Do you need Marathon Couples Therapy?
Marathon Couples Therapy is an intensive short-term, accelerated approach to counselling that allows couples to learn important new skills and move quickly through a relationship crisis in a short period of time.
This powerful new therapy format is suited for all couples presenting with significant relationship distress but particularly recommended for couples at crisis point, on the brink of divorce or separation. A two or three day intensive can be done online, in Newcastle or as part of a retreat.
There is a significant amount of clinical research on the benefits of doing couple therapy in a short time frame. Marathon Couples Therapy is also ideal for couples who find it hard to make weekly sessions or do not live locally to Newcastle and need to travel a distance to get here. One option is to stay at a hotel overnight in Newcastle and make a weekend of it if you are travelling from Sydney or rural areas.
Marathon Couple Therapy is comprised of a thorough assessment of strengths and areas of concern, relationship interventions and educational evidence-based relationship formulas.
Prior to coming in, you both will separately complete the 60 minutes Gottman Relationship Check-up which is automatically sent to me on completion. This thorough and comprehensive relationship questionnaire takes an hour to assess before I see you for five hours of Gottman based therapy with scheduled breaks. Marathon Couple Therapy is made up of both couple and individual sessions the structure driven by the couple’s emotional needs.
A relapse prevention plan is also included to help consolidate and reinforce the new communication skills and strategies learnt. Follow up sessions are also available in subsequent weeks; bi-weekly of monthly, depending on the couples needs.
Marathon Couples Therapy does not suit couples that are dealing with domestic violence, serious drug or alcohol addiction, or serious mental health problems. In these cases, the couples work may need to be coordinated with individual therapy. If there has been an affair I would strongly suggest a couple of sessions of EMDR for the betrayed partner with me prior to couple therapy.
A couple intensive can be done online, in my beautiful art deco therapy room in Newcastle or as part of a retreat to make the whole process more enjoyable and immersive. Find more information on Couple Intensives and Couple Retreats here.
Book a 15 minute discussion about couple intensives or retreats.
