Intensives
Six months of work
in two days.
For couples in crisis. For partners who travel. For people preparing for a wedding, a birth, or a decision they want to make with clear eyes. Intensive therapy isn’t a last resort — for the right situation, it’s the single most effective format available.
when weekly isn’t the format.
Who this is for
You’re probably in one of these five rooms.
If one of these lines lands, the intensive is likely the right call.
- 01“Weekly therapy isn’t moving fast enough for the stakes.”
- 02“You’re out-of-town and need concentrated work in one visit.”
- 03“Something specific needs to be addressed — trauma, affair, decision.”
- 04“You’re already in weekly therapy and want a focused sprint.”
- 05“You’re past the point of ‘let’s try again next week.’”
Why this works
Weekly therapy is a marathon. An intensive is a surgery.
01
Concentrated, not rushed
Intensives aren’t weekly therapy with a shorter timeline. The pacing is completely different. We stabilize, work, integrate, and space it out inside the container — the way therapy should work when time isn’t the constraint.
02
One thing, at the bottom of it
Weekly therapy has to manage the week. An intensive can go all the way to the root of a pattern because there’s nowhere else to be for those hours. That’s why the work is deeper.
03
Built-in integration plan
Intensives don’t end at the final session. Every intensive package includes an integration check-in and a referral plan for ongoing work — so nothing we uncover gets dropped.
The formats
Four structures. Shaped to your situation.
Investment and packaging are shared on the consult call — every intensive is tailored, so flat pricing doesn’t reflect reality.
01
3 hours
Half-day Reset
Best for
A single, focused issue — a recurring fight, a pending decision, an unspoken topic.
Outcome
You leave with clarity on the thing, a shared language for it, and next steps that both of you agreed to in the room.
Who
Couples currently in weekly therapy elsewhere · high-functioning partners in a specific stuck point
02
2 days · ~12 hours
Weekend Intensive
Best for
What weekly therapy would take 3–6 months to cover, compressed into a focused, structured container.
Outcome
Often replaces the opening phase of weekly therapy entirely. Couples report more movement in two days than in the previous year.
Who
Out-of-town couples · couples in crisis · couples preparing for a major life transition
03
3–4 days
Retreat Intensive
Best for
Complex relational work layered with individual trauma processing. Trauma-informed, EMDR-integrated.
Outcome
A stabilized nervous system for both partners, reprocessed trauma tied to the relationship, and a structured plan for the integration period.
Who
Couples with trauma in the relational history · partners carrying sexual or religious trauma
04
1–3 days · customized
Individual Intensive
Best for
A single person doing concentrated work on trauma, shame, or sexual self that they want to resolve — not manage — in a compressed window.
Outcome
Work most weekly clients take a year to accomplish, done in days.
Who
Individuals with defined trauma · clients preparing for relationship or sexual milestones
How we build yours
Every intensive is custom.
Here’s the process.
- 01Inquiry
Tell me what’s happening. I reply within 48 hours with a consult time.
- 02Fit call
45-minute consult — we figure out whether an intensive is the right structure at all.
- 03Design
If yes, we design the specific container — format, hours, focus, and integration plan.
- 04The work
Pre-work packet → the intensive itself → integration check-in 3 weeks after.
Honest disclosure
Who an intensive is NOT for.
Intensives are deep work, and deep work requires a floor to stand on. If any of the following is true right now, weekly therapy is the better next step — and I’ll say so on the consult call.
- You’re in active crisis or have current suicidal ideation.
- You’ve never done any therapy before and have no support system.
- You’re hoping the intensive will “fix” a partner who hasn’t chosen to be there.
- You’re looking for a specific outcome rather than a real process.
If that’s where you are, please still reach out — I have a strong referral network for weekly therapy and crisis support, and I’ll point you somewhere that fits.
Weekly therapy is a marathon; an intensive is a surgery. Intensives are for people who want concentrated, focused work on a specific thing — a trauma, a marital crisis, a pre-wedding reset — in days instead of months. Most weekly clients still benefit from an intensive somewhere in the arc.
Active crisis, untreated severe mental illness, or someone who hasn't done any prior therapy work. Intensives are deep; you need a floor to stand on first.
Fill out the inquiry form on the Contact page. You'll hear back within 48 hours, usually same-day, with a 20-minute consultation slot. The consult is free and exists for one reason: to make sure this is the right fit before either of us commits.
Standard sessions are 50 minutes. Most weekly clients come weekly at the start and taper to every other week once momentum is there. Couples sessions sometimes run 80 minutes — you'll know before booking.
When you're ready
Start the inquiry.
We’ll figure out the structure together.
Every intensive is custom. The inquiry is two minutes; the consult is 45; the structure is yours.
replies within 48 hrs — honest, first.