Intercultural Couples retreat
The Intercultural Couples Retreat offers you an opportunity to take some time out and give your relationship the attention and space it needs.
In an idyllic setting of a country estate hotel and run by a group of expert therapists, the retreat will focus on teaching you new ways to think and to behave so that you feel renewed in your relationship.
You will focus, together, on what you both need for your individual relationship, and you’ll be guided in doing so by expert couples and group psychotherapists, who will explore with you new ways of being and engaging as a couple.
All couple formations are welcome!
Over the weekend you will have therapy sessions with a couples therapist who will work with you on enhancing your communication skills and address the intercultural differences between you. You will also participate in group couples therapy facilitated by two therapists. This will take place within the comfortable setting of a country hotel, with delicious meals, and exquisite gardens.
The package includes:
- An initial pre-retreat assessment
- Two ninety-minute individual couple sessions with an experienced couples psychotherapist
- Two ninety-minute sessions of group psychotherapy
- Two nights stay including breakfast at Eastwell Manor Hotel, Ashford, Kent
- One private group dinner
- A follow-up session with your individual couples therapist
With an intercultural couples focus in mind, we look to support diversity and inclusion in every way and welcome all gender, sexual, and relationship diversity.
The weekend is £3250 (this includes a non-refundable deposit of £1500 to be paid at the time of booking). The deadline to submit your interest is 15th July 2025.
The Team
Dr Reenee Singh is a Consultant Family and Couples Systemic Psychotherapist, with thirty ears of clinical experience and founder of the London Intercultural Couples Centre. She is the author of four books and numerous articles about 'race', culture, qualitative research and intercultural couples. Reenee presents her work at national and international conferences and teaches all over the world.
Professor Janet Reibstein is a psychologist, academic, researcher, broadcaster, therapist and co-director of the London Intercultural Couples Centre at the Child and Family Practice. She is the author of a number of publications both in the academic and in the popular media. Her most recent books are Good Relations: Cracking the code of how to get on better and, with Dr Reenee Singh, The Intercultural Exeter Model.
Julia Kalaydjian is a BACP registered (MBACP) Couple and Individual Psychodynamic Counsellor and Psychotherapist working with couples and individuals experiencing relationship challenges. She works primarily within the framework of psychodynamic therapy supporting clients in exploring their unconscious world and developing awareness of its profound influence on their psychological wellbeing and relationship dynamics. She also holds a Certificate in Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT).
Julia specialises in working with intercultural couples and has published papers on the subject. Her own multicultural background lends to a distinct cultural sensitivity in this area, and she can offer therapy in an inter-lingual format for Armenian, Greek, and Italian speakers. Alongside her private practice, Julia works as a Visiting Clinician at Tavistock Relationships where she is also a Tutor on the PGDip course in Couple and Individual Psychodynamic Counselling and Psychotherapy.
Dr Ekaterina (Katya) Yurtaeva is a Counselling Psychologist registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC). In her practice, she uses an integrative approach that emphasises importance of focusing on the unique experiences of each individual while also recognising how these experiences are embedded in our relational context. She developed a special interest in helping culturally diverse individuals, couples and families during her doctoral studies and has since published research in this area. She works in a private psychiatric hospital in central London where she sees many culturally diverse clients who seek help with various issues and concerns. Her own lived experience of an intercultural marriage facilitates her understanding of how cultural heritage can influence how we see the world and relate to other people.
Professor (Dr) Divine Charura is a Professor of Counselling Psychology. Divine is a counselling psychologist, registered and licenced as a practitioner psychologist with the Health and Care Professions Council in England (UK). Divine is also a psychotherapist and Honorary Fellow of the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) and an adult psychotherapist. In clinical practice he works with individuals, couples and families from a diverse range of backgrounds. Divine has been invited to presented as a keynote speaker at many national and international conferences on the subjects including love, intercultural relationships, psychosexual therapy and trauma. His research focuses on psychotraumatology and mental health across the lifespan. He has co-authored and co-edited numerous books. These include Love and Therapy: In relationship and his latest co-edited book is Trauma Demystified (2024).