Getting the Love You Want

(Same-Sex Couples Welcome Also!)






May 19-20, 2012

Click this Pay Now button to Register and Pay for the May 19-20 Workshop.
You do not need a PayPal account to register. When the PayPal window opens,
click on the Link "Don't have a PayPal Account?"  You may pay with your
credit card or debit card as a guest. The Cost Per Couple is $757.
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June 30-July 01, 2012

Click this Pay Now button to Register and Pay for the June 30-July 01 Workshop.
You do not need a PayPal account to register. When the PayPal window opens,
click on the Link "Don't have a PayPal Account?"  You may pay with your
credit card or debit card as a guest. The Cost Per Couple is $757.
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 Location
12 Crow Canyon Court, Suite 210, San Ramon, CA 94583  map
 
 Times
Saturday and Sunday 8:00am to 5:00pm
       

The Goals of the Workshop are:

  • To provide you with the opportunity to spend a distraction free weekend focused on your relationship.
  • To validate your conflicts, power struggles and frustrations as predictable and even necessary aspects of a committed partnership.
  • To present, demonstrate and practice essential relational tools that will help resolve conflicts and move you to a higher level of functioning as a couple.
  • To clearly show the steps necessary to increase safety and reduce reactivity.
  • To help you learn your partner's love language.
  • To send you home with a jointly created vision of what your ideal relationship will look like and knowledge of the tools necessary to take you on the journey to a safe and passionate marriage or partnership.

The Workshop is appropriate for you if:

  • You want to enrich/deepen a good relationship.
  • It's early in your relationship and you would like to establish solid foundations and healthy communications patterns.
  • Your long term relationship is lacking energy, passion and a sense of connection.
  • Your relationship is near death and you want to see if it can be saved.

The basis for this workshop rises out of the Imago Theory developed by Drs. Harville Hendrix and Helen Hunt. It is comparable to 3 to 6 months of weekly therapy sessions in cognitive and experiential learning. It has been utilized by thousands of couples in twenty countries and is now available on 5 continents. It is not a quick fix. It is a realistic understanding of the path to a safe and passionate marriage or partnership, a roadmap of the journey, and the tools needed to get you there.


The workshop will provide the safety needed to fully focus on your partner, yourself and your relationship. By exploring childhood experience and romantic attraction you'll begin to understand the nature of your struggles in a very different way. You'll spend time alone and together reflecting and writing the details of your conscious and even unconscious needs in the relationship and then you'll share that information in a way that amplifies understanding and empathy.


The Workshop format includes:

  • Lectures, supported visually with the latest in presentation graphics, about the purpose and dynamics of your relationship.
  • Individual reflection and recording using the "Getting the Love You Want" Couples' Manual.
  • Demonstrations of communication skills.
  • Practicing new behaviors and skills with your partner.

This workshop is conducted in a group environment, and you may share as much or as little about yourself as you feel comfortable.  The only time we ask you to say something about yourself is during the "icebreaker" at the beginning of Day One, and then again during a closing ceremony at the end of Day Two.  At times we ask for volunteers to help demonstrate a particular communication skill.  This is not group therapy. You could choose to share only with your partner in a safe, comfortable and confidential manner.

Registration Information and Hotel Recommendation:

Early registration assures attendance. To register, click the "Pay Now" button under the workshop date that you wish to attend. You will be directed to the secure website, PayPal, to pay for the course using your credit or debit card. You do not need to be a member of PayPal to make a payment. If you do not have a PayPal account, click on the Link "Don't have a PayPal Account?"  You may pay with your credit card or debit card as a guest. Arrange your travel plans to attend the entire workshop. Dress is casual and comfortable and a sweater is suggested as room temperatures vary. You may also consider bringing a pillow for added comfort. It's important not to allow family or business matters to interrupt you once the workshop begins. We encourage you to stay at a local hotel on Saturday night to maintain focus and avoid distractions. The closest hotel to our office (walking distance) is the Hyatt House (formally, the Hotel Sierra), 925.743.1882.


Cost per Couple:
The workshop fee is $757 per couple. The cost includes manuals, tuition and refreshments.  Lunch is on your own each day.

Cancellation Policy:
If you cancel four (4) days or more prior to the workshop, you will receive a refund less a $100 administrative fee. You may transfer once for a $100 charge. If you cancel three (3) days or less prior to the workshop, you will receive a refund minus a $200 administrative fee. Your registration is nonrefundable if you do not attend or do not complete the workshop. The presenter is not responsible for prepaid, nonrefundable travel arrangements. If the presenter cancels the workshop, a full refund will be made.

CEU Hours for Mental Health Professionals:

Note to Mental Health Providers
This Course meets the qualifications for 18 hours of Continuing Education Units for MFT's and LCSW's as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.  Ralph Butcher PCE4416 and Mindy McHugh PCE4417.  The fee to receive a CEU Certificate is $25.  Click Here to pre-order and pay for your Certificate.  This step must be completed prior to the workshop.