Couples Therapy Retreat to Reconnect, Rebuild, and Renew
A couples therapy retreat with Couples Retreat offers concentrated, private time to address what weekly sessions often cannot. Led solely by Andrew Sofin, each retreat serves one couple at a time, in a setting chosen to support your work together.
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Why This Retreat Helps
A couples therapy retreat creates conditions that weekly sessions struggle to replicate. Concentrated, consecutive days allow partners to stay inside the process long enough for real shifts to surface. There are no gaps between sessions for old patterns to reassert, no 50 minute time limits, and no distractions from daily life. A luxury couples retreat setting supports that focus by removing the familiar context in which tensions formed. With 25 years of experience, Andrew Sofin guides the work from beginning to end.
Why This Retreat Helps
A couples therapy retreat creates conditions that weekly sessions struggle to replicate. Concentrated, consecutive days allow partners to stay inside the process long enough for real shifts to surface. There are no gaps between sessions for old patterns to reassert, no 50 minute time limits, and no distractions from daily life. A luxury couples retreat setting supports that focus by removing the familiar context in which tensions formed. With 25 years of experience, Andrew Sofin guides the work from beginning to end.
Who Marriage Retreat Is For
A marriage retreat suits couples at many different stages. Some arrive navigating a crisis. Others come after years of quiet disconnection, where conversations have become logistical and closeness has faded. Some are weighing whether to stay or leave and need a safe space to think clearly. What connects them is a need for privacy, focused time, and a process that neither partner feels forced into. If one of you is considering this, the other does not need to be fully certain yet.
How Your Days Unfold
Each retreat runs over consecutive days, with morning sessions focused on the couple together and afternoon sessions dedicated to individual work with each partner. Sessions run as long as they need to rather than stopping at a fixed hour. Only one couple is present at any time. This structure keeps the process uninterrupted and allows the clinical work to reach its natural stopping point each day. The pace is set by what the relationship needs, not a predetermined schedule.
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Your Private Clinical Intake
Before a private couples therapy retreat begins, a confidential clinical intake takes place with Andrew Sofin. This is not a form or a questionnaire. It is a direct conversation where both partners share their history, concerns, and goals. The intake shapes the entire plan, from what the first session addresses to how the days are structured. By the time you arrive, the clinician already understands your relationship’s patterns. That preparation is what separates a tailored retreat from a packaged program.
Aftercare and Ongoing Support
The retreat does not end when you leave. Before departure, an aftercare plan is developed that outlines how to sustain the progress you have made. This may include continued conversations with Andrew Sofin, structured practices to maintain at home, and guidance on what the first weeks back will require. The transition from retreat to daily life is a vulnerable period. A documented plan helps both partners carry the work forward with clarity rather than relying on memory alone.
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Aftercare and Ongoing Support
The retreat does not end when you leave. Before departure, an aftercare plan is developed that outlines how to sustain the progress you have made. This may include continued conversations with Andrew Sofin, structured practices to maintain at home, and guidance on what the first weeks back will require. The transition from retreat to daily life is a vulnerable period. A documented plan helps both partners carry the work forward with clarity rather than relying on memory alone.
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What Couples Often Experience
Many couples report hearing each other more clearly after the retreat than they have in years. Conversations that once escalated now move toward understanding. Trust that felt irreparable begins to rebuild, and physical closeness often follows emotional reconnection naturally. A luxury couples retreat setting supports that shift by providing calm, privacy, and space to reflect between sessions. Outcomes are not guaranteed. Each couple’s experience is shaped by their own dynamic. What the retreat provides is the structure for change to begin.
Couples Retreat With Andrew Sofin
Every retreat at Couples Retreat is led personally by Andrew Sofin (MA, RP, TCF, RMFT), current president of the Canadian Association for Marriage and Family Therapy and Visiting Professor at the University of Guelph. With more than 25 years of clinical experience, he works with one couple at a time. There is no rotating staff, no group format, and no handoff. From the initial intake through aftercare, the same clinician stays with you, providing full attention throughout the entire process.
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frequently asked questions
What is a couples therapy retreat?
A couples therapy retreat is a private, concentrated experience where a couple works with one clinician over consecutive days to address the patterns affecting their relationship. It is not a vacation with counseling added. The format provides uninterrupted time to go deeper than weekly sessions typically allow. At Couples Retreat, every engagement is led by Andrew Sofin, who tailors the process to the couple’s specific history and goals through a confidential clinical intake completed before arrival.
How is it different from weekly therapy?
Weekly therapy typically limits each session to around 50 minutes, with days or weeks between appointments. A retreat restructures that entirely. Consecutive days of focused work maintain momentum that weekly gaps often interrupt. The environment changes too. Removing the couple from daily distractions allows conversations to develop fully rather than being cut short. The concentrated format does not replace weekly therapy. It offers something different: sustained, uninterrupted time for both partners to engage without the constraints of a routine schedule.
How long is a retreat?
Each retreat runs over consecutive days, with the exact duration shaped by the couple’s clinical needs and goals. This is discussed and determined during the confidential intake before arrival. Session length within each day is guided by what the work requires rather than a fixed time block. Most couples choose a span of several days, which provides room for both joint and individual sessions without compressing the process. The format is designed to give the relationship the time it needs.
Can we choose our own location?
Yes. A private couples therapy retreat with Couples Retreat can take place at a destination you choose. Andrew Sofin travels to the couple’s selected location, whether that is a beachfront resort, a city venue, or a setting of your own preference. This model allows the environment to suit your needs rather than requiring you to travel to a fixed office. Logistics and setting are discussed during the clinical intake to ensure the location supports the goals of the work.
Who leads the retreat?
Every retreat is led exclusively by Andrew Sofin (MA, RP, TCF, RMFT), a licensed psychotherapist and registered marriage and family therapist with more than 25 years of clinical experience. He is the current president of the Canadian Association for Marriage and Family Therapy and a Visiting Professor at the University of Guelph. There is no rotating staff, no group component, and no other couples present. Each private couples therapy retreat is a fully dedicated engagement between one couple and one clinician.
A couples therapy retreat is a private, concentrated experience where a couple works with one clinician over consecutive days to address the patterns affecting their relationship. It is not a vacation with counseling added. The format provides uninterrupted time to go deeper than weekly sessions typically allow. At Couples Retreat, every engagement is led by Andrew Sofin, who tailors the process to the couple’s specific history and goals through a confidential clinical intake completed before arrival.
Weekly therapy typically limits each session to around 50 minutes, with days or weeks between appointments. A retreat restructures that entirely. Consecutive days of focused work maintain momentum that weekly gaps often interrupt. The environment changes too. Removing the couple from daily distractions allows conversations to develop fully rather than being cut short. The concentrated format does not replace weekly therapy. It offers something different: sustained, uninterrupted time for both partners to engage without the constraints of a routine schedule.
Each retreat runs over consecutive days, with the exact duration shaped by the couple’s clinical needs and goals. This is discussed and determined during the confidential intake before arrival. Session length within each day is guided by what the work requires rather than a fixed time block. Most couples choose a span of several days, which provides room for both joint and individual sessions without compressing the process. The format is designed to give the relationship the time it needs.
Yes. A private couples therapy retreat with Couples Retreat can take place at a destination you choose. Andrew Sofin travels to the couple’s selected location, whether that is a beachfront resort, a city venue, or a setting of your own preference. This model allows the environment to suit your needs rather than requiring you to travel to a fixed office. Logistics and setting are discussed during the clinical intake to ensure the location supports the goals of the work.
Every retreat is led exclusively by Andrew Sofin (MA, RP, TCF, RMFT), a licensed psychotherapist and registered marriage and family therapist with more than 25 years of clinical experience. He is the current president of the Canadian Association for Marriage and Family Therapy and a Visiting Professor at the University of Guelph. There is no rotating staff, no group component, and no other couples present. Each private couples therapy retreat is a fully dedicated engagement between one couple and one clinician.