Terry Real’s Relationship Skills Bootcamp
Facilitated by Julie Hattershire,
RLT Certified Couples Therapist ++

Join a powerful workshop in Cincinnati designed to condense months of traditional couples therapy, skills practices, and education into one fun weekend.
Rebuild your connection to each other over two immersive days.

Intimacy Isn’t Something You Have, It’s Something You Do. And You Can Learn To Do It Better.
~Terry Real

Successful, long-term love takes more than chemistry.

It takes skill. Practice. Self-awareness. And the willingness to grow—together.

But most of us didn’t learn growing up how to be in a healthy, emotionally attuned relationship. Our culture glorifies romance and sex, but not real, relational love and connection. Our schools and churches didn’t teach it. Our families didn’t model it. That’s why this bootcamp exists.

“This isn’t therapy-as-usual, my friends. This is relational transformation.”

What’s a Bootcamp?


In one fun and transformative weekend, you’ll learn how to:

  • Break toxic patterns that keep you lonely and disconnected
  • Speak your truth without blame or defensiveness, and hear your partner’s truth the same way
  • Repair emotional ruptures and return to intimacy
  • Replace “winning” with real teamwork and connection

This is a structured, small-group workshop that blends clinical excellence, cultural fluency, and genuine care. It’s based on the work of Terry Real’s Relational Life Therapy (RLT), and taught by a licensed clinician with 25+years of relationship therapy experience, who also lives what she teaches.

You’ll experience:

  • 14 hours of immersive relationship education, taught by a pro who’s been in your shoes.
  • Small group activities and real-world practice. “Real-plays” not role-plays.
  • Guided personal reflection and individual support from me.
  • Hands-on practice with real-time support and peer reflection.

You won’t just learn what to say or do. You’ll learn how to embody a new way of showing up in love. You’ll leave with actionable skills and tools, a better understanding of yourself and your relationship, and a deeper bond with your partner.

Is this right for me/us?

If one of these applies to you, then YES IT IS!

Are you a couple looking to strengthen your connection, improve communication, and sustain intimacy?

OR

Are you flying solo, and looking to overcome your barriers to intimacy and cultivate more meaningful relationships?

OR

Maybe you’re a mental health professional looking to deepen your understanding of the RLT model and facilitate your own Relationship Bootcamps. 

If you answered yes to any of those, then please join us!

Why spend a whole weekend on your relationship?


I think most of us want deeply satisfying relationships. That’s why I became a couples therapist. But, even though we really want deep connection, we sometimes find ourselves stuck in patterns that hold us back.

I know I’m biased but I believe that our relationships are where the good stuff of life really is! You’re probably aware that recent research shows that the quality of our closest relationships can help predict our longevity. Vivek Murthy, MD, former Surgeon General, called loneliness an epidemic. And the therapist and author Esther Perel, (a personal s-hero of mine) says, “The quality of your relationships predicts the quality of your life.”

We’ve all heard that relationships take work, but no one has told us what that work actually is.

The real work of relationships isn’t occasional or situational, it’s minute-to-minute. And this workshop will teach you those critical minute-to-minute skills that build and sustain true intimacy.

The Relationship Skills Bootcamp is designed to help you make significant progress in a short amount of time, in an intimate setting (max of 18 participants), and with expert guidance from me. Having trained with Terry Real, the founder of Relational Life Therapy (RLT), and having been a relationship and sex therapist for more than two decades, I’m here to help you to make meaningful and lasting change.

Is this bootcamp magic and will it solve every issue? No, (though I do have a magic wand, which I will happily wave). But, as participants of other bootcamps have shared, it can be life-changing and revolutionary for your personal life and relationships.

Just ask my husband…we came away from our bootcamp experience with a whole new level of understanding of ourselves and each other.

OK! We’re in! Where and when??


Glad you asked!

Friday, May 15 and Saturday, May 16, 2026
9:00am – 5:00pm, with one hour for lunch

The Encounter 4410 Carver Woods Dr, Unit 202, Blue Ash, OH 45242

This space is perfect for our bootcamp! We have a large and comfy group room, cozy breakout spaces for more intimate conversations, coffee/tea/water and snacks provided, and ample free parking onsite. Just minutes off I-71. ADA accessible.

Fees and Registration


$1400/Duo (bring your partner or a friend) – Click HERE to register
$750/Solo – Click HERE to register

Participation capped at 16, to keep it intimate, so don’t sleep on this. Can’t make this one? Click HERE to request to be notified of future dates.

Refund Policy:
No refunds two weeks before workshop.
50% refund 15+ days before workshop.

NOTE: This is a skills-based educational workshop, not group therapy. As such, confidentiality is encouraged but not guaranteed. All humans are welcome. We honor every identity, story, and relationship structure.

LOCATED ONLINE & IN CINCINNATI, OH 513-294-8535

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