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      Hold Me Tight

      A Couples Workshop for
      Reconnection & Emotional Safety

      If it feels like you’re stuck in the same arguments, walking on eggshells,
      or missing the closeness you used to have, this workshop is for you.

      Hold Me Tight is a guided, eight-week couples workshop rooted in emotional connection and attachment science.

      It’s designed to help you and your partner understand each other more deeply, communicate more clearly, and rebuild a sense of safety and closeness, together.

      Reserve a Spot

      Call our main line 480-937-2860 or email Lauren: lauren@queencreekfamilytherapy.com to join the group

      See What This Experience Is Like

      If it feels like you’re stuck in the same arguments, walking on eggshells,
      or missing the closeness you used to have, this workshop is for you.

      Hold Me Tight is a guided, eight-week couples workshop rooted in emotional connection and attachment science.

      It’s designed to help you and your partner understand each other more deeply, communicate more clearly, and rebuild a sense of safety and closeness, together.

      When Conversations Turn Into Conflict

      Most couples don’t struggle because they don’t care. They struggle because stress, unmet needs, and old patterns take over, quietly at first, then all at once.

      In this workshop, you’ll begin to understand:

      Why the same disagreements keep showing up

      What’s really happening beneath the surface of conflict

      How to reach for each other instead of pulling away

      Conflict isn’t the problem. Disconnection is, and connection can be rebuilt.

      What This Workshop Focuses On

      Hold Me Tight is based on research-supported relationship principles that help couples create emotional safety and a lasting connection.

      Together, we’ll work on:

      ✅ Building a strong emotional foundation rooted in
      trust and security

      ✅ Identifying harmful interaction patterns and learning
      how to shift them

      ✅ Understanding attachment needs
      (yours and your partner’s)

      ✅ Strengthening communication without blame,
      shutdown, or defensiveness

      This work isn’t about who’s right. It’s about learning how to feel close again, even when things are hard.

      Week One: Understanding Love & Attachment

      • Learn what secure attachment really looks like

      • Understand the science of attachment and
      romantic relationships

      • Get introduced to Emotionally Focused
      Therapy (EFT) concepts

      Week Two: How Love Goes Wrong

      • Learn about common negative relationship
      patterns (“The Demon Dialogues”)

      • Identify the three most common dysfunctional
      cycles couples fall into

      • Begin mapping your own negative interaction
      cycle, your relational “dance”

      Week Three: Finding the Raw Spots

      • Identify emotionally sensitive topics in your
      relationship

      • Understand why these topics feel so painful

      • Practice discussing raw spots in supportive,
      emotionally safe ways

      Week Four: Fixing Mistakes & Creating a Secure Base

      • Learn how to repair missteps and
      misunderstandings

      • Begin building a new, positive interaction cycle

      • Strengthen emotional safety and connection

      Week Five: Becoming Open & Responsive

      • Learn how to be emotionally accessible,
      responsive, and engaged

      • Practice vulnerability and sharing deeper
      emotions

      • Respond to each other in more attuned,
      supportive ways

      Week Six: Forgiving Injuries & Trusting Again

      • Learn how to repair after relationship ruptures

      • Practice forgiveness and emotional repair

      • Rebuild and strengthen trust

      Week Seven: Bonding Through Sex & Touch

      • Explore the connection between attachment
      and physical intimacy

      • Understand how emotional closeness supports
      sexual connection

      • Strengthen both physical and emotional
      bonding

      Week Eight: Keeping Your Love Alive

      • Reflect on the skills you’ve learned together

      • Identify ongoing relationship goals

      • Practice maintaining healthy, connected
      relationship habits long-term

      Emotional intimacy and physical closeness are deeply connected.

      While this workshop is not explicit sex therapy, it does help couples:

      ✅ Talk about intimacy with more openness
      and understanding

      ✅ Rebuild emotional closeness as the foundation
      for physical connection

      ✅ Access trusted resources to continue
      growing together

      Lauren Adkins, LAMFT

      Lauren Adkins is an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist (LAMFT) based in Mesa, Arizona.

      She is known by clients as being warm, clear, and deeply attuned, especially when working with couples who feel stuck in the same conflict cycles.

      Lauren specializes in helping couples rebuild emotional safety, strengthen communication, and reconnect through Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) and the Gottman Method.

      Her work is collaborative, supportive, and focused on helping partners feel heard, understood, and closer again.

      She works with individuals, couples, families, and teens (ages 12+), and offers therapy in both English and Spanish.

      Workshop Details

      Dates: October 1st 2026 – November 19th 2026

      This is a multi-week experience designed to give you time to learn, practice, and integrate what you’re discovering, together.

      Spots are limited to maintain a safe, supportive group environment.

      Reconnection doesn’t happen overnight. But it does begin with one intentional step.
      If you’re ready to stop feeling like opponents and start feeling like partners again, we’d love to support you.

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      Location

      21321 E. Ocotillo Rd. Suite 132, Queen Creek, AZ 85142
      Located inside Red Rock Insurance Building
      Crossroads: Greenfield Road and Brown Road
      Also offering virtual therapy throughout Arizona, Idaho and Utah.

      Call or Text

      480-937-2860