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State-of-the-art marriage counseling using the most effective methods.
Strengthen your relationship with Connections™. Our marriage retreats in South Florida help couples make real progress—fast. Each retreat is tailored to your needs, with a focused plan to improve communication, rebuild intimacy, and deepen your connection. You’ll accomplish more in one weekend than months of traditional therapy.
Connections™ offers marriage retreats in South Florida designed to help couples reconnect, rebuild trust, and restore emotional intimacy.
In a private, focused setting, you and your partner will work one-on-one with an experienced therapist to address the core challenges in your relationship. These retreats are ideal for couples in crisis, facing communication issues, or simply wanting to deepen their bond. With a track record of success helping hundreds of relationships, Connections™ provides a powerful path forward—so you can heal together and move toward lasting change.
State-of-the-art marriage counseling methods
You can build the strong, connected relationship you want. New research in love, attachment, and brain science shows that we’re wired for deep emotional connection—and that real change is possible. Our marriage retreats in South Florida use a proven, integrative approach that draws from the most effective couples therapy methods available today.
”I want to thank you for your great work. Simply put, you saved my marriage and I am grateful we found your program.
John A.
Specific problem areas Connections™ addresses
- Conflict, power struggles, and angry escalations
- Patterns of complaining, blaming, and defensive reactions
- Shutting down, emotional and physical distance, and lack of communication
- Intimacy and sexual problems
- Infidelity and affairs (including problems like sexual addiction)
- Trust issues, insecurities, feelings of betrayal
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Your Connections Staff
The Connections program staff has many years of training and experience in relationship and marriage counseling. All intensives are conducted by both a male and a female therapist.
Richard J. Loebl, LCSW, BCD
Richard is the Founder and Director of the Relationship Center of South Florida and is a Board Certified Psychotherapist with over 30 years of experience. He has conducted intensives for over 15 years and is the creator of the Connections program.
Gerda Anna Muyen, LCSW
Gerda is a licensed therapist with over 20 years of experience. In addition to her private practice, she taught a 30-hour weekend self-development seminar for over 10 years. Gerda’s primary specialty is couple’s therapy. She teaches couples to enhance or save their relationship by being open, attuned and responsive to each other.
Julie Shaikh, Ph.D., LCSW
Julie is an experienced marriage and couples’ therapist with a Ph.D. in Counseling and advanced training in several therapy modalities. She is an adjunct professor at FAU, and she has a special interest in working with people who are recovering from infidelity.
Jacquelyn Drozdow, LCSW
Jackie is a licensed therapist who helps individuals navigate life transitions, manage emotions, and build healthy coping and communication skills. In her private practice, she supports clients through relationship changes, stress, and other challenges to improve daily life and connection with others.