Maintenance and Alumni Therapy Getaway
Recharge and reflect on your relationships as you enjoy the breathtaking scenery in San Diego in this 3-day retreat. Return for more relationship advice and additional therapy sessions from the relationship therapist you’ve grown to trust.
recharge and heal
Needing more time to work on your therapy progress?
Is your daily routine becoming a distraction from everything you learned in therapy?
Is it time to schedule time off to work on your relationship issues and continue your healing process?
Do you and your partner need an environment where you can reflect on your relationship, away from the kids?
Come back for a Therapy Getaway recharge. It's time to take a pause and reflect on how far you’ve come in your relationship. It's also time to roll up your sleeves and do more work.
Meet Dr. Dana, A Professional Therapist Trained in the Gottman Method
What's very special about Therapy Getaway? Take this: you and your partner going on a beautiful, secluded therapy vacation with a relationship therapist ready to help you every step of the way. As you know, we offer the best Gottman-based approach that has been proven from years of practice.
This retreat, comprised of personalized and specialized therapy, spans three consecutive days with 15+ hours, all for you.
Jam-packed with sessions, activities, discussions, and all the right things you need, this 3-day retreat is equivalent to many months of your usual 50-minute therapy sessions.
We will provide you with fundamental tools to help you rebuild and maintain a stronger connection with each other, see your progress in your past sessions, pick up where we left off, and just have a fun, relaxed time with your partner. Our expert therapists, including Dr. Dana McNeil, PsyD, LMFT, who you've grown to trust and love will be your personal guide throughout this journey. We've only prepared the best tools, modules, and programs tailor-fit to you.
"You may not see it yet, but these difficult times will strengthen you. Your heart will grow wiser and your spirit will be stronger."
-DR. DANA MCNEIL, PsyD, LMFT
Vacation or Therapy? You Can Have It Both Here
Experience the best of both worlds when you book an Intensive Therapy Getaway with us. For couples who have done therapy sessions with us, or those needing maintenance therapy sessions, here's how having this therapy (and getaway) can help.
Re-evaluate learnings from
past sessions
Resolve conflicts you failed
to fix
Reflect on your current
issues
Strengthen emotional
connection
Address ongoing perpetual issues
Re-evaluate your growth in using your communication tools
Assess your own
progress
Recharge your positive perspective
Why Do You Need These Therapy Getaway Sessions?
Relationships need maintenance. Even when you think you’re doing a good job, don’t stop now. You don’t want to slide back to where you were before you visited us the first time. We look forward to checking in on your progress with you.
If you're a therapy alumni:
- Have the chance to open up about unresolved issues that we haven't tackled yet
- It's not your usual sessions where time is limited and space can get cramped in the four corners of the room
- It's important for you to schedule time away from everything as a couple
- Therapy while on vacation is better for you emotionally and mentally
If you're into maintenance sessions:
- Step in right where we left off from our previous therapy sessions
- Have the time away from kids and other demands in life that distract you from working on your relationship issues
- A change of scenery can help you have a better perspective of things
- A vacation is the best way to reduce stress… why not make it therapeutic too?
- It’s important to give yourselves the credit for the work that you’ve been doing and this is an opportunity to see yourself shine
gain a fresh perspective
Remind Yourself On How Far You've Come
Before the weekend begins, you will both be given access to an online Relationship Checkup.
The Gottman Relationship Checkup is an online assessment tool created by Drs. John and Julie Gottman in collaboration with The Gottman Institute in Seattle, Washington. The assessment is composed of 480 questions in five categories: Friendship and Intimacy, The Conflict Scales, The Shared Meaning System, and Individual Areas of Concern. Question topics include friendship, intimacy, conflict, finances, children, trust, commitment, drug and alcohol screenings, and individual issues that can put a relationship at risk.
You will each access it confidentially and will not be able to see each other’s answers. Your clinician will get the results and have specific areas to work on with you based on that assessment. The overall assessment takes about one and a half hours to complete. However, you can work on it in small increments as it will save as you go.
If we are booking on a weekend, it can be helpful to stay in a hotel or a Bed and Breakfast so that you are really disengaging from “regular” life. We often find it helpful to plan activities that feel like a vacation such as reservations for dinner and making arrangements to have childcare so you can focus on yourselves
Hear From Our Clients
Hear from those who've experienced positive changes through our services.
“The intensive process and longer sessions are incredibly helpful to push things further and get real work done.”
“The three-day package was necessary to enable the “emotional stretch” and that’s when we saw the best results.”
“This was a much needed intense session but helped promote healing and focus to decide where we go in life together.”
“This was well worth it and I’d definitely do it again!”
“This helped us sit and have uncomfortable conversations that were long overdue.”
“Exhausting but I loved everything about this!”
“I feel like we have made huge progress on major issues with these three days.”
“I definitely feel Therapy Getaway helped with our relationship goals because it allowed a deeper dive in a structured fashion, with tools to continue improving our relationship.”
“Therapy Getaway absolutely helped our relationship. They were amazing.”
“It seemed at first that 2.5 days was long, but it feels so good to be in therapy that I wish it was 3-5 days!”
“Therapy Getaway immensely helped us talk about our problems in a safe place.”
Unsure if this is for you? We offer a FREE CONSULTATION
to see if you are a good fit for this intensive therapy
Our Intensive Therapy Getaway Packages
One-Day Intensive Therapy Package
- Welcome package
- Relationship Checkup Assessment (done before event)
- Couple’s introduction session (3 hours)
- Plus 3 hours of skill-building to learn how to prevent future relationship issues
- Take-home package of tools and supplemental material
- With Dr. Dana McNeil - $2,700
- With a Licensed Intensive Therapist - $2,100
Two-Day Intensive Therapy Package
- Welcome package
- Relationship Checkup Assessment (done before event)
- Couple’s introduction session (3 hours)
- Plus 6 hours of intensive therapy
- Take-home package of tools and supplemental material
- With Dr. Dana McNeil - $4,000
- With a Licensed Intensive Therapist - $3,200
Three-Day Intensive Therapy Package
- Welcome package
- Relationship Checkup Assessment (done before event)
- Couple’s introduction session (3 hours)
- Plus 12 hours of intensive therapy
- Take-home package of tools and supplemental material
- With Dr. Dana McNeil - $6,700
- With a Licensed Intensive Therapist - $5,200
*Custom packages or longer day options available, please contact us at (619)535-8890
get to know your
Therapy Getaway Team
Dr. Dana McNeil, PsyD, LMFT
Founder of the Relationship Place
Certified Gottman Therapist
Jeffrey Young, LMFT
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Individual and Couples Relationship Therapist
Your Therapy Getaway Weekend Begins Here
It is important to set up a consultation to ensure you are a good fit for intensive relationship therapy. The consultation is free. We will need to talk with both individuals. All couples will receive a scientific evaluation of their relationship.
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