Lisbon Bootcamp
Discover the power of relational living!
Unlock transformative tools and strategies to cultivate deeper, more meaningful relationships. Led by Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Lisa Rivers, a certified expert in Relational Life Therapy, this immersive two-day workshop will reshape the way you connect with both your partner and yourself. Grounded in the work of renowned therapist, speaker, and author Terry Real, this experience offers a powerful approach to building lasting intimacy and connection.
TBD 2026 | Lisbon, Portugal
Join us for a transformative weekend designed exclusively for LGBTQ+ couples and individuals wanting a space that acknowledges their unique experiences and mental health providers who specialize in serving LGBTO + communities.
TBD 2026 | Lisbon, Portugal
Join us for a transformative weekend designed exclusively for all couples, individuals, and mental health providers wanting to cultivate more meaningful relationships, overcome barriers to intimacy, and learn more about relational living through Relational Life Therapy.
Who Should Attend
Who Should Attend
Who Should Attend
- Couples looking to strengthen their connection, improve communication and sustain intimacy.
- Individuals looking to overcome their barriers to intimacy and cultivate more meaningful relationships.
- Mental health professionals looking to deepen their understanding of the RLT model.
- This workshop is welcoming and inclusive for participants of all races, sexual indentities, genders, religions and nationalities.
What To Expect
Who Should Attend
Who Should Attend
- You will learn essential skills from Relational Life Therapy (RLT)
- This interactive workshop will include learning through a combination of lecture, small group exercises and personal reflections.
- This workshop takes place in person for 2 full days, 9am - 5pm each day with an hour for lunch.
Do I Need This?
Who Should Attend
Do I Need This?
- We know relationships take work, but few of us know what that work actually is. And the work isn't occasional, it's minute-to-minute! We will teach you those minute-to-minute skills that build and sustain connection.
- Even the best of relationships have seasons of disharmony. Will this workshop solve all of your relationship issues? No. Yet it will make meaningful change if you are ready to put in the "work."
- This weekend is called a bootcamp for a reason - it is designed to help participants make significant progress in a short amount of time.
By the end of the two days you'll have the skills to:
- Identify the five losing strategies
- Practice the five winning strategies
- Gain clarity around relational challenges that have persisted for years
- Implement healthy listening and effective, connecting responses
- Identify where you get stuck most often with your current or past partner
- Start to build healthy self-esteem and effective boundaries
- Navigate conflict constructively
Meet Your Facilitator:
Lisa Rivers
Lisa Rivers is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, certified in Relational Life Therapy (RLT).
Frequently Asked Questions
Kindly arrive between 8:45-9am. The registration desk will be easily visible, and we will assist you with check-in and provide you with your name badge. Upon entry, you will be directed where to store any belongings and enjoy refreshments before the first talk scheduled to start at 9:30am. The bootcamp ends each day between 4:30 - 5:30pm.
Terry Real, LICSW, is an internationally recognized family therapist, bestselling author, and sought-after speaker.
A former senior faculty member of the Family Institute of Cambridge in Massachusetts and a retired Clinical Fellow of the Meadows Institute in Arizona, Terry is renowned for his ability to save couples on the brink of divorce using the progressive approach he created, Relational Life Therapy. RLT equips people with the powerful relational skills they need to cultivate meaningful connections—to themselves, each other, and the planet as a whole.
Via his esteemed training school, the Relational Life Institute, Terry has trained thousands of mental health practitioners in his RLT method to date, including the senior RLT therapists running this workshop.
Yes—participation is essential for you to get the maximum knowledge and benefit from the experience. You may come alone or with your partner.
We understand that schedules can be challenging. If you can't make the dates for this bootcamp, don't worry. We offer future workshops and will notify you of upcoming dates. We only run bootcamps twice per year, and so we encourage you to register now so you don’t have to wait.
Please email lisarivers@counselingmail.com
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