CEs are available for social workers, professional counselors and Marriage & Family Therapists for the bootcamp!
The Spring 2026 Relationship Bootcamp will be held on Saturday, April 25th (9am-5:30pm) & Sunday, April 26th (9am-5:30pm).
CEs are available for social workers, professional counselors and Marriage & Family Therapists for the bootcamp!
Register for CEs: When reserving your spot at the bootcamp, add on "Continuing Education Credits" for $25 before check out.
Course completion requirements: To earn CE credit, social workers, professional counselors, and marriage and family therapists must attend the entire course and complete an online course evaluation. Certificates of completion will be emailed within 10 business days of course completion.
Weaver and Associates, provider #2017, is approved to offer social work, professional counseling, and marriage and- family therapists continuing education. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. Weaver and Associates maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers, professional counselors, and Marriage and Family therapists completing this course receive 13 Continuing Education Hours.
Continuing Education Credits are $25
Starobin Counseling is located on the second floor of a lovely renovated home in Olney, Maryland.
Olney is accessible to anyone in the DC, MD, VA Metropolitan Area. Free, off-street parking is available.
The Starobin Counseling office is located on the second floor of a lovely renovated home with a flight of steps to the second floor office. It does not have an elevator.
The Relationship Bootcamp is perfect for:
Couples seeking to improve their skills and deepen their connection.
Individuals ready to learn new skills to feel more connected in their relationships.
Those healing from unhealthy relational patterns.
Therapists and coaches who wish to join as full participants.
This workshop is open and inclusive for all participants. Neurodiverse couples and individuals are welcome. We will create and maintain a safe space of warmth, respect, and a sense of belonging for every single person who attends.
Two full days of learning in a comfortable, classroom-like setting with 10-25 others.
Opportunities to practice & process what’s being taught with Caron and other participants.
The option to “pass” on anything you’re not ready for or comfortable with.
Starobin Counseling, Caron Starobin’s private counseling practice, is known for offering neurodiversity-affirming care to people of all ages. Caron presents on the dynamics that impact relationships when one or both partners is neurodivergent; she is skilled at honoring the needs of differently wired brains.
The Relationship Bootcamp wasn’t created with the needs of autistic, ADHD or otherwise neurodivergent people in mind. That said, the foundations of neurodiversity-affirming care (curiosity and honoring each individual’s truths) complement Terry Real’s Relational Life Therapy and offer benefit to all participants.
Practical skills you can use immediately to build healthier, more meaningful relationships, including:
What gets in your way of the deeply satisfying relationship you want.
How your self-esteem & boundaries intersect to create repeated patterns in your relationships.
How to ground yourself so you can effectively engage in challenging conversations.
Healthy listening & responding skills to improve communication & de-escalate conflict.
How to assert your wants & desires in a way that empowers your partner to meet them.
Winning strategies to nurture your connection and cherish your partner.
The cost to register as a couple is $1300.
The cost to register as an individual is $650.
Participants in The Relationship Bootcamp learn in two days what could otherwise take months, saving time and money.
Since this workshop is educational, not therapy, no matter how much (or how little) you choose to share, you'll gain skills and knowledge to address painful relationship dynamics.
Limited sliding fee tickets are available. Please contact relationshipbootcamp@starobincounseling.com to inquire.
Much thought, care, time, attention, and love are invested towards creating a meaningful and potent weekend experience. With that in mind, please note the following cancellation policy:
6+ weeks notice: Refund of payment minus $50 fee per individual/$100 fee per couple
4+ weeks notice: Refund of payment minus $150 fee per individual/$300 fee per couple
2+ weeks notice: Refund of payment minus $275 fee per individual/$525 per couple
13 days or less: No refund offered
In the highly unlikely event that the organizer cancels this event you will be refunded your full payment amount.
Registration and payment can be transferred to a future workshop (minus a 10% fee) up to 2 weeks prior to the event.
Relational Life Therapy (RLT) is Terry Real’s radical approach to couples therapy that breaks many of the rules of traditional couples therapy.
Notably, RLT emphasizes the importance of people learning the ongoing skills they need to nurture and cherish their relationships long after their time in therapy is over. It’s these core skills you will learn in the Relationship Bootcamp to help you create meaningful relationships and keep the spark alive.
Terry Real, LICSW, is an internationally recognized family therapist, bestselling author, and sought-after speaker.
A former senior faculty member of the Family Institute of Cambridge in Massachusetts and a retired Clinical Fellow of the Meadows Institute in Arizona, Terry is renowned for his ability to save couples on the brink of divorce using the progressive approach he created, Relational Life Therapy. RLT equips people with the powerful relational skills they need to cultivate meaningful connections—to themselves, each other, and the planet as a whole.
Via his esteemed training school, the Relational Life Institute, Terry has trained thousands of mental health practitioners in his RLT method to date, including the senior RLT therapist running this workshop.
There are many wonderful local restaurants a short drive from Starobin Counseling. Any of these would be excellent to visit during the long lunch break:
Olney
Clarksville
Highland
Columbia
Hotel
Bed and Breakfast
Air BnB and Vrbo Options Also Available
Email relationshipbootcamp@starobincounseling.com with any questions!