HOLD ME TIGHT® Couples Workshop

Based on Dr. Sue Johnson’s Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love, this two-day psychoeducational workshop offers couples a respectful, structured space to slow down, understand the pattern that keeps them stuck, and practise new ways of reaching for each other with care, clarity, and emotional safety. September 26 and 27, 2026 9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. • Niagara-on-the-Lake Community Centre Investment: $850 CAD per couple • Includes lunch and refreshments • Limited to 8 couples Take the first step toward a more secure connection. Reserve your spot: www.riseup-coaching.ca/hold-me-tight • Questions: [email protected] or 365-880-3457 What You’ll Learn and Experience If you care about your relationship but feel caught in the same painful pattern, this workshop offers a guided way to slow down, understand what is happening beneath the surface, and practise conversations that support a more secure bond. · Understand the negative cycle that keeps you feeling stuck, disconnected, or reactive · Communicate needs and emotions in a clearer, softer way · Respond to your partner with more openness and reassurance · Repair disconnection and create moments of closeness · Build a stronger foundation of trust, safety, and emotional intimacy · Apply EFT-based tools to create more accessibility, responsiveness, engagement, and closeness in your relationship What to Expect You will be guided through conversations and structured couple exercises to help you recognize your cycle, understand deeper emotional needs, and practise responding in ways that support closeness. Video examples featuring Dr. Sue Johnson are used for teaching, and couples complete exercises privately. Sharing with the group is always optional. This is a psychoeducational workshop, not therapy, and it does not guarantee a particular outcome. It offers relationship education, guided practice, and a supportive learning environment, with therapist support available in a respectful and private way. The Science Behind Hold Me Tight® Hold Me Tight® is based on Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), an attachment-based approach developed by Dr. Sue Johnson that helps couples recognize their negative cycle and build more secure connection through accessibility, responsiveness, and emotional engagement. Research on EFT shows meaningful improvements in relationship satisfaction and emotional connection, with gains often maintained over time; Hold Me Tight® studies also point to improvements in trust, closeness, and communication. Some extended benefits plans may cover psychoeducational workshops facilitated by a Registered Psychotherapist. Please check directly with your provider in advance to confirm eligibility under your plan. Workshop Details Date: September 26 and 27, 2026 Time: 9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. both days Location: Niagara-on-the-Lake Community Centre, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario Hosted by: Rise Up Center for Emotionally Focused Therapy, Coaching and Consulting Facilitator: Reem Abdul Rahim, Registered Psychotherapist Investment: $850 CAD per couple, including lunch and refreshments Space: Limited to 8 couples Ready to reconnect with more clarity and care? Space is limited to 8 couples. Reserve your spot: www.riseup-coaching.ca/hold-me-tight • Questions: [email protected] or 365-880-3457