When your relationship needs more than a weekend away.
Private Couples Therapy Retreats Texas:
Houston, San Antonio locations
Couples from across Texas (and beyond) come here to do the work—together.
Our Retreat
When the Distance Feels Too Wide to Bridge
There was a time when connection felt easy.
Now, even simple conversations feel fragile—like every word might come out wrong.
You’re managing the logistics of life together, but not really living it together.
At some point, an hour a week just isn’t enough.
What’s needed isn’t more time—it’s time held differently.
With structure. With privacy. With someone who knows how to guide you back to each other.
Our couples retreats in Houston and Shavano Park (San Antonio) are built for this kind of gutsy work.
Focused. Private. Real.
This is your space to pause the noise, drop the performance, and reconnect—deeply and honestly.
It’s not a getaway.
It’s a turning point.
That’s what our private couples retreats in Houston and San Antonio offer:
Time. Focus. Privacy.
A way to begin again—together.
These intensives aren’t just about talking differently. They’re about living differently—right there in the room, while it still matters.
You’ll explore the deeper roots of conflict, rebuild trust where it’s fractured, and practice new relational patterns in real time.
It’s immersive. It’s effective. And it’s built for couples who want change now—not someday.
Reconnect through a private therapy intensive in one of Texas’s most dynamic cities.
Or slow down and reconnect in one of Texas’s most soulful cities.
Do the deeper work—with the quiet space to feel it or alive space to live it.
Whichever pace you choose, the healing runs deep—and it doesn’t have to take forever.
Why a Retreat?
Because some problems can’t be solved in fifty minutes.
In traditional therapy, the clock is always ticking.
Just as you’re getting to the heart of it, the session ends—and you’re back in traffic.
But a retreat gives you uninterrupted time to go deeper, faster.
No schedule conflicts. No surface-level check-ins.
Just skilled, focused guidance—and space to actually feel something shift.
“What if healing doesn’t take forever—just focus?”
More time = deeper work.
More focus = faster insight.
More privacy = fewer defenses.
This isn’t therapy as usual. It’s a reset.
One designed for couples who are ready to stop spiraling—and start rebuilding.
Meet Your Texas Therapist
Marisa Mundey, LCSW-S – Houston, TX
Warm, practical, and deeply empathetic, Marisa helps couples move from miscommunication to meaningful connection. Her approach blends humor, structure, and honesty—grounded in the belief that people are doing the best they can, and still want better.
She is trained in the Gottman Method, Narrative Therapy, and Solution-Focused interventions, and is especially skilled at helping couples navigate betrayal, emotional disconnection, and high-stress transitions.
Located in Houston’s Energy Corridor – a private, calming space for serious work.
“I don’t just guide couples through hard conversations—I helps them hear each other again, without fear.
— Marisa Mundey, 13 years conducting intensives with Couples Therapy Inc., Houston, TX
Beatriz Alaniz, LMFT – Shavano Park (San Antonio), TX
Bilingual in English and Spanish, Beatriz brings a warm, grounded presence to couples who feel stuck in conflict or silence. She’s deeply attuned to emotional undercurrents—and helps clients identify harmful patterns, regulate reactivity, and repair trust with clarity and care.
Trained in the Gottman Method and trauma-informed care, Beatriz offers a calm, structured space to do deep emotional work—especially for couples navigating cross-cultural dynamics, infidelity, or long-standing resentment.
Serving the greater San Antonio area in a private, professional setting.
“I don’t just help couples talk—I help them feel safe enough to say what matters.” — Beatriz Alaniz, LMFT, San Antonio, TX
Houston, Texas.
Accessible, Diverse, and Unapologetically Real.
Calm, Big-Hearted Grit.
Houston is made for connection. With direct flights from almost anywhere, couples can skip the stress and arrive ready to work. The city offers just the right balance—urban energy by day, peaceful walks through Buffalo Bayou by evening.
And when sessions end, you’ll find world-class food, quiet museum halls, and tucked-away patios where you can practice new skills in the real world—together.
Stay at The Lancaster Hotel—historic, elegant, and quietly luxurious.
San Antonio, Texas.
Rooted, Rhythmic, and Unhurried.
Unapologetically Real.
San Antonio invites couples to slow down—and go deeper. Known for its historic charm and steady warmth, it offers a unique setting for meaningful therapeutic work. No rush. No pressure. Just space to breathe, reflect, and rebuild.
From the shaded River Walk to serene missions and local cafés, the city surrounds you with beauty and stillness—an ideal backdrop for emotional repair.
We recommend staying at Hotel Emma—a boutique hotel inside the historic Pearl Brewery, where tradition meets quiet luxury.
The Unseen Cost of Relationship Distress
When your relationship’s in trouble, it doesn’t stay in its lane.
It spills over—into your work, your sleep, your health.
You feel it in the silence over breakfast.
In the way your shoulders tense during a drive.
In how you pause—just a second too long—before saying what’s really on your mind.
This kind of tension doesn’t just make life harder.
It wears you down.
It eats away at your confidence, your sense of safety, your belief that things can get better.
And when friends mean well but miss the mark—or worse, offer blame instead of support—it only makes you feel more isolated.
You don’t need more opinions.
You need space.
You need clarity.
You need someone who knows how to walk through the hard parts without backing off.
“Couples don’t break because they argue. They break because they stop believing things can change.
Our work is to restore that belief—with skill, structure, and truth.”
— Dr. Kathy McMahon, Founder, Couples Therapy Inc.
Is a Texas Intensive Retreat Right for You?
Our private intensives in Houston and San Antonio are built for couples who are:
We’re not for everyone—and we won’t pretend to be.
If you’re facing untreated mental illness, active addiction, or domestic violence, you deserve specialized care. We’ll help you find it.
But if you’re ready to show up—mess and all—with courage, honesty, and the willingness to work?
Then this is for you.
You didn’t come this far just to stay stuck. Let’s find your way forward—together.
After the Retreat: Carrying It Forward
The breakthroughs don’t end when your retreat does.
We offer structured follow-up to help you maintain the gains you’ve made, including:
We’re here for your growth.
We’re not just here for your crisis.
How is all of this done?
You’re not supposed to know.
That’s why we’ve mapped the path—step by step, human to human.
No guessing. No “choose from a list of strangers.”
Just a clear, guided process that starts with listening—really listening—and ends with a match that actually fits.
We’ll walk you through what working with us looks like, how we choose your therapist, and what to expect every step of the way. Whether you’re nervous, hopeful, or somewhere in between, you’ll come away knowing exactly where to begin.
Let’s Begin
You’ve tried pushing through.
Now it’s time to sit down, get honest,
and do the damn work—side by side.