Reconnect in Santorini: A Wellness & Psychotherapy Retreat for Couples & Families
A vacation can give couples and families something everyday life often does not: time, space and the opportunity to reconnect.
At Pink Freud Villas, our Wellness & Psychotherapy Retreat Program combines professional guidance before and after your stay with a private Santorini escape focused on connection, intimacy, bonding, enjoyment and simply being together.The
A vacation can give couples and families something everyday life often does not: time, space and the opportunity to reconnect.
At Pink Freud Villas, our Wellness & Psychotherapy Retreat Program combines professional guidance before and after your stay with a private Santorini escape focused on connection, intimacy, bonding, enjoyment and simply being together.The
Retreat Begins Before You Arrive
The program usually begins with four online sessions before your vacation, allowing us to understand your relationship, your individual needs and the areas where you may have become disconnected.
We begin with an introductory couples session. I then meet individually with each partner, giving each person the opportunity to share their own perspective and concerns.
In our fourth session, we come together again to discuss what I have learned and what may be most helpful for your relationship. Together, we consider whether continuing couples therapy, attending the Santorini retreat—or combining the two—feels like the right next step.
Couples may come to us because of communication difficulties, recurring conflicts, emotional or physical intimacy issues, life transitions, parenting challenges or cultural differences. Others are not necessarily experiencing a crisis. They may simply feel that they have lost some of their closeness and want to rediscover each other and invest in their relationship.
Less Therapy. More Connection.
Once you arrive at Pink Freud Villas, the emphasis changes.
Your time in Santorini is not intended to feel like several days of intensive psychotherapy. The work we have already done before your arrival allows me to create a customized program based on your particular needs.
While you are here, the focus is much more on bonding, intimacy, fun and positive shared experiences. Activities are selected to encourage you to communicate differently, enjoy one another again, relax together and create new memories.
Therapeutic sessions can be incorporated during your stay when they are helpful, but the philosophy of the retreat is simple: your vacation should still feel like a vacation.
The privacy of your villa, the beauty of Santorini and the opportunity to step away from everyday responsibilities all become part of the experience.
For Couples & Families
The program is also ideal for families who want to strengthen their relationships, improve communication and reconnect away from the pressures and routines of home.
There is no standard retreat that fits everyone. Every couple and every family is different, so each program is personally designed around the people attending and what they hope to take home from the experience.
Taking Santorini Home With You
The experience does not necessarily end when your vacation does.
After returning home, we have at least one online follow-up session, with additional couples or family sessions available as needed.
The goal is to help you bring the connection, insights and positive experiences you discovered in Santorini back into your everyday life—where they matter most.
About Lena Kastrisiou
The program is created and personally guided by Lena Kastrisiou, M.Ed., Psy.D., Clinical Psychologist and Couples & Family Therapist.
With a Greek-American bicultural background and more than 25 years of professional experience, including over two decades living, studying and practicing in Chicago, Lena brings a particular understanding of international and bicultural couples and families.
Her approach combines her American clinical education and professional experience with warmth, flexibility and an understanding of the complexities—and richness—of relationships across different cultures.
Begin Your Retreat
The Couples & Family Wellness & Psychotherapy Retreat Program is available during the Pink Freud Villas season, May through October.
Because every retreat is personally designed and guided, availability is very limited and advance planning is strongly recommended.
To learn more and explore whether the retreat might be right for you, message me directly on WhatsApp: +30 694 422 6062.
www.psychotherapists.gr , www.pinkfreud.gr
Sometimes the most meaningful journey is simply finding our way back to each other.
The program usually begins with four online sessions before your vacation, allowing us to understand your relationship, your individual needs and the areas where you may have become disconnected.
We begin with an introductory couples session. I then meet individually with each partner, giving each person the opportunity to share their own perspective and concerns.
In our fourth session, we come together again to discuss what I have learned and what may be most helpful for your relationship. Together, we consider whether continuing couples therapy, attending the Santorini retreat—or combining the two—feels like the right next step.
Couples may come to us because of communication difficulties, recurring conflicts, emotional or physical intimacy issues, life transitions, parenting challenges or cultural differences. Others are not necessarily experiencing a crisis. They may simply feel that they have lost some of their closeness and want to rediscover each other and invest in their relationship.
Less Therapy. More Connection.
Once you arrive at Pink Freud Villas, the emphasis changes.
Your time in Santorini is not intended to feel like several days of intensive psychotherapy. The work we have already done before your arrival allows me to create a customized program based on your particular needs.
While you are here, the focus is much more on bonding, intimacy, fun and positive shared experiences. Activities are selected to encourage you to communicate differently, enjoy one another again, relax together and create new memories.
Therapeutic sessions can be incorporated during your stay when they are helpful, but the philosophy of the retreat is simple: your vacation should still feel like a vacation.
The privacy of your villa, the beauty of Santorini and the opportunity to step away from everyday responsibilities all become part of the experience.
For Couples & Families
The program is also ideal for families who want to strengthen their relationships, improve communication and reconnect away from the pressures and routines of home.
There is no standard retreat that fits everyone. Every couple and every family is different, so each program is personally designed around the people attending and what they hope to take home from the experience.
Taking Santorini Home With You
The experience does not necessarily end when your vacation does.
After returning home, we have at least one online follow-up session, with additional couples or family sessions available as needed.
The goal is to help you bring the connection, insights and positive experiences you discovered in Santorini back into your everyday life—where they matter most.
About Lena Kastrisiou
The program is created and personally guided by Lena Kastrisiou, M.Ed., Psy.D., Clinical Psychologist and Couples & Family Therapist.
With a Greek-American bicultural background and more than 25 years of professional experience, including over two decades living, studying and practicing in Chicago, Lena brings a particular understanding of international and bicultural couples and families.
Her approach combines her American clinical education and professional experience with warmth, flexibility and an understanding of the complexities—and richness—of relationships across different cultures.
Begin Your Retreat
The Couples & Family Wellness & Psychotherapy Retreat Program is available during the Pink Freud Villas season, May through October.
Because every retreat is personally designed and guided, availability is very limited and advance planning is strongly recommended.
To learn more and explore whether the retreat might be right for you, message me directly on WhatsApp: +30 694 422 6062.
www.psychotherapists.gr , www.pinkfreud.gr
Sometimes the most meaningful journey is simply finding our way back to each other.
