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COMMONLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT THE COUPLES COMMUNICATION RETREAT  Is it sex therapy or sex education?
No! It's a weekend filled with exercises and skills to help you enjoy your sexuality. We don't ask you what your deepest problems are or try to solve them. We help you evaluate your own relationship. Often couples come to one Couples Assessment before coming to this weekend itself. This helps them to get the most from this weekend, and to focus the work of the weekend. Often couples follow-up on the weekend with more intense clinical work. However, the weekend itself is a class about sex and intimacy that is fun and educational. Is it only for couples with problems? Certainly not. Prevention is the best medicine. We can help you prevent trouble before it begins. Research indicates that the quicker we can help you identify your own areas of strength and weakness as a couple, the greater the likelihood you can prevent unhappiness and potential divorce. Our goal is to help you get the most out of your relationship without suffering unneeded emotional hardship. It is normal to have ups and downs with sex. This happens to all couples over time because sexual appetite is reactive to other areas of stress in our lives. What really matters is building the skills that give you the language and enthusiasm to handle these difficulties as they arise. Then you can re-balance your relationship yourself, and you may not need further professional help. Is it appropriate for couples with problems? Absolutely! A little learning goes a long way in resolving issues. Often couples combine clinical work with The Couples Communication Retreat, and tell us that they have learned more in one Sunday for 5 hours than in hours of expensive counseling. We are happy to work with your counselor if you have one and to help your counselor help you get the most from the weekend. How many couples attend? To make sure you get the personal attention you need, we limit enrollment to 7 couples per weekend. This is a perfect size for this kind of learning. Do you suggest a consultation before I enroll? If so, is there a fee? Yes, in order to determine how best to make this retreat work for you, our fee is $200 an hour. When does The Couples Communication Retreat meet? Call us at 215-735-1908 to find out the next meeting time. Or check our website. Where is the weekend? Either in our offices in Center City, Philadelphia, or in Stone Harbor, New Jersey. What does it cost? Charge for the day is under $500 and includes a workbook and full lunch. How do I enroll and pay? Please call (215) 735-1908 and we will mail or fax to you a paper enrollment form. You can pay by cash or check (make your check payable to The Coché Center, LLC). Do you offer gift certificates? This is just the very best gift to give your partner or yourself for Valentine's Day, a birthday, or Christmas. You are literally giving yourself the gift of greater capacity to love yourself and one another. You deserve this whether you are barely getting engaged or have been married for decades. This is the gift of a future of happiness. In fact, there is no better gift. |