Renewing Us – Couples Program

Terms and Agreements

Your experience in the Renewing Us – Couples Program depends upon a high degree of trust between you, your coach, and your fellow group members. This document is intended to clearly explain the structure, expectations, and agreements that support a safe and effective group environment.

Understanding the Renewing Us – Couples Program

The Renewing Us – Couples Program is a structured group coaching program designed for couples seeking to rebuild intimacy, trust, and healthy connection following relational betrayal.

This program is intended for couples who have moved beyond the initial phase of crisis and stabilization after discovery and are prepared to engage in deeper relational work. Participation assumes that both partners are committed to personal growth and relational healing, not merely surviving betrayal but working toward long-term restoration and health.

Throughout the program, both spouses are invited into a guided process of increased self-awareness, emotional maturity, and relational insight within a supportive group setting. Participants will have opportunities to explore patterns of thinking, feeling, and behavior that influence their marriage and other relationships.

Program objectives include, but are not limited to:

  • Developing skills to support relational intimacy and connection

  • Experiencing support and normalization within a couples group setting

  • Increasing understanding of personal history, attachment, and family systems

  • Identifying thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that interfere with connection

  • Strengthening the marriage by identifying both areas of growth and areas of strength

Participants may share as much or as little as they choose. While openness enhances the experience, participation is never forced. Questions are welcome throughout the program.

The Role of Your Coach

Our approach to group coaching is grounded in the belief that growth happens best in safe, intentional community.

Your coach’s role is to:

  • Create and maintain a respectful and emotionally safe environment

  • Guide group discussion using material designed specifically for this program

  • Encourage honesty, vulnerability, and mutual respect

  • Support balanced participation among group members

If at any time you feel unsafe or experience barriers to participation, you are encouraged to discuss this directly with your coach. Your voice matters and is an important part of the process.

Benefits of Participation

Participation in this program may result in improved communication, increased emotional intimacy, greater relational clarity, and progress toward shared recovery goals.

Change takes time and requires consistent engagement. Your openness, participation, and willingness to receive feedback will influence what you gain from the program.

Risks of Group Participation

Group coaching may involve emotional discomfort. Participants may experience sadness, anger, fear, anxiety, grief, or frustration as part of the healing process.

It is also normal to experience strong emotions toward your spouse, other couples, or your coach. These reactions should be discussed openly within the group when appropriate.

If at any point you believe the group setting is not appropriate for your needs, please speak with your coach about alternative support options.

Confidentiality

You have the right to confidentiality from your coaches. Coaches adhere to professional, ethical, and legal standards of confidentiality.

Confidentiality within the group setting is a shared responsibility. While coaches are legally and ethically bound to confidentiality, other group members are not legally bound. Confidentiality among participants relies on mutual trust and respect.

Exceptions to confidentiality include:

  • Risk of serious harm to yourself or others

  • Suspected abuse or neglect of a minor or vulnerable adult

  • Court orders or other legal requirements

Participants agree not to disclose identifying information about other group members outside the group.

Program Fees, Billing, and Participation Terms

The initial program fee provides couples with up to 12 months of access to the program beginning on the date of enrollment. This includes access to the program content and resources, facilitated cohort calls, specialty calls and webinars, and the online community with coaching Q&A.

Couples may work through the program material at their own pace during this initial 12-month access period.

The initial program fee may be paid:

  • In full at enrollment, or
  • Through a six-payment installment plan, with each payment automatically processed approximately one month apart using the payment method on file.

The installment plan is a payment option for the full initial program fee and does not represent a month-to-month membership during the initial 12-month access period.

Additional participation terms include:

  • All initial program fees are non-refundable, whether paid in full or through the installment plan.
  • Program fees remain due regardless of participation in or attendance at live sessions, webinars, strategy sessions, or other program offerings.
  • Failure to maintain the agreed-upon payment schedule may result in suspension or loss of access to the program.
  • Participants are encouraged to remain active and engaged throughout their time in the program.

Continuing Beyond the Initial 12 Months

Couples who wish to continue participating beyond their initial 12-month access period may elect to extend their membership on a month-to-month basis.

Extended membership will be billed monthly at the then-current continuation rate and will provide continued access to the resources and services included with active membership.

There is no obligation to continue beyond the initial 12-month program period.

Billing and Cancellation Policy

Because the initial program fee covers the full 12-month program access period, cancellation during the initial 12 months does not eliminate or reduce any remaining balance owed under a six-payment installment plan. All payments already made are non-refundable, and any remaining scheduled installment payments will continue to be due.

For couples who elect to continue on a month-to-month basis after the initial 12-month period, cancellation requests must be submitted in writing to [email protected].

To avoid being charged for an additional month of extended membership, cancellation requests must be received at least seven (7) days prior to the next scheduled monthly billing date. Requests received fewer than seven days before the billing date may result in one additional monthly charge.

All fees paid prior to cancellation are non-refundable.

Program Offerings

The Renewing Us – Couples Program may include:

  • Weekly group coaching sessions (up to 46 sessions)

  • Access to online learning materials

  • Access to the Renewing Us online community

  • Specialty session calls (recorded when applicable)

Specific scheduling details will be communicated by your coach. All offerings are provided at the discretion of The Raabsmith Team during your program agreement period and are not guaranteed when the coaching relationship has ended.Β Β 

Group Structure and Leadership

The facilitated couples groups are designed as evergreen groups, meaning couples may join or complete the program at different times rather than all beginning and ending together as a single closed cohort.

As a result, group size and membership may fluctuate over time as couples graduate from the program and new couples enter. We have found that having couples at different stages of the healing journey can be especially valuable, allowing members to learn from, encourage, and gain perspective from others who may be further ahead or earlier in the process.

Because couples generally participate for up to 12 months, turnover is typically limited, allowing meaningful relationships, trust, and connection to develop within the group over time.

We also recognize that consistency in leadership contributes to a sense of safety and stability. While we make every reasonable effort to minimize leadership changes, facilitators are not able to make an indefinite commitment to a particular group. At times, a leadership transition may therefore be necessary. When changes occur, we will do our best to provide thoughtful continuity and minimize disruption to the group experience.

Participation in the program acknowledges that group composition, group size, and facilitators may change during the course of membership.

Online Presence and Communication

Public posts or reviews about your participation may waive your right to privacy.

Email may be used for administrative communication but is not a substitute for coaching. Coaches do not provide coaching via email. Do not use email for emergencies.

Emergencies

Coaches are available during normal business hours and are not equipped to respond to emergencies.

If you are experiencing an emergency, contact 911 or your local crisis response team.

Appropriate Group Behavior

Participants agree to:

  • Attend sessions consistently and on time

  • Maintain confidentiality

  • Speak from personal experience using β€œI” statements

  • Avoid giving unsolicited advice

  • Be respectful in speech, tone, and body language

  • Refrain from recording sessions

Bullying, harassment, or discriminatory behavior will not be tolerated and may result in removal from the program.

Virtual Group Guidelines

For virtual sessions, participants agree to:

  • Participate from a private, confidential space

  • Avoid multitasking

  • Keep cameras on unless otherwise approved

Liability and Scope of Practice

The Renewing Us – Couples Program provides coaching services only and is not therapy, counseling, medical treatment, or crisis intervention.

Participants are responsible for their own decisions and outcomes. The Raabsmith Team and its coaches are not liable for actions taken outside of sessions.

Agreement

By purchasing this program, I acknowledge that I have read, understood, and agree to all terms and conditions contained in this document.