A Couples’ Retreat 

A six-day journey of discovery and connection to create the vacation and relationship of your dreams.

Date & Location:

March 2-8, 2025

Villa Cerca del Mar, Puerto de Santiago, Tenerife, Spain

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2 Packages Available

  • Ocean View Balcony and Private Bathroom – $4,400
  • Private Balcony and Private Bathroom – $4,100

*Prices per couple. Use code EARLYBIRD when registering for $250 off.

**Scholarships, subsidies, and sponsorships are available.

Create the Vacation & Relationship Of Your Dreams

Spend a week at the edge of the Atlantic, with seascapes and landscapes alike offering sounds and views to soothe and replenish. Come be nurtured by wonderful food, fresh air, and stunning surroundings while you put your shared energy into your relationship.

Abundant opportunities are provided to integrate what you are discovering through experiences both on-site and in the surrounding magic of this land of eternal spring.

The signature Getting The Love You Want Workshop – runs throughout the week with opportunities to integrate the material you are learning into non-workshop-related activities.

  • Yoga and other activities will be offered throughout
  • All meals and snacks are provided for days spent at the villa
  • Organized excursions and free time will be incorporated

Other add-ins will be connecting and fun throughout the week.

Join Us in the Beautiful Villa Cerca del Mar in Puerto de Santiago

Meet your guides Anna & Tim

Tim & Anna met as graduate students in 1987. It was at a Halloween party when they first laid eyes on each other. As with most romantic relationships, it was their similarities which appeared to draw them together. Discovering early on their shared love of reading, movies, long hikes, music, and family connections, they had a wealth of interests and values to discuss.

In 2008, 20 years into her counselling career, Anna was inspired by a wise mentor to explore IMAGO therapy. With her existing passion for helping relationships heal and grow, becoming a certified IMAGO therapist ignited a new and exciting next phase of her practice journey.

When Anna was required to attend a ‘Getting the Love You Want’ workshop as part of her certification process, Tim agreed to join her for both the experience itself and to demonstrate his support of her enthusiasm for this work. From that point on there was no turning back.

In 2014, they attended The Workshop Presenter’s course in Toronto, recognizing that Tim’s passion for and experience in adult education was an ideal complement to Anna’s therapeutic background. They have been engaged in co-facilitating Getting The Love You Want workshops, and developing further related programs ever since.

The Workshop

Getting The Love You Want

Based on the book of the same name by Harville Hendrix and Helen LaKelly Hunt, this workshop is delivered internationally with Replenish Relationships (Anna & Tim) offering English language only programs in Southern and Northern Ontario, and Canary Islands, Spain.

The workshop is designed to ‘meet’ couples wherever they are in their stage of relationship. It is renowned for its positive impact on any couple who wishes to enhance their connection, build a more meaningful, conscious relationship, repair hurts and resentments, learn how to interrupt their core fight and change the pattern, or simply build a more meaningful relationship.

This engaging and powerful workshop is both experiential and educational in nature. It is commonly considered equivalent to 3-6 months of regular couples’ counselling. A main focus of the workshop is to teach couples Imago communication techniques, specifically the intentional dialogue, which is at the core of all IMAGO work. All couples have many opportunities to learn and practice within the safety and privacy of their own ‘couple-ship’.

*The retreat version of the workshop extends and deepens the experience with additional opportunities to learn, integrate and create lasting positive change.

Itinerary

Welcome day: settle in, time by the pool or at the beach, followed by introductory activities to create connection & comfort (snacks & evening meal provided)

Workshops: Learning, Enhancing and refining the dialogue process / Deepening connection through experiential learning and exercises

Activities: Such as Paella Making / Connected Guided Activities/hiking/kayaking with sea turtles/ Dining / and more.

Note: Anna & Tim are available, upon request, for a 15 minute Zoom call to discuss and support your travel plans and to answer any questions you may have.

Day 1
Welcome

Day 2

Full Day Workshop

Day 3

Half Day Workshop/Excursion

Day 4

Full Day Excursion

Day 5

Full Day Workshop

Day 6

Optional Excursion Day
with shared evening meal and closing session

Day 7

Departure
Light breakfast before heading to airport.

Are you curious to learn more?
Connect with Anna and Tim.

Meet with us personally so that we can provide you with more information about any of our retreats and answer any questions you or your partner might have.

Just message us below and ask your questions or include the available times you would like to connect.

Replenish Relationships

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the difference between the workshop and therapy?

The GTLYW workshop is an intensive (though fun) workshop which takes up most of one full weekend. It is often considered equivalent to 3-6 months of regular couples’ therapy. Couples learn new and effective communication tools, and discover at a deeper level why conflict and disconnect occur and what to do about it. During this workshop the facilitators do not spend time with each couple helping them to navigate the uniqueness of their situation. The amount of information shared in the workshop cannot easily be offered in private therapy. In addition there is a profound positive impact which occurs through meeting other couples and understanding the universality of the challenges of being in a committed partnership.

Couples’ therapy can precede the workshop, come after the workshop (or neither or both). IMAGO therapy allows a couple to work privately with a certified IMAGO therapist in order to deepen their understanding of their unique dynamic and relationship. The therapist acts as a facilitator to support the couple in meaningful dialogue to ‘unpack’ their stories, and increase their compassion, understanding and empathy for one another. Typically couples therapy occurs over a period of time…weeks, months and sometimes even years.

Will we have to share what is private about our relationship?
The workshop is not a group therapy experience. While there is lots of evidence to support the value of group work, sharing of intimate information is not required. You will have the opportunity to share how you met, along with some of the positives about your connection. Participants regularly note that while they were anxious in anticipation of a ‘group’ experience, the value of learning alongside others far outweighed these concerns.
Is there a different or separate workshop for same sex partners? Or those who identify as non-binary?

Some workshop presenters do offer same-sex-specific workshops. While Anna & Tim originally intended to do this, they have received feedback that all couples, regardless of orientation, identity, and relationship partner, have felt welcome at their workshops. If you do wish to participate in a same-sex specific workshop, you can visit Imago Relationships North America and search for these. There are some wonderful presenters offering these workshops listed there.

What is the ideal stage of relationship for taking this workshop?
The short answer is “any stage at all”. The longer answer is that depending on the stage of the relationship you are in, you will likely absorb or relate to some parts of the material more than others. This workshop is designed to walk you through the various stages of a relationship in order that you can understand where you are, and how to become increasingly relationally competent! So, whether you are six months into a relationship or have been together for 40+ years, you are welcome and will experience benefits.
Would this workshop be helpful for marriage/committed relationship preparation?

Definitely! One of the components of this workshop is learning the skill of dialogue. Dialogue allows for deeper and more productive communication. All committed relationships require the fundamental and often ignored skills of communication. You will leave this workshop understanding what has drawn you together, and how to navigate a healthy relationship moving forward. Having excellent communication skills will serve you well as you pursue a healthy and respectful life long love together.

My partner is very reluctant to attend with me, do you have any suggestions regarding how to encourage them?

We recognize that there is often one partner who is more keen than the other. We also know that as long as one person in a relationship is experiencing challenges, these need to be addressed. Often the reluctance to attend a workshop has to do with worry about privacy, and the anxiety about being in a ‘group’ setting. You will not have to share any of your relationship details in this workshop. This is a confidential and safe setting. Consider conveying to your partner that you have their back, that you won’t reveal anything that they do not want you to and that you will work privately in your own ‘coupleship’ unless, together, you agree that you do want to share something. Learning in a group setting is one of the most powerful ways to grow. It is wonderful to note the way in which the shared experience of participating in a group workshop helps others to feel ‘normal’ in their struggles, worries, patterns of behaviour etc…