A team of experts to help transform your love life and rekindle your relationship.
Three Experts. One Shared Vision.
Rekindled Retreats began with an idea from Dr. Nicole Van Ness: what if couples could step away from the demands of everyday life and have dedicated time, space, and expert guidance to focus on their relationship and sexual connection? That idea brought together three professionals who share a passion for helping people build the relationships, intimacy, and sex lives they truly want.
Lyndsey Murray, MS, LPC-S, CST, brings her expertise as an AASECT Certified Sex Therapist specializing in sex and couples therapy. Dr. Nicole Van Ness, PsyD, LMFT-S, CST, brings years of experience helping couples create deeper connection, navigate relationship challenges, and build the relationships they crave. Dr. Tanginika Cuascud, a clinical sexologist and sexual health expert, brings a comprehensive, holistic perspective on sexual wellness and sexual function.
Together, we combine our unique perspectives and expertise to create something beyond traditional couples therapy: luxurious, transformative retreats where couples can reconnect, learn, explore, and rediscover one another.Rekindled Retreats are designed to give couples an unforgettable experience while providing the tools, insight, and intentional space to nurture their relationship and reignite their connection.
Our Team of Relationship & Sexual Health Experts
Dr. Nicole Van Ness, PsyD, LMFT-S, CST
Creator and co-founder of Rekindled Retreats, Dr. Nicole Van Ness brings a thoughtful, compassionate presence to each retreat. She helps create meaningful experiences where couples can step away from daily demands, reconnect, and strengthen the relationship they have built together.
She is a licensed marriage and family therapist supervisor, AASECT Certified Sex Therapist, couples-therapy specialist, and graduate-level educator. Her work focuses on helping couples move beyond disconnection, conflict, and intimacy challenges to build stronger emotional and sexual relationships.
Visit Dr. Van Ness’s Website: Connected Couples
Lyndsey Murray, MS, LPC-S, CST
Lyndsey Murray is a Licensed Professional Counselor who supports couples in navigating disconnection, communication challenges, and recurring relationship patterns. Her warm, practical approach helps partners develop greater understanding, emotional safety, and
connection.
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor, AASECT Certified Sex Therapist, and founder of Relationship Matters Therapy. She helps individuals and couples strengthen communication, emotional safety, intimacy, and connection, with expertise in desire discrepancy and neurodivergent relationships.
Visit Lyndsey’s Website: Relationship Matters Therapy
Dr. Tanginika Cuascud, DHS, ABS, DBA
Dr. Tanginika Cuascud is a board-certified clinical sexologist, sexual health educator, and surrogate partner therapy facilitator. She helps individuals and couples overcome sexual function challenges and explore desire, intimacy, sexual communication, and physical connection with honesty, compassion, and without shame.
She is the founder of Texas Sexual Health, North Texas’s only multidisciplinary sexual health practice integrating sexual medicine, sex therapy, and pelvic floor therapy. Her whole-person approach addresses the physiological, psychological, relational, and environmental factors that contribute to sexual dissatisfaction.
Visit Dr. Tangie’s Website: Texas Sexual Health