Hold Me Tight® Workshops
Northwest Couples is proudly offering a two-day couples workshop retreat based on the research of Dr. Susan Johnson and her empirically proven therapy model, Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT). This couples workshop is for partners who seek to reinvent their marriage or relationship through healthy dialogue. Our Hold Me Tight® workshops are streamlined and accessible, teaching EFT tools in a safe and supportive atmosphere only a short drive from Seattle.
Welcome To
Northwest Couples
Our workshops are facilitated by our team of licensed therapists specializing in Emotionally Focused Therapy: Kristin Nielsen, a licensed Marriage & Family Therapist certified in Sex and Intimacy Therapy, and Marcia Erickson Bates, a licensed Marriage & Family Therapist also specializing in mindfulness and spirituality.
Transform Your Connection
Utilizing educational videos, interactive exercises, one-on-one coaching, and focused discussion you and your partner will develop skills and tools to communicate more effectively. We strive to help couples communicate openly, seek the root of disconnection and mend relationship ‘injuries.’ We provide tools to move past barriers in communication, slow or mitigate arguments, develop a foundation for healthy and secure dialogue to better understand your partners' emotions and your own, and experience a more secure connection filled with affection and intimacy.
Catered Amenities
We attend to the mind-body connection! In addition to breakfast, we will provide an afternoon snack and tea, coffee, and water to keep you happy, focused, and hydrated. Breakfast is catered by Best Catering located in Seattle, WA. We’re mindful of food intolerances and preferences and will provide a variety of fares.
Upcoming Hold Me Tight® Couples Workshops
Guided couples retreats providing tools to transform connection & communication with your partner.
Continuing Education Units (CEU's) are available for a nominal fee.
Upcoming retreats:
March 29-30th, 2025
October 11-12th, 2025
The Workshop Includes...
Insight and understanding into the interactions and emotional processes of yourself and your partner using specially designed exercises
One complimentary copy of Dr. Susan Johnson's book, Hold Me Tight® - Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love, will be shipped to you prior to the workshop so you can read it in advance
Emotionally Focused Therapy presentations by Kristin and Marcia
Pre-recorded video with couples engaged in Emotionally Focused Therapy conversations (expanding upon the Hold Me Tight® book)
One-on-one support from licensed specialists
Snacks provided. Restrictions considered
*Room and board are not included*
The Workshop Helps Couples...
Recognize the root of disconnected conversations creating barriers toward healthy dialogue
Explore your feelings and needs underlying your interactions
Deepen both emotional and physical intimacy
Heal old hurts and build awareness of 'raw spots'
The Workshop is for Couples who...
Want to create a foundation for healthy communication and intimacy
Distressed couples who are stuck in conflicts and disconnection
Couples who are interested to learn about the Hold Me Tight® Model from an Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) and Attachment perspective
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