Relationship and Intimacy
Enhancing your relationship and intimacy.
Join us for a unique and sacred weekend at Sargood.
Step away from the usual hustle and bustle of the daily grind and invest some well-earned time in your relationship.
The course has been designed for people in a relationship to attend as a couple and aims to help couples become more self-aware, more open hearted and creative in exploring issues of communication, desire, intimacy, and pleasure.
The 3-night couples retreat offers introductory level knowledge for improving your knowledge and skills in:
- Erotic Touch
- Listening to your partners intimacy needs
- Communication about your relationship and your individual and collective desires
- Spinal Cord Injury adaptive options including assistive technology
Inclusions
- Workshop materials
- Daily Lunch (2 days)
- One dinner voucher per couple (for a dinner date during course)
- Optional private couples’ session with a Psychosexual Therapist
Cost
Our courses require you to book into either one of the following packages: full details of our package inclusions can be found here.
- Wellness & High Support Package (for those who DO NOT require attendant care).
- Wellness and Very High Support Package (for those who DO require attendant care)
About the trainers
Candice Care-Unger (she/her) has a dual professional background. Candice is an experienced specialist social worker with a demonstrated history of working in hospital & community spinal cord injury rehabilitation settings for the past 18 years across Sydney, Rural New South Wales, Brisbane, Scotland and New York. Candice is also a qualified psychosexual therapist and a member of the Society of Australian Sexologists as well as the Australian Association of Social Workers.
Candice owns and operates Care Rehab, a specialist social work and psychosexual therapy rehabilitation provider. Care Rehab is based in Sydney but provides virtual services across Australia.
Erin Mitchell (she/her) is a specialist social worker with over 20 years of experience, working in mental health and rehabilitation services in Sydney, Brisbane and London. Erin has been working in adult neurological rehabilitation since 2016 and is a Gottman 7 Principals trained Leader. Erin will be attending the retreat on the Friday.
2024 Dates
19 - 21 September
Important notes
All levels of injury are catered for however this course is only available to couples.
All activities in group sessions will be fully clothed
There will be no medical interventions (medications)
Spinal Cord Injury specific content about positioning and adaptive aids are included.
Psychosexual therapy is a holistic approach to sexual wellbeing including personalised support to help develop confidence in exploring sexual needs and abilities. Psychosexual therapy is non-judgemental, pleasure focused and inclusive. Psychosexual therapy is a talk-based intervention where all clothes remain on and no physical assessments take place.
Register your interest now
You must be living in the community to apply to attend any of the courses run at Sargood on Collaroy. If you are currently an inpatient at a health facility then unfortunately you are not eligible to apply.