Renew & Reconnect: A Couples Retreat – Take time out to nurture your relationship

You go to the gym for your body. You meditate for your mind. What do you do to nurture your relationship?

“We know how to care for our bodies. Many of us are learning to care for our minds. Now it’s time to care for our relationships too.”

Come and discover how to nurture your relationship health at the Renew & Reconnect Couples Therapy Retreat

Why invest in relationship health?

  • Because prevention is easier than repair
  • Because secure, connected relationships boost our physical and mental wellbeing
  • Because love is not self-maintaining – it’s something we choose to nurture

Is your relationship quietly drifting?

Do you feel more like flatmates than soulmates?

  • Are you tired of the arguments that go nowhere — or the silence that says it all?
  • Do you miss the closeness you once had, and wish you knew how to find your way back?
  • You’re not alone. And more importantly — you’re not broken.

Sometimes love needs space, support, and skilled guidance to heal. That’s exactly what this retreat offers.

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What is a Renew & Reconnect Couples Retreat?

Take time out to nurture your relationship.
Our Renew & Reconnect Couples Retreat is designed for couples who want to strengthen their bond, rebuild trust, and create a deeper sense of connection. Whether you’re navigating a challenge or simply want to invest in your future together, this retreat offers space to slow down, reflect, and grow.

Why Choose a Couples Retreat?

Life can leave relationships feeling stretched — by work, family, health, or unresolved hurts. A retreat offers more than a quick therapy session. It’s a safe, focused space away from daily pressures where you and your partner can:

  • Rebuild communication and trust
  • Deepen intimacy and emotional closeness
  • Explore relationship patterns with guidance
  • Learn practical skills for lasting connection
  • Create a renewed vision for your future together

Our Approach: Attachment-Informed, Heart-Led

At Optima Health, we believe relationships flourish when partners feel safe, understood, and truly seen. Our retreats draw on attachment-based couples therapy, helping you understand the deeper dynamics of your bond. Through a mix of therapeutic sessions, reflective exercises, and time to reconnect, you’ll discover new ways to feel secure with one another.

Who Is It For?

This retreat is for couples who want to:
– Repair after conflict, distance, or infidelity
– Strengthen an already good relationship
– Navigate life transitions (children leaving home, retirement, illness)
– Reconnect emotionally and physically
– Build a secure base together for the future

Transform Your Relationship at the Premier Couples Therapy Retreat in the UK

💛 What to Expect?

This is a therapist-led, emotionally safe couples retreat grounded in attachment-based therapy.

Over two transformative days, you’ll experience:-

  • Understand each other’s emotional world
  • Identify and soften stuck relational patterns
  • Repair ruptures with honesty and compassion
  • Rebuild emotional intimacy and trust

Utilising:-

Attachment-focused exercises to understand your bond

Private time together to reflect and reconnect

A supportive environment that balances structure with rest

This is not a quick fix or a lecture, and it’s not about blame. It’s a guided experience to help you both feel less alone in your relationship and more equipped to move forward — together.

What makes this different?

Unlike some retreats that skim the surface,  our sessions are based on decades of research in attachment theory, relational neuroscience, and evidence-informed psychotherapy. You’ll be guided by an award winning experienced therapist (that’s me — Jo!) with over 15 years working with couples, trauma, and emotional intimacy.

This isn’t “talking things to death.”

It’s experiential, heart-led, and gentle.

You’ll feel safe, understood, and guided — not judged or blamed.

The Setting


Held in a beautiful, peaceful location in Cookham, Berkshire, the retreat blends group psychoeducation with couples’ sessions, reflection time, and nurturing surroundings.
Think:

Soft lighting, honest conversations, walks in nature, moments of relief, and maybe a glass of wine (or a pot of tea) shared with a little more tenderness than before.

Location: The Odney Club, Odney Lane, Cookham, Maidenhead, Berkshire SL6 9SR

You’ll find the venue primely located on the banks of the River Thames, in the heart of the Berkshire countryside. As well as beautiful and peaceful surroundings, it is conveniently located close to road and rail links.

 – 5-minute commute to the local station with high-speed connection links to London Paddington
– 14-minute commute to the nearest M40 junction
– 11-minute commute to the nearest M4 junction

Retreat Details

Duration: 2 days (Saturday and Sunday), with Friday night an optional extra at £75 per couple.

How much does the Renew & Reconnection Retreat cost?

We get asked this a lot, so let’s talk openly about it.
The full two-day retreat, including everything you need to feel cared for and supported, is £995 per couple.

What’s included in that price?

  • Two days of expert-led workshops with an experienced couples therapist
  • Gentle, attachment-based exercises to deepen connection and build emotional safety
  • Tea, coffee throughout the weekend
  • A nourishing lunch and romantic dinner on Day One
  • A celebratory champagne reception to close Day One
  • Overnight accommodation in a peaceful, private setting
  • A relaxed breakfast and more tea and coffee on Day Two
  • A small, intimate group size so every couple gets personal attention and care

You’re not just booking a weekend away – you’re investing in the health of your relationship. For less than the cost of a holiday, you’ll leave with renewed closeness, practical tools, and a deeper understanding of each other that can last a lifetime.

Relationships are the foundation of our lives. Taking the time to nurture yours is one of the most precious gifts you can give to yourself and each other.

Day One – Awareness and Connection

Day One is all about slowing down and creating space to really see and hear each other again. We’ll explore the natural stages relationships move through, uncover the impact of your attachment styles, and begin to map your relationship patterns with gentle, emotionally focused exercises. Through guided conversations and reflection, you’ll start to reconnect to the heart of your bond, building safety and understanding as the foundation for change.

Day Two – Repair & Growth

Day One is all about slowing down and creating space to really see and hear each other again. We’ll explore the natural stages relationships move through, uncover the impact of your attachment styles, and begin to map your relationship paDay Two focuses on turning insight into action. You’ll learn how to navigate conflict with compassion, understand the patterns that create distance, and practice new ways to express needs and respond to each other with care. Using emotionally focused and attachment-based tools, you’ll create a shared vision for your relationship and leave with practical strategies to nurture your connection long after the retreat ends.tterns with gentle, emotionally focused exercises. Through guided conversations and reflection, you’ll start to reconnect to the heart of your bond, building safety and understanding as the foundation for change.

Testimonials

  • “A grateful thanks ” – “Dear Jo A grateful thanks to you and your skills in guiding me through my difficult times. I will always be obliged to you and your professionalism. Kind regards “
    NM

  • “Renewed sense of self worth..” – “Jo provided an excellent service which has helped me to deal with some uncomfortable issues and move forward in my life with optimism and confidence, and a renewed sense of self worth. Many thanks.“
    M

  • “An amazing service..” – “An amazing service that has changed my whole maternity experience, with lasting massive benefits. Thank you !!!”
    HB

  • “I feel very refreshed now ..” – “Jo was the best thing that happened to me in a long time. I’d never been to any sort of counselling before so was really nervous to go, but Jo made me feel very safe and secure whilst helping me through my issues. I feel very refreshed now and know I could easily go back and see her again if needed. Thanks Jo your ace! ”
    CT

  • ” I have enjoyed my sessions with Jo..” – “The counselling I had was very much needed and I received the proper help throughout but not only just for or IN my session but help was given above and beyond. I have enjoyed my sessions with Jo – thanks for everything.”
    TR

  • “Value myself..” – “Hi Jo, Just a quick email to say thank you so much for all your help and support over the last few months. You really helped me to help myself, so that I feel more confident in myself, and in my own choices and beliefs. You have helped me realise how important it is to value myself and limit the self-criticism, and I always felt like I was listened to and that my feelings were valid. I appreciate everything you have done! With very best wishes,”
    ER

  • “Jo has unlocked a new side of myself..” – “Jo has been incremental in enabling me to move forward at a difficult stage of my life. She delivers uniquely intuitive, empathic & confidential counselling skills in a safe and secure environment. She has an innate ability to tease things out of me I wouldn’t feel comfortable sharing with anyone else (at first!). Working with Jo has unlocked a new side of myself I am learning to like very much, it feels a little like understanding a foreign language and is very enlightening. I cannot thank her enough for helping me.”
    “She helped me..” – “I cannot recommend Jo highly enough. She helped me though a very difficult time and gave me the tools to deal with the tough times that life can throw at you. If you are considering counselling/therapy, Jo will make you feel at ease. I laughed and cried during my sessions and discovered my self worth again! Thank you! “
    JR

  • “my recommendation of seeking help from Jo..” – “I read this back to myself with water filling my eyes-but with a smile! I will carry this experience with me for the rest of my life and I am thankful that it was with you. After going through a very difficult time I found myself struggling to cope with certain aspects of my life which were causing me a lot of anxiety. Eventually, I sought to seek help through therapy. I will admit that I was a little sceptical at the outset of the potential benefits from counselling, particularly as I did feel a little stung from another counsellor previously that perhaps for me at the time was a little too judgemental and critical. However my experience with Jo is one that I can say honestly has changed not only my perception but my day to day life and has been nothing but the best investment in myself that I have made to date. From the very first assessment session I had with Jo, I felt secure in entrusting her with my worries. The first thing I saw at the start of each session was a friendly, inviting, warm smile which made me feel welcome and relaxed at the start of each session. We would look at problems gently and then gradually unravel a lot of underlying issues. There were times where changes took place slowly and sometimes it felt like huge changes had settled in overnight. Eventually I found myself looking forward to each session because I could see my problems diminishing and the light at the end of the tunnel getting brighter. Jo enabled me to free my mind from a dark place by working professionally and most of all sensitively and for that I am truly grateful and cannot thank her enough! My advice for anyone else who is pondering on how to free yourself from a troubled mind or situation is to seek help. Yes, some sessions will feel painful however the end result will feel amazing and my recommendation of seeking help from Jo for a positive experience cannot come more strongly.”
    KY

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We keep each retreat small and personal limited to 10 couples, to ensure every couple feels seen, safe, and supported

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FAQs 

No. You’ll learn as a group, but sharing is optional. There’s also dedicated private couple time.
That’s okay. This retreat can help you gain clarity and have honest, supported conversations.
Absolutely. All couples are warmly welcome.
The answer is no – it’s different.
Here’s how it works:
•The retreat is therapeutic, but it’s not the same as ongoing couples therapy.
•You’ll learn powerful, evidence-based tools from attachment and emotionally focused therapy – but in a relaxed, workshop-style setting.
•There’s no pressure to “bare your soul” or share anything you don’t want to.
•You can go at your own pace, dipping into exercises as you feel comfortable.
•You’ll work alongside your partner in private moments, guided gently by Jo (that’s me!) with plenty of space to pause, breathe, and reflect.
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