Intimacy takes skill.
We make practicing feel like play.
Somatic relationship coaching for couples who want to feel closer.
“Lauren made us feel comfortable from the very beginning. HELD was gentle, encouraging, and surprisingly fun—we laughed, relaxed, and learned practical ways to care for each other that we still use today. We left with more than techniques; we gained confidence in our ability to connect, and our relationship is stronger because of it.”
— HELD Client
Are you ready to grow together?
HELD is for partners who have developed some self-awareness, care deeply about their relationship, and are ready to practice new ways of giving, receiving, communicating and connecting.
You may have already spent time in therapy, personal growth, spiritual practice, or honest reflection.
You understand that intimacy requires more than insight - and you’re ready to create an experience of your relationship that feels different.
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Your consultation is a thoughtful first step—an opportunity to explore what you want to strengthen, shift, or experience more fully in your relationship.
Together, we’ll clarify your goals, discuss whether somatic relationship coaching is an appropriate fit, and identify the practices that may best support you. If we decide to move forward, I’ll use what we uncover to design a personalized six-session experience for your relationship.
The consultation includes:
Clarifying your shared goals and current needs
Determining readiness and fit for coaching
Identifying the patterns or skills you want to explore
Creating a personalized six-session program
Relationship Consultation — $95
A 45-minute conversation to explore your goals, determine whether coaching is appropriate for your relationship, and begin shaping your personalized six-session experience. If you choose to continue, your consultation fee will be applied to the program. -
The Foundations of Embodied Intimacy
The first three sessions create a progressive foundation for embodied connection. You’ll begin by Attending Inward, learning to recognize the signals of tension and ease within yourself. Next, you’ll practice Attending Together—noticing what is present in your partner and staying with it through gentle touch, without trying to fix or change it. Finally, you’ll explore Supporting Ease, using attentive, consensual touch to help the receiving partner’s nervous system find greater comfort and support. Together, these experiences build your capacity to remain connected to yourself, attuned to one another, and responsive through touch.
Three-session foundational series: $375 per couple
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The second three sessions move from awareness into responsive partnership. You’ll learn to recognize and follow your body’s natural impulses, support your partner’s emerging responses, and communicate your curiosities and intuitive nudges as they arise. The series culminates in play—practicing how to make invitations, try something new, adjust together, and create experiences that feel mutual, alive, and connected.
$450
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At any point during the program, each partner may schedule an individual session to create a personalized meditation and breathwork practice. This is a dedicated space to explore the forms of attention, breathing, and self-support that best serve your nervous system and personal process. Your practice is designed to help you return to the shared work with greater awareness, steadiness, and capacity for connection.
$90
About the Founder
Lauren Christian is the founder of HELD Relationships, a somatic relationship educator, 500-ERYT yoga teacher, and graduate student at Loyola University Chicago preparing to become a relationship & family therapist. With more than 25 years of embodied practice and 15 years of teaching experience, she brings deep expertise in restorative movement, nervous-system awareness, and consensual partner touch.
Lauren created HELD to help partners & families cultivate connection, trust, and play through practices they can experience—not simply discuss. She works as a collaborative partner to couples therapists, offering an embodied complement to clinical care that helps clients practice presence, co-regulation, communication, and safe connection between sessions.
Let’s Work Together
