Intensive retreats for committed couples
Couples Therapy in Puerto Rico
A lush retreat for deep repair.
Why Couples Choose Our Approach
Since 2013
Most comprehensive available
Advanced Gottman-trained
Over 2.5 transformative days
Why Does Assessment Matter?
1. You Won’t Waste Your Expensive Intensive Repeating Your Story
Most couples spend their first intensive session explaining their history. Not here. Our 1,864-question assessment tells your story FOR you—so your therapist arrives knowing your patterns, your pain points, and what you’ve already tried.
2. Start Fixing From Minute One
The assessment reveals your communication cycles, conflict triggers, and hidden dynamics before you walk in the door. That means more time actually healing—not just explaining what’s broken. You paid for solutions, not storytelling.
3. Assessment Reveals What You CAN’T See
You know you’re stuck. But you can’t see WHY from inside the cycle. Our assessment reveals the invisible patterns: pursue-withdraw dynamics, the real needs underneath surface complaints, the bids for connection you’re both missing. When you can see the pattern, you can finally change it.
Ready to take the next step?
Begin your couples retreat inquiry today — we’ll walk you through every detail, with care.
“The intensive therapy centers around the BIG BIG Book. Put the time and effort into thoroughly completing this. It provides your therapist with the background so your time is spent discussing the core issues, not explaining your history.”
OUR RETREAT
When the Distance Feels Unbridgeable
Once, a glance was enough to warm the room.
You shared stories, laughter—even the quiet felt safe.
But something shifted.
Now, the silence feels like distance. Inches apart at the table, miles apart in meaning.
The connection that once felt effortless now feels out of reach.
Our Retreat
When the Distance Feels Like Too Much to Close
Many couples wait too long to get support. By the time they reach out, they’re tangled in hurt feelings, miscommunication, and emotional fatigue. We work with couples across the spectrum—from fiery conflict to long silences and everything in between.
In a Puerto Rico couples therapy intensive, you’ll have space to slow down, unpack what’s happening, and rebuild your connection with clarity and care. Our approach is rooted in science, compassion, and the belief that real change is always possible.
That’s what our San Juan intensive retreats offer:
Time. Focus. Privacy.
A way to begin again—together.
These private retreats don’t just change how you talk.
They change how you relate—while you’re still in the thick of it.
You’ll unpack the deeper dynamics, rebuild emotional safety, and try out new ways of responding in real time.
It’s immersive, transformative, and built for couples who are done waiting for things to improve on their own.
Rediscover each other through a couples therapy intensive in Puerto Rico.
Do the deep work. Find your way forward—faster.
Why a Retreat?
Because some breakthroughs need more than an hour on the calendar.
In weekly therapy, time runs out just as things get real.
You’re opening up—then you’re out the door.
But in a retreat, you get the time and space to go all in.
No rushing. No distractions.
Just uninterrupted focus, expert guidance, and the chance to actually feel the change begin.
Puerto Rico offers the perfect setting to slow down, tune in, and start healing for real.
Just skilled, focused help—and time to feel something shift. At island pace, but with real momentum.
Some truths are heavy.
But they’re lighter when carried together
More time = deeper work.
More focus = faster insight.
More privacy = fewer defenses.
This isn’t therapy as usual. It’s a reset.
One designed for couples who are ready to stop spiraling—and start rebuilding.
Meet Your Couples Therapist isn San Juan, Puerto Rico
Dr. Heide Rodriguez
Dr. Heide Rodriguez offers couples therapy intensives in a warm, private setting just minutes from the heart of San Juan. With over 25 years of clinical experience and a reputation for deep compassion, clinical precision, and cultural fluency, she brings both warmth and structure to the work. Fluent in English and Spanish, Dr. Rodriguez is especially skilled at helping multicultural couples, new parents, and military families navigate complex relational dynamics with honesty and care.
Her intensives are immersive, focused, and uniquely designed for couples who are ready for lasting change. Whether you’re coming from across the island or flying in from the mainland, you’ll find her approach both reassuring and effective. Rooted in evidence-based practices like the Gottman Method and enriched by her background in trauma, parenthood transitions, and family systems theory, Dr. Rodriguez helps couples move from distress to reconnection with clarity and confidence.
“When couples realize they’ve been misreading each other for years—and suddenly, the message lands—everything begins to shift. That moment is why I do this work.”
— Dr. Heide Rodrigues, 13 years conducting intensives with Couples Therapy Inc., San Juan, Puerto Rico. Also licensed in Florida.
San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Warm, Welcoming, and Deeply Restorative.
Where Healing Meets Heritage.
San Juan invites you to exhale. With nonstop flights from major U.S. cities, you’ll arrive to ocean breezes, rich culture, and the quiet hum of possibility. This isn’t just a tropical escape—it’s a setting that calls couples back to what really matters.
Outside of sessions, explore the cobblestone streets of Old San Juan, take in a sunset along the beach, or share a meal in a shaded courtyard where time slows down.
For a serene, high-end stay, we recommend El Convento—an iconic boutique hotel in the heart of the historic district, where beauty and history meet in every detail.
When Love Hurts, It Reverberates
Relationship pain doesn’t stay in its lane. It echoes—through your parenting, your productivity, even your physical health.
You hear it in the curt goodnights.
You feel it in the pit of your stomach before speaking up.
You see it in the growing distance between you.
This kind of disconnection isn’t just exhausting—it’s disorienting. It erodes trust, self-worth, and the belief that things can ever feel good again.
And while friends may offer clichés or pick sides, what you really need is deeper.
You need grounded, skilled support.
You need space to be honest.
You need a path forward you can actually follow.
“Couples don’t break because they argue. They break because they stop believing things can change.
Our work is to restore that belief—with skill, structure, and truth.”
— Dr. Kathy McMahon, Founder, Couples Therapy Inc.
Is an Intensive Retreat Right for You?
Our retreats are designed for couples who are:
If you’re coping with untreated mental illness, active addiction, or domestic violence, those concerns deserve specialized care—and we’re happy to refer you to professionals who can help.
We are not a fit for every couple.
Healing takes courage. We work best with couples ready to show up with heart, honesty, and effort.
Not every relationship needs more time.
Some need a turning point.
After the Retreat: Carrying It Forward
The breakthroughs don’t end when your retreat does.
We offer structured follow-up to help you maintain the gains you’ve made, including:
We’re here for your growth.
We’re not just here for your crisis.
How is all of this done?
We don’t expect you to know. That’s our job.
That’s why we’ve mapped the path—step by step, human to human.
No guessing. No “choose from a list of strangers.”
Just a clear, guided process that starts with listening—really listening—and ends with a match that actually fits.
We’ll walk you through what working with us looks like, how we choose your therapist, and what to expect every step of the way. Whether you’re nervous, hopeful, or somewhere in between, you’ll come away knowing exactly where to begin.
Let’s Begin
You’ve waited long enough.
Let’s make it count.”