Kodiak Couples Intensive: A Private 2-Day Relationship Retreat in Alaska
Kodiak Couples Intensive: A Private 2-Day Relationship Retreat in Alaska
914 E Rezanof Dr, Kodiak, AK, USA
Up to 2 in group
Aug 23 - 25, 2026
Retreat Highlights
- Enjoy a private, clinically guided couples intensive designed to create deep emotional reconnection in the breathtaking setting of Kodiak, Alaska. Highlights include personalized Emotionally Focused Therapy sessions, guided attachment repair work, and uninterrupted time to rebuild your bond. Your retreat includes a cozy ocean-view studio apartment with a private deck, a rental vehicle for island exploration, and an evening whale-watching experience during the intensive. This immersive setting—paired with expert therapeutic guidance—creates a peaceful, transformative space for couples to heal deeply and return home renewed and reconnected.
About this Retreat
Your Guides
Stephen Foreman is a Licensed Professional Counselor and National Certified Counselor with over 20 years of experience working with children, families, and couples in both school and private practice settings. As owner of Foreman Counseling he specializes in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFCT) and attachment-based approaches, helping partners break negative cycles, repair emotional injuries, and rediscover closeness. Stephen’s clinical training includes certifications in EFCT, EFIT, EFFT, trauma-informed CBT, child-centered and animal-assisted play therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Brainspotting, allowing him to support couples with deep emotional patterns, trauma histories, or high-stress lifestyles.
Stephen has extensive experience serving military and Coast Guard families, guiding couples through transitions, deployments, burnout, and relationship strain. His therapeutic style is warm, grounded, and deeply compassionate, creating a safe space where partners can open up, feel understood, and reconnect.
Outside the counseling room, Stephen is a licensed boat captain and owner of a whale-watching and wildlife tour company in Kodiak, Alaska. He brings this unique aspect of island life into his retreats, offering couples the chance to experience the peaceful, restorative power of Kodiak’s coastline as part of their intensive.
Dedicated, experienced, and uniquely equipped, Stephen blends clinical excellence with genuine hospitality and the natural beauty of Alaska—creating an unforgettable environment for couples seeking deep emotional healing and renewed connection.
Details of this retreat
This private 2-day Couples Intensive in Kodiak, Alaska is designed for partners who need focused, personalized support to repair connection, strengthen communication, and rebuild emotional safety. Guided by Licensed Professional Counselor Stephen Foreman, the retreat uses Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFCT)—one of the most effective, research-supported approaches for creating lasting relationship change.
This immersive experience is ideal for military couples, first responders, and partners navigating high-stress lifestyles, as well as any couple feeling stuck, disconnected, or overwhelmed by persistent negative cycles. Instead of spreading healing across months of weekly sessions, this intensive provides deep, uninterrupted therapeutic time in a calm, supportive environment.
Your stay includes a cozy, fully furnished private studio apartment with an ocean view and private deck, a free rental vehicle, and a private evening whale-watching charter with Stephen, who is also a licensed boat captain. Each day blends meaningful therapeutic work with restorative time to enjoy the quiet beauty of Kodiak—creating a unique combination of clinical effectiveness and natural healing.
During the retreat, couples engage in structured therapy sessions focused on understanding their emotional patterns, repairing attachment injuries, improving communication, and creating new ways of reaching for each other. Optional outdoor activities and scenic exploration help you decompress, connect, and integrate what you’re learning together.
This event is intentionally limited, private, and tailored—offering you an environment where vulnerability feels safe and reconnection becomes possible. Couples leave feeling more understood, emotionally grounded, and equipped with practical tools for lasting closeness.
Come to Kodiak. Slow down. Heal deeply. Rediscover each other.
This immersive experience is ideal for military couples, first responders, and partners navigating high-stress lifestyles, as well as any couple feeling stuck, disconnected, or overwhelmed by persistent negative cycles. Instead of spreading healing across months of weekly sessions, this intensive provides deep, uninterrupted therapeutic time in a calm, supportive environment.
Your stay includes a cozy, fully furnished private studio apartment with an ocean view and private deck, a free rental vehicle, and a private evening whale-watching charter with Stephen, who is also a licensed boat captain. Each day blends meaningful therapeutic work with restorative time to enjoy the quiet beauty of Kodiak—creating a unique combination of clinical effectiveness and natural healing.
During the retreat, couples engage in structured therapy sessions focused on understanding their emotional patterns, repairing attachment injuries, improving communication, and creating new ways of reaching for each other. Optional outdoor activities and scenic exploration help you decompress, connect, and integrate what you’re learning together.
This event is intentionally limited, private, and tailored—offering you an environment where vulnerability feels safe and reconnection becomes possible. Couples leave feeling more understood, emotionally grounded, and equipped with practical tools for lasting closeness.
Come to Kodiak. Slow down. Heal deeply. Rediscover each other.
Schedule
Day 1 – Connection & Understanding
9:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Welcome, orientation, and first therapy session
• Understanding your relationship cycle
• Mapping emotional patterns and triggers
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM
Break – return to studio, relax, or walk outside
11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Therapy Session 2
• Identifying core needs
• Building emotional safety
12:30 PM – 3:00 PM
Lunch break & personal downtime
3:00 PM – 4:30 PM
Therapy Session 3
• Beginning attachment repair
• Guided emotional conversations
5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Private Evening Whale-Watching Charter
• Explore Kodiak’s coastline
• Watch for whales, sea otters, puffins, eagles
• Relax together on the water at sunset
Day 2 – Repair, Reconnection & Integration
9:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Therapy Session 4
• Deepening connection
• Healing conversations
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM
Break
11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Therapy Session 5
• Emotional bonding
• Creating new positive cycles
12:30 PM – 3:00 PM
Lunch break & integration time
3:00 PM – 4:30 PM
Therapy Session 6
• Strengthening new patterns
• Planning for long-term connection
• Personalized follow-up plan
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Optional Outdoor Activity
Choose from:
• Scenic coastal walk
• Wildlife viewing
• Local beach exploration
• Gentle nature outing to decompress
9:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Welcome, orientation, and first therapy session
• Understanding your relationship cycle
• Mapping emotional patterns and triggers
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM
Break – return to studio, relax, or walk outside
11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Therapy Session 2
• Identifying core needs
• Building emotional safety
12:30 PM – 3:00 PM
Lunch break & personal downtime
3:00 PM – 4:30 PM
Therapy Session 3
• Beginning attachment repair
• Guided emotional conversations
5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Private Evening Whale-Watching Charter
• Explore Kodiak’s coastline
• Watch for whales, sea otters, puffins, eagles
• Relax together on the water at sunset
Day 2 – Repair, Reconnection & Integration
9:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Therapy Session 4
• Deepening connection
• Healing conversations
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM
Break
11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Therapy Session 5
• Emotional bonding
• Creating new positive cycles
12:30 PM – 3:00 PM
Lunch break & integration time
3:00 PM – 4:30 PM
Therapy Session 6
• Strengthening new patterns
• Planning for long-term connection
• Personalized follow-up plan
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Optional Outdoor Activity
Choose from:
• Scenic coastal walk
• Wildlife viewing
• Local beach exploration
• Gentle nature outing to decompress
Note: Schedule is approximate and may change
Getting Here
Foreman Counseling, 914 E Rezanof Dr, Kodiak, AK, USA
Directions
How to Get to Our Retreat Center
Your couples intensive takes place at 914 E Rezanof Drive, Kodiak, Alaska, conveniently located within the city limits and just minutes from dining, trails, and oceanfront scenery.
Nearest International Airport
Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC)
Most guests will fly into Anchorage first before connecting to Kodiak.
Local Airport (Final Destination)
Kodiak Benny Benson Airport (ADQ)
ADQ is the airport you will fly into for your retreat. It is served daily by:
Alaska Airlines (direct flights from Anchorage)
Ravn Alaska (regional flights and connections)
Recommended Travel Route
Fly into ANC – Anchorage from your home airport.
Take a short 50-minute connection on Alaska Airlines or Ravn Alaska from ANC to ADQ – Kodiak.
We provide free airport pickup and drop-off, making your arrival easy and stress-free.
Driving
Kodiak is accessible only by air or ferry; there are no road connections from mainland Alaska. Most guests choose to fly, as it is the quickest and most reliable option.
Arrival Support
Upon arrival at ADQ, we will meet you at the airport and transport you to your private studio apartment or provide your rental vehicle if you prefer to drive yourself.
Traveling to Kodiak is simple and scenic—and sets the tone for a peaceful, restorative retreat.
Your couples intensive takes place at 914 E Rezanof Drive, Kodiak, Alaska, conveniently located within the city limits and just minutes from dining, trails, and oceanfront scenery.
Nearest International Airport
Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC)
Most guests will fly into Anchorage first before connecting to Kodiak.
Local Airport (Final Destination)
Kodiak Benny Benson Airport (ADQ)
ADQ is the airport you will fly into for your retreat. It is served daily by:
Alaska Airlines (direct flights from Anchorage)
Ravn Alaska (regional flights and connections)
Recommended Travel Route
Fly into ANC – Anchorage from your home airport.
Take a short 50-minute connection on Alaska Airlines or Ravn Alaska from ANC to ADQ – Kodiak.
We provide free airport pickup and drop-off, making your arrival easy and stress-free.
Driving
Kodiak is accessible only by air or ferry; there are no road connections from mainland Alaska. Most guests choose to fly, as it is the quickest and most reliable option.
Arrival Support
Upon arrival at ADQ, we will meet you at the airport and transport you to your private studio apartment or provide your rental vehicle if you prefer to drive yourself.
Traveling to Kodiak is simple and scenic—and sets the tone for a peaceful, restorative retreat.
Accommodation
Guests will stay in a fully furnished private studio apartment designed for comfort, privacy, and relaxation. The space features an updated bathroom and modern kitchen equipped with stainless steel appliances, along with all essential amenities for a seamless stay. A new, comfortable queen-size bed provides a restful place to unwind, and the studio includes a Smart TV and high-speed internet for convenience. Cozy, clean, and thoughtfully arranged, this studio offers the perfect retreat environment for couples during their intensive.
Program Price
Venue & Amenities
A/C in Rooms
Free Wifi
Spa
Sauna
Pool
Towels
Free Parking
Kitchen
Tour Assistance
Hot Tub
Coffee/Tea
Cafe
Restaurant
Fitness Center
Yoga Studio
Housekeeping
Bicycles For Rent
Your retreat includes a private studio apartment designed for comfort, connection, and rest. This updated, cozy space features a stunning ocean view and a private deck overlooking the Kodiak coastline—perfect for quiet mornings, reflection, or time together after sessions. The studio is fully furnished with all amenities provided, creating a warm, inviting atmosphere for couples. Conveniently located within Kodiak city limits, the apartment sits just 1/4 mile from the counseling office where you
What's Included
- Two nights in a private ocean-view studio apartment with a private deck
- Couples therapy intensive (EFT-based private sessions)
- Rental vehicle for the duration of your stay
- Evening whale-watching charter during the intensive
- Airport pickup and drop-off in Kodiak, Alaska
What's Not Included
- Meals
- Airfare to and from Kodiak, Alaska
- Additional local activities or excursions not listed in the package
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