Finding your way back to each other when things break down

Conflict itself isn’t the problem — failed repair is. This workshop teaches couples how to step out of their loop and turn back toward each other.

A practical workshop for couples on the skill most relationships never learn: repair.

You’ll explore how to recognise and respond to repair attempts, and how to find your way back to dialogue when conflict or distance has taken over. Through short demonstrations and guided exercises, couples practise turning moments of rupture into opportunities to reconnect.

What you’ll explore

Fights don’t kill relationships — the silence that follows can. Repair is the moment where partners risk reaching out again, even when it feels raw or risky.

In this workshop you’ll learn what repair could look like in the heat of conflict, or after. We delve into how to spot the signals that an olive branch is being offered, and what to do when repair attempts fail, or misfire.

We’ll practise moving from shutdown back to dialogue, from blame back to recognition, and from “me versus you” back towards “us.”

Who it’s for

This workshop is for couples who:

• keep circling the same arguments without resolution

• want to stop the drift that follows a rupture

• or simply want a sturdier way to mend when things crack

It’s also for partners who know they avoid repair out of pride, fear, or exhaustion — and want a safer way to come back together.

Strong couples are not those who never fight. They’re the ones who can reliably find their way back.

Format & Practicalities

When: Saturday 25 April
Duration: 3 hours (including a short break)
Facilitators: LTS Counsellor, Aernout Zevenbergen & Monica Bissig
Location: Lausanne Therapy Space - 18 rue du Grand-Pont - 1003 Lausanne
Participation: Couples only
Cost: CHF 225 per couple, Early bird: CHF 200 until 30 March 2026
Format: Experiential and practical — short demos, guided exercises, and time to practise with your partner

Note: This workshop is not group therapy.