OUR RETREAT
Reignite your relationship: A couples therapy retreat in Bend, Oregon.
Come to a private healing space to foster trust, friendship, and a profound bonding experience. Learn to manage conflict effectively and renew your intimacy. In couples therapy, the length and consistency of sessions matter.
With our intensive counseling format, you can focus on each other to heal the hurt without the distractions and disruptions of your busy schedule. Our fully licensed psychologist conducts this marriage retreat in Bend, Oregon.
Meet your Oregon marriage retreat specialist
All of our therapist are crossed trained and have advanced training from some of the top institutes in the country. Our therapists have a wide range of experience with all types of couples.
Clinical Psychologist
Bend, ORegon
I have lived and worked with people from all walks of life, and lived in many places in the U.S. I have yet to meet anyone that I didn’t have genuine compassion for. This allows me to hold a sincere interest in a couples story and be able to see the possibilities for their relationship even when one or both of them can’t.
- 20+ years: licensed clinical psychologist
- Postdoctoral masters degree in clinical psychopharmacology
- Advanced Gottman Training
- Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy Externship
- Imago Couples Therapy Training
Clinical Psychologist
I have lived and worked with people from all walks of life, and lived in many places in the U.S. I have yet to meet anyone that I didn’t have genuine compassion for. This allows me to hold a sincere interest in a couples story and be able to see the possibilities for their relationship even when one or both of them can’t.
- 20+ years: licensed clinical psychologist
- Postdoctoral masters degree in clinical psychopharmacology
- Advanced Gottman Training
- Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy Externship
- Imago Couples Therapy Training
I never thought going in to this, we would ever get back to what we had...
"Our relationship was contentious, resentful, and lacking trust. I wanted to have a chance for us to reconnect and focus on each other. It seemed necessary to have a full weekend to dedicate towards this. We left the weekend having forgiven each other and reconnected. We felt like we did towards each other when we first met. You will get more out of this than you could ever imagine. I never thought that going in to this, we would ever get back to what we had before the stress of life happened, but we feel closer than ever now.
Dr. Del Rio was absolutely amazing."
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OUR RETREAT
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THE APPROACH
Why our approach works
Couples Therapy Inc. has a reputation for successfully impacting the most challenged couples through our comprehensive approach. We offer extensive assessment, concrete feedback, the time to reinforce science-based skills-building and re-establish broken bonds.
Looking for a particular model? Holding a certification in one couples therapy model is unique, but still doesn't meet our stringent requirements. You'll have an expert with multiple approaches, to provide you cutting-edge, innovative practice.
Cross-trained to work well with all couples
The most well-known evidence-based therapy includes the Gottman Method, Emotionally Focused, Solution Focused, and Integrative Behavioral Couples Therapy. For couples where one partner is considering divorce, Discernment Counseling is increasingly well known. But even being certified in one of these methods isn't enough. While we require Level III (advanced) training in the Gottman Method, and pre-certification in Discernment counseling, we hire life-long learners. Your clinicians strengthen their expertise by training in multiple models to help troubled couples.
RETREATS IN-PERSON OR ONLINE
What makes us different?
We don't juggle weekly clients with the occasional intensive. All we do is conduct therapeutic retreats with aftercare and after more than a decade of helping thousands of couples, we've become very good at it. Experience matters, and some of our clinicians have over 40 years working with couples. Half are doctoral level psychologists, like Dr. Del Rio and they know how to help. The benefit to you is an exceptional team of mature professionals available to help your relationship.
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Your couples retreat location
587 NE Greenwood Ave
Bend, OR 97701
Enjoy your romantic getaway in Oregon
Where to stay
Some couples ask us to suggest a romantic location for their Oregon couples retreat. If they plan to enhance their sexual intimacy, they want the right setting. They ask for a weekend with a hot tub or whirlpool, massage, and great food. They want to combine a romantic weekend with the work of improving their marriage in expert couples counseling.
Let us suggest:
Brasada Ranch
16986 SW Brasada Ranch Rd
Bend / Powell Butte, OR 97753
(844) 234-9112 | connecttoyournature@brasada.com
Award-winning:
#1 Best Destination Venue in Oregon
#1 Most Romantic Honeymoon Cabin in the USA
#2 Best Resort in the Pacific Northwest
#4 Best Resort in the USA
#30 Best Resort in the World
It's the first resort in the U.S. to be awarded the prestigious LEED Gold Certification. Ask for Cascade Bungalows, an adults-only contemporary cottage with a sleek Scandinavian design. It has an award-winning indoor and outdoor pool, a fitness gym, and yoga studio.
Take in the view from your private hot tub. Dry off by your private fire.
Ready for the great outdoors in the high desert?
Enjoy a hike or play golf on an 18-hole golf course. For novices and equestrians alike, build up an appetite on horseback. You'll have over 900 acres of riding trails in the high desert landscape to explore, with incredible Cascade views. Rated #1 horseback riding destination (of course!).
Then relax in the spa with a "Chocolate Coconut Body Wrap" or a "Gentlemen's Beer, Scrub, & Buff Pedicure." Book early. Same-day appointments are tough to get.
For before-dinner drinks you'll find local craft beer and Oregon wine and spirits on the happy hour menu. Then you'll dine like a true Oregonian with, farm-to-table elegance. It's a 30-minute drive from Dr. Del Rio's office but relax and enjoy the beautiful scenery. It's your time to decompress and reconnect, or silently reflect on your day.
Ask about seasonal discounts. They are as high as 25% off your stay.
Fees for the Intensive
Intensive retreat prices for a weekend are between $3500 and $7000 depending upon the education, location, and experience of your therapist. Additional days can also be arranged. Payment is due at the time of booking and paid for by credit card. We regret not being able to hold dates without payment.
Frequently Asked Questions
Here are our most frequent inquiries about our couples therapy retreats.
Is there a question that remains unanswered?
While some retreats are group experiences, ours is one-to-one couples therapy. There are no games or group sharing. This is a science-based intensive one-on-one retreat addressing your relationship issues head on.
After a thorough relationship history and individual meetings, the therapist provides you evidence-based feedback about your relationship. This includes a detailed "map" of your strengths and areas that need enhancement. We implement this tailored treatment plan over the remaining time.
Yes! We work with all couples. This includes couples married long term or newlyweds, GLBTQ+ or straight, or ethically non monogamous.
Our intensives are non-religious. However, Christian couples can work with our specialized clinicians for a biblically informed perspective. You need not be married to participate.
Yes. We have therapists up and down the West Coast and across the USA, in Canada, Germany, the UK & serving Singapore.
Insurance companies seldom cover couples counseling, as they usually do not categorize it as "medically necessary." Intensive couples therapy retreats are no different.
There are clinicians who will provide a psychiatric diagnosis and documentation to your insurance company for reimbursement, usually for a single hour of therapy on each day. We believe that labeling one partner as "the problem" is counterproductive to effective relationship counseling.
Please note:
Couples therapy, especially when done intensively, is a specialized service that is appropriate for only select couples. Having the interest and motivation to examine your contribution to the state of your marriage is essential for this work to succeed. Both of you must be open and willing to change.
There are two situations where a Discernment Counseling retreat is the preferred approach. The first is if either of you has little to no motivation to work on your marriage. The second is if either of you is seriously questioning whether divorce is the preferred path.
You do not need to know this ahead of time. With your input, your therapist will determine the most appropriate method for your situation.
Science-based Couples therapy does not work with the following: domestic violence, suicide prevention, personality disorders, or alcohol and drug abuse that requires in-patient care. Instead, seek professional individual mental health services and find a mental health professional with specialized training.
Do it for yourself. Do it for each other.
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