Private Couples Intensive

Focused time. Personalized guidance. A clearer path forward.

Focused time. Personalized guidance. A clearer path forward.

Step away from daily distractions and give your relationship the focused time and support needed to understand recurring patterns, rebuild connection, and make meaningful decisions about your future together.

2 Days

12 to 15hours

In Person

North Ridgeville or Fly Me to You

 

A DEEPER WAY FORWARD

Sometimes real change requires more than a 90-minutes a week. A Private Couples Intensive in Ohio gives you dedicated time, focused support, and personalized guidance to move through challenges and create lasting, positive change.

Whether you’re in crisis, rebuilding after betrayal, or simply want to deepen your connection, this immersive experience helps you step out of old patterns and into a healthier, more fulfilling relationship.

A focused experience built around your relationship.

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Understand the Pattern

Gain clarity on the dynamics that keep you stuck and how they developed.

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Practice a New Way

Learn and experience new tools and ways of relating in real time with expert support.

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Create a Path Forward

Find greater connection, renewed trust, and a practical plan for your next chapter.

A SIMPLE, POWERFUL PROCESS

What Your Intensive Incudes

Advance Preparation

Pre-intensive consultation to understand your goals and tailor the experience to your unique needs.

Two-Day Intensive

12 or 15 hours of focused work together, with breaks and a comfortable, private setting.

Active Follow-up

Integrate Personalized guidance, tools, and next steps to support lasting change after the intensive.

INVESTMENT

12 Hours — $3,000
15 Hours — $3,600

A personalized, high-impact experience for your relationship.

Meet David deBardelaben-Phillips

PRACTITIONER • EDUCATOR • RELATIONSHIP FACILITATOR

With decades of experience, I help individuals and couples create more connected, authentic, and fulfilling lives. I guide couples in understanding recurring patterns, communicating with greater empathy, and rebuilding trust and emotional connection. My work integrates evidence-based approaches with mind-body awareness, helping you move from struggle to strength—together.

  • M.Ed. Adult Learning
    & Development
  • Advanced Certified
    Core Energetics Practitioner
  • Senior Faculty
    Institute of Core Energetics
  • Certified Imago
    Relationship Facilitator
  • Associate Faculty
    Imago International
    Training Institute

Frequently Asked Questions

A Private Couples Intensive is a focused, personalized experience designed to give you and your partner extended time to explore the patterns affecting your relationship. Instead of working within a traditional weekly session, you have two days to slow down, understand what is happening beneath recurring conflicts, practice new ways of communicating, and create a clearer path forward.

An intensive may be helpful for couples experiencing recurring conflict, emotional distance, differences involving intimacy or money, broken trust, infidelity, major life transitions, family-of-origin concerns, or uncertainty about the future of their relationship. It can also benefit couples who have a stable relationship and want to deepen their connection.

An intensive may be helpful for couples experiencing recurring conflict, emotional distance, differences involving intimacy or money, broken trust, infidelity, major life transitions, family-of-origin concerns, or uncertainty about the future of their relationship. It can also benefit couples who have a stable relationship and want to deepen their connection.

Your intensive will include guided conversations, relationship education, structured dialogue, experiential exercises, individual reflection, and opportunities to practice new ways of connecting. The exact structure is personalized to your relationship rather than following a one-size-fits-all program.

It is normal for one partner to feel more uncertain than the other. Both partners, however, must be willing to participate honestly and respectfully. The complimentary consultation gives each of you an opportunity to ask questions and decide whether the experience feels right for your relationship.

No. Lodging, meals, and travel expenses are not included. Couples traveling to the Cleveland area are encouraged to stay at a nearby hotel in North Ridgeville, OH or bed-and-breakfast so they can step away from their regular routine and maintain a calm, focused environment throughout the experience.

Your relationship deserves focused time and thoughtful care.

Take the next step toward a stronger, healthier, and more connected future.