Infidelity doesn’t have to mean the end of your relationship.

‍

It can be a wake-up call — an invitation to go deeper, confront painful truths, and build something stronger.

Our “Intimacy After Infidelity” retreat provides a compassionate, structured space for healing. Guided by expert therapist Marissa Nelson (LMFT, CST, CSE), this private retreat helps you move through the hurt toward renewed emotional and sexual intimacy.

Infidelity shatters safety, but it doesn’t have to end your story.

Whether it was emotional or physical, recent or long ago, betrayal leaves invisible wounds that traditional talk therapy alone can’t always reach. This retreat offers a focused, immersive experience to help you and your partner:

• Understand the root cause of what led to the rupture
• Process the grief, disappointment, anger and shame in a supported way
• Rebuild a foundation of emotional safety and honest communication
• Explore the path back to physical intimacy — without pressure or performance

Using evidence-informed modalities such as Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Imago, Gottman Method, and Sex Therapy, you’ll walk through a proven roadmap toward reconnection and resilience. Each retreat is tailored to your relationship’s unique history, trauma, and healing pace — so you feel seen, supported, and empowered.

Marissa Nelson is a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist (LMFT), AASECT Certified Sex Therapist (CST) and Sexuality Educator (CSE), TEDx Speaker, Entrepreneur and Relationship Expert.

An internationally recognized expert, she is the creator of IntimacyMoons Couples Retreats, rated by Women’s Health, Fodor’s Travel, and Travel Curator Magazines as one of the top luxury couples retreats worldwide. She has also been featured in over 150 national and international media publications including the New York Times and The Wall Street Journal.

She consolidated her expertise into the popular TEDx talk “We all experience sexual rejection - and it’s not about sex”, which has been selected by  TED Conference as an editor's pick. In 2023, Marissa was selected as one of INNOVATE Washington’s Top 100 innovators. In 2024, Marissa is the 2024 recipient of the Award for Integrative Approaches to Sex Therapy from the American Association for Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists (AASECT). She was also award Businesswoman of the Year by G.I.R.L. Inc.

Marissa is the Washington DC facilitator of the University of Pennsylvania Wharton Women’s Circle.

Marissa is a proud graduate of the University of Pennsylvania with a Masters in Education Entrepreneurship, and also possesses a Masters in Marriage & Family Therapy from Drexel University. Marissa also pursued post-graduate studies, receiving a Certificate in Sexual Health & Sex Therapy from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.

‍