Saturday and a list of nearby restaurants will be available at the workshop. 

Workshop Topics:

• Learn to recognize the Four Horsemen and what to do if they are attacking your marriage.
• Learn how Love Maps provide a solid foundation for your marital intimacy.
• Use the Fondness and Admiration System to renew respect and care for one another.
• Learn small, easy steps that increase romance in your relationship.
• Create an Emotional Bank Account that you can draw upon in times of stress.
• Learn about the effects of physiological flooding and how it may affect conflict resolution.
• Develop your problem-solving skills, including the 6 skills for conflict resolution.
• Discover how you can make you and your partner's life dreams come true.

Cancellation policy:

If cancellation is made three weeks, or 21 days, before workshop date, a full refund minus a $50 processing fee will be given. After the cut-off date, your registration will be converted to a credit, good for a full year, that you can use to attend future workshops.

For more Workshop Information:

Call (858) 775-9388 or email trish@thecenterforcouplestherapy.com

*NOTE: For couples needing a more intensive and private experience, we also offer Couples Intensive Therapy Retreats. Please click here to schedule a 30 min. complimentary consultation with Dr. Trish Stanley.