Renewed Connection Retreats

About Renewed Connection Retreats

Welcome—we’re so glad you’re here. We’re Missie Young and Margie Melder, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists with a shared passion for helping couples reconnect, rebuild, and reimagine their relationships. Together, we draw from evidence-based approaches—including Gottman Method, Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Internal Family Systems (IFS), and experiential techniques—to guide couples toward lasting growth. Missie brings authenticity, heart, and years of experience working with couples in her private practice. Known for her warm presence and grounded support, she helps couples feel truly seen and heard. Margie offers a compassionate, insight-driven style rooted in EFT and IFS, helping couples break through stuck patterns and cultivate deeper intimacy through years as a couples therapist and group intensive facilitator.

We offer intensive couples retreats which are thoughtfully curated, all-inclusive experiences designed to support deep connection and lasting change. Nestled in a serene, natural setting, you’ll enjoy beautiful accommodations, delicious catered meals, and the space to slow down and truly focus on each other. Over the course of the retreat, you’ll participate in 16 hours of guided therapeutic work—led by experienced Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists—in an intimate group setting. This unique blend of professional support, meaningful connection, and restorative downtime creates the ideal environment for reflection, growth, and reconnection. Everything is taken care of so you can fully show up for your relationship.

Whether you’re looking to strengthen your bond, heal after a rupture, or simply deepen your emotional connection, our retreats are designed to help you move forward with clarity and confidence. As co-facilitators of this retreat, we bring warmth, experience, and a deep commitment to creating a space where couples feel safe to be honest, vulnerable, and open to change. We believe that meaningful change happens when couples are given the right tools, a safe environment, and the opportunity to truly focus on each other. That’s what this retreat is all about. We can’t wait to welcome you.

Whether you’re looking to strengthen your bond, heal after a rupture, or simply deepen your emotional connection, our retreats are designed to help you move forward with clarity and confidence. As co-facilitators of this retreat, we bring warmth, experience, and a deep commitment to creating a space where couples feel safe to be honest, vulnerable, and open to change. We believe that meaningful change happens when couples are given the right tools, a safe environment, and the opportunity to truly focus on each other. That’s what this retreat is all about. We can’t wait to welcome you.