A Restorative Couples Retreat at Portage Lakes

Sometimes your relationship just needs intentional time together.

Between work, kids, responsibilities, and the endless pace of everyday life, it’s easy for a relationship to become one more thing on the to-do list.

You love each other, but you may feel disconnected.
You may be stuck in the same arguments.
You may be longing for more closeness, laughter, affection, or simply a chance to breathe together.

This weekend is an invitation to pause the outside world and turn toward each other again.

Set along beautiful Portage Lakes, this relaxing and restorative couples retreat combines the peacefulness of a weekend getaway with the expertise of a licensed marriage and family therapist.

There will be time for meaningful conversations, guided relationship work, kayaking, rest, laughter, and simply enjoying the person you chose.

WHO IS THIS RETREAT FOR?

This retreat is designed for couples who:

• Feel disconnected and want to find their way back to each other

• Want to improve communication and emotional intimacy

• Want to strengthen an already healthy relationship

• Are navigating a major life transition or simply need intentional time together

• Want to reconnect after becoming overwhelmed by work, parenting, or everyday life

• Are rebuilding trust after hurt or betrayal

• Want practical tools to take home and continue using together

You don't have to be in crisis to invest in your marriage.

Sometimes the most meaningful relationship work happens when you aren't waiting for things to fall apart.

THE GUIDED COUPLES RETREAT

Personalized support throughout your weekend

For couples who want the benefit of working directly with a marriage and family therapist.

You’ll spend 6 total hours with a licensed marriage and family therapist throughout the Friday through Sunday retreat, with intentional sessions woven into your weekend.

Together, you’ll have the opportunity to:

• Identify patterns that keep you stuck

• Practice healthier communication

• Explore emotional needs and connection

• Work through areas of conflict

• Rebuild friendship and intimacy

• Create meaningful goals for your relationship

• Leave with practical tools you can continue using at home

The remaining time is yours.

Kayak. Rest. Take a walk. Have coffee together. Laugh. Be quiet. Enjoy the lake.

This isn't therapy all weekend.

It's relationship work surrounded by rest and connection.

THE SELF-GUIDED RETREAT

Your relationship. Your pace. Your weekend.

For couples who want the restorative experience without scheduled therapist sessions.

You'll have access to thoughtfully created couples resources, conversation guides, relationship exercises, reflection activities, and connection-building experiences designed specifically for the retreat.

You decide what you want to explore and when.

Spend an hour working through a relationship exercise, then put it away and go kayaking.

Have a meaningful conversation over coffee.

Or skip the workbook for the afternoon and simply enjoy being together.

There is no right way to spend your weekend.

INFIDELITY REPAIR INTENSIVE

Focused support for couples healing after betrayal

For couples who are carrying the particular pain of betrayal, this retreat can also become an opportunity for focused infidelity repair.

Infidelity can leave couples feeling lost in questions, anger, grief, fear, and uncertainty about what happens next.

A traditional weekly therapy hour can sometimes feel too short when there is so much to process.

The Infidelity Repair Intensive provides dedicated therapeutic time to begin the difficult, but possible, work of healing.

With guidance from a marriage and family therapist specializing in relationship repair, couples can focus on:

• Understanding the impact of the betrayal

• Creating emotional safety

• Processing hurt and difficult emotions

• Understanding the patterns and circumstances surrounding the affair

• Beginning to rebuild trust

• Establishing boundaries and transparency

• Learning how to communicate without causing additional injury

• Beginning to imagine what healing and a new relationship together could look like

This retreat along with professional guidance is about creating a safe, intentional space to begin moving from pain and uncertainty toward understanding, healing, and hope.

There is something powerful about stepping outside your normal routine.

A different view.
A slower morning.
Water on the lake.
A kayak drifting beside the person you love.
A conversation without somewhere else you have to be.

You may arrive feeling disconnected.

You may arrive carrying intense hurt.

You may arrive simply wanting to feel close to your best friend again.

This is a weekend away where you can stop, breathe, and come back to each other.

FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY | PORTAGE LAKES, OHIO

Relax. Reconnect. Repair.

Hosted by a licensed marriage and family therapist specializing in couples, connection, and relationship repair.

Limited availability. Please fill out form to indicate interest.