"What I appreciated about Ghita was that she kept things light-hearted. It was daunting just attending couples therapy for me at first." - Tom (Burleigh)
Package Five: Couples Intensive Retreat PART ONE & TWO (Couples in Crisis) (Gottman|Andersen|Perel)
★★★★★ Google Review: 2025: Couples Intensive Retreat
Ghita is a one of a kind gem that I am so happy I found! She has helped enormously through issues and has made me see things in a different light and way! 11/10 would recommend Ghita! - Courtney Hareb (Gold Coast)
FULL WEEKEND MASTERCLASS: For Improving Your Marriage (at Currumbin Beach)
Strengthen Your Intimacy In One Weekend (Couples in Crisis): $2400
Read T&C's below before booking: Please call Ghita or read the Terms and Conditions to learn about the Couples Retreat inclusions and Cancellation Policy.
Couples counselling crisis retreats are intensive therapy sessions that help couples rebuild and repair their relationships.
Strengthen Your Intimacy In One Weekend (Couples in Crisis): $2400
Read T&C's below before booking: Please call Ghita or read the Terms and Conditions to learn about the Couples Retreat inclusions and Cancellation Policy.
- Saturday: A full day (5.5 hours) Individual Counselling and Couples Sessions: Unpacking the issues.
- Sunday: A full day (5.5 hours) of Communication Workshops and Creating Love Maps
Couples counselling crisis retreats are intensive therapy sessions that help couples rebuild and repair their relationships.
Couples in Crisis Full Weekend Retreat
The Weekend Intensive
Based on over 50 years of research with thousands of couples, The Couples Intensive Weekend 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, SEEN and PASSIONATE.
YOU WILL EXPLORE HOW TO:
Saturday:
✔ Unpacking the issues: Step by step diagnosis
✔ Individual sessions and stories: What are you bringing into the marriage mix? And how do you see your partner's behaviours? Are there any counter-productive attachment styles?
✔ What language are you using? What have you learned from your parents? (Good and bad).
✔ Authenticity training: Learning to be honest with each other
Sunday:
✔ How to fight fair and communicate effectively
✔ How to listen (Active Listening techniques)
✔ Learn the differences in how the Masculine and Feminine communicate (Anthropology)
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.
✔ Intimacy versus Boredom - "We've Lost that Loving Feeling" Reconnect with your deeper love and couple's purpose: Eye gazing exercise. Tantric touch. What I love about my partner exercises. Joint project hopes and dreams. How to get the spark back. (Note this part is tailored to the couple's needs)
This package combines the best of the best Marriage Therapy tools including Gottman methods, Esther Perel, 5 Love Languages, Andersen Method, Carl Rogers, Attachment Styles, Neuro-Linguistic Programming etc.
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?
Methods Used:
Select Package 5 on the booking portal. Please arrange with Ghita if you would like other specific days other than a Saturday and a Sunday
*Intake Forms must be completed as soon as possible
*Clients book first day and Ghita books the following day as Sunday is not on the booking system
Days: Often a Saturday and Sunday, although it can be on other days: Ask Ghita if you would like different days like week days or holidays (Note - must be consecutive days).
Saturday Diagnostic (Unpacking the issues): (NB: Saturday is more confronting)
Sunday Repair and Rebuild: (Sunday is more pleasurable)
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 Intensive Weekend 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, SEEN and PASSIONATE.
YOU WILL EXPLORE HOW TO:
Saturday:
✔ Unpacking the issues: Step by step diagnosis
✔ Individual sessions and stories: What are you bringing into the marriage mix? And how do you see your partner's behaviours? Are there any counter-productive attachment styles?
✔ What language are you using? What have you learned from your parents? (Good and bad).
✔ Authenticity training: Learning to be honest with each other
Sunday:
✔ How to fight fair and communicate effectively
✔ How to listen (Active Listening techniques)
✔ Learn the differences in how the Masculine and Feminine communicate (Anthropology)
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.
✔ Intimacy versus Boredom - "We've Lost that Loving Feeling" Reconnect with your deeper love and couple's purpose: Eye gazing exercise. Tantric touch. What I love about my partner exercises. Joint project hopes and dreams. How to get the spark back. (Note this part is tailored to the couple's needs)
This package combines the best of the best Marriage Therapy tools including Gottman methods, Esther Perel, 5 Love Languages, Andersen Method, Carl Rogers, Attachment Styles, Neuro-Linguistic Programming etc.
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?
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
- 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.
- Attachment Styles: How they affect your safety and connection
Select Package 5 on the booking portal. Please arrange with Ghita if you would like other specific days other than a Saturday and a Sunday
*Intake Forms must be completed as soon as possible
*Clients book first day and Ghita books the following day as Sunday is not on the booking system
Days: Often a Saturday and Sunday, although it can be on other days: Ask Ghita if you would like different days like week days or holidays (Note - must be consecutive days).
Saturday Diagnostic (Unpacking the issues): (NB: Saturday is more confronting)
- 9 am - 11am: Individual Sessions (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.
- 12pm - 12.30pm: Lunch Break
- 12.30pm - 2.30pm: Discussing the diagnostic. Getting Real: Reality checking.
Sunday Repair and Rebuild: (Sunday is more pleasurable)
- 9 am - 11am: Fair Fighting Styles and Active Listening (VITAL!!) Intensive Verbal and Body Language Exercises (Conflict Resolution)
- 11 am - 12pm: Couples Session: Unpacking the information gathered from the day before. How you can use it to your advantage. Love Languages: Why are they important?
- 12pm - 12.30pm: Lunch Break
- 12.30pm - 2.30pm: Intensive Intimacy Exercises: Being more Playful (From vulnerability comes intimacy). Eye Gazing | Tantric Exercises | Hopes and Dreams Journals (Joint projects)
Terms and Conditions of Package Five:
Please read our terms and conditions before purchasing. By booking this special, you agree to our terms.
- Have a chat to Ghita before booking.
- Please be prepared to do the work. This workshop may be exhausting. Do not plan events after each day.
- Full deposit is required upon booking this package (Full payment is required to confirm your date).
- Ghita does not accept couples with a history of family violence - including chronic verbal abuse, violence, intimidation, sexual abuse or financial control
- CANCELLATIONS: We cannot fill a full weekend diary at short notice. By booking this package you agree to our cancellation policy: NO REFUNDS WITH LESS THAN 7 DAYS NOTICE: Client Break-ups, Separations, Illness, Walk-outs, Flight Issues. Babysitting issues are not valid excuses for short notice cancellations. We can offer video sessions.
- 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.
- Note: Private home: Accommodation and meals are not included. Teas and coffees however are included.
- If postponed (with 7 days notice) and credit retained the package is valid for 3 months from purchase date.
- No refunds with less than 7 days notice and once begun: Only doing one day does not mean a refund on a following day not attended.
- Do not book if one partner is likely to cancel, not turn up, or a partner who wants a separation
- Couples book first day's hours and Ghita books the Sunday (not on booking system)
- Includes Work Book to take home.
- Note: This type of retreat can be used more than once to tackle different issues.
- There is no guarantee that your Health Fund will rebate couples counselling. We do not have affiliations with any particular health fund as there are so many. Please check with your provider
- Agreeing to our terms when booking and then later saying that you did not read them is no 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.
'Ghita was absolutely warm and welcoming, would definitely recommend her intensive three step package, it has saved our marriage.' - Nicole
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