Marriages
Led by Virginia Suarez

TLC: Togetherness, Listening & Connection

A Skills-Based Group for Couples
When the relationship still matters and the connection does not feel the way it used to.
For
Couples
Length
8 sessions
Frequency
Biweekly
Investment
$875

Most couples do not lose connection all at once. It happens gradually.

Conversations get transactional. Misunderstandings happen more easily. Small frustrations start carrying more weight. You may still care about each other deeply and feel more like teammates managing logistics than partners who feel close.

And when conflict shows up, it is easy to fall into the same pattern again and again.

TLC is an eight-session skills-based group for couples who want to strengthen the relationship, communicate better, and rebuild connection on purpose.

The framework

Rebuild the connection together

The goal is not to decide who is right. It is to help both partners understand what happens between you when things get hard, and to learn healthier ways of responding.

  1. Togetherness

    Strengthening friendship, teamwork, and the sense that you are on the same side.

  2. Listening

    Building empathy, attunement, and communication that leaves each partner feeling heard.

  3. Connection

    Deepening trust, emotional intimacy, and a stronger sense of partnership.

What you will work on

  • Understanding your recurring patterns of interaction
  • Naming the cycles that create conflict or distance
  • Recognizing individual and shared triggers
  • Communicating needs more clearly
  • Listening without going straight to defense
  • Building empathy and emotional responsiveness
  • Managing difficult emotions during conflict
  • Strengthening trust and closeness
  • Disagreeing without losing the relationship in the process
  • Practical skills you keep using after the group ends

Couples build an individual relationship toolbelt they use between sessions and in the hard moments. The goal is not a relationship without conflict. It is a relationship with better tools for what to do when conflict happens.

Is this you?

Who this group is for

  • You feel more disconnected than you used to
  • The same arguments repeat without resolving
  • Talking turns defensive, withdrawn, or frustrated fast
  • You want the friendship and closeness back
  • You feel stuck in patterns that create distance
  • You want healthier ways through conflict
  • You care about this and want to be intentional about it
  • Life is working in most areas and the relationship deserves more attention

You do not have to wait until your relationship is in crisis to work on it.

Who leads it

Your Facilitator

Virginia Suarez

Group facilitator · Pivot Counseling
The details

Format, Schedule, and Investment

Format
Online
Length
8 sessions
Frequency
Biweekly
Structure
Closed group. Couples move through the program together.
Led by
Virginia Suarez
Starts
Late September to mid-October, once the group has enough members
$875 for the complete course
Drop-in sessions are $145 when space allows. Nothing is due when you join the interest list.
Join the list

Join The Couples Group Interest List

Some groups run on set schedules, and some need enough interest before a new cohort starts. Joining an interest list does not obligate you to enrol.

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