3–4 October 2026 | Based on Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)
Strengthen your emotional connection and bring renewed liveliness to your relationship. A focused weekend to reconnect. To understand what happens between you. To feel closer.
​When connection gets lost
“We love each other, but we keep having the same fight."
"We go around in circles and end up further apart.”
“I don’t know how to reach my partner anymore.”
"Something between us has gone quiet.”
“We went through something, and never really found our way back.”
If this feels familiar, you are not alone.
And this is something that can shift.​
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What is Hold Me Tight® ?
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The Hold Me Tight weekend is a couples workshop based on Dr Sue Johnson's Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT). This approach has the strongest research evidence for helping couples reconnect. It has been shown to help 70–75% of distressed couples move into recovery.
What this weekend offers?
This is not group therapy. It is a structured training for couples.
The focus is on learning, experiencing and practicing new ways of connecting. Over the course of the weekend, you will be guided through seven structured conversations that help you:
- Understand the patterns you get stuck in
- Recognise what lies underneath conflict
- Respond to each other in new ways
At the core is a simple idea: we are wired for connection. When that connection feels uncertain, we react. When connection becomes safe again, things begin to open.
Is this weekend for you?
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This EFT couples workshop may be helpful if you want to:
- deepen your emotional connection
- step out of negative communication patterns
- reconnect after a difficult period
- invest time and attention in your relationship
You do not need to be in crisis to benefit from this weekend.
The workshop is not suitable in situations of ongoing violence, untreated addiction, or an active affair. In those cases, individual couples therapy is a better first step.
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I have long experience working with international and intercultural couples in Brussels.
Different languages, cultural backgrounds, and ways of expressing emotion are welcome here.
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Practicalities
Dates: 3-4 October 2026
- Can't make it?
The next weekend happens on the 28-29 November 2026
Format: Saturday and Sunday 9 AM to 17 PM
Location: Avenue Palmerston 3, 1000 Brussels
Language: English (Translation in Dutch or French can be provided where needed)
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Group size: Maximum 8 couples
Investment: €720 per couple
This includes:
- online intake conversation (20 minutes)
- all workshop materials
- coffee, tea, refreshments
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Registration:
To keep the group safe and well-matched, I work with a simple intake process.
If we have worked together before, you can register directly.
If we have not met before, we first schedule a short online intake conversation (20 minutes via Zoom) to explore together whether this weekend feels right for you as a couple.
More information
Facilitators
Liesbet Plissart - EFT couples' therapist, Hold Me Tight facilitator and integrative psychotherapist - 25+ years of clinical experience
My work is grounded in attachment theory, interpersonal neurobiology, and many years of accompanying couples through moments of crisis, disconnection, and reconnection.
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Katrien T’ Jonck - Gestalt psychotherapist
Specialized in bioenergetic bodywork and group dynamics, Katrien works with the subtle emotional and bodily movements that help people soften what feels blocked or stuck.
We facilitate together to offer presence, attention and support for each couple. This allows us to stay close to what unfolds in the room.