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Helping married couples cultivate intimacy, healing, and delight

Expert-led therapy intensives, story work, and resources to help couples restore intimacy, rediscover joy, and build lasting connection.

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Marriage is one of life’s most meaningful relationships—yet many couples can feel stuck, discouraged, or disconnected.

  • Conflict feels repetitive and unresolved.

  • Old wounds resurface and inhibit intimacy.

  • A busy life crowds out time for play and connection.

You don’t have to stay there.

Led by Dr. Steve Call, a nationally recognized clinical psychologist, author, and professor with 30+ years of experience, The Reconnect Institute has guided countless couples from disconnection to renewed intimacy and delight.

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Our Offerings

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    Marriage Story Intensive

    A 3-day small-group workshop for couples ready for a transformational experience in a serene retreat setting.

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    Couples Intensive

    A one- or two-day private therapeutic experience (in-person or virtual) tailored to your specific relationship needs.

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    Story Work

    Gain insight and awareness into how your early stories impact your current relationships.

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    TICT Training

    A 9-month program equipping counselors and story work facilitators to engage couples through a trauma-informed approach.

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The Reconnect Marriage Podcast

Join Dr. Steve and Lisa Call for thoughtful, candid conversations designed to help you cultivate a transformative and healing marriage.

Each episode explores key topics such as story, attachment, conflict, shame, trauma, and play, offering practical insights and awareness to strengthen your marriage.

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FOR COUNSELORS AND STORY WORK FACILITATORS

Trauma-Informed Couples Therapy Certificate Training

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Discover how past trauma shapes the present—and how to help couples heal, reconnect, and flourish. Led by Dr. Dan Allender and Dr. Steve Call, this nine-month experiential training combines immersive retreats, small-group consultations, and expert teaching. Limited to just 16 participants, you’ll gain the skills, insight, and confidence to engage couples with depth, wisdom, and compassion.

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The Deep-Rooted Marriage

What if your marriage could move beyond “good” to truly life-giving?

In The Deep-Rooted Marriage, renowned therapists Dan Allender and Steve Call invite couples to uncover how past stories shape present struggles—and how deeper intimacy can bring healing, delight, and transformation. With practical insights and a faith-filled lens, this book offers a hopeful path toward cultivating emotional intimacy, disrupting cycles of conflict, and creating a marriage marked by honor and joy.

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FOUNDERS OF THE RECONNECT INSTITUTE

Meet Dr. Steve and Lisa Call

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Dr. Steve Call is a renowned clinical psychologist, author, and professor with more than 30 years of experience helping couples heal and reconnect. As co-founder of The Reconnect Institute, he combines deep clinical expertise with a compassionate, trauma-informed approach.

Lisa Call is a trauma informed story work facilitator. She is certified in narrative focused trauma care through The Allender Center. Together, Dr. Steve and Lisa have guided countless couples toward renewed intimacy, hope, and flourishing.

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We’ve already done so much work as individuals and as a couple, but this experience allowed us to honor each other deeply. This was truly one of the most incredible experiences of my life that I will hold deeply in my heart!

- Marriage Story Intensive Participant

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It combined deep therapy work with top-notch professionals. The level of expertise between Steve and Dan and their wives is unmatched. Appreciated the level of authenticity and vulnerability in their teaching.

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The entire Intensive gave us a shared language around how our family of origin experiences impacts our marriage relationship. So helpful!

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FREE PDF RESOURCE

4 Issues That Undermine Your Marriage

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Every couple struggles—but some struggles go deeper than surface conflict. Issues like loss of delight, loneliness, contempt, and feeling stuck often trace back to unhealed stories of past trauma.

This free PDF resource unpacks how these core issues show up in marriages and offers a trauma-informed lens for understanding and addressing them. Download your free copy today and uncover what’s beneath the patterns holding your marriage back.