Dr. Kelly and Hartley Wright of Juniper Tree have been helping couples discover the tools and processes for keeping marriages healthy since 1994. Strengthening, healing and replenishing marriages is at the heart of who they are and what they do. They are skilled and practical guides for any couple who wants to discover the secrets to experiencing a really great marriage. In addition to their professional training, combined they have experienced intensives with How We Love, Prepare/Enrich, The Pursuit of Intimacy, and Intimate Encounters.
Embracing the Essentials
Learn how to love your spouse the way they want to be loved as you begin to recognize and meet their relational needs. Gain a better understanding of each other’s deepest feelings and needs, resulting in a new closeness. This workshop offers something for every relationship—couples preparing for marriage, troubled relationships, spouses seeking to make a good marriage better. Embracing the Essentials provides you with exercises and practices which will give you the tools you need to find the closeness you desire and build a more loving and intimate marriage.
Workshop for couples; small groups; one-to-one mentoring; In-person format only.
Keeping Marriages Healthy
Discover a deeper connection to God and one another. Learn a simple but profound way of relating to your spouse spiritually, emotionally and physically that can lead to a greater intimacy allowing you to enjoy marriage as it was originally intended. This workshop will help you identify key relational needs and principles in order to better express your love and discover secrets of healing hurts, building trust and deepening communication.
Workshop for couples; small or large groups; In-person or Online.
Weekend Rekindling
We provide opportunities for you and your spouse to get away from life’s distractions and simply focus on each other. Communicate about things you would not normally discuss which are important for the continued development of your relationship. Kelly and Hartley customize the weekend around a theme, tell stories about their own marriage journey, talk about things every couple faces, and share time-tested tools to help strengthen your marriage. These weekend retreats are hosted in vacation homes at the Lake of the Ozarks and often include a “date night” opportunity for you and your spouse to spend a romantic evening alone.
Retreats are designed for two to three couples to experience together. Currently, due to Covid-19, we have postponed planning any retreat weekends throughout the end of 2020.
Premarital Counseling; Mentoring
Kelly and Hartley are available to provide sessions for couples preparing for marriage. This is usually arranged with special permission and through a process of referral. Marriage mentoring is often provided and is determined on a case-by-case basis.
Kelly is a Licensed Professional Counselor; Kelly and Hartley are both ordained ministers and have extensive experience and course development in counseling couples.
If you are in need of more information or would like to participate in or present any of the events described on this page, simply fill out the form below and we will reply to your need as soon as possible.