Counselling & Coaching
Intensives @The Retreat.
Invest in a restorative counselling retreat for yourself, your marriage or your family — a short drive from London, a long way from the noise.
Welcome
A house set apart for restoration
The Retreat is a five-bedroom house on the edge of Stapleford Abbotts, with a garden large enough to walk in and quiet enough to hear yourself think again.
We opened it as a retreat house because we believe some of the most important conversations — between a person and their own heart, between a husband and wife, between any of us and God — need somewhere unhurried to happen. Not a conference room or an office, but a home.
“Come to me, all who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” Matthew 11:28
Whatever brings you here — a season that's worn you thin, a marriage or family that needs tending or simply a weekend to be still — you're welcome at The Retreat.
What we offer
Three ways to come away
Each held at The Retreat, each shaped around what people actually need when they arrive.
Marriage Retreats
A weekend away with your spouse and just 4 other couples (we encourage you to book with friends) — space, structure, and gentle guidance to help you relax and reconnect with your spouse.
Ask about dates for marriage retreatsGeneral Retreat Days
A day set apart — for prayer, reflection, and quiet, alongside others seeking the same stillness. Join us for bible study, journalling, book writing or prayer retreats.
Ask about dates for retreat daysDay or Weekend Counselling Intensives
Focused, professional support held over a full day or weekend, led by our accredited counsellors. At least 6 hours on each booked day.
Ask about an intensiveCan't stay overnight? We also offer regular counselling and coaching sessions without a residential stay.
See non-residential optionsA Retreat Schedule
What a weekend looks like
Every retreat is shaped around its own group, but a typical marriage retreat weekend follows a rhythm like this:
Full itineraries are shared ahead of each retreat once dates are confirmed.
Arrival & settling in
Tea in the garden, no agenda yet.
Welcome & supper
Together at one table.
Breakfast
Together, unhurried.
Teaching session one
Focus on the day's theme, for all couples together.
Individual couple counselling time & lunch
Private space to talk, and lunch together as a couple.
Group teaching session two
Building on the morning, with space for questions.
Individual couple counselling & dinner
Time together before the evening.
Couple alone time
Just the two of you.
Check out
By 11am.
Since we opened our doors
What guests have said
"Counselling enabled us to really hear each other again and make space for a new chapter in our marriage."
"After the sudden loss of our father, a family session helped us to begin to process our loss as a family and to grieve in a healthy way."
"Talking through the key issues we might face in marriage, before getting married, really helped us to assess our compatibility and readiness to move forward into marriage."
Get in touch
Enquire about a counselling or coaching retreat or intensive
Tell us what you're looking for — a marriage retreat weekend, a family, marriage or premarital counselling intensive, a personal counselling or coaching intensive day — and we'll reply within 24 hours.