2-Day Marriage Intensive Retreat: Proven Counseling for Couples Who Can’t Afford to Wait
When your marriage feels like it’s slipping away, you can’t afford to wait months hoping things improve. That’s why we created the Private “No Blame, No Shame” 2-Day Marriage Intensive. In this powerful couples therapy weekend, you’ll work one-on-one with our founder – Rabbi Shlomo – or one of our skilled marriage counselors to gain clarity, rebuild trust, and reconnect—faster and more effectively than traditional therapy.
What’s Included in Your Intensive Marriage Retreat
Why Intensives Work When Weekly Therapy Fails
Traditional therapy drags on for months, losing momentum between sessions. A 2-Day Marriage Intensive delivers in 48 hours what weekly counseling often can’t—deep healing, renewed trust, and a clear path forward. You’ll work one-on-one with Rabbi Shlomo Slatkin or one of our trained clinicians in a private, structured environment at one of our locations closest to you that cuts through years of conflict and disconnection. Every intensive begins with a personalized discovery call and includes eight follow-up sessions to make sure the breakthroughs last. At $6,997, it’s more than a retreat—it’s transformational relationship therapy designed to save your marriage.
Faster progress (48 hours vs months)
Private, distraction-free setting
Structured, proven process
Long-term results with follow-up sessions
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How to Prepare for Your Marriage Intensive
Before your private 2-Day Marriage Intensive, you’ll receive access to our online Marriage Bootcamp so you can begin preparing right away. The Bootcamp includes five self-guided modules with audio, video, slides, transcripts, and worksheets, along with our best-selling book The 5 Step Action Plan to a Healthy and Happy Marriage and a companion movie showing the process in action. These tools give you a strong foundation to build on and provide step-by-step guidance you’ll use both during and after your retreat. Unlike group workshops where you’re one couple among many, this retreat is entirely private — just you, your spouse, and your therapist. Our mission is to save marriages, and with our guidance and your commitment, meaningful change is possible.
Meet Rabbi Shlomo Slatkin
Creator of the “No Blame, No Shame” Intensive Marriage Counseling Program
I’d love to guide you and your partner through this life-changing experience. Call (443) 645-0630 to learn more or schedule a private 2-day intensive—available online or in select locations across the U.S. and internationally.
I’m Rabbi Shlomo Slatkin, LCPC, Certified Imago Relationship Therapist. After years of working with couples in traditional weekly counseling, I realized the slow pace wasn’t enough for relationships in crisis. Couples needed clarity and change now—not months down the line.
That’s why I created the 2-Day Marriage Intensive. In this private format, you’ll experience my No Blame, No Shame Method—a calm, structured process that replaces reactivity and silence with honest, healing conversations.
Rooted in Imago but refined through years of hands-on work, this approach consistently helps couples move from disconnection to renewed hope and lasting breakthroughs.
What Couples Are Saying About Our Marriage Intensives
We have been consistently seeking help for our relationship for 33+ years even when trying to decide if to marry. We were three months into an in-house separation and I was experiencing my worst depression ever. After one round of the first exercise I experienced more safety, empathy, and breakthrough than EVER before.
I didn’t think I could get my husband to come with me to your retreat. But when he saw that your process was built on a unique mechanism of a No-Blame, No Shame style of communicating- especially since I’ve been such a yeller- he agreed. We just got back from our 2 day marriage retreat with you. I’m not even sure where to begin! We are blown away…
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After going through your program, I feel like a completely different person. Although we have spent years in therapy, we were still on the verge of divorce. The skills we have learned with your imago therapy have helped us break the vicious cycle of conflict and we are actually able to enjoy each other’s company again.
What Makes Our Marriage Intensives Different
Most retreats are generic. Ours are designed for breakthroughs. You’ll work privately with a licensed marriage therapist in a focused, distraction-free setting, using our proven 5-Step No Blame, No Shame Method that has helped thousands of couples rebuild trust and reconnect emotionally. In just 48 hours, you’ll make the kind of progress that usually takes months of weekly counseling — with follow-up sessions to ensure your results last.
✔ One Couple. One Therapist. Total Focus. Private, distraction-free counseling designed for your specific relationship dynamics.
✔ Proven 5-Step No Blame, No Shame Method. A structured process (rooted in Imago and other evidence-based approaches) that helps couples break destructive patterns, rebuild trust, and reconnect emotionally.
✔ Expert Marriage Counselors. Every clinician is licensed, trained exclusively in couples work, and uses the same proven methodology.
✔ Clarity and Lasting Results. Gain insight into your situation, stop spinning in uncertainty, and make six months of progress in just two days—with eight follow-up sessions included.
✔ Real Therapy, Not Coaching. Led by licensed professionals, not coaches, for safe, ethical, research-informed care.
✔ Flexible Accommodations. Stay where you’re most comfortable—near our Baltimore office or at one of our other U.S. locations.
✔ No Splitting Into Individual Sessions. Healing happens between partners, not separately with a therapist. That’s why we keep all sessions together, so both of you feel heard and change happens in the relationship itself.
✔ Aftercare Roadmap. Every intensive includes a 60-day plan with eight follow-up sessions, accountability check-ins, and structured exercises so your breakthroughs last.
✔ Not for Everyone. Our intensives are powerful, but they’re not the right fit for every couple. If you’re only looking for weekly sessions with the closest therapist paneled with your insurance, we may not be the best fit for you. Couples who work with us are ready for some deeper work because they know that’s where breakthroughs happen.
✔ Results in Days, Not Months. What takes six months of weekly therapy can be achieved in just two focused days. Couples leave with clarity, hope, and tools they can use immediately—not after months of waiting.
✔ An Investment That Saves More Than Money. At $6,997, a 2-day intensive with follow-up care is often less than what couples spend on months of therapy—and far less than the cost of divorce, financially and emotionally.
What is a marriage intensive?
A focused, private 2-day retreat designed to help couples make in days the progress that usually takes months of weekly counseling.How is a marriage intensive different from weekly counseling?
Weekly therapy often loses momentum. An intensive provides immersive, structured sessions with no distractions—accelerating breakthroughs.How much does a marriage intensive cost?
Our 2-day intensive is $6,997 and includes eight follow-up sessions. Compared to ongoing therapy or divorce, it’s a cost-effective investment.What if one partner isn’t sure about coming?
Many couples arrive with one partner hesitant. The intensive process often helps both partners gain clarity and renewed hope.What results can we expect in two days?
Most couples report clarity, new communication skills, and a fresh sense of connection—results that normally take six months or more.Who leads the marriage intensives?
Licensed marriage therapists trained exclusively in couples work, including Rabbi Shlomo Slatkin, LCPC, Certified Imago Therapist.Is it covered by insurance or HSA/FSA?
We provide superbills for possible out-of-network reimbursement. HSA and FSA accounts may also apply.Is a marriage intensive right for every couple?
It works best when both partners are willing to participate. It is not recommended where there is ongoing untreated abuse or addiction.
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