The Charis Retreat program involves two weeks of intensive counseling for couples and individuals. Each retreat is limited to eight persons. Three hours each day are devoted to group counseling. Additionally, couples or individuals receive counseling as needed. One week is not long enough for participants to concentrate fully on their issues.
Group counseling requires extended time for relationships among the couples to develop.
The process is accumulative. The best work is done during the second week. Relaxation and recuperation are part of the experience. Maximum effectiveness requires and unhurried pace. To enable participants to deal freely and redemptively with their personal and relational frustrations, hurts, and stresses.