First and foremost, thank you for everything! We left your office with a renewed hope and have certainly been putting forth the effort to utilize the tools you have given/shared with us. We downloaded the “Getting the Love You Want” 20th Anniversary Edition on Audible and are carving out time, every week, to listen together and discuss what we each take away from that day’s “reading!” We are certainly looking forward to our follow-up appointment and will be in touch, by the end of the week, to set a date. We can’t thank you enough for helping to save, not only our marriage, but our family and send wishes for a beautiful day. — A and I“We would like to thank you. Your incredible knowledge, expertise, and ability to communicate and apply it to our particularly complex and difficult dilemma, has proven to be nothing short of a miracle for us. We are quite amazed. We are successfully using all the tools you gave us, with great satisfaction. I am not anticipating the necessity of a return visit, but it is comforting to know that if we ever needed a refresher retreat, you are there. You are, by far, a world-class coach for couples in distress!”
— B and R
“I really didn’t know what to expect, but hoped your retreat would help us. Not only did it help, it was life and relationship changing. I feel more connected than ever to my wife. I’d say it really doesn’t matter how long you’ve been together (we’ve been married 20 years) the tools and lessons learned in this retreat would help anyone. Thank you!”
— P and D
“You far exceeded my expectations and I had high hopes to start with. This was a game changer. After 26 years with my partner, to learn new things about him was amazing. I can easily say this has changed the course of our marriage and life in general. I feel like we found something we have been searching for. The tools to find mutual happiness!”
— M and B,
“Before attending my husband and I had already given up on each other. I was attempting to get my emotional needs met elsewhere, and my husband was on the verge of getting his physical needs met elsewhere. We were not even speaking. And my husband swore he would not be participating in the retreat. But after a few hours we let our guards down. The content was amazing, both scientific-based and emotionally intelligent, grabbing both our attention! We learned to communicate and understand each others’ needs. Honestly, we have fallen in love again, mad the marriage a safe place, a real home for both of us. Thank you so much!”
— G and S
“It’s been many weeks since our intensive with you. Our love for each other continues to become even more respectful, caring, and loving. I’m astounded by how much that 2-days changed our dynamics, our triggers, our issues. My husband has become the partner I always wanted to be with and I think I have become the partner he has always wanted to share his life with.”
— C and A
“I was unsure what to expect. But now I can safely say that the intensive has blown me away with its simple tools that make such powerful changes. Three days with Paula was much more useful than the two years we spent in marriage therapy.”
— J and H
Thank you for the kind words and detailed follow-up. After our intensive it felt a little empty without your presence. There is not question you have positively imprinted our lives by opening our eyes to a new way of thinking and healing. We are both thankful for your wisdom, guidance and teaching. We are doing our first visit without you this evening. Hope we stay in touch. Our lives are enriched by having met you.
“Thank you so much Paula for all of your help. Your passion for couples is profound and it shines through in our sessions. We don’t know what we would have done without you.”
— B and A
She has impeccable timing with her responses as she worked with us. She helped me to be inquisitive instead of judgmental. When I listened to my wife the “tell me more” during the Visit helped me to delay the judgement so that my wife could give me more information, then the information could come out with out me pushing and getting anxious.”
— L and S
We took our relationship to a whole new level that was deep and rich; an experience that above all the disagreements and arguments reminds us of what is true. Continued experiences such as these have helped us live our truth more as a couple. To remember these experiences during emotionally charged moments is a habit well worth practicing because it has meant more joy, empathy and love between us, and those around us. We are grateful for Paula’s gift to facilitate such love.”
— L and L
If your marriage is in trouble I recommend an intensive with Paula. We went to so many therapists but the tools we learned with Paula is HIGHLY gifted. Her presence and gentleness will help you to feel safe to speak up. I didn’t realize how much I held back but the tools she gave us helped me to say things in a honest and loving way to my husband. Save your relationship with one of Paula’s retreats.
— A and S
When we found Paula’s retreat we had lost all hope. The tools were life-changing for us. I was able to see my responsibility in the relationship that I play a part. Paula is compassionate and she helped us to really communicate what was in our heart. We recommend her retreats to any coupling who feel like there is not hope.”
— G and R
“We are newly engaged and expecting a baby boy! Things couldn’t be any better! We are so happy and have grown together in a way that I just can’t find words to explain! Thank you so much for coaching us!!!”
— T and E
The way Paula works with such complex issues like an affair was not what we expected. The tools were new and different for us. It saved our marriage.” ~
— A and N
After working with Paula our energy switched, we felt more connected and loving. We felt so much more hopeful and that we could use the skills and tools we learned at at home. Paula, you are awesome!
— M and P
The tools helped us understand how two people can work together in a relationship and feel secure with each other. It’s like a dance. Now we understand our reactions better and how we can help each other to calm down.
— B and H-B
Paula we were glad to find your retreats. We wondered what we were going to do all day, the time went by. You laid it all out for us and it wasn’t what we expected at all! The repair tools helped me to see the deep devotion between my wife and I, love and connection and we feel one another. I see how I get triggered and how it played out in my adult relationship. We knew it subconsciously, we I saw it but we couldn’t stop it. The tools helped a lot. We have a better appreciation for each other and we plan to continue building our relationship with what we learned at the retreat.
— G and S
There had been multiple affairs. It was hard at first because I had so many resentments toward him. I could not trust and we weren’t sure we going to come to the 2-day intensive. We walked in scared and we left knowing for the first time in a long time that we loved each other. We are taking a vacation together for the first time in our 15 year marriage. Thank you very much Paula. ~ Warwick, Rhode Island
From 2-day intensive to second honeymoon: watch couple talk about their experience of Paula’s 2-day private intensive.
This video is a testimony of a couple married a long time and they hit a wall in their marriage. They share how the couple’s intensive with Certified Imago Therapist Paula Smith helped them to put their relationship on a different track and get closer. After an 8 hour session this couples shared their experience.