Healing Connections
El Pescadero
A Therapeutic Retreat for Couples
Sal y Sol, Baja California Sur, Mexico • Oct 26–Nov 1 • Pacific Beachfront • $8,500 / couple • 7 couples max
First-ever Baja retreat
Following a sold-out, rave-reviewed inaugural Roatán retreat, this is your chance to be part of the first Baja cohort. Spots are very limited.
The Venue
Sal y sol, El Pescadero
El Pescadero, BCS, Mexico
~1 hour from Los Cabos International Airport (SJD)
3-bed casa + 2-bed casita
Full-size pool with swim-up bar, communal firepit, rooftop lounges
Pacific ocean's edge
Secluded agricultural neighborhood, surf beach at San Pedrito nearby
The program
The Same Proven curriculum. A new landscape.
This retreat follows the identical therapeutic structure that Austin developed and has refined over more than a decade. The Baja setting — desert, ocean, Pacific quiet — provides a distinct and powerful backdrop for the same deeply transformative work.
what they said • feb 2026
The Program Speaks for itself
From recent participants of our sold-out February 2026 Roatán retreat.
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"This week provided healing and restoration in our marriage that has taken us into deeper healing and hope. This week has been a vital step to becoming and growing our marriage."
— Julie
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“The support and intuitiveness of our leaders was authentic and thoughtfully and expertly presented with compassion and patience."
— Mitch
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"By far the most profound and beneficial and most meaningful therapy in my life. The work we were able to do over three days helped our marriage grow even stronger and deeper."
— HC
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"Such a safe, peaceful environment that allowed vulnerability and authenticity to abound to each and every person involved."
— Tara
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"If you really desire to go deep in your relationship with your spouse, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."
— Grant
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"An experience I had no idea what to expect going in, was stretched in ways I never thought, and am a better person who is more equipped for the future."
— Randy
An invitation to grow, heal, and connect
This retreat blends intentional group therapy work with leisure, reflection, and tropical adventure. Through expert facilitation, meaningful group experiences, and the serenity of the Baja setting, you’ll have the chance to explore what healing connection looks like in your relationship.
This program is facilitated by Austin Houghtaling, Ph.D., LMFT, and Keith Hays, MMFT, both of whom bring significant professional and life experience working with couples. The therapeutic approach is trauma-informed and pulls from family systems and attachment theories, psychodynamic and experiential therapy modalities, Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy for treating trauma, and incorporates psychoeducation on relevant topics.
Austin Houghtaling
Ph.D., LMFT · Vista Counseling TN
Keith Hays
MMFT · Co-Facilitator
what’s included
• 3½ days of group therapy — two experienced therapists, intimate small-group format
• 6 nights at Sal y Sol — exclusive use of the property, pool, swim-up bar, communal firepit, rooftop lounges
• Group Pacific coast excursion — to be confirmed based on season
• Meals — opening dinner, all breakfasts and lunches included
• Airport transfers — Los Cabos (SJD) airport to El Pescadero and back
FAQs
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$8,500 per couple — Normally $10,000 per couple)
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✔ Therapy & group facilitation, as well as morning mindfulness meditation opportunities.
✔ Lodging, opening evening dinner, and all breakfasts and lunches. Dinners occur during recreational times and will be the responsibility of each couple. You are free to choose your own dining options while out and about. (alcohol not included)
✔ Transportation to and from the Los Cabos airport and the private lodge.
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How to turn barriers to intimacy into bridges for connection
Ways to turn toward your partner in times of stress, rather than away
Skills to communicate with more clarity, curiosity, and compassion
How to grow as individuals while staying rooted in your relationship
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This retreat is for any committed couple wanting to heal, reset, or strengthen their relationship in a supportive, enriching, and beautiful space. You don’t need to be in crisis—just ready for honesty, openness, curiosity and connection.
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Each interested couple will first connect with one of the program facilitators via telephone or video conference to ask any questions, voice their hopes and goals for the program, and for the facilitators to ensure group appropriateness.
*This program is not appropriate for couples currently experiencing violence in the relationship or where physical safety is a concern. Facilitators reserve the right to screen interested participants, as well as discharge participants for behavior deemed inappropriate by the facilitators. Discharged participants will be responsible for all costs and arrangements required for travel back home and will forfeit all program costs.