There are many benefits of The Seven Principles Couples Program. These include:

• It provides structure, motivation, and accountability to work on your relationship. 

• It may be less threatening than seeking couples therapy. While The Seven Principles Couples Program is not a substitute for therapy, it can soften the entry into working on your relationship and getting help without the stigma that some still have toward seeking therapy. It can also become a bridge into therapy for those couples that desire more personal assistance than the workshop can provide. 

• A workshop format encourages both partners to work on their relationship rather than one partner alone reading the book without the other partner’s participation.

• The Seven Principles Couples Program provides a great opportunity for pre-marital couples to learn skills that can enrich their relationship through a lifetime together.

Nearly Newlywed couples include:

• Pre-engaged couples (those considering marriage).

• Engaged or Premarital couples (those taking steps towards marriage).

 

Inappropriate couples are those experiencing:

• Severe relationship distress.

• Emotional abuse.

• Domestic violence.

• Active addictions (alcohol, drug, sexual, gambling, etc.)

• Serious mental health problems in one or both partners.

 

​For an intimate experience, this workshop will include only you, your partner, and three other couples.

• Two Seven Principles of Making Marriage Work Couples WorkBooks. This allows you to privately record answers and journal thoughtfully about the concepts in the book, as they apply to your relationship. 

• The Love Map and Open-Ended Questions card deck from the Gottman Institute. The card decks foster emotional connection, increase intimacy and understanding in a fun, gentle way. 

• Presentation of material and the opportunity for many exercises and conversations with your partner located in local Jemez Mountains, NM home and cabin rentals.

• Dr. Trujillo will be available to give you personal support and guidance as needed.

• Dinner and Brunch vouchers at local restaurants/cafes. Additionally, light afternoon snacks and refreshments will be provided. 

• 1-Hour soak at the Jemez Hot Springs.

• A free, virtual 30-minute check-in, (optional) one month after attending the Workshop. Additional 30-minute check-ins (up to two) are available for a $50 fee. 

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 For a relaxed, comfortable, and home-like feeling, workshops are held in local Jemez Mountain area home and cabin rentals.

Will we have to share our personal problems and issues in the workshop? No. The workshop does not include sharing problems or issues publicly. Couples Exercises are done privately.

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There are exercises. What does this mean exactly? Should we do the exercises in the book at home or save them for the workshop? The workshop will involve doing some exercises. I will role-play how to – and how not to – do some of the exercises in order to help participants get the most out of each exercise. I will never call upon couples to aid in role-playing or reading aloud for any exercise. Couples complete these exercises privately. 

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Is this workshop the same as couples therapy? No, this is an educational workshop; this is not therapy. This workshop is psycho-educational, meaning that it was designed to serve as teaching and guidance for you and your partner and is not couples therapy. Also, this is not a religious/spiritual-based workshop. However, you and your partner may privately discuss religion/spiritually as it relates to your relationship. 

 

Must both partners attend or can I come alone? Since the workshop involves couples doing exercises together, both partners must participate.

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What is the cost and how do we register? The Workshop is $595.00 per couple. To register, please, contact Dr. Trujillo through the Contact Form. You and your partner will be given access to a secure portal. This portal will house various forms, some of which require signatures (registration, disclaimers). This portal will also be used for processing credit card payments. Payment plans are available. The workshop must be paid in full 3 weeks prior to the workshop date.

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What is the cancellation policy? If you must cancel please do so three weeks prior to the workshop date. A full refund minus a $50 processing fee will be given. For cancellations thereafter, the registration fee is non-refundable but transferable. You will have the opportunity to register for a different date within 12 months of the registration date instead. All workshops are enrolled on a first-come, first-serve basis.

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To register, please use the

Contact Form.