COUPLES WEEKEND
Connect, Refresh & Restore
A Weekend to help bring you closer together.
Cleveland Area • New Dates Coming Soon
New York City Area • New Dates Coming Soon
Cleveland, OH Area
Next date coming soon!
New York City Area
Next date coming soon!
A More Connected Relationship Starts Here
Deepen your understanding, strengthen your connection, and create a more fulfilling relationship—together. Learn practical tools to communicate with greater compassion, navigate conflict more constructively, and feel truly heard by one another. Create space to reconnect with what first brought you together while building a stronger foundation for your future.
Communicate Safely
Build understanding and speak from the heart.
Transform Conflict
Move from struggle to deeper intimacy.
Restore Connection
Rekindle closeness and create a stronger future.
What You’ll Experience
- Practical tools you can use right away
- Guided exercises and meaningful conversations
- A safe, supportive and welcoming environment
- Time to focus on what matters most
- A renewed sense of possibility — together
Weekend Format
A focused, immersive weekend workshop. Friday 6-9 PM, Saturday & Sunday 9am to 6pm EST
Cleveland & NYC
A beautiful, convenient location in two beautiful cities. Details provided upon registration.
$995 Per Couple
An investment in your relationship’s future.
Your Facilitators and Guides
Depending on the workshop date and location, the weekend will be facilitated by David deBardelaben-Phillips individually or co-facilitated with Clare Carr or Bentley deBardelaben-Phillips. Each workshop brings warmth, experience, and a supportive approach to helping couples strengthen communication, deepen connection, and create lasting change. The facilitator team for each event will be announced with the specific workshop details.
David deBardelaben-Phillips is passionate about helping couples build stronger, healthier relationships. He thrives in sessions where he can facilitate open communication, foster emotional intimacy, and guide partners toward deeper understanding and connection.
David has specialized training to work with couples. He is a Certified Imago Relationship Facilitator, Certified Exceptional Relationship Mentor, and has completed Gottman Level 1 training, as well as being an Advanced Certified Core Energetics Practitioner.
Bentley deBardelaben-Phillips often partners with his husband David to work with couples.
Bentley and David deeply value commitment and believe that strong relationships require continuous effort, understanding, and intentionality. Having faced their own ups and downs, they know firsthand that love isn’t just about chemistry – it’s about choosing each other every day, even when things get tough.
Bentley is an Ordained Minister & certified in Exceptional Relationships.
Clare Carr often partners with David to work with couples. Clare is an Advanced Certified Core Energetics Practitioner, Certified Exceptional Relationship Mentor as well as, an ordained Helix minister from New York City. Clare has also completed specialized training in Imago Relationships and Exceptional Relationships.
David and Clare share a deep bond built on mutual respect, shared passion, and years of working side by side. Both practitioners and educators, they are a dynamic duo dedicated to helping couples thrive.
Real Life Experiences
Ready to Grow Your Relationship
Cleveland Area • New Dates Coming Soon
New York City Area • New Dates Coming Soon