Couples Workshop - Deepening your connection through communication

About

This workshop is an afternoon experience for couples who want to move beyond functional communication and into deeper, more emotionally attuned connection. It’s designed to help you speak more honestly, listen more openly, and navigate moments of vulnerability with care — not defensiveness or disconnection.

We all long to feel safe, seen, and desired — not just physically, but emotionally. Yet even in loving relationships, the ways we communicate can become shaped by habit, assumptions, or fear of conflict. This workshop offers a space to gently interrupt those patterns, and to re-learn how to speak and listen from the heart.

Together, we’ll explore how to create safety beyond consent — a kind of relational safety that allows for full presence, deep trust, and shared curiosity. Through a mix of guided practices, experiential exercises, and structured conversations, you’ll learn how to name your desires without guilt, say no without creating distance, and stay close even when the conversation is difficult.

It’s a space for realigning, rediscovering, and reconnecting – not by fixing your relationship, but by meeting each other more fully as you are

No alcohol will be served. Phones will be off or put away for the duration to protect presence and privacy. The workshop will be held in English or Dutch, depending on the preferences of the participants. 

Discover

• What authentic communication feels like in your body – not just what to say, but how to say it with presence and clarity
• How to ask for what you really want – without feeling demanding or afraid of rejection
• How to hear “no” without taking distance – and how to say “no” without guilt
• How to move through moments of disconnect – spotting the subtle signs that you or your partner are withdrawing, and gently returning to connection
• How to redirect when something doesn’t feel good – without shutting down the moment or abandoning your needs
• How to bring up small irritations – early, kindly, and constructively, before they build into resentment
• How to celebrate what already works – and make space to express appreciation in ways that land deeply for your partner

This is not a workshop where you need to “get it right.” It’s a space to practice new ways of relating – with curiosity, courage, and compassion.

Who is it for?

This workshop is for couples who want to deepen the way they relate – not just through words, but through emotional presence and physical attunement. Whether you’re in a long-term partnership, newly together, or reconnecting after a difficult season, this space supports couples who want to:

• Reignite play, intimacy, and curiosity through communication that feels alive and mutual

• Rebuild closeness where things have started to feel routine or strained

• Feel more confident expressing boundaries, desires, or discomfort – without conflict or shutdown

• Slow down and spend intentional time connecting beyond the day-to-day logistics of life

• Navigate tricky emotional territory – such as hurt, hesitation, longing, or shame – with more grace

The Expert: Hilde Christiaens

Meet Hilde Christiaens, a clinical psychologist and dedicated trainer with over +10 years of experience guiding people through the intricate landscapes of resilience, connection, and consent. Her workshops support people to explore kink and alternative relationship structures with more skill and care.

Her approach goes beyond theory — Hilde invites participants to expand their perspective and capacity to navigate desires, boundaries, and relational patterns. With a clear, empathetic, and sharp eye, she creates safe spaces where people can develop the skills to navigate intimacy and connection with boldness and authenticity. Her style is both direct and compassionate — bringing authenticity, but always with kindness.

Dresscode

There’s no need to dress up or down – the focus is on comfort, presence, and participation.

We invite you to wear whatever helps you feel grounded and at ease: soft layers, cozy clothes, or whatever you’d wear to sit, move, and reflect comfortably for a few hours. If you feel drawn to wear something that connects you with your sensuality, power, or playfulness, you’re absolutely welcome to – but it’s completely optional.

This is a learning space, not a play party, so come as you are. Your presence is what matters.