Getting the Love You Want Couples Workshop
Getting the Love You Want Couples Workshop in Texas
Transform Your Relationship in One Powerful Weekend
A proven couples communication workshop designed to help partners rebuild connection, improve communication, resolve conflict, and create lasting intimacy.
Based on the internationally recognized Imago Relationship Therapy approach created by Dr. Harville Hendrix and Dr. Helen LaKelly Hunt, the Getting the Love You Want Workshop has helped millions of couples worldwide develop the skills needed for a healthier, more connected relationship.
Join couples throughout Texas in an immersive weekend experience designed to move your relationship from frustration and disconnection to understanding, compassion, and connection.
Serving couples in Austin, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, Fort Worth, and surrounding Texas communities.
What Is the Getting the Love You Want Workshop?
The Getting the Love You Want Workshop is an intensive couples relationship workshop that teaches practical communication tools to help partners understand each other, reduce conflict, rebuild emotional connection, and strengthen their relationship.
Unlike traditional couples counseling, this workshop combines expert relationship education with private partner exercises. Couples practice new skills together in a safe environment without needing to share personal conversations with the group.
Built on decades of relationship research and the principles of Imago Relationship Therapy, this workshop helps couples identify unhealthy patterns, improve emotional safety, and create a stronger foundation for lasting love.
A Transformational Couples Communication Workshop for Stronger Relationships
Every relationship experiences challenges. Stress, misunderstandings, unresolved conflicts, and emotional distance can slowly affect connection between partners.
The Getting the Love You Want Couples Workshop helps couples learn how to:
- Communicate without blame or criticism
- Understand each other's emotional needs
- Replace negative conflict patterns with healthier interactions
- Restore appreciation and affection
- Create a shared vision for the future
Many couples experience meaningful breakthroughs during the first weekend as they learn tools they can continue using for years.
Who Can Benefit From a Couples Relationship Workshop?
Couples Experiencing Communication Problems
If conversations often turn into arguments, misunderstandings, or silence, this workshop teaches structured communication skills that help couples truly listen and understand each other.
Married Couples Wanting a Stronger Relationship
Whether you are newly married or have been together for decades, couples can strengthen emotional connection, improve intimacy, and prevent future relationship challenges.
Couples Facing Conflict, Distance, or Resentment
For couples dealing with repeated arguments, emotional disconnection, or years of unresolved issues, the workshop provides practical tools to create healthier relationship patterns.
Engaged Couples Preparing for Marriage
Build a strong foundation before marriage by learning communication skills, conflict resolution strategies, and ways to navigate important topics such as finances, family expectations, and future goals.
Dating Couples in Serious Relationships
Couples considering a long-term future can gain deeper insight into compatibility, communication styles, emotional needs, and relationship patterns.
Couples Who Have Tried Therapy without Success
The immersive weekend format provides focused learning, skill development, and immediate practice that can help couples create momentum and progress.
What Will Couples Learn During the Workshop?
How Does Imago Dialogue Improve Communication?
Couples learn the Imago Dialogue process, a structured communication method built around:
- Mirroring - learning to accurately hear your partner
- Validation - acknowledging your partner’s perspective
- Empathy - understanding emotional experiences
This process helps transform difficult conversations into opportunities for connection.
How Do Couples Break Negative Relationship Patterns?
Many conflicts repeat because couples become stuck in automatic reactions. You will learn how to:
- Recognize destructive cycles
- Understand the deeper needs behind conflicts
- Respond with awareness instead of reacting emotionally
- Create safer and healthier communication habits
How Can Couples Rebuild Emotional Connection?
The workshop teaches practical strategies to restore:
- Appreciation
- Emotional closeness
- Romance
- Trust
- Daily connection
Couples learn simple relationship rituals that support long-term growth.
Key Skills You Will Develop
During the workshop, couples learn:
Relationship Blueprint
Understand why you chose your partner, recognize emotional patterns, and develop greater awareness of your relationship dynamics.
Behavior Change Requests
Learn how to express needs clearly without criticism so your partner can respond positively.
Conflict Resolution Skills
Replace blame, defensiveness, and withdrawal with understanding and cooperation.
Relationship Vision Planning
Create shared goals and a clear vision for the future of your relationship.
Couples Workshop Schedule
Friday Evening
- Welcome and introductions
- Workshop goals and intentions
- Introduction to Imago Relationship principles
- Communication demonstration
Saturday
- Intentional Dialogue training
- Communication exercises
- Validation and empathy skills
- Understanding emotional patterns
- Relationship healing practices
Sunday
- Deepening connection
- Building intimacy
- Creating relationship goals
- Developing a relationship action plan
- Closing celebration
Total Experience: Approximately 18–20 hours over 2.5 days.
Couples Workshop Locations across Texas
Imago Texas provides the Getting the Love You Want Workshop for couples throughout Texas.
Available formats include:
In-Person Couples Workshops
Available in locations including:
Austin
Dallas
Houston
San Antonio
Fort Worth
In-person workshops provide a focused retreat-style environment where couples can disconnect from daily distractions and fully invest in their relationship.
Virtual Couples Workshops
Participate from the comfort of your home through secure online sessions.
Virtual workshops provide the same proven curriculum, expert instruction, and private couple exercises without requiring travel.
Couples Workshop Investment
In-Person Workshop
$950 per couple
Virtual Workshop
$850 per couple
- Your registration includes:
- 18–20 hours of expert instruction
- Workshop materials
- Private couple exercises
- Relationship resources
- Continued learning tools
Payment options available.
Preparing for Your Couples Workshop
Before You Arrive
We recommend:
- Arranging childcare
- Clearing your schedule
- Limiting distractions
- Preparing a notebook
- Creating space for meaningful conversations
Mental Preparation
Come with:
- Openness
- Willingness to learn
- Curiosity about your partner
- Commitment to growth
The workshop is designed as a shared relationship experience.
What Happens After the Workshop?
First Week
Couples are encouraged to:
- Practice Imago Dialogue regularly
- Review workshop materials
- Create daily connection habits
- Celebrate progress
First Month
Continue building relationship skills through:
- Weekly communication rituals
- Appreciation practices
- Continued learning
- Relationship check-ins
Long-Term
Successful couples continue using:
- Imago Dialogue
- Behavior Change Requests
- Appreciation exercises
- Relationship vision planning
Couples Workshop vs Couples Therapy: What Is the Difference?
- Getting the Love You Want Workshop
- Behavior Change Requests
- Appreciation exercises
- Relationship vision planning
- Relationship vision planning
- Couples Therapy
- Behavior Change Requests
- Appreciation exercises
- Relationship vision planning
- Relationship vision planning
Many couples use both approaches together for continued relationship growth.
Frequently Asked Questions
Many partners initially feel unsure about attending. The workshop can be presented as an investment in your relationship rather than a sign that something is wrong. Many couples discover that the hesitant partner becomes one of the strongest supporters afterward.
No. Couples complete personal exercises privately with their partner. You decide what information, if anything, you share.
No. The workshop is based on relationship psychology, attachment concepts, and communication research. Couples from different backgrounds and beliefs can benefit from the process.
Yes. The workshop is designed for committed couples, including dating couples, engaged couples, married couples, blended families, and LGBTQ+ couples.
The workshop can help couples experiencing conflict, resentment, communication breakdowns, and emotional distance.
Additional support may be recommended for situations involving active addiction, safety concerns, or serious mental health crises.
Why Choose Imago Texas?
Couples choose Imago Texas because the workshop provides:
- A proven relationship education framework
- Experienced facilitators
- Practical communication tools
- A private and supportive environment
- Skills couples can continue using for years
Our goal is to help couples create deeper understanding, stronger connection, and healthier relationships.
Ready to Transform Your Relationship?
Your relationship does not have to stay stuck in the same patterns.
The Getting the Love You Want Couples Workshop gives you the tools to communicate better, reconnect emotionally, and build the relationship you both want.
Take the next step today.