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.


Why a Couples Retreat?
What to Expect
Accommodations
Payment Options
Couples Retreats in Canada & USA
Couples Retreat Calendar
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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 email


Telephone:

(Toll Free)
1-877-897-2333

Orangeville Local Line:
519-942-3338

Fax:
519-942-3305


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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