Join Relationship Bootcamp in Annapolis - April 2025

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Live in Annapolis, Maryland
September 20-21, 2025
9:30am-5:30pm ET each day

Your registration fee will be used toward Relational Life Foundation's mission to end the chronic epidemic of loneliness by fostering community and transforming relationships.

or you may Apply for sliding scale tickets here

This workshop is for all individuals and couples,
regardless of relationship status and financial means.
Attend on your own or with a partner.

Your Guides:

Katharine Petzold, LCSW-C
Katharine is a skilled therapist and facilitator passionate about helping individuals and couples build stronger, more fulfilling relationships.
Certified in Relational Life Therapy and with a warm, dynamic and engaging approach, Katharine creates a safe, supportive environment for participants to explore their relational patterns, learn new skills, and experience profound personal growth. You deserve to show up as your best self—your loved ones deserve that from you, too.

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Risa Ganel, LCMFT
Risa facilitates Relationship Health through 2 Day Couples Intensives, Relationship Bootcamps and traditional weekly Couples Therapy and public speaking engagements. Her gifts blend wisdom with quiet strength and relationship science with empathic connection. She is skilled at being kind and fierce in the same breath, helping her clients connect to the truth to transform conflict into connection. As a Maryland Licensed Clinical Couple and Family Therapist and a Certified Relational Life Therapist and Trainer for the Relational Life Institute, she sees couples and individuals in her private practice in Maryland.

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Create a Relationship Built on Compassion and Collaboration for Lifelong Intimacy

You’ll gain a wealth of practical skills you can use immediately to build healthier, more meaningful relationships, including:

What gets in your way of the deeply satisfying relationship you want.
How your self-esteem & boundaries intersect to create repeated patterns in your relationships.
How to center yourself so you can effectively engage in challenging conversations.
Healthy listening & responding skills to improve communication & de-escalate conflict.
How to assert your wants & desires in a way that empowers your partner to meet them.
Winning strategies to nurture your connection and cherish your partner.

What Should I Expect from the
Relationship Bootcamp?

This Relationship Bootcamp takes place in Annapolis, MD for two full days: Saturday September 20 – Sunday September 21, 2025
9:30am-5:30pm ET each day

You will learn essential skills from Relational Life Therapy (RLT)—the radically effective approach to relationship therapy created by internationally-recognized therapist and bestselling author, Terry Real. RLT is known for its ability to spark profound, lasting change in individuals and their relationships, and these skills will help you build and sustain meaningful connections.

You will learn through a combination of lecture, small group exercises, and personal reflections.

Who Should Join?

The Relationship Bootcamp is suitable for:

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 and as a pre-requisite to the training to facilitate their own Relationship Bootcamps.

Frequently Asked Questions

Where will this event take place?
The Graduate, Annapolis, Maryland

How does it work?
Once you register for the event through our system, you will be put in touch with Risa and Katharine. They will be in touch with all the event details.

How much does it cost?
This workshop costs $895 per person to attend for the full two days. If you register as a pair, the cost is $1,590 for a couple. If this fee is out of reach for you, you are invited to apply here for a sliding scale rate.

What is Relational Life Therapy?
Relational Life Therapy (RLT) is Terry Real’s radical approach to couples therapy that breaks many of the rules of traditional couples therapy. Notably, RLT emphasizes the importance of people learning the ongoing skills they need to nurture and cherish their relationships long after their time in therapy is over. It’s these core skills you will learn in the Relationship Bootcamp to help you create meaningful relationships and keep the spark alive. RLT equips people with the powerful relational skills they need to cultivate meaningful connections—to themselves, each other, and the planet as a whole.

Who is Terry Real?
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.

Terry has trained thousands of mental health practitioners in his RLT method to date, including the RLT Bootcamp Facilitators running this workshop, all through his esteemed training school, the Relational Life Institute.

I’m attending as a professional, do I need to participate?
Yes—participation is essential for you to get the maximum knowledge and benefit from the experience. You may come alone or with your partner.

What’s your refund policy?
Check with Katharine and Risa directly.

I have more questions. Who do I speak to?
Please reach out to [email protected]

Past Participant Testimonials

“My partner and I both came out of relationships and families with poor communication skills. This course helped give us the tools needed to discuss openly and not react.”
- Robin, Denver CO

“Before this course I was in a trench of emotion. After this course I don’t think being told to calm down will trigger me as much. Because that’s my adaptive child, and not my wise adult.”
- Anonymous Participant, Denver, CO

“I feel so grateful for this course. It helped me understand myself and my partner more and from a deeper place (adaptive child). I feel I will be going back out into the world with a new lens!”
-Samantha, Denver CO

“This workshop helped me understand where I come from, who I am, and a path to be the better me.”
-Justin, Denver CO

Key Learnings

“Learning how to communicate and listen”
“Identifying and understanding my adaptive child”
“Learning about the inner child… and that I don’t have to listen to my inner child”

Workshop Highlights

“Self reflection”
“Opening Up”
“Finding my healthy center”