Join us for a unique and sacred week at Sargood.
Step away from the usual hustle and bustle of the daily grind and invest some well-earned time in your relationship. Time and fun are the best aphrodisiac of all.
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 4-night couples retreat offers introductory level knowledge for improving your erotic communication and sexual skills. It will introduce modern sexuality concepts and skills regarding:
- Touch
- Communication
- Spinal Cord Injury adaptive options
Details
When: 22-26 June 2023
As this course requires extra assistance for negotiated activities, we require all participants to stay on the Wellness & High Support Package ($1300/night) as a minimum package.
Course Inclusions
- Workshop materials
- Daily Lunch (3 days)
- One dinner voucher per couple (for a dinner date during course)
- Massage workshop with independent expert Kylie Matthews
- Optional Private couples’ session with a Psychosexual Therapist
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.
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.
Arlyn is a Psychosexual Therapist & Educator, Gestalt Therapist & Registered Nurse based in Eora (Sydney). Prior to sexology, Arlyn worked as a Nurse in critical care, primary health, sexual health, and disability settings. His educating experience developed through consulting with health workers in disability rehab, to better support their client’s sexualities. He believes that all sex is good sex, as long it is as consensual & pleasurable for all involved, and relationships can be this way too. Through his practice, Intensive Love, he welcomes folks from all walks of life and works from a relational, intersectional, and body-focused orientation. Arlyn’s sexological special interests include sexual identity, consent, sexual attitudes, kink/BDSM, LGBTQIA+ & nonmonogamous communities.
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
Course Program
| DAY | PROGRAM |
|---|---|
| Thursday 22nd |
Check in from 2pm 5pm Dinner at your leisure |
| Friday 23rd |
10.30am- 12.30pm 12.30pm 2pm – 4pm 4pm 5pm 7pm – 9pm Dinner at your leisure |
| Saturday 24th |
10.30am – 12.30pm 12.30pm 2pm – 4pm Dinner at your leisure |
| Sunday 25th |
10.30am- 12.30pm 12:30pm 2pm 4pm 5pm 6pm Dinner at your leisure |
| Monday 26th | Check out 10am |
Register your interest now
Please contact Sargood on Collaroy on (02) 8597 0600 or click the button below to fill out a Registered Interest Form. Please note this is not a booking confirmation, we will be in contact regarding this course.
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.
