One Day Couples Retreat

One Day. Total Clarity. A New Direction.

Led by Shawn McBride, MA, LCPC
Licensed Couples Therapist | Professional Counselor | Author

30 Years of Experience Helping Couples Rebuild, Repair, and Reset
One Day Couples Retreat

Transform Your Relationship in Just One Day


Most couples do not need more time arguing. 
They need focused time rebuilding.

For three decades, I have worked with dating, engaged, and married couples navigating conflict, betrayal, resentment, emotional distance, and misalignment. I have seen one consistent truth:

When couples step away from distractions and commit to structured, intentional work in one concentrated day, breakthrough happens.

This is not a seminar.
This is not surface-level motivation.
This is a structured, clinically informed relationship reset.

One Day Couples Retreat

An Exclusive Experience


This retreat is limited to only 7 couples.

Why?
Because transformation requires attention, depth, and guided structure — not a crowded room.

You will receive:
  • Direct teaching from Shawn McBride
  • Guided couple exercises
  • Structured communication frameworks
  • Practical conflict resolution tools
  • Reset strategies for emotional connection
  • A clear roadmap for what to do next


Event Details

Sunday, November 1st, 2026
9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
(Includes lunch, refreshments, and all retreat materials)

  • Location: Annapolis, Maryland
  • Beautiful waterfront city near the Chesapeake Bay
  • Surrounded by excellent hotels and restaurants if you want to make it a weekend experience.
Investment: $597 per couple

Why One Full Day Matters

Most couples try to fix serious issues in 45-minute increments while juggling work, children, stress, and distractions.

That approach often leads to: 

  • Emotional flooding
  • Defensive conversations
  • Partial understanding
  • Unfinished breakthroughs
  • Returning to the same patterns

A Full Day Changes the Dynamic

1. Emotional Decompression
It takes time for defenses to lower. A full day allows both partners to settle emotionally and speak honestly without rushing.

2. Pattern Interruption
You cannot interrupt long-standing relational cycles in 20 minutes. A full day allows us to identify the real root issues beneath the arguments.

3. Structured Skill Building
Communication, conflict resolution, emotional validation, and rebuilding trust are skills. Skills require guided repetition and coaching.

4. Shared Vision Reset
Couples drift when they stop being intentional. One focused day allows you to realign expectations, roles, boundaries, and goals.

5. Momentum
When couples invest an entire day, they create psychological commitment. That investment increases follow-through and long-term change.
One Day Couples Retreat

Who This Is For

  • Dating couples who want clarity before deeper commitment
  • Engaged couples who want a strong foundation
  • Married couples feeling disconnected or stuck
  • Couples recovering from betrayal or broken trust
  • Couples tired of repeating the same exhausting conversations

One Day Couples Retreat

What You Will Leave With

  • Clear understanding of your core relational patterns
  • Tools to de-escalate conflict in real time
  • Language to express needs without defensiveness
  • A plan for strengthening emotional connection
  • Renewed clarity about your direction as a couple

Why Couples Are Saying Yes

Because one intentional day is less expensive than months of resentment.
Because one day is easier than years of emotional distance.
Because one day can redirect the trajectory of a relationship.

Hosted in Beautiful Annapolis, Maryland

Annapolis offers a calm, waterfront setting that supports reflection and reset. Make it a meaningful weekend. Stay at one of the many nearby hotels. Enjoy dinner together overlooking the Chesapeake Bay.
This is not just an event.
It is an experience.

Only 7 Couples Will Be Accepted

When the seats are filled, registration closes.
If your relationship matters, give it one focused day.

One Day. Total Clarity. A New Direction.

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