A Private Retreat for Couples · Mijas, South of Spain

Find Each Other Again

Casa Eden, where time slows, and what matters returns

4 Nights in South of SpainIntensive Couples TherapyLicensed PsychotherapistEmotionally Focused TherapyCompletely Private4 Nights in South of SpainIntensive Couples TherapyLicensed PsychotherapistEmotionally Focused TherapyCompletely Private
For Couples

Space for the two of you

"You still care for each other. And yet something has shifted, gradually, or more suddenly."

Conversations have become shorter. Connection harder to reach. And you both know that something important is asking for attention.

You've probably talked about doing something. But everyday life takes over, and nothing changes.

Casa Eden is for couples who have decided to actually do something now. Not later. Three whole days dedicated entirely to your relationship.

Sara Lee with her dogs at Casa Eden in Andalucía, Spain
What Shifts

What the intensive format makes possible

Time to be together in it

The intensive format gives you time to actually be together in what you are working through. Between sessions you walk, eat well, rest, and let things land.

Hearing what's beneath

Conversations slow down. You begin to hear what is felt beneath the words. What used to escalate into distance begins to soften.

Safety, honesty, warmth

Safety can begin to return. And with it, honesty, warmth, and closeness. No interruptions. Just the two of you, and everything that moves when everyday life is no longer in the way.

The Place

Mijas, South of Spain

Casa Eden sits in the Andalusian countryside, surrounded by nature. The garden is lush and alive, with oranges and avocados in spring, figs, grapes, pomegranates and persimmons in autumn.

Every morning begins with breakfast among the trees and birdsong. The sea and charming Andalusian villages are just 15 minutes away. Several golf courses and beautiful hiking trails surround the area.

A place for stillness, presence, and deepening.

Privacy

Completely private & enclosed

The estate sits behind its own walls. Neighbours are nearby, but no one can see in. You will not be watched, heard, or interrupted. Just the two of you, held in your own quiet world.

The garden at Casa Eden in Mijas, Andalucía — fruit trees, flowers and Andalusian countryside
The Story

There is a place where love slows down enough to breathe again.

A garden filled with birdsong, warm light, flowers, and fruit trees bending generously toward the earth. Almonds, olives, figs, grapes, oranges, papayas, bananas, pomegranates, pecans, chirimoya, kaki, nísperos. Life everywhere. Wild, beautiful, abundant.

The first time I came here, I fell in love instantly. Not only with the garden itself, but with the feeling of harmony in this place. Something softened. Something opened. It felt like remembering.

And perhaps that is what Eden has always meant.

Not a place of shame or restriction, but a place of innocence, connection, pleasure, and aliveness. A place where Adam and Eve first looked at each other with wonder. Where love was simple. Present. Honest. Alive.

Therapy is not always gentle. Sometimes love asks us to look at what we have been avoiding — the resentment, the distance, the words we never said. This is brave work. You will not do it alone.

At Casa Eden, the apples are allowed.

You are allowed to desire each other again. To laugh until late in the evening. To hold hands under the olive trees. To rest in the sun. To speak from the heart. To rediscover the version of yourselves that existed before life became so busy.

This is a retreat about returning. Returning to connection. Returning to intimacy. Returning to the emotional needs that make love flourish: to feel seen, chosen, safe, playful, desired, and deeply met.

Not by becoming someone else. But by remembering who you already are together.

This is your return.
And a new beginning.

Welcome to Casa Eden.

Sara Lee, licensed psychotherapist and EFT-trained couples therapist at Casa Eden
About Sara

The person holding the space

Licensed PsychotherapistEFT Trained20+ Years Experience

I am a licensed psychotherapist and have spent more than 20 years working with people who want to understand what lies beneath the surface, in relationships that appear to function, but where something important is missing.

I am trained in Emotionally Focused Therapy for couples (EFT), a research-based method for rebuilding emotional safety and connection.

Again and again, I witness the same pattern: two people who care deeply for each other, but who are caught in relational patterns neither of them quite understands.

Casa Eden is a way to break those patterns. Intensively, privately, in a place where time and space actually exist. It is not about who is right. It is about what happens between you, and about finding your way back to each other.

What's Included

The Casa Eden Retreat

Thursday evening to Monday morning. Four nights, three full days of intensive relational work, and plenty of time for rest, exploration, and each other.

01

Online Intake Call

Before you arrive

A preparatory conversation to get to know each other and prepare the work together before you come.

02

Three Days of Therapy

Friday · Saturday · Sunday

Breakfast at 09:30. Therapy 10:30 to 13:00. Afternoons and evenings free for food, rest, and your own activities.

03

Breakfast & Mindfulness

Each morning

You begin each day with breakfast in the garden and a moment of mindfulness meditation. Grounding, gentle, together.

04

Online Follow-Up Call

After you return home

A session to integrate and follow up on what you worked with, so the shifts continue once you're home.

05

Simple, Private & Peaceful

Accommodation

A private studio on the estate with its own bathroom just outside. A small kitchenette for basics. Simple, quiet and intentionally low-stimulation, designed for rest, privacy and presence rather than distraction.

06

Flights Not Included

Note

Travel to and from Casa Eden is arranged independently. A hire car is recommended for most freedom. Uber and taxis also work well.

Investment

€2,800

per couple · therapy, 4 nights, breakfasts & online calls

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Your Days

How the retreat unfolds

Thursday Evening

You arrive at Casa Eden

Settle in, breathe, let the journey fade. The estate, the garden, the stillness, is yours.

Friday to Sunday

Three days of relational work

Breakfast at 09:30 in the garden with a moment of mindfulness. Therapy from 10:30 to 13:00. Afternoons and evenings are yours — to integrate and practice, to go to the beach, wander a village, eat somewhere beautiful, rest. Phones aside, when you can.

Monday Morning

You return home, changed

With something new between you. The follow-up call ensures the work continues to land once you're home.

Questions

Things couples often ask

Couples who are still committed to each other but feel that something important has shifted, faded, or grown distant. You don't need a label or a diagnosis. If you sense your relationship is asking for more, you are who this is for.

Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) is an evidence-based approach to couples therapy developed by Dr. Sue Johnson, rooted in attachment science. Rather than teaching communication tricks, EFT helps you understand the emotional patterns that pull you apart and the deeper longings underneath them — so connection, safety and closeness can return. It is one of the most researched and effective forms of couples therapy in the world.

No. Many couples come precisely to prevent reaching crisis, while care, respect and love are still present. Others come in the middle of something painful. Both are welcome.

Breakfast at 09:30 in the garden with a moment of mindfulness. Therapy from 10:30 to 13:00. Afternoons and evenings are yours — to integrate and practice, to go to the beach, wander a village, eat somewhere beautiful, rest. Phones aside, when you can.

Included: a preparatory online call, three days of intensive couples therapy, four nights in a private studio, breakfast each morning, mindfulness, and a follow-up online session after you return home. Not included: flights, transfers, food, and travel insurance.

The total is €2,800 per couple. 50% (€1,400) is due at booking to secure your dates. The remaining 50% is due 60 days before arrival. More than 60 days before arrival: deposit retained, no further charge. 30–60 days before: 50% of the total refundable. Less than 30 days before: non-refundable, but dates can be moved once within 12 months, subject to availability. In case of illness or emergency we will do our best to reschedule. Travel insurance is strongly recommended. By booking you accept these terms.

Fly into Málaga (AGP). Casa Eden is about 30 minutes away by car. A rental car gives you the most freedom for afternoons and exploring the coast, but Uber and taxis work well too. We share detailed directions once your booking is confirmed.

That is more common than you think. You don't both need to arrive certain. You only need to arrive willing. The intake call is a space to talk about that openly, with no pressure either way.

Begin Here

You don't need to have everything figured out

If something in your relationship is asking for more, this is a place to begin.

Available dates in 2026:
May · June · September · October

Or reach us on WhatsApp: +46 709 158 228