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Why
Couples are Choosing the Couples Retreat
as a Counseling Alternative
If you feel you are at a crossroads, our
Couple
Intensive
Retreat
can have an immediate and profound effect
on the dynamics of your relationship. This
is not a group experience. It is a
private, three-day "one-on-one" (in fact,
couple-to-couple)
counselling experience, with the two of
you, and co-therapists Louise Dorfman and
David Rubinstein.
The intensity of the experience, the
tranquility of the surroundings, and the
time away from work and family
commitments, will jump-start your
relationship. With new tools, new insights
and new understandings, you will make the
necessary shifts to get your relationship
back on track.
You will particularly appreciate this
format if it is difficult for you to
attend couples
counselling
on
a regular basis. The
Couples
Retreat
is a convenient -- more immediately
effective -- alternative to weekly or
biweekly sessions.
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Our
Couples
Retreat is
designed to move any couples relationship forward.
The Retreat offers couples -- both heterosexual and
same-sex partners -- who are on the verge of
divorce, who have been hurt by infidelity, who are
caught up in bitter arguing, or who are considering
reconciliation after separation, the opportunity to
rebuild relationships with renewed hope and
practical skills. If you are having trouble
communicating, if you long for more intimacy, if
you want to be more united as parents, or if you
dream of making a good relationship even better,
our Couple
Intensive Retreat
will provide you with an exciting opportunity for
renewal and enrichment.
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What
Can You Expect from a Couples
Retreat?
Our
Couple
Intensive Retreat
is held in the quiet country office of
husband-and-wife co-therapists Louise Dorfman and
David Rubinstein. You can schedule your Retreat
during the week or on a weekend. It includes three
half days of counselling, with ample opportunity
for personal reflection and quality time together
in a serene country setting.
At the Couples
Retreat,
you will learn to:
- take
risks to be more open and honest
- rebuild
trust
- move
beyond feelings of anger and
resentment
- stop
blaming your partner
- reconnect
on a sexual-emotional level
- rekindle
your capacity for intimacy
- feel
empowered by loving unconditionally
This
intensive three-day Couples Retreat will give you a
solid foundation from which to make choices for
change. By the end of the Retreat, you will feel
empowered as an individual, and will have more hope
as a couple. We will follow up by checking with you
during a brief telephone call, within a few weeks
of your Couples Retreat (this call is included in
the Retreat package).
Having made a positive investment in yourselves as
a couple, we are committed to helping you keep on
track. While you are here, we will plan a return
visit (or arrange a session by telephone) within
two months following your Couples Retreat. We will
continue to meet (or speak with you both on the
phone) at two-month, or three-month intervals.
Eventually, your follow-up sessions will be every
six months.
You will also be free to call us to set up a
couples counselling session on an as-needed basis,
if you need extra help along the way. It will take
time, and practice, to integrate your Couples
Retreat experience into your everyday lives.
You might want to return, as some couples do, for a
second Couples
Retreat
to continue the process of moving forward as
individuals and as a couple.
Attending
a Couples Retreat will help you:
- Gain valuable
new insights about love and relationships
- Create a
shared vision of the life you would like to have
together
- Know the
difference between shared values and shared
interests
- Let go of
expectations that inhibit closeness
- Learn what it
takes to stay connected while growing as
individuals
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What
Clients Have Said About our Couple Intensive
Retreat
Read testimonials
about our Couples
Retreat
clients to learn what they have felt about their
Couples Retreat
experience.
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Accommodations
Our
country property is nestled in the Township of
Mono, overlooking the beautiful Hockley Valley in
Ontario. It is located just above Caledon, an hour
north of Toronto in an area known for its natural
beauty and pristine environment. Just 45 minutes
from the Toronto International Airport, we are
easily accessible to travellers from all over the
world, as well as to Toronto area residents.
Retreat couples usually stay at our on site Bed and
Breakfast (for photos
and
information regarding guest rooms, go to
Hockley
Hills Bed and
Breakfast),
or, if we cannot accommodate them on their
preferred dates, at another recommended
B
& B
or nearby
resort
hotel.
Near the Niagara escarpment, and close to the Bruce
Trail, our property is located in the heart of a
large conservation area. The surrounding
countryside offers hiking trails, cross-country and
downhill skiing, golf courses, horse riding,
pottery and craft studios. This is an ideal place
for your Couples
Retreat.
If you are travelling from out-of-town, your
three-day intensive Couples
Retreat
will give you plenty of time for nature walks,
much-needed relaxation, outdoor adventures, fine
dining and country fare, and even live theatre.
Downtown Toronto is only one hour away. Niagara
Falls is just over two hours from here. (Visit our
Hockley
Hills Bed and
Breakfast
web
site and the Hills
of Headwaters Touism
Association
website for more.)
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Fees
and Payment
Options
A Couples
Retreat
at
our Hockley Valley location includes three half
days of intensive couple-to-couple therapy, plus a
follow-up call or visit after the Retreat. It also
includes three nights' exclusive
accommodation at our award-winning Hockley
Hills Bed and
Breakfast.
(If you stay elsewhere, we will deduct the cost of
the accommodation from our fee.) Please call us
to discuss fees and payment options at
877-897-2333.
Please Note: While staying at our B&B,
arrangements can be made for a professional
(R.M.T.) massage, Hot Stone Therapy, or Reflexology
treatment on site. A certified practitioner will
come to our B&B location, just for you, to
offer one of these services. Please let us know in
advance if you would like us to schedule a
treatment for you while you are here. The cost of
any of these services will be in addition to the
Couples Retreat fee.
We encourage you to plan ahead, as our client
schedule fills up quickly. Give us a call to
find out how the Couple Intensive Retreat, with
couple co-therapists Louise Dorfman and David
Rubinstein, will help you move your relationship
forward.
Because of the time commitment involved -- and to
ensure that the dates you choose are exclusively
yours -- we usually require a 50% deposit
towards the Couples
Retreat.
The balance of payment will be paid at the end of
the Retreat, or in installments, which can be
arranged when you are here.
Deposit
Payment Options: Interac Email Money Transfer,
VISA, MasterCard, or Cheque; Balance can
be paid using any of the above payment options, as
well as Cash or Debit Card).
Counselling services may be covered by some
Extended Health Insurance Plans. (Please check with
your Provider or call us to discuss this
option.)
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Retreats
on the Road (Canada and USA)
You
can benefit from our one-couple-only
Couple
Intensive Retreat
closer
to home.
Email
us to let us know where you live (or name
the closest city near your home town).
We are now in the midst of planning
our
Retreat schedule for 2010
which will include Retreats in both Canada
and throughout the
USA.
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Couple
Intensive Retreat Availability
Please
e-mail
or call us Toll
Free at
1-877-897-2333
to discuss
your preferred dates. We receive inquiries and
bookings for Couple Retreats daily, which makes it
difficult to keep an online calendar up-to-date. So
please call us. We will discuss your interest in
our one-couple-only Retreats and find dates that
will suit your
schedule.
Louise
and David answer every call personally, and will be
happy to address any questions your may have about
the Retreat. Call now and discuss the benefits of
investing in your relationship by attending a
three-day private intensive offered by a
husband-and-wife co-therapist team.
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Couple Enrichment Inc.
348451 - 15 Sideroad, RR#5
Orangeville, ON L9W 2Z2
Canada
Contact
us by
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Telephone:
(Toll Free)
1-877-897-2333
Orangeville Local Line:
519-942-3338
Fax:
519-942-3305
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We
are located one hour north of Toronto in the
beautiful Hockley Valley, Ontario
CANADA.
We
serve the entire GTA. Our Greater Toronto Area and
Ontario clients have come to us from Ajax, East
York, Etobicoke, Mississauga, Markham, Newmarket,
North York, Richmond Hill, Scarborough, Thornhill,
Toronto, Alliston, Amaranth, Aurora, Ballinafad,
Barrie, Bolton, Brampton, Burlington, Cambridge,
Caledon, Caledon East, Collingwood, Erin, Fergus,
Georgetown, Guelph, Grimsby, Hamilton, Hockley
Valley, Ilderton, Kanata, Kingston, Listowel,
London, Mono, North Bay, Oakville, Orangeville,
Oshawa, Ottawa, Peterborough, St. Catherines, St.
Thomas, Sarnia, Sault Ste. Marie, Shelburne,
Sudbury, Tottenham, Winchester, and Waterloo.
Easily accessible to the Toronto International
Airport, clients have come from as far away as
Australia, Dubai, Great Britain, Jamaica, and the
United States (Alaska , Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas,
Atlanta, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia,
New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Maryland,
Michigan, New Hampshire, Ohio, Pennsylvania,
Tennesee and Texas). In Canada, we have counselled
clients from the east to west coast. They have come
from Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island, Nova
Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario,
Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Alberta, British Columbia,
and the North West Territories.
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