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The Relationship Bootcamp

Two days that can change the way you relate for a lifetime.

An immersive, skills-based experience designed to help couples and individuals recognize what creates distance — and practice a healthier way of connecting.

What it is

A concentrated introduction to the skills of Relational Life Therapy.

This is an authorized presentation of Terry Real’s Relational Bootcamp, using the principles and practices of his Relational Life Therapy model. Across two focused days, you will learn how to identify the strategies that damage connection and replace them with tools that support healthy self-esteem, boundaries, intimacy, and repair.

You will learn through a thoughtful combination of teaching, guided personal reflection, and small-group exercises. You may attend with a partner or on your own.

Who it is for

For people who want better tools, not just better intentions.

Couples caught in conflict

You want to stop repeating the same argument and learn what to do when the cycle takes over.

Partners feeling distant

You want to rebuild warmth, trust, intimacy, and a sense that you are on the same team.

Individuals changing patterns

You want to understand how you show up in relationships and practice a more relational stance.

People in transition

You want a stronger relational foundation as roles, commitments, or life circumstances change.

Therapy clients wanting practice

You understand the concepts and want an immersive setting to build the skills.

Anyone ready for honesty

You are willing to look at your impact with compassion, accountability, and curiosity.

What you will learn

Move from losing strategies to winning ones.

You will leave with a clearer understanding of where you get stuck and a practical framework for responding differently.

Recognize the losing strategies

  • Needing to be right
  • Controlling your partner
  • Unbridled self-expression
  • Retaliation
  • Withdrawal

Practice the winning strategies

  • Move beyond right and wrong
  • Shift from complaint to request
  • Speak with healthy self-esteem
  • Respond with generosity
  • Repair and reconnect

Your facilitator

Guided by experience, directness, and care.

Marilee Davis is a licensed marriage and family therapist, Certified Relational Life Therapist, and Certified RLT Bootcamp Facilitator with more than 20 years of clinical experience.

Upcoming bootcamps

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