According to the San Jose Mercury News, the Sterling Institute of Relationship has a "history of complaints" at the Oakland, California division of the Better Business Bureau, and also at the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

The seminar was described in Details Magazine as having a "cult like subculture." (Wikipedia)

Also this: https://www.reddit.com/r/Brainwashed/comments/1tb1cb/a_justi...

Classic case of cult business.