Many couples love each other deeply but feel disconnected sexually.

Whether you're experiencing a long-standing intimacy block, recovering from infidelity, managing medical or hormonal changes, or simply stuck in a cycle of avoidance and frustration — you are not alone.

Our private sex therapy retreats create a sacred space for you to explore, communicate, and transform your sexual relationship. Led by a certified sex therapist, each retreat is customized to your needs and designed to promote emotional safety, vulnerability, and erotic renewal.

What Makes Our Sexual Wellness Retreats Unique

• Private & Customized: No group sessions — just you, your partner, and an expert therapist in a luxury setting.
• Therapy + Embodiment: We combine evidence-based sex therapy with gentle somatic practices to help you reconnect with your body and desires.
• Safe for All: Whether you're in a new relationship, long-term marriage, or LGBTQIA+ partnership, our retreats are inclusive and affirming.
• No Shame. No Pressure. Just Real Growth: We go at your pace. This is your space to heal, discover, and reclaim intimacy.

Retreat Themes May Include:

• Healing Sexual Avoidance & Mismatched Libidos
• Rebuilding Trust After Infidelity
• Overcoming Shame, Anxiety, or Performance Pressure
• Navigating Physical Pain or Medical Challenges
• Enhancing Intimacy in Long-Term Relationships
• Exploring Identity, Fantasy, & Communication
• Reigniting Desire After Parenthood or Life Transitions

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.