Saturday mornings · In person · Dubai

The 28 Day Couples Course

This face to face 28 day course is designed for couples who want to understand their relationship more deeply without being in therapy, and without waiting for a crisis.

Across four consecutive Saturdays, we explore how relationships function under stress, how safety is lost and restored, and how couples can move from reactivity to connection with greater clarity and confidence.

This is an educational and relational space , not group therapy, where learning, reflection, and practical application come together.

Why a Course Format?

Many couples want support, insight, and direction, but don’t necessarily need or want ongoing weekly therapy.

The 28 day course offers structure without intensity, depth without overwhelm, and learning without pathologising.

Working in a small group also helps couples realise they are not alone many relational patterns are shared, predictable, and understandable.

What the Course Focuses On

Over four weeks, couples are guided through the core foundations of healthy relational functioning.

The course explores how the nervous system shapes communication and conflict, why arguments repeat even when intentions are good, what emotional safety actually looks like in a relationship, and how openness and collaboration are rebuilt over time.

The emphasis is on understanding before change.

Is This You?

Each session runs for 3 hours on Saturday morning, in person, in Dubai.

Sessions are gently facilitated, interactive, and grounded in real relationship dynamics. Couples choose their level of participation, and there is no pressure to share personal details publicly. Privacy and emotional safety are always respected.

Who This Course Is For

The 28 Day Course is well suited for couples who feel stuck in repeating. patterns, want insight rather than blame, and are early enough in difficulty to want to prevent escalation.

You don’t need to be in crisis.
You don’t need to know what’s “wrong.”
Curiosity and willingness are enough.

What This Course Is Not

This course is not group therapy, crisis intervention, or a space for confrontation or emotional exposure.

It is a learning based, relational programme focused on understanding how relationships work and how to work with them more safely.

Why a Course Format?

Format: In person, face to face

Schedule: 4 consecutive Saturdays (28 days)

Session length: 3 hours each Saturday

Location: Dubai
Group

Size: Limited to preserve quality and safety

Investment

Course fee: AED 10,000 per couple

This includes all four sessions, course materials, and guided facilitation.

Places are limited to maintain the quality of the experience.

A Gentle Note

This course is often the starting point for couples who later choose deeper work but many leave simply feeling clearer, calmer, and more connected.

There is no expectation to “do more.”
 Only to understand more.

Our Approach

Safety

Safety is the foundation of every healthy relationship. It is not the absence of conflict, but the presence of emotional steadiness, predictability, and respect. When partners feel safe, their nervous systems can settle, communication becomes possible, and connection can grow.

Openness

Openness is the ability to share thoughts, feelings, and needs without fear of being attacked, dismissed, or misunderstood. It emerges when safety is present. When partners feel open, they can speak honestly, listen with curiosity, and stay emotionally available even when conversations are difficult.

Collaboration

Collaboration is the shift from me versus you to us versus the problem. When couples collaborate, they work together with shared intention, mutual respect, and a willingness to understand rather than win. Differences are approached as challenges to solve together, not battles to fight.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Just Couples focuses on understanding how relationships function under stress, rather than assigning blame or teaching surface level communication techniques.

Our work is grounded in neuroscience, nervous system regulation, and relational patterns. We help couples understand why certain reactions keep happening and how to respond differently once safety is restored.
This is less about fixing individuals, and more about working with the relationship as a system.

No. Many couples start when things feel strained, disconnected, or repetitive not broken. Couples work can be preventative as well as reparative. Starting earlier often allows for deeper understanding and change without the pressure of crisis.

This is very common.

Motivation often shifts once the work begins and both partners feel emotionally safer and better understood. We don’t force alignment we work at a pace that allows both partners to engage without pressure.

The relationship itself is the focus, not who is “more invested.

The first session is about slowing things down.

We focus on understanding your dynamic, hearing both perspectives, and creating a sense of safety in the room. There is no pressure to resolve everything immediately.

The goal is clarity, containment, and a shared understanding of what’s happening between you.

There is no fixed timeline.

Some couples come for focused work over a shorter period, while others choose ongoing sessions to deepen connection and understanding. The pace depends on your goals, the patterns involved, and how regulated the relationship feels over time.

Yes.
Our work is informed by neuroscience, relational and attachment theory, trauma informed practice, and evidence-based couples approaches. We translate research into practical, human-centred work that couples can actually use in everyday life.

Arguments are not a failure of the process they’re often part of it. When conflict shows up in session, it allows us to slow things down, understand what’s happening beneath the reaction, and practise responding differently with support. Sessions are actively facilitated to maintain safety and prevent escalation