“WE’RE SO EXCITED TO START OUR LIVES TOGETHER. BUT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE DO IT THE RIGHT WAY.”
“MY PARENTS WERE NOT A GOOD ROLE MODEL FOR WHAT A HEALTHY MARRIAGE LOOKS LIKE. I WANT TO LEARN WHAT HEALTHY LOOKS LIKE.”
Building a Lasting Connection™: A Program for Premarital and Committed Couples
Based on the theory of adult attachment, emotional responsiveness, and Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), the Building a Lasting Connection™ Workshop, guides couples through five conversations for creating a strong and securely bonded relationship, helps couples of all relationship stages learn how to effectively interact in intimate relationships and helps couples identify negative patterns of communication and teaches how to have healthy communication.
Most premarital program teach skills that help couples communicate better and create goals. If communication skills were all that were needed for couples to resolve conflict, the divorce rate wouldn’t be nearly 50%. More goes into making a relationship work than just skills. This workshop will teach you and your partner what you need to know in order to have a lifetime of love where you can manage conflict in a healthy way.
At the end of this workshop, you and your partner will:
Achieve a greater understanding of romantic love, the essential steps that must be taken to achieve emotional safety and connection, and your own negative cycle that leads to disconnection.
Learn more effective skills of communication and the art of listening.
Be able to navigate through issues and differences in a more productive manner and learn the detrimental impact of avoiding conflict, appeasing to keep peace, and fighting to “find the bad guy.”
Learn the art of sexual intimacy and explore new ways to view sexuality from your partner’s perspective.
Begin the process of developing and implementing new rituals and traditions to enrich your marital and familial relationships.
This workshop is contraindicated for couples experiencing active abuse, addictions and affairs. If you are experiencing any of these contraindications, please contact us to set up private therapy sessions at hello@jstherapygroup.com.
What Makes the JS Therapy Group Therapy Workshops Different Than Other Classes?
Session One ~ Attachment:
In our first session, we will spend time defining love and the role of secure attachment in love.
We will also discuss the four types of attachment and learn how each one impacts your relationship.
You will learn how your early experiences in relationships and life impact how you respond to your partner.
You and your partner will then complete the Brief Accessibility, Responsiveness, and Engagement Scale and learn how loneliness impacts your physical health in addition to your relational health.
Session Two ~ Communication:
In our second session, we will talk about ways couples communicate with each other and how they listen to each other.
You will learn about a type of communication between couples called “Connecting Talk.”
In this session, couples will also learn how to use the Lasting Connections™ mat.
You and your partner will then use the mat to help you in having a successful “Connecting Talk.”
Session Three ~ Managing Differences:
As we begin to understand how to manage differences, we first begin to understand how the brain works in regards to mirror neurons and the limbic system.
Then you and your partner will examine the negative pattern of interactions that could potentially get you and your partner caught up in conflict.
We then use side two of the Lasting Connections™ mat to learn how to move from conflict to connection.
You and your partner will learn how to provide emotional support to each other and how to effectively collaborate.
Session Four ~ Physical Connection:
In our fourth session, we will learn about the power of touch and the connection between sex and relationship happiness.
You and your partner will learn the four keys to great sex: romance, time, foreplay, and privacy.
We will then learn about the three types of sex and the type that comes from safe and secure emotional connection. Communication is key which is why this ends up being a great communication workshop for couples.
Session Five ~ Shared Goals:
In our last session, you and your partner will learn the five stops on the map to a lasting relationship: getting to know you, emotional connection, trust, commitment, and physical connection.
We will then discover the importance and types of daily rituals for connection.
Premarital Counseling Workshops are an Affordable Alternative to Counseling
The investment of $349 is per couple and includes a presentation, workbook, and the availability of mental health professionals who can assist you during the private couple conversations. For online sessions, a materials fee of $200 will be added to the cost of the couples therapy workshops (total of $549) to cover the cost of the Connections System™ mat. The $200 will be refunded when the Connections System™ mat is returned in good condition to JS Therapy Group.
What You Can Expect From Premarital Counseling Workshops and Classes in Overland Park, KS
❦ Presentation: each conversation begins with a presentation of important ideas and concepts pertaining to each conversation. Presentations consist of lectures and engaging videos to help you understand the material.
❦ Private Partner Conversation: after the presentation, you and your partner will have a private room to talk through each conversation. During private partner conversations, helpers will periodically check in to assist in directing the conversation and to answer questions you have about the conversations.
❦ Group Processing: after a private partner conversation, we will return to the large group to talk about what it was like to be able to have space to talk about each conversation. Group processing is pass or play; meaning you can share what it was like for you or you can listen. Sharing is not required. The benefit to the group processing time is that you will find that you are not alone. You will find that there are other couples who share similar experiences as you.
What If We Need to Reschedule?
Cancellations received up to 30 days prior to the event will receive a full refund minus a $75 administrative fee. Cancellations received 29-21 days prior will receive a 50% refund minus a $75 administrative fee. Cancellations received 20 days or less prior are ineligible for refunds. You may transfer your registration to a future workshop within 12 months.
Premarital Classes in Overland Park, KS and Leavenworth, KS
Most Building Lasting Connection™ workshops are held at our Overland Park location. During times of COVID-19, we are also offering the workshop online via Zoom.
Enroll for Building a Lasting Connection with JS Therapy Group
If you’re ready to get started building improved connections and communicating better with your partner start with JS Therapy Group in Overland Park, KS, or anywhere in Kansas, you’ve come to the right place. Begin our Building a Lasting Connection with one of our skilled professional counselors today by following these simple steps to get started. Check out our calendar to stay in the loop for upcoming classes and workshops we host.
Jumpstart your future relationship
Feel confident together.
INVESTMENT FOR GENERAL EXPERIENCE
$349
per couple
VIP Experience
$549 per couple
Everything included in the General Experience
General assistance during private couple conversations
Your own Lasting Connection Mat for use throughout the entirety of your life together
Three monthly follow up sessions to help integrate experiences learned in the workshop
Other Counseling Services at JS Therapy Group
Our Online Building a Lasting Connection Class is not the only service we offer in our Leavenworth and Overland Park counseling centers. Other mental health services JS Therapy Group provides include anxiety treatment, therapy for children and play therapy, trauma and PTSD treatment, addictions counseling, trauma and PTSD treatment for children, couple and marriage counseling and premarital counseling, family therapy, depression treatment, and affordable and reduced therapy. We also offer professional consultations and supervision opportunities. furthermore, if you’re looking for a different program to attend check out our workshops landing page or go directly to our Hold Me Tight workshops for more information. If you can’t make it to see one of our therapists for in-person counseling, consider online therapy in Kansas to meet your mental health needs. Contact us to get started or click on one of the links to learn more.
The Lasting Connection™ workshop is a couple education program co-developed by Dr. Debi Gilmore, Certified EFT Supervisor, and Dr. Rebecca Jorgensen, Certified EFT Supervisor and Trainer.