Package 5: Love Science Couples Therapy Retreat (Gottman | Andersen)
One Day Retreat: For Improving Romance and Intimacy (Any Week Day at Currumbin Beach)
Strengthen Your Intimacy In One Day
Our Love Pathways Couples Therapy Retreat (Romance and Intimacy - Gottman and Andersen Methods) is a One Day Masterclass in our Currumbin rooms for couples who want to work through romance and intimacy issues. (Note: This is not Sex Therapy or Tantra.) This workshop is also a great top-up package for couples who have previously done couples counselling, but find themselves like flatmates in a romantic rut and lacking passion, but who have good communication and commitment.
Moreover, couples who are committed to deep diving into their relationship for the purpose of healing, and transformation. Couples who want to learn, grow together and as individuals. Couples who want to understand one another better, ignite their communication, passion and intimacy.
Strengthen Your Intimacy In One Day
Our Love Pathways Couples Therapy Retreat (Romance and Intimacy - Gottman and Andersen Methods) is a One Day Masterclass in our Currumbin rooms for couples who want to work through romance and intimacy issues. (Note: This is not Sex Therapy or Tantra.) This workshop is also a great top-up package for couples who have previously done couples counselling, but find themselves like flatmates in a romantic rut and lacking passion, but who have good communication and commitment.
Moreover, couples who are committed to deep diving into their relationship for the purpose of healing, and transformation. Couples who want to learn, grow together and as individuals. Couples who want to understand one another better, ignite their communication, passion and intimacy.
Love Science in One Day
The Love Lab Intensive
Based on over 50 years of research with thousands of couples, The Couples Love Workshop will give you new insights and research-based skills that can dramatically improve the intimacy and friendship in your relationship and help you manage conflict in a healthy, positive way. Moreover, most couples find this deep diving into their relationship, both healing and transformative. This workshop is for couples who want to learn, grow together and as individuals. Couples who want to understand one another better, ignite their communication, passion and intimacy.
Intimacy starts in the mind: Connection + Emotional, Mental and Physical understanding
The best intimacy is really 'getting' each other and knowing how to make each other feel SAFE and PASSIONATE.
YOU WILL EXPLORE HOW TO:
✔ Marriage Boredom - "We've Lost that Loving Feeling" Reconnect with your deeper love and couple's purpose
✔ Little or no sexual desire - and what to do about it: Deepen into the bliss of sacred union (*Non-sexual, only hugging, eye gazing and hand holding)
✔ How to fight fair and communicate effectively: How to listen
✔ Why it's critical to Date your Mate! How to woo your person again and keep them turned on
✔ Learn the differences in how the Masculine and Feminine communicate (Anthropology)
✔ Sexuality as we age: Learn what makes you attractive to your partner and feel worthy of love
✔ Reawaken your unique masculine and feminine energies (Matriarchs and Patriarchs)
One powerful aspect of the work is that it focuses on the particular energies, challenges, and archetypes that are at play in intimate relationships between masculine and feminine. No matter your gender or orientation.
This package combines the best of the best Marriage Therapy tools including Gottman methods, Esther Perel, 5 Love Languages, Andersen Method, Jungian Archetypes,
Why Choose a Package?
“Marathon sessions get so much momentum. Couples are so focussed on their relationship that they really move through interventions and process attachment injuries much quicker” – Julie Gottman
Importantly, you will save money with packages. Look at it as an investment in your relationship, marriage and family. It’s a mutual gift to each other and your family. What else is more important in life?
Note: If there is infidelity in your relationship, please book Package Four: One Day Intensive Retreat (Couples in Crisis) to work on trust.
Methods Used:
Couples Love Science Retreat (Gottman | Andersen): $1200 (5.5 hour Workshop - Any day of the week)
Select Package 5 on the booking portal. Please arrange with Ghita if you would a specific day other than a Saturday.
*Intake Forms must be completed as soon as possible
*Days other than Saturdays cannot be booked online without Ghita clearing a day first.
Days: Often a Saturday, although it can be on other days: Ask Ghita if you would like a different day like a week day or holiday.
Diagnostic:
Terms and Conditions of Package Five:
Please read our terms and conditions before purchasing. By booking this special, you agree to our terms.
Based on over 50 years of research with thousands of couples, The Couples Love Workshop will give you new insights and research-based skills that can dramatically improve the intimacy and friendship in your relationship and help you manage conflict in a healthy, positive way. Moreover, most couples find this deep diving into their relationship, both healing and transformative. This workshop is for couples who want to learn, grow together and as individuals. Couples who want to understand one another better, ignite their communication, passion and intimacy.
Intimacy starts in the mind: Connection + Emotional, Mental and Physical understanding
The best intimacy is really 'getting' each other and knowing how to make each other feel SAFE and PASSIONATE.
YOU WILL EXPLORE HOW TO:
✔ Marriage Boredom - "We've Lost that Loving Feeling" Reconnect with your deeper love and couple's purpose
✔ Little or no sexual desire - and what to do about it: Deepen into the bliss of sacred union (*Non-sexual, only hugging, eye gazing and hand holding)
✔ How to fight fair and communicate effectively: How to listen
✔ Why it's critical to Date your Mate! How to woo your person again and keep them turned on
✔ Learn the differences in how the Masculine and Feminine communicate (Anthropology)
✔ Sexuality as we age: Learn what makes you attractive to your partner and feel worthy of love
✔ Reawaken your unique masculine and feminine energies (Matriarchs and Patriarchs)
One powerful aspect of the work is that it focuses on the particular energies, challenges, and archetypes that are at play in intimate relationships between masculine and feminine. No matter your gender or orientation.
This package combines the best of the best Marriage Therapy tools including Gottman methods, Esther Perel, 5 Love Languages, Andersen Method, Jungian Archetypes,
Why Choose a Package?
“Marathon sessions get so much momentum. Couples are so focussed on their relationship that they really move through interventions and process attachment injuries much quicker” – Julie Gottman
Importantly, you will save money with packages. Look at it as an investment in your relationship, marriage and family. It’s a mutual gift to each other and your family. What else is more important in life?
Note: If there is infidelity in your relationship, please book Package Four: One Day Intensive Retreat (Couples in Crisis) to work on trust.
Methods Used:
- Gottman Marriage Therapy (John and Julie Gottman, USA) - The Sound Relationship House/ 4 Horseman of the Apocalypse, Turning towards not away, Fair fighting rules: Gottman Method
- Carl Rogers - Active / Reflective Listening (USA) How to be Heard/ Listen Actively
- Jungian Archetypes: Shadow Selves (Masculine and Feminine)
- Male and Female Language: From paleolitic times the brains are wired differently for communication
- 5 Love Languages (Gary Chapman, USA) You and Your Partner's Love Languages: The 5: Words of Affirmation, Quality Time, Receiving Gifts, Acts of Service, or Physical Touch.
- Esther Perel Methods (Belgium) The Gender Currencies, Motivations of Men and Women
- Ghita Andersen: Heart versus Ego Method (Australia) -Codewords for Couples, Eye Gazing Exercise, Acting from Heart Not Ego: Benefit of Doubt, Arguing with Your Monkey Chatter. Heart Versus Ego
- Neuro-Linguistic Programming NLP (Richard Bandler, John Grinder, USA) - The Language Influence: How to Talk to Your Spouse, How to Reframe.
Couples Love Science Retreat (Gottman | Andersen): $1200 (5.5 hour Workshop - Any day of the week)
Select Package 5 on the booking portal. Please arrange with Ghita if you would a specific day other than a Saturday.
*Intake Forms must be completed as soon as possible
*Days other than Saturdays cannot be booked online without Ghita clearing a day first.
Days: Often a Saturday, although it can be on other days: Ask Ghita if you would like a different day like a week day or holiday.
Diagnostic:
- 9 am - 10 am: Individual Session One (One party has a creek/ beach walk, coffee or tea at a cafe)
- 10 am - 11am: Individual Session Two (One party has a creek/ beach walk, coffee or tea at a cafe)
- 11 am - 12pm: Couples Session: Unpacking the information from the individual sessions. Looking at the needs and vulnerabilities from both sides. Being more Playful. (From vulnerability comes intimacy)
- 12pm - 12.30pm: Lunch Break
- 12.30pm - 2.30pm: Two Hour Intensive: Exercises, Communication Strategies and New Intimacy Skills Toolbox
Terms and Conditions of Package Five:
Please read our terms and conditions before purchasing. By booking this special, you agree to our terms.
- 7 Day Cancellation Policy. We cannot fill a full diary day at short notice.
- Have a chat to Ghita before booking. Full deposit is required upon booking this package (Credit card required).
- Do not book if there is any domestic violence - including chronic verbal abuse, violence, intimidation, financial control or addictions such as gambling or substances.
- No refunds on unused hours once begun: Eg: Client walkouts, Client Break-ups, Separations, Exhibited Chronic Verbal Abuse. No refunds with less than 7 days cancellation notice.
- Please note that this retreat workshop is based in a private home by the beach and subject to neighbourhood noises. Parking may be limited on holidays.
- Accommodation and meals are not included. Teas and coffees however are included.
- Note: This type of retreat can be used more than once to tackle different issues.
- Note that this workshop is non-sexual and the only touching is hugging and hand holding
- Valid 3 months from purchase.
- Includes Work Book to take home
- Read T&C's before booking. Failing to read them is not an excuse.
Text Testimonial: Couples One Day Retreat (Saturday) 2024:
Hi Ghita, Thank you so much for yesterday. We got ALOT out of it, and are really excited to see what the future holds for us now with these tools. You were amazing, and we can't thank you enough for your time. Cass and Mitch (Elanora)
★★★★★ 5 Star Google Review: Marriage Counselling Program
We both learnt how to actively listen to one another and remember the other person's needs are different. Ghita was absolutely warm and welcoming, would definitely recommend her intensive program, it has saved our marriage. - Nicole Eggleton (Coomera).
Couples Counselling Testimonial via Text 2018: "Since seeing you last week things have been great and it looks like we are back on track. We have reconnected amazingly over the weekend. Thank you." Ryan and Kimberly, (Elanora).
What Sets Ghita Apart From Other Couples Counsellors?
Ghita Andersen (B.Soc.Sci: Psych & Coun; Grad Cert FDR) is a professionally trained Counsellor and an Federally Accredited Family Dispute Resolution Mediator. Passionate about helping people and regarded as one of the most effective Couples Counsellors on the Gold Coast, (Currumbin location only) Ghita has helped hundreds of couples in the decade she has been working on the coast. Ghita helps Australian couples working interstate and overseas via telehealth sessions. Please read Ghita's testimonials.
If you’ve got any questions for Ghita before committing to a session or a package, please feel free to request a Free 10 Minute Call-Back via text or phone today on 0439 888 070. And it is okay for you both to have a chat with Ghita before booking, so you know what to expect.
Ghita Andersen (B.Soc.Sci: Psych & Coun; Grad Cert FDR) is a professionally trained Counsellor and an Federally Accredited Family Dispute Resolution Mediator. Passionate about helping people and regarded as one of the most effective Couples Counsellors on the Gold Coast, (Currumbin location only) Ghita has helped hundreds of couples in the decade she has been working on the coast. Ghita helps Australian couples working interstate and overseas via telehealth sessions. Please read Ghita's testimonials.
If you’ve got any questions for Ghita before committing to a session or a package, please feel free to request a Free 10 Minute Call-Back via text or phone today on 0439 888 070. And it is okay for you both to have a chat with Ghita before booking, so you know what to expect.
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