Does your relationship need some extra-special attention and care?

Our Exclusive One Couple Retreat is your chance to get undivided fully-confidential attention from founders of True You Retreats, Jessica and Darek.

We welcome couples who want to overcome relational difficulties, enhance their already strong partnership, or simply enjoy some relationship wellness.

Your work with us will start with you meeting us for a 1.5-hour initial consultation in our office in River Heights in Winnipeg. During this initial meeting, you will have a chance to see whether you feel comfortable working with us, and we will get a glimpse of your individual and relational strengths, challenges, and hopes. We will also discuss how we could help strengthen your partnership and help you live more fulfilling and joyful lives.

Our work with you will be custom-tailored to your specific needs. We will have tips and suggestions for how you can improve your partnership, but ultimately we will always decide collaboratively on your emotional wellness plan.

We will adapt our protocols to create optimal conditions for your specific journey of healing and growth, both as individuals and as a couple. We will always adapt to your changing needs and circumstances.

We prefer to work in-person, but virtual sessions are also an option, especially for people from out of town.

We can hold our meetings in Winnipeg, or we can organize a dedicated weekend retreat just for the two of you on our island at North Point Retreat.

We can meet as frequently or infrequently as you want, whatever works best for you.

In addition to working with us in-person, we can provide you with audio-guided couples sessions you can do at home.

We strive to make this offering safe, effortless, and restorative.

We harness the transformative power of connection, acceptance, and truth to help you heal and grow as individuals and to nurture your relationship.

Our starting point is full acceptance of the essence of who you both are, and we will invite you to work on fully accepting yourself and your partner as well. Remember that fully accepting who you are does not mean we accept harmful behaviour, even if it stems from the very heart of True You.

We will outline the principles of healthy relating in general, and you can gain clarity on the unique way you relate as a couple.

You will be invited to look at the implicit principles and values that guide the way you relate to your partner and others, discover the specific relational chains that cause challenges in your relationship, practice empathic communication and assertiveness to honor yourself and each other in your individuality, and explore possible paths towards more harmonious partnership.

Typically, couples who are committed to improving their relationship will do so during these retreats. However, the art of love is complex for many reasons, most notably because of discrepancies in the level of commitment between two partners, limits in insight, or the deeply entrenched emotional tendencies that lead to an unwillingness or inability to modify patterns of communication and behaviour. Hence, we cannot make any promises about specific outcomes for your relationship.

More information on our website @ trueyou.one

 

Retreat Details

 

Sessions | An initial 1.5-hour consultation, then custom-designed.

Cost Custom | price covered by most Extended Health Plans as  “Psychological Services – Couples or Group Therapy”

Location | River Heights, Winnipeg, MB and/or North Point Retreat .5-hour north of Kenora, ON

Facilitators | Dr. Darek Dawda, PhD, CPsych | Jessica Gonzalez, MSc, MA, CCC