Few, if any of us got a good education about what actually makes a relationship work. We learn by watching other people’s relationships, often our caregivers (yikes!), or from movies and TV (double yikes!). This workshop is designed to right that wrong and teach you time-tested, well-researched relationship basics that we all should have learned in school.

We know that relationships are aboslutely critical to overall health and well-being. We also know that relationships can be extremely complicated.

Who is the workshop for?

Anyone who is currently in a relationship, has previously been in a relationship, or wants to be a relationship.

What will we learn?

The Relationship Basics workshop brings together current research, theory, and practical tools to help you better understand:

• The factors that help sustain relationships and those that cause their downfall
• Why ALL of us bring unfinished business from our early lives into our relationships  (even if we grew up in great families)
• Why sex can be so challenging, especially in long-term relationships
• Who does chores and caregiving matters…a lot
• How and why we choose partners that are specifically designed to push our buttons
• What to do with all of this great info once you have it

We feel confident that you will walk away from the Relationship Basics workshop armed with the information and tools you need to address the relationship “stuff” that has baffled and frustrated you in the past.

Who is leading the workshop?

Giulia Casani and Kate Engler are Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists (LMFTs) and AASECT certified sex therapists. They each run thriving relationship-focused, private therapy practices in the Chicagoland area. They have extensive experience helping people deal with relationship issues such as difficulty connecting, divorce, affairs, dating, sexual issues, self-esteem, boundaries, life transitions, balancing parental and mental load, etc. All of their work is driven by their desire to help people make sense of the things that cause them to feel lost and alone in relationships.

Cancellation Policy: Cancellations made before 03/01/2024 will receive a full refund minus a $30 administrative fee.