The Couples Therapy Method That Creates Lasting Change – Fast

When relationships reach breaking point, Relational Life Therapy provides the healing and skills to powerfully reconnect – for couples in crisis and the therapists who guide them.

Meet The Relational Life Institute’s Founder: Terry Real

“I founded the Relational Life Institute because people all around the world are crying out for more from their relationships. We want a lifelong romance filled with passion and meaningful connection, but we were never taught how to create it.

We’re building a movement of relational practitioners who can bridge that gap, guiding couples, individuals, and our culture at large into the authentic, lasting connection we crave and rightly deserve.”

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How Relational Life Therapy has transformed the way others show up in their relationships, 
for clearer communication and greater intimacy.

We’ve been together 30+ years so it’d be fair to wonder what would we possibly have to work on. My love-avoidant, grandiose man said this shifted our relationship to a deeper, more loving level; his love-dependent, grandiose wife agrees. The Boot Camp weekend opened up new ways to talk, to see ourselves and to love each other.”

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— Sarah P., Portland, OR

The things I was taught in school were not practical and I felt stuck in my practice. I’m so grateful for the experiences I have had with the RLT training. I now see relationships in a way that finally makes sense to me and I have more confidence working with couples because I have something that is realistic and I believe works and more importantly my clients are able to grasp and practice.”

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— Jen K.

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Free Resources

Read about RLT in The New York Times

Discover how Terry’s direct, heartfelt approach helped one couple rebuild their marriage after years of disconnection.

Listen on the Tim Ferriss Show

Hear Terry Real share why he broke the old rules of couples therapy, and the big challenges facing men in modern relationships.

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