Jacob Hamlin is a licensed marriage and family therapist in New Mexico and Kentucky and the founder of Whole Life Counseling Services. He offers individual therapy for those seeking clarity, emotional healing, and meaningful life change, and specializes in immersive couples therapy intensives that help partners reconnect, rebuild trust, and transform stuck patterns. His work integrates psychodynamic insight, mindfulness, parts work, and experiential methods like psychodrama and guided visualization, as well as evidence-based approaches including ACT, DBT, and the Gottman Method. Jacob is known for creating a warm, focused, and honest space where individuals and couples can do deep, transformative work—without the limits of weekly therapy.
Details of this retreat
This 2- or 3-day retreat is a structured, trauma-informed experience for couples seeking deep change without the limitations of weekly sessions. You’ll engage in evidence-based techniques from ACT, DBT, and Gottman Method, while also exploring your relational dynamics through somatic work and therapeutic storytelling.
Whether you’re navigating betrayal, emotional distance, communication breakdowns, or major life transitions, this retreat offers a safe, compassionate space to do the work—together.
Participants will need to fly into the Albuquerque, NM Sunport (ABQ). From the Sunport, by car, take I‑25 South directly from the Sunport and follow it to the Los Lunas exit (#203).
Time: Around 22–25 minutes, depending on traffic
Accommodation
We only use Airbnb homes that have, at the minimum, 2 bedrooms, a kitchen, convenient location, air conditioning and heat, Wi-Fi, and communal space.
Couples Therapy 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
Our retreats are hosted in thoughtfully selected Airbnb homes in Los Lunas, NM—offering privacy, comfort, and a peaceful setting just outside Albuquerque. Each space is chosen to support deep therapeutic work, with cozy amenities and a retreat-like feel. You’ll have room to reflect, reconnect, and relax in a space that feels both restorative and private.
Meals
Meals are on your own, you will need to plan on having your own transportation, unless otherwise arranged with Whole Life Counseling Services.
What's Included
3 coaching post sessions (90 minutes each) focusing on integration
18 hours of direct therapeutic work over 3 days
Option to return at later time for an intensive at a reduced rate
Customized sessions based on your unique relationship goals and/or dynamics
A thorough relationship assessment to guide our work
Two individual pre-retreat sessions (one for each partner)
One joint pre-retreat session to align intentions and establish safety
Retreat in tranquil Los Lunas, NM, surrounded by high desert skies and open space
Flexible scheduling built around your availability
Curated tools and practices you’ll use long after the retreat ends
Spa time and couples massages can be scheduled at additional costs
What's Not Included
Food
Airfare
Transportation to and from airport
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Select your options
This program offers flexible scheduling, allowing you to arrange the date of your retreat directly with the host.