Private 2-Day Marriage Intensive Retreats Based on the “No Blame, No Shame” Method
Our signature Marriage Counseling Intensive is a transformative 2-day experience designed by Rabbi Shlomo Slatkin, LCPC—renowned marriage counselor and Imago-trained clinician. This immersive format helps couples break painful cycles, rebuild trust, and reconnect deeply—whether online or in person.
Many couples initially search for a marriage retreat, couples therapy weekend, or marriage therapy weekend, and discover that a private intensive offers even greater clarity, breakthroughs, and lasting results. Check out our online marriage counseling programs for more information.
How the Private Marriage Therapy Weekend Intensive Program works
Our 2-day marriage therapy weekend (or couples therapy weekend) is a private, on-demand intensive—held on weekdays or weekends—where you’ll work 1-on-1 with Rabbi Shlomo in Baltimore or a trained clinician near you. Includes 8 follow-up sessions for lasting results and accountability.
We start with a discovery call to understand your situation.
This is an immersive couples therapy program (online or in person) that will help you get to the root of your relationship struggles and guide you through focused work to restore connection and clarity.
More Than a Couples Retreat. This is intensive therapy that addresses the root cause of your conflict. This isn’t just a couples retreat teaching communication tips. You’ll uncover how childhood, trauma, and unmet needs shape your relationship—so you can stop reliving old wounds and truly reconnect with the one you love.
Investment: $6,997
Custom plans available. Call us to explore options that fit your needs and budget.
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Pre and Post Intensive Retreat Support
To help support you before your couples therapy weekend begins, you'll have free access to an online "marriage bootcamp" that consists of a self-guided core curriculum of 5 Modules leading you through a step-by-step process towards learning how to be married in the best way possible. Each module contains an audio component for on the go listening, slide decks for at a glance summaries, video presentations, transcripts for easy reading, and worksheets for implementation. Includes our best-selling book The 5 Step Action Plan to a Healthy and Happy Marriage and the movie where you can see hands-on how to apply what you learned. Think of our marriage intensives as a private couples therapy weekend for you and your spouse. Unlike a marriage workshop where you participate in a group setting with other couples, the retreat will give the privacy you need to deal with some of the most painful and personal issues you are facing in your relationship. Our mission is to save marriages so it is in our best interest that you succeed. You can with our guidance and your commitment.
Meet Rabbi Shlomo Slatkin, Creator of the “No Blame, No Shame” Intensive Marriage Counseling Program
Hi, I’m Rabbi Shlomo Slatkin, Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor and Certified Imago Relationship Therapist. I used to work with couples in the traditional weekly counseling format—90-minute sessions stretched over months. But I saw firsthand how that pace simply wasn’t enough to help couples in crisis find real clarity and connection.
That’s why I developed a focused and powerful 2-day intensive format—one that consistently helps couples move from pain and disconnection to renewed hope and understanding.
In these private sessions, you’ll experience my calm, clear, and safe No Blame, No Shame communication method. This structured process helps you reduce reactivity, stop walking on eggshells, and finally have the kind of honest, healing conversations you’ve been longing for.
While Imago Relationship Therapy informs my method, it’s a unique approach that’s been refined through years of working with couples—resulting in real breakthroughs that last.
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.
Success Stories
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…
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 Couples Intensive Therapy Retreat Different:
✔ One Couple. One Therapist. Total Focus.
You’ll work privately with a licensed therapist, just the two of you. No groups. No distractions. Just deep, personalized work designed for your specific relationship dynamics.
✔ Our Proven 5-Step Method to Marriage Repair
Our structured process has helped thousands of couples (including our own marriage!) break unhealthy patterns, rebuild trust, and reconnect emotionally—even after years of disconnection. It’s not random talk therapy. It’s a roadmap to results.
✔ All of Our Therapists Are Expertly Trained Marriage Counselors
Every clinician on our team is certified in advanced couples work and works exclusively with couples. We all work under the same proven relational methodology, so no matter who you work with, you’ll receive consistent, expert-level care rooted in deep relational healing.
✔ Results in Days, Not Months
When you’re in crisis, you don’t have time to wait. In just two days, you’ll make the kind of progress that usually takes 6+ months in weekly counseling. We fast-track your healing with concentrated, uninterrupted support.
✔ Led by Real Therapists, Not Coaches
Our intensives are conducted by licensed professionals, not relationship coaches. That means you’re getting clinical-level care—safe, ethical, and research-informed.
✔ Structure + Safety = Real Change
We provide a safe, non-judgmental space with a clear structure. This allows even the most stuck or hurting couples to experience real emotional breakthroughs—together.
✔ Accommodation Flexibility
Stay where you’re most comfortable — you’re free to choose your own accommodations.
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