Couples Counselling Retreat
Revitalise Your Relationship
With Couples Counsellor - Jacqueline Hogan
McCrae on the Mornington Peninsula - Near Melbourne in Victoria
Repair Your Relationship with Jacqui's Couples Counselling Retreat
An exclusive 1:1 experience for you and your partner
Start a new chapter in your relationship. Create the shift you desire in as little as a weekend.
Avoid the stop-start flow of traditional session-based couples therapy and benefit from ‘full-focus days’ to make a bigger improvement in your relationship sooner.
My Couples Counselling Retreat is perfect for busy Melbourne based couples who can carve out a weekend or a 2-3 day block of time together, to work on their relationship.
Couples retreats are an increasingly popular way to deliver marriage therapy. We make great use of our time together, and hit the ground running.
The greatest benefit is having the luxury of time to ‘keep going’ and achieve the breakthroughs you’ve been searching for.
No more: “I’m sorry – That’s all we have time for”…
There are many benefits of my Couples Counselling Retreat. However, it’s an intensive form of marriage therapy, so It’s not for everyone.
Keep reading to learn more about the benefits and find out if my Couples Counselling Retreat is the right choice for you.
“Let’s turn your relationship around and rekindle new fondness and admiration for each other.”
I’ve carefully designed the Couples Counselling Retreat around my popular and proven Save My Marriage Program ensuring a deeply personalised and empowering experience.
Your retreat is tailored specifically to your needs, guided by your Gottman assessments. This means we focus precisely on what matters most to you, allowing for deep transformation uniquely aligned with your relationship’s needs.
With my extensive training and experience in Couples Counselling, you’re in safe hands. Together, we’ll work compassionately and authentically to restore your connection and rebuild the strength of your relationship.
For couples in distress, it's time to get professional help.
Over two full days, we’ll work together 1-on-1, using effective, proven therapies to strengthen and repair your relationship.
The Challenges You Face
It’s natural for relationships to hit rough patches. You may be experiencing:
- Constant Arguments: Conflict that spirals out of control, leaving you feeling unheard and exhausted.
- Broken Trust: Betrayals or infidelity that have left you devastated and uncertain about the future.
- Feeling Distant: Negative thoughts, resentment, and emotional disconnection that have created walls instead of bridges.
- Communication Breakdowns: Misunderstandings or patterns of criticism and defensiveness. Or perhaps you or your partner withdraw to avoid conflict, but the silence and unresolved issues have created distance between you.
- Unrelenting Stress: Financial pressures, work challenges, and family responsibilities that pile on, leaving little time for intimacy or connection.
These struggles are tough, but they don’t have to be the end of your story.
I work with couples every day, helping them through challenges, just like these.
Turn Your Relationship Around
Through compassionate and effective couples therapy, we’ll create a space for healing, understanding, and growth. Here’s what you can expect:
- A New Way to Communicate: Learn how to de-escalate conflict, manage emotions, and truly listen to each other. Together, we’ll replace old patterns of criticism and defensiveness with meaningful conversations built on respect and understanding.
- Restoring Trust and finding Forgiveness: Betrayal and broken trust can make you feel like there’s nowhere to turn, but moving forward and finding forgiveness is possible. We’ll work to process the grief, and create new standards of trust, laying the foundation for forgiveness, healing and empathy.
- Deepening Your Connection: Discover your shared values, create new rituals of connection, and build a vision for a future you can both look forward to. Feel heard, supported, and truly valued by your partner again.
- Releasing Resentment: Let go of the negativity weighing down your relationship. By inviting positive sentiment and kindness into your daily lives, you’ll begin to see your partner in a whole new light. Feel cherished, respected, and truly loved.
- Strengthen Your Connection
Together, we’ll work to reduce stress and create healthy habits and balance in your relationship. Whether it’s setting new, simple boundaries or practising kindness and compassion more often, you’ll build a thriving relationship that’s resilient to life’s challenges. - Creating Fulfilment and Meaning Together
A healthy relationship is one where both partners feel seen, supported, and fulfilled. Through self-awareness and relational growth, you’ll craft a more meaningful life direction and build a rewarding relationship that meets both of your needs.
Return to Harmony
Client Success Stories
Benefits of Jacqui's Couples Counselling Retreat
Also known as ‘Intensive Marriage Therapy’ – the top benefits of Jacqui’s Couples Counselling Retreat include…
- Transform years of relationship struggles into newfound connection and understanding over just one weekend.
- Achieve deep breakthroughs that reignite love and trust faster than traditional session based counselling.
- Reconnect and avoid daily distractions to rediscover what truly matters in your relationship.
- Relax in a safe space where you can open-up, share, heal, and rekindle feelings of affection in a peaceful, stress-free setting.
- Learn practical ways to resolve conflicts and communicate better - skills you’ll carry with you for a lifetime.
- Leave behind work, family pressures, and stress to focus solely on strengthening your relationship.
- Walk away feeling more aligned, appreciated, valued and confident in your future together.
- Gain clarity on your shared goals, values and vision for the future. Setting the stage for a happier, more purposeful relationship.
Spacious & Relaxing Seaside Accommodation
Our new location in McCrae has it’s own separate, comfortable & spacious unit, perfect for a marriage counselling getaway. Stay, repair, relax and unwind.
McCrae is conveniently located on the Mornington Peninsula, just a short drive from Melbourne, Victoria.
You have the whole private and comfortable unit to yourself. Warm and welcoming with bay views, it’s the perfect space to reconnect and repair your relationship.
“Your couples therapy retreat has a Mediterranean flair, complimented with alluring bay views.”
Upcoming Retreat Dates
Reserve Your Place Today
Choose from the upcoming retreat dates below, or let Jacqui help you find a time that works. Availability is limited, so getting in touch early helps secure your spot.
- 11th - 13th of November 2025 - Available - Booked
- 5th - 7th of December 2025 - Available
- Your choice - let's chat
The First Step is a Conversation
If you’re considering my Couples Counselling Retreat, your best next step is to get in touch for a private conversation with me. I’ll listen to what’s going on, and understand your situation, so I can guide you on whether the retreat is the right fit for you.
If it feels like a good fit, let’s get you booked in for your 90-minute initial consultation. This session helps you get clarity, and prepare for the retreat, or your next best steps.
Many couples feel an immediate sense of relief after their first session, along with a renewed sense of hope and direction.
Prefer to Call Directly?
Call Jacqui now to discuss availability and next steps.
Send Jacqui a Message to Get Started
Send Jacqui a short message and she’ll personally respond to arrange a short chat and next steps.
Download the Brochure & Learn More
Download the Couples Counselling Retreat brochure and discuss it with your partner in your own time.
Delivered straight to your inbox, it outlines what’s included, how the retreat works, and why it’s a popular choice for committed couples. A helpful resource to explore as you consider your next step.
Are You Suited to Jacqui's Couples Counselling Retreat?
For more information, and to discuss your suitability, please get in touch.
Who is suited to Jacqui's Couples Counselling Retreat?
Jacqui’s Couples Counselling Retreat is ideal if you and your partner:
- Are both committed to repairing your relationship.
- Are resilient and feel emotionally ready to engage in longer sessions with care and curiosity, over the course of two days.
- Are open minded and respectful, willing to explore feelings, and process moments of discomfort.
- Can make time in your schedules and prioritise the retreat – showing up fully, with minimal distraction.
- Have the best intentions for each other and your relationship.
- Are willing to participate fully and open to growth, welcoming new perspectives and ideas to improve your relationship.
Who's not suited to Jacqui's Couples Counselling Retreat?
Jacqui’s Couples Counselling Retreat may not be suitable if you and your partner:
- Are not both willing or ready to engage in couples therapy together at this time.
- Are currently experiencing domestic violence, coercive control or have safety concerns that need specialised support.
- Are experiencing active addiction or unmanaged mental health challenges that make it difficult to engage in longer therapy sessions.
- Find it difficult to manage strong emotions or conflict safely without additional support.
- Can’t set aside other obligations to prioritise the retreat fully, without distractions.
- Are mainly hoping for a ‘quick fix’ without the intention to keep working on your relationship.
Learn More About Jacqui
Jacqui is a warm and compassionate Couples Counsellor with 25 years of counselling experience. Jacqui tailors her approach to your needs and preferred learning style.
Jacqui draws upon a lifetime of experience and specialist training. Her most significant Couples Counselling related training includes:
- Gottman Therapy – Level 3
- Relational Life Therapy, Terry Real – Level 3
- Emotionally Focused Therapy – Esther Perel
- Treating Affairs & Trauma – Gottman Institute
- Multi-generational Trauma: Treating the Past to Heal the Present – Terry Real, Relational Life Institute
- Working with Infidelity and Making Love Work – Terry Real, Relational Life Institute
- The Relational Brain – Terry Real & Julianne Shore, Relational Life Institute
- Staying in Love – The Art of Fierce Intimacy, Terry Real, Relational Life Institute
- Grandiose Women and Shut Down Men – Terry Real, Relational Life Institute
Formal education
- Bachelor of Social Work (BASW) – Latrobe University
- Diploma of Counselling Psychology – Ampersand Australia, 2009
My Professional Memberships
- Gottman Relationship Checkup Approved Member
- Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW)
